Evening journal., 1919-09-05
TREATY Fight in
ITS FINAL STAGE
Am ended Document Will
be Laid Before Senate
in Few Days
FOUR RESERVATIONS
MADE BY COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Sept s. United Press
The Senate treaty night entered its
final phase today.
The Foreign Relations Committee has
finished work on the pact which Presi-
dent Wilson submitted to the Senate
on July TO-
As soon as the treaty can be reprint
ed for amendments and the report on
II written, Senator Lodge will Law It
before the Senate. This will occupy
some days and the actual consideration
Of the treaty article by article as re-
qulred by Senate rules probably will
not begin for more than a week.
As the Senate will receive it from the
committee The treaty will contain sew
eral important changes in its text. and
carry four reservations as part OF the
reservation Of ratification.
Adoption Of these reservations late
yesterday broke down the lines which
had formed on other questions when
Senator Shields. a Democrat, voted
with the Republican majority in favor
OF the reservations and expressed SYM
pathy with the purpose Of the fourth.
Senator McCumber, Republican, who
has steadfastly refused 10 join his
party colleagues in amending the
treaty teXtually, also voted for two of
the reservations and expressed the be-
lief that without reservations the treaty
must fail.
The real battle from now on. IL IS /
conceded by both sides will center on
the reservations. textual amendments.
being regarded as doomed 10 eventual
defeat in the opinion Of the best in (
formed Senator'S.
The majority report Of the commit /
tee will be YOluminOus. Senator Lodge |
said today he plans to discuss the /
amendments and reservations fully and
to set forth the reasons for their adop-
tlon.
Following submission Of the majority
report, Senator Hitchcock, ranking Dem
ocrat Of the committee. will present
report in which he Will re-
peat arguments the administration has
made against amendments or reserva-
ions which Will force resubmisslon OF
he treaty to other nations.
The reservations proposed by the ma Il
ority would do this, for the resolution
u ratification in which they are en-
,odied provides that the Senate's rati-
lcation shall not be effective until the
our reservations have been Affirmative {
y acted on by at least three Of the
'ther four principal powers, England, {
france, Italy and Japan.
Upon this provision there will be- ,
predicted. a tremendous strug- a
lie. Lodge and his supporters declare /
must be made part Of the ratification c
% that there can be no doubt that the S
enate's Interpretation of the treaty IS q
Understood and accepted by the other a
lowers or a majority Of them. 2
President Wilson, however. and all c
is supporters have declared again and :
gain that such resubmission would c
pell disaster TO the treaty, delay the p
ctual operation Of the peace settle q
lent and might in the end overturn all q
nat has been done in Paris t
The reservations adopted cover with S
rawal from tho league Article Ten.
omestic questions and the Monroe o
octrlne. o
The first provides that the right Of h
le United States to Withdrawn as pro-
Ided I'm Article 1 shall not be condi- "
oned upon the fulhllment of interna- al
onal obligations or upon any other p
atoms say-so as to whether this al
)untry has fulfilled It's obligations tc
The second reservation exempts the nj