The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
SHIELDS AGAIN
| FAILSHISPARTY
Only Democrat Voting for Re-
quiring Other Nation to
Agree to Reservations
BEFORE SENATE RATIFIES

Washington. Oct. 22.-By a vote Of
10 to Z, the senate foreign relations
committee today adopted provision
that whatever reservations to the
German gSse treaty are finally
adopted b. gths-senate must be acqui-
esced in " the9other nations.
Nine republicans and one democrat
Shields, or rennessee--voted for,
and six democrats and one republican
-McCumber, of North Dakota-voted
against the proposition that all reser-
vations protecting American SOW
ereignty rights and interests under
the treaty must be agreed to by the
other nations before American ratifi-
cation OF the treaty would be con-
sidered by the United States.
The provision adopted is to be re-
ported to the senate for incorporation
in the resolution of ratification.
Unless the other nations parties to
the treaty consent to the reserva-
tions ratification of the treaty by the
senate is MOTTO be regarded as final
or effective, II was proposed by those
members of the committee who voted
for the provision.
Hot Verbal Clashes.
Hot verbal clashes between the re-
publican and administration nem-
bers of the committee marked uon-
sideration of the provision before II
was adopted.
Senator Shields, who, although a
democrat, favors both reservation
and amendments to the treaty, Joined
with the republicans in declaring
that unless the other signatories to
the treaty were required to openly
acqufesce In all reservations incor-
porated In the resolution of ratifica.
tion the Arl1erican people would not
be properly safeguarded from those
provisions Of the treaty. which res.
ervations were intended to protect
them against
Senator McCumber. in voting with
the democrats, argued that there was
no necessity for stipulating the ac-
quiescence by the. other nations IL
the reservati0n program. The demo.
Gratis took the stand that the adop.
tion Of the aprovision would throw the
treaty widH open again, force a re.
opening ofkpeace negotiations ant
resubmissi0n Of the treaty to Ger.
many. ThAir opponents argued thai
an exchauFe of dependence not es.
tabltehed in the United States ant
th nth atorlesXt0 the treaty /,
Al HAT would be necessary. W.
sW General Vote Was II TO 6.
4 The provision that other treat,
signatories must openly and unqual.
ifiedly assent to whatever reserva.
tions the senate adopts was subse
quently changed so as to stipulat,
that not until three of the principa
other powers-Great Britain, Franc,
and Italy, for instance-accepted tn,
senate reservations was ratification
OF the treaty by the United States
to be regarded as complete.
Five reservations were adopted b,
the majority and all amendments O
substitutes offered by the minorit,
were beaten. The general vote wa
ii to 8. the ten republicans consti
tuting the majority being reinforce
by Senator Shields, democrat, of Ten
nessee. The reservations adopte
embraced the right of the Unite
States to withdraw from the Ieagu
OF nations of its own volition; tn
Monroe doctrine, Article X of tn
league covenant, domestic question
like immigration and the tariff. an
mandates.