Arizona republican., 1919-09-06
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From Senate Floor, Borah and Sherman Assail Many Statements of President in Opening Addresses-Mc- Cumber Offers Substitute. Reservation Resolution
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WASHINGTON Sept. 5.-President Wilson's addresses to the country in support of the peace treaty and league of nations evoked prompt and spirited replies today from the senate floor. Senators Borah. Idaho and Sherman, Illinois, republicans, assailed state ments by the president at Indianapolis and Columbus. On the other hand Senator McCumber, republican, North Dakota, attacked the treaty reserva- tions adopted yesterday by the foreign relations committee and presented six substitute reservations. regarded as eX- pressing views of republican senators favoring reservations of mild" type.
 Aids Jap Policy?
 Referring to the presidents state ment at Indianapolis that under the league i've can mind other peoples business" Senator Borah criticised American military operations in Rus sia, declaring such to be "a usurpation of power" without authority under the constitution and for the purpose of aid ing Japan's Siberian policy.
 Senator Sherman resented the presi- dents assertion in Columbus that the
  ized under the peace treaty would be held here next month regardless of whether the senate had ratified the treaty by that time. The presidents attitude showed a "contemptuous dis regard" of law, the Illinois senator said, adding that officials had been i'm peached for lesser breaches.
 Mccumber Proposes Compromise
 
 resolution of ratification, Senator Me Cumber spoke only briefly. In lieu of the committee reservation to article ten of the league covenant, he pro- posed a reservation merely declaring that specific action be required from congress to make territorial guaran- tees effective and that failure of con gress to act as proposed by article ten should not be considered a violation of the covenant. The committee reserva,- ton, Senator McCumber asserted, would be far worse" than an amend ment striking out article ten and 'in- vites and encourages war"
 Other substitute reservations pro- posed by AIr. McCumber would, in the main. change only the phrasing of the committee reservations regarding the Monroe doctrine, withdrawal from the
 
 tions. Two additional reservations pre- sented by Senator McCumber, provide for return of Shantung province by Japan to China upon adoption of tn. treaty and for limitation of voting power Of British colonies in the league as to disputes with the mother country. The latter two provisions were covered hy the committee as amendments in stead of reservations.
 The Mccumber Substitute
 The substitute by Senator McCumber follows:
 That the advice and suggestions of the council tof the league) as to the means of carrying the said obligations (artiele ten) into effect are only ad- visory and that any undertaking under the provisions of article ten, the execu- ton Of which may require the use of American military and naval forces, or economic measures can, under the con- stitution, be carried out only by the action of congress and that failure of congress to adopt the suggestions of the council of the league, or to provide such military or naval forces, or econo- mic measures shall not constitute a violation of the treaty.