The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-15
M'CUMBER URGES
REJECTION Of ALL
PACT AMENDMENTS
Files Own Minority Report in
Which He Also Advocates
Modification Of "Strong"
Reservations by Majority.


WASHINGTON, Sept. l5. Rejection
OF all proposed amendenments to the
German peace treaty and modification
Of the recommended "strong' reserva-
tions was urged In an individual minor
tty report filed with the senate today
BY Senator McCumber Republican,
North Dakota, next IN rank on the for
elgn relations committee TO Chairman
Lodge, Senator McCumber did not Join
In the recent Republican majority re-
port and voted with the Democrats on
amendments ard several reservations.
Attacking the majority report of
Chairman Lodge, Senator McCumber
denounced most Of the majority amend
ments as selfish immoral and dis
honorable and charged that they seek
to Isolate the United States from the
rest OF the world and abandon our al
lies"
ITO the substance of some Of the pro-
bers report declared, there can be no
rerious objection. But against the
manner In which they are asserted /
do most earnestly protest, They are
couched In IA defiant, diScourteous and
overbeartng manner and seem Intended
TO express iingostic spirit that ought
to be eliminated from American states
manshp.'
Scoring the committee reservation to
article 10 of the league of nations cove
nant, Senator McCumber said It really
Is an amendment pure and simple, and
designed to take the United States en-
tirely out of the league.
Special opposition was expressed by
Senator McCumber to the proposed
| amendment to the Shantung provision.
BY this amendment, he said, Japan
| would be Kicked out" of the league
by the United States and Shantung pos
sibly lost to China, Calling attention to
what he termed the failure Of the com
mittee majority to explain the purposes
of the league, Senator McCumber said
mot one work is said, not a single
allusion Is made concerning either the
great purpose Of the league Of nations
or the methods by which those purposes
are to be accomplished.
Scores Animosity.
Irony and sarcasm have been sub
stituted for argument. 1t Is regTettable
that the anilnosity which centers almost
wholly against the league should have
| been engendered against subject so
| important to the worlds welfare. II Is
regrettable that the consideration Of
| matter so foreign TO partlsanship
should be influenced by hostility to-
ward or subserviency to the president "
| Analysing the committee amendments
Senator MCCumber said the amendment
to give the United States equal votes In
the league with England and the Brit
ish colonies combined was Unnecessary
The plan of giving each nation one
vote without regard to size or impor-
tance was the only possible plan the
senator argued, adding that TO all In
tents and purposes the British colonies
are Independent.
Senator McCumber said his only OBJ
| lection TO the Lodge resolution on with
drawal from the league was OF form
As to the Lodge reservation to article
-, Senator McCumber said he had
| many objections.
First, 1t Is an amendment pure and
simple" he said "of the most impor-
tant article in the league. Its purpose
is to take the United States as a power
for the peace Of the world out of the
league entirely
Second, 1t places this country in
false and wrong position, an attitude
of encouraging powerful countries to in
| flct or impose any wrong upon weaker
nations, by our declared policy Of non
| Intervention
with his report Senator McCumber
submitted the six reservations he cham
pions as substitutes for the committee
reservations. These recently were made
made public. -