Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-11
Majority Report of Committee
Contains 45 Amendments to
Treaty and Four Reservations
to League of Nations Covenant
DEBATE STARTS MONDAY
Minority Report VIII he Filed To-day
senator Kenyon of Iowa Lnunche.
Bitter Attack on Covenant which In
Loudly Applauded in the Galleries

Washington, Sept. 10.-The German
peace treaty, with amendments, and
its League of Nations covenant with
reservations, was reported to the Sem
ate to-day by the foreign relations COM
inittee. majority of whose members
opposed ratification in the form sub
mitted by President Wilson.
Immediately after it was presented
oy Chairman Lodge. two months to
the day from the time the President
laid it before the Senate. Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, ranking dem
ocratic member of the committee. an
nounced that the minority report urg-
ing ratification without amendment or
reservation, would be filed Tomorrow
Inc night over ratification will begin
Monday, Chairman Lodge announcing
that the treaty would be taken up then
and Kept continuously before the Sem
ate First Will come the effort to
amend the treaty and then the fight
tor reservations. mild or strong. Lead
ers of the administra ton forces con-
tinue TO predict to-day that the treaty
with the league covenant would be rati-
ned in its original form
Republican leaders declared however.
that II put to a vote now the league
would be rejected by the Senate. Efforts
10 reach some agreement on the uues-
tion or reservations meanwhile are
being made
Inc FORMAL report of the majority was
presented with as little formality as if il
mad been bill to carry on the routine
work or the government There was A
larger attendance on the floor than usual
however indicating the interest in the
Forthcoming battle.
On the heels of IT'S nrasant.+io, Cav,
ator Kenyon, republican, of Iowa, in
whose State President Wilson made an
address in support of the league covenant
launched a bitter attack upon it and de-
clared the covenant never could be adont
ed as IT now stands. the big crowd in
the galleries broke forth into applause as
the Iowa senator concluded, one woman
standing up and waving an umbrella in
great excitement. There were many ref
er%nces TO the treaty in later debate, and
Tomorrow Senator Harding of Ohio. a re-
publican member of the foreign relations
committee, will speak against ratifica-
ton.
Inc majority report, accompanying the
treaty, contai ined 45 amendments to the
treaty and four reservation to the league
covenant. Two of the amendments prom
lse 10 De the SUBJECT OF prolonged debate,
as they would award Shantung province
to China instead of temporarily to Japan
and would provide that the United States
have vote in the league assembly equal
to that of Great Britain.
Some indication of the majority
feeling on these points was given to-
day by Senator Kenyon, who de-
clared that had the league covenant
not been interviewer with the treaty.
the Shautung and voting clauses would
have been the only things standing
in the way Of speedy ratification.
The other principal amendments
reported would prohibit the United
states from having representatives on
reparation commis issions, The other
amendments deal with phraseology.
The chief fight is expected to be
over the four reservations to the
league covenant. They are: The right
of unconditional withdrawal of the
United states from the league; re-
fusal to assume foreign territorial
guarantees mandates without sane
tion of Congress under article ten;
exclusive action in domestic and poll
teal affairs and Interpretation OF the
Monroe Doctrine solely by this
country. There will be no secret con-
sideration of the treaty by the Sem
ate. 1t will be discussed and disposed
of in open session, Chairman Lodge
so announcing to-day in reply to an
inquiry from the vice. president.