The sun., 1919-08-21

THE reservations will be adopted as a
part Of the ratifying resolution. and
am sure the treaty Is going to be ratified.
The treaty cannot be ratified unless such
action Is taken"
Senator Cummins (Iowa)-"I am for
strong reservations as part of the ratify-
ing resolution. ] have no doubt such
reservations will be adopted. but I ex-
pect TO see all amendments defeated"
Senator McNary core. III think II is
unreasonable to ask that these reserva-
tons agreed upon by some OF us should
be adopted outside of the treaty. They
should be a part of the body of the
treaty. 1 have talked with several OF
my colleagues who favored these reser-
vations and am sure that the Pittman
resolution will not be satisfactory to any
of them, although l only wish to speak
for myself"
Senator Colt am inclined to agree
with nay colleagues who favor reserva-
tons that they should be included in the
resolution Of ratification. l think the
President exaggerates the danger of our
insisting on reservations intended to pro-
tect Americas interests. For my part l
would vote for reservations l thought
| necessary to protect Americas interests
| IL forty-five nations objected l am con-
WINGED from the temper of the Senate to-
! day that the treaty never will be ratified
| without reservations, and l do not wish
to endanger them. I do not think the
President should take such an obstinate
position"
Must BE I'm the Resolution.
Senator Nelson (Minn. 1.-The reser-
walton must be part of the resolution
of ratification. Action such as proposed
| by Senator Pittman would be of no
! value.
Senator Kellogg (Minn. IF we are
going to make reservations why not
make them effective by including them
In the instrument by which we ratify
| the treaty. / favor reservations and
not worthless interpretations.
Opinions on the results of yesterdays
conference at the White House disclosed
very material differences as between Re-
! publicans and Democrats The follow
ing afford a suggestion of the variations
OF judgment:
Senator johnson (CalJ - chronology
cally, there was first presented a per-
feet document incapable of amendment,
| which forthwith was amended. The
amended league then was such a fin-
ished product and 80 plain that, in the
| language of its advocates, 1t must be
adopted without the dotting of an T. or
the crossing OF a t. Then interpreta-
tons might be appended which would
| clarity its antiquities. Now definite
reservations by resolution are suggested
What next? Those who believe in the
preservation of American independence
insisted upon safeguarding our nation
rather than the nations of Europe and
| Asia. Perhaps our friends on the other
side are gradually coming to the Ameri-
I can doctrine.
Hitchcock Not Consulted.
But Senator Hitchcock took diametri-
cally opposite views. Said he: The
matter of reservations, as I said the
other day, is bridge at which we
have not yet arrived. The thing before
us is to get the treaty out of committee
which l hope will be done within ten
days time. After that the fight will
be made by advocates of the treaty for
its ratification without change. Ny
| position as to reservations is that we
cannot consider them until we have acted
upon the treaty. We must first con-
slider any teXtual changes that are to
be made and hope that they will be
| defeated.
II was not consulted by Mr.. Pittman
as to the interpretative reservations he
has suggested and there has been no
conference that / know of upon them.
l understand they are his own. l am
not willing at this time to say that l
would vote for any reservations"
Senator owen also introduced reso-
luton setting forth his own idea of
modification by resolution separate from
the ratification resolution. The preamble
declares that the Senate in ratifying the
Treaty of Peace with Germany has done
! so with the understanding that the
meaning and purpose of this instrument
| is as follows
Eight reservations then are expressed
covering domestic questions, the right
of Congress to decide questions of peace
or war, an unconditional right of with
drawal. the Monroe Doctrine, the I'M
understanding that Japan will withdraw
speedily from Shantung, rapid reduction
OF ornaments, just treatment of subject
nationalities, and a stipulation that the
league shall interfere in internal revolu-
ton or boundaries only in exceptional
circumstances.