Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-11
1t Now Seems Certain That a
Reservation viii Be Adopt
ed Which Is Not Acceptable
To the Administration
ARTICLE TEN DUE FOR
A GENERAL 0VERHAULING
Amendment As Written Pro-
hibitS u, S, Forces From
Being Used Unless Congress
Authorizes Such Action,

Washington, NOV. 1U,-Ihe tght
over article ten of the league of ma
tions covenant neared a conclusion to-
day in the senate. with developments
promising adoption of a reservation
wholly unacceptable to the admins
tration.
During the day the reservation
drafted by the foreign relations COM
mittee almost Identical with the one
which President Wilson has an
nounced he would regard as a rejec-
ton of the treaty; weathered all at
tempts to alter 1t, and rallied sup
port which seemed to insure its final
acceptance. A vote is expected to-
morrow.
The reservation provides that under
the article which pledges members
states to preserve as against external
aggression the territorial integrity
and political independence Of all 9TH
er members, the United States shall
assume no obligation to use its naval
or military force except on express
authorization of congress jim every
specific case.
Debate Wakes Bitter.
The debate, which summed up six
months of senate discussion of the sub
ject, reached a high pitch of bitter
ness several times during the day. 1t
developed another high spirited clash
on the question of Ireland's status un-
der the article, Senator Williams,
democrat, of Mississippi, assailing
Irish Americans who oppose the
league. and. Senator Walsh, democrat,
Of Massachusetts, replying in a speech
charging that the administration had
undertaken to deprive him OF all fed
eral patronage because he did not sup
port the treaty without qualification
Just before adjournment the united
republican forces backing the reser~
walton were almost split by a demo-
cratic proposal to make the qualifi-
ficat.on even more sweeping III It's
terms. But the republican leaders soon
recovered their hold on the situation
and declared that danger Of amend
ing the committee draft had passed
The amendment on which the re-
publicans momentarily divided was
introduced by Senator Walsh of Mon
tana, IA staunch administration sup
porter and would have added to the
reservation a proviso that the United
States releases all members of the
league from any obligation to 1t under
lllltIt tell anu utGIHGo W pdiliNi~
pate in any proceedings by the coun-
Gil authorized thereby"
Other Substitutes Rejected.
The vote on the mild reservations
substitute was 45 to 96. the mild res
,rvationists joining with the other re-
publicans by agreement. In addition
to the republicans, Senator'S Walsh of
Massachusetts, Reed of Missouri,
Smith of Georgia and Gore of Okla
homa, voted in the negative.
Sixteen republicans and senators
Reed of Missouri and Gore of Okla
homa voted for the Borah substitute,
So senators voting against it.
The senate defeated, 45 to 3S, the
motion by Senator Walsh.
Hitchcock Denounces Proviso.
During the debate on Senator
Walsh's proviso. Democratic Leader
Hitchcock bitterly denounced the
committee reservation and declared
that If it is adopted there will be no
article 10" He said the objection
able feature was the opening declara-
ton that the United States assumes
no obligation except in certain cir
cumstances, adding that there would
be no objection on the democratic
side or by President Wilson to re-
servation merely saying the United
States could not make war without
action by congress.
To adopt the reservation as drafted
the democratic leader said, would be
to desert" the weak nations this
country had helped bring into being.