East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-28
HUGHES OUTLINES
RESERVATIONS TO
PRESENT TREATY
There is Plain Need for
League He Declares in Re-
sp0nse to Senator Hale.
WOULD CHECK CHANCE
OF DODGING LIABILITY
Considers immigration, inn
ports, Etc, Internal Ques-
tiOns Not for League.

! WASHINGTON. July 2s.-charies
F. Hughes. in letter published to-
( day endorsed the league of nations
but maintains that certain reserya-
ticns and INTERPRETATIONS to the press
ent covenant are recessary to protect
American intersss
He suggested the following inter-
pretations and reservations: Any ma
ton after giving two years notice of
withdrawal shall cease to be mem-
Der of the league provided its with
drawal would not release that power
fl ON any debt or liability: questions
regarding immigration or import du.
ties when not affecting any interna-
tionaI engagement should be regard
Ell as matters of domestic policy and
not within the leagues jurisdiction:
the United States under Article 81
Ueferring to the Monroe doctrine)
dees not relinqrish any of its tradi-
t.onal attitude toward purely Amerf-
can questions. tnat the United States
may prevent acquisition by any nom
American power of any territory or
&C ntrol in the Western hemisphere
and the United States under Article
16 does not assume obligation to en-
ploy its army and navy in any expe-
dition not authorized by congress.
In Response to Hale.
Hughes letter was in response to a
communication from Senator Hale in
which the latter asked Hughes for
his opinion as to what reservation to
the treaty and covenant should be
made to Safeguard the interests OF
the country
Hale said. MANY of us favor the
United States .-.itering the league OF
nations, provided, in so doing. we do
not sacrifice the sovereignty or trn-
ditional policies of our country He
added, I'VE believe the proposed COW
Grant now bef re the senate does
make such sacrifices"
Plain Need for League
Hughes replied. There is a plain
need for the league of nations in or
der to provide for adequate develop
n.ent of International law for creating
and maintaining organs of internal
Justice and machinery OF conciliatfon
ard conference and for giving effect
10 measures of international cooper
alton which from time to time may
De agreed upon go
Hughes said he percef~sd no rea-
son ''wry these objects cannot be att
aimed without sacrificing essential
rterests of the United States" sug-
resting there is "a middle ground be-
ween aloofness and injurious conn
Mere beginning.
lone must take a light hearted
riew of conditions III the world to
ssume that the proposed plan will
guarantee peace said Hughes.
Rather. the proposed covenant
hould be regarded as mere begin-
curse would be to enter the propos-
c league with reservations of rea-
enable character-which should
aeet with ready assent"
Regarding validity of the reserva-
ions he said there was no need to as
ume that a reservation would lead
o complete failure of the treaty.
ompelling resumption of the peace
when the reservation
caves unimpaired the main provi-
'ions of the covenant. He added that
any nation making reservations as
cot bound further than 1t agrees to
De bound
Referring to Article 10. Hughes
said: 1T Is an idle attempt to COM
nit free peoples TO the making OF
VAR in an unknown contingency when
such war may Ne found TO he clearly
opposed to the dictates of justice. or
course limitation OF operation of
Article 10 to leriod Of years woulQ
be preferable 10 the indefinite oolf@
s not elfminated--a reservation and
statement should be
adopted"
Hughes contended that "The de-
scriptive phrase employed in Article
10 is inaccurate and the meaning OF
he article is far from clear