Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-10
CHANGE PROPOSED
OPPOSED BY WILSON
Reservation Held BY President 10 BE
Equivalent to Defeat of Treaty
Would Prevent United States From
Becoming EmbreiIed In Minor Euro
bean squabbIes and Give Congress
Sole Right to Declare, War.

veloped over the week end, despite IN
creasing pressure from members who
desire early action SO they might have
a recess before the regular session ot
congress beginning In three weeks. op-
posing factions In the treaty fight
lined up today for a continuation OF
the struggle over reservations To-
days contest revolved around the res
ervation to Article x, which was
recommended by the foreign relations
committee and which the administra-
ton members desired to defeat.
Except for the transposition Of one
phrase the reservation Ia the same as
that which President Wilson said he
would regard as violation Of the
treaty. In part the reservation de-
clares.
1.-THE United States assumes no OBJ
legation to preserve the political inde-
,pendence of any country and will not
interfere with the Internal policies Of
any milton whether, members of the
league or not and Will NOT use the
military and naval forces In any con-
troversy unless the congress- which
has the power to declare war or use
the military forces. shall by act or
resolutions so provide. ..s
Crisis Due This Week.
The crisis In the peace treaty strug-
gle will come probably this week.
The senate took up the reservation
to Article x. Of the league Of nations
covenant this morning, and there Is
not the slightest doubt In the minds!
of the republican leaders that 1t will
be adopted substantially as proposed
by the committee on foreign relations.
The reservation reads as follows.
1.-THE United Estates assumes no OBJ
legations to preserve the territorial In
tegrity or political independence Of any
other country or to interfere in con-
troversies between nations-whethef
members of the league or not-under
the provisions of Article X, or to en-
ploy the military or naval forces OF
the United States under any article e
the treaty for any puSpose unless In
any particular case the congress,
which, under the constitution, has the
sole power to declare war or authorize
the employment Of the military or ma
val forces Of the United States, shall
by act or Joint resolution SO provide.
Crucial Point Of Fight. I, z.&
This Is the article against which all
the forces Of the administration have
exerted themselves from the beginning
of the present conflict. It Is the, article
which President Wilson declared In his
speech at Salt Lake City would consti-
tute rejection OF the treaty" and
which he repeatedly declared In his
western speeches would "cut the heart
dnt Of the treaty"
Senator Hitchcock has! used the pres
ident's words over and over again IN
the senate. and 1t Is In anticipation OF
Its adoption by virtually the same ma
jority that put thru. the first two
reservations Friday and Saturday that
the administration supporters have
threatened to defeat the ratification
resolution. ft3E
coonts on Flfty.Flvs Supporters.
It rs now figured by Senator Lodge
that not less than fifty five senator's,
including the entire republican MEM
bership and six independent demo-
Gratis, will successfully resist every eff
fort to modify the reservation. sup
porting 1t as absolutely necessary to
prevent the surrender Of American In
dependence to the control OF . combi-
nation Of other nations The vote may
come tomorrow. n
There are eleven reservations TO be
disposed Of after the pending one has
been adopted. but they are. Of minor
Importance. The fight TO prevent
surrender Of American interests
thru the terms. Of the treaty as ne
gotiated by the president will have
been won with. the senate's refusal to
be bound by the terms OF Article Is.
Upon this action the democrats will
be compelled to decide whether OF not
they prefer defeat Or ratification to the
acceptance Of the reservation and
whether the treaty itself q to be rc.,
jected. M
VIII. Treaty pis7
IN spite OF derncratic deniais, N 10
recognized on both Sides that tho presi-
dents wishes viii be the determlning
factor. Tho republicans believe that
President Wilson ultimately Will ac-
cept the majority provision ana that
the democrats in tho senate Will gladly
terminate the long strugsls BY doing
exactly what he tells them to do. How
ever, this n pure speculation. Il
5t- senator Hitchcock still proclnirns
that the ratification with the majority
reservations will be defeated and that
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