The sun., 1919-11-05
NEW TREATY DEFECT
- SHOWN BY BORAH
America Would Be Forced to
Send Troops Abroad Under
ST. e' Article x. a..
RESERVATION FUTILE
Lodges Motion to Strike Out
s. Shantung Sections De-
feated, 20 to Al.
RESERVATION FUTILE
Specie. Ds.,aseA. TO tn. sus.

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WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.--The last Of the
proposed amendments 30 the peace treaty
are expected to. be disposed Of to-mor-
row when the consideration Of the reser-
vations will be taken up. co. -''
During the lifeless proceedings to-day
q motion by Senator Lodge tMass-) to
strike out Of the treaty the sections
dealing with shantuns was defeated. 2s
to IL.
No progress was made toward unsn-
imous consent agreement to rule the
final disposal of the treaty. but sena-
tor Hitchcock (Neb.), the Democratic
leader, announced that tomorrow he
would renew his. efforts for an agree.
ment. He will propose that speeches be
limited to fifteen minutes after to-mor-
row in the hope that this will bring an
end to the debate this week. To M q
time for q vote he regards as impos-
sible in view OF the objections which
Senator Lodge and himself entertain
toward each others plana
The discussion to-day dealt chiefly
with tho proposal OF Senator La Fol-
lette (Wis) to strike Part Kill. the
International labor programme, from the
treaty. A vote might have been reached
on this motion but for the fact that
Senator Reed (Mo.). who has been i'll
for several days. has desired to speak
ION II and promised to be present to-
morrow. In his absence others spoke.
and Senator Borah Gdaho) injected a
proposal to strike Article x. of the
league covenant entirely from the pact.
" ,c- Argument by BoraA.-
mittee reservation proposed to limit
American responsibility under Article x.
was not broad enough to prevent this
country from being drawn into all man
ner of complications with the old world.
Under Il. he contended. the President az
Commander-in-Chief would have full
power to send our army and navy any
where In the world at the behest OF the
league council 30 long as II was not
avowed that war existed. He wanted
the reservation so changed that this
could be done only with the consent OF
Congress. and offered an amendment to
this effect. Later. being uncertain
about the constitutionsllty Of any lin
itations on the Presidents control of
the armed forces. he proposed to strike
out Article X. altogether.
Senator Borah's argument struck a
new phase of the subject and aroused
sharp interest OF the Senate lawyers
He said that the Constitution had given
to Congress the power to provide an
army and navy. but entrusted to the
President all power to command them.
In time of peace this power was unre.
stricted:, he could send the feet around
the world or could despatch 100, 900 men
to Silesia or Mongolia with the same
propriety that he could send $4,000 men
to the Illinois coal fields. II in each case
II was done on the plea OF preseryins
| the peace.
That being true. Senator Borah In.
sisted. IL the council at Geneva should
recommend that 100000 men be sent &c
the Far East to preserve the peace, and
tf'it should ask the United States tc
send 100000 OF them. the Presiden,
would have all power to do go -..,.
Not only that" Senator Borah pro.
ceeded. but there would be upon thI,