The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
RESERVATIONS
CONSIDERED
Democratic Leaders Pressed
by Events to Make No
Further Opposition.
M'cUMBER IN OVERTURE

Washington, Oct. 22.-The question
of accepting peace treaty :, .rva-
tions without further oppe ), n was
earnestly considered by locratic
senate leaders yesterday < der the
pressure of developmep ; inting to
an early showdown in atification
fight.
The treaty oppos' ; forces, an
nouncing at last az lplete agree
ment on a reservatt rogram by the
senate majority, ut the situation
to an unexpected II. by serving no.
tice that their proposal would go be-
fore the foreign relations committee
today, when the administration lead
ers would be asked to go on record
definitely as accepting or rejecting it.
Described by the majority spokes-
men as in the nature of an ultima
tum, the announcement was followed
by conference on the administration
side, which lasted all day, but re-
suited in no final decision. Senators
who were present said that while
some of the leaders stood out deter
minedly against compromise, there
was an apparent disposition on the
part Of Senator Hitchcock and others
to consider seriously the practicable
ity of such step.
The reservation program, as 1T Is to
be presented to the committee for ap-
proval, was understood to embrace
nine reservations evolved from sug-
gestions gathered from many sources.
The subjects said to be covered were
the following:
The right Of this country to Judge
whether its obligations had been full
filled in case of withdrawal from the
league of nations; the unimpaired
power of congress to decide questions
of peace or war under Article X. Do
mestic consideration of all domestic
questions refusal to be a party to the
Shantung decision; exemption of all
questions involving the Monroe doc
trine; equalization of voting power in
the league, congressional selection or
American representatives In the
league; limitation of powers of such
representatives and those of interna-
tional commissions, and notification
Of the right of international labor
conference to challenge the eligibility
or American representatives in inter-
national labor bodies.
Text Of Reservations.
The reservations to the league of
nations covenant, introduced in the
senate Tuesday by Senator McCum-
bcr, republican, North Dakota, and
termed by him compromise reserva-
tions," follow:
WITHDRAWAL.
First-That the United States un-
derstands, and so construes, Article l,
that in case Of notice Of withdrawal
from the league Of nations, as pro-
vided in said article the United
, States shall be the sole judge as to
whether all its international obliga-
tions and all its obligations under the
said covenant have been fulfilled.
ARTICLE x.
Second-The United States as
sumes no obligation to preserve the
! territorial integrity or political in
dependence of any other country or
to interfere in controversies between
nations whether members of the
league or not, under the provisions of
Article X, or to employ the military
or naval forces of the United States
under any article of the treaty for
any purpose, unless in any particular
case the congress, which under the
constitution has the sole power to
declare war or authorize the employ
ment of the military and naval forces
: of the United States, shall, by act Oh
Z joint resolution, so declare.
, DOMESTIC QUESTIONS.
Third-The United States reserves
to itself exclusively the right to de-
f eide what questions are within its
domestic Jurisdiction and declares
t that all domestic and political ques-
tions relating to it's internal affairs
including immigration, coastwise traf-
fic, the tariff, commerce and all
| other domestic questions are solely
;. within the jurisdiction of the United
f States and are not under this treaty
l submitted in any way either to ar
t bitration or the consideration of The
r council or the assembly of the league
Y of nations, or to the decision or rec
ommendation of any other power.
S MONROE DOCTRINE.
l Fourth-The United States does
= not bind itself to submit to arbitra-
: ton or inquiry by the assembly o.
the council any question, which II
3 the Judgment of the United States
e depends on or involves Its long
4 established policy commonly known
= as the Monroe doctrine.
t Said doctrine is to be interpreted
by the United States alone and II
e hereby declared to be wholly outside
:. the jurisdiction of said league of ma
e tions, and it is preserved unaffected
= by any provision in said treaty con-
# tanned.
}, SHANTUNG.
t Fifth-The United States refrain
t from entering into any agreemen
d upon its part in reference to tn
= matters contained in Article CIV
e Civil, CLVIII, and reserves ful
h liberty of action in respect to an
C controversy which may arise in re
= lation thereto.
= VOTE OF DOMINIoNS.
Sixth-Where neither princips
8 country nor dominion is party to tn
4. dispute, the United States reserve
IF the right on the submission of an
: dispute to the council or the assem-
o bly, or to object to any member Q
o it's self-governing dominions, depend
n encies or possessions having in TN
aggregate more than one vote; ana i
o case such objection is made IN
II United States assumes no obliga
ton to be bound by any election, find
d ing or decision in which such mem
,r Der and it's said dominions, oe
l. pendencies, and possessions have l
the aggregate cast more tnan on
lie vote.
Seventh-(Where principal countr
or dominion is party to the dispute
DR. That the United States understand
re and construes the words dispute be
tween members" and the words dis
Or pute between parties" in Article Ky
to to mean that dispute with a self
De governing dominion colony, or dc
pendency represented in the assemol