Evening star., 1919-11-15

be received without unanimous con-
sent, and Senator Brandegee. repub-
lican, Connecticut. then bowled out
several amendments by objecting.
Some Senators "Stutter."
Increased speed in discussing amend
ments was distinctly noticeable. some
senators speaking so fast that at
times they suffered. r
This resulted in speeding up the
reservation program, the next reser-
vation on the committee list being
adopted within one minute without
debate or roll call. 1t related to
mandates.
Mandate Reservation.
The text of the reservation adopted
follows:
mo mandate shall be accepted by.
the United States under article ,22.
part l, or any other provision of the
treaty Of peace with Germany, except
by action of. the Congress Of the
unitea HtHtss.r 81 TX .Esfss'lT
| In taking up the committee reserva-
ernment of control over the domestic
questionss the Senate by q vote Of 81
to 43 re1ected =. substitute proposed
by Senator Hitchcock. ~
The COMMITTEES reservation relating
to domestic questions then was adopt
Hale Amendment Adopted.
An; amendment by Senator Hale,
republican. Maine, to the COMMITTEES
reservation. so as to make it include
questions. regarding boundaries Of the
United States and its possessions, was
adopted. SO to 40, with party lines on
both sides divided, sts
The reservation follows:
The United States reserves to itself.
exclusively. the right to decide what
questions are within It's domestic
jurisdiction and declares that all
domestic and political questions relat-
ing wholly or in part to its internal
affairs, including immigration, labor.
coastwise traffic, the tariff. commerce.
the suppression of traffic in women
and children and in opium and other
dangerous drugs, and all other domes-
tic questions. and all questions Affect
ing the present boundaries of the
United States and its insular and
other possessions are solely within
the jurisdiction of the United States
and are not under this treaty to be
submitted in any way either to
arbitration or to consideration Of the
council or of the assembly Of the
league of nations, or any agency
mendation of any other power"
On Monroe Doctrine.
Taking up the committees Monroe
doctrine reservation the Senate voted
down. 81 to 43. substitute by Demo-
cratic Leader Hitchcock to declare
the doctrine in no way impaired or
affected" by the treaty. Only two
democrats, Senators Reed, Missouri, and
Shields TnnnaSCoo wit "a
publicaps for the committee draft.
Another substitute for the committees
Monroe doctrine reservation. offered by
Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada. and
proposing that the United States reserve
for its disposal any question raised un-
der the Monroe doctrine. also was voted
down, So to AZ.
Committee Reservation Adopted.
The committees Monroe doctrine
reservation was adopted by . vote Of
IS to 33.
The Monroe doctrine reservation a.
adopted follows:
''The United States will not submit
to arbitration or to inquiry by the
assembly or by the council Of the
league Of nations. provided for in
said treaty of peace, any question
which in the judgment of the United
states uepGnQS upon or relates TO lI8
long-established policy commonly
known az the Monroe doctrine; said
doctrine is to be interpreted by the
United States alone and is hereby de-
clared to be wholly outside the juris-
diction of said league of nations and
entirely unaffected by any provision
contained in the said treaty of peace
with Germany"
Senator Smith, democrat. Georgia,
voted against the reservation after
the Senate had rejected without . roll
call his motion to strike out the pro-
vision making. the United States the.
sole judge of the Interpretation Of tho
doctrine.
Shantung Reservation Adopted,
The Senate took up. the Shantung
reservation by voting down, flfty to
forty-two. a substitute by Senator
McCumber, republican. North Dakota,
proposing that the United States 're-
frains from entering into" the Shan
tung settlement. Under the COMMITTEES
wording the United States would
withhold its assent
Senators McCumber and Nelson OF
who voted for the substitute. A sub
stitute by Senator. Pittman. democrat.
Nevada was defeated. fifty to thirty
nine, and the Senate then adopted the
committee's Shantung reservation
without change. -s
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