Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-11
Majority of Senate Committee Submits
 Peace Treaty and Covenant Asking for
 Four Reservations and 45 Amendments

1 speedily should be ratified that trad ling with Germany might begin, the report dismisses as ''rather faded and declares the United States has been trading with Germany since the signing of the armistice in increas- ing volume. The statement that trade cannot be resumed until the treaty is ratified is characterized as mere delusion."
 Before leaving this subject" says the report, Cit may not be amiss to remark that MT. Lloyd George has re- gently made two important speeches expressing grave apprehension as to the social and political unrest and the economic troubles now prevalent Tn England. He seems to have failed to point out, however, that the ratifica- tion of the covenant of the league of nations by Great Britain had re- lieved the situation which he had described He was apparently equal i ly amiss in ommiting to suggest that prompt action by the senate of the United States in adopting the cove nant of the league of nations would immediately lower the price of
 The first amendment offered by the committee relates to the league. It is proposed so to amend the text as to secure or the United States a vote in the assembly of the league equal to that of any other power. Great Britain now has under the name of the British empire one vote in the council of the league. She has four additional votes oin the assem- bly, of the league for her self-govern- ing dominions and colonies, which are most properly members of the league of signatories to the treaty. She also has the vote of India, which IS neither a self-governing dominion nor colony but merely a part of the empire, and which apparently was simply put in as a signatory and member of the league py the peace conference because Great Britain de sired it. Great Britain also will con- trol the voice of the Kingdom of Ha- jas and of Persia. With these last two of course we have nothing to do But if Great Britain has six votes ir the league assembly no reason has occurred to the committee and nc argument had been made to show why the United States should not have an equal number. If other coun. tries like the present arrangement that is not our affair; but the com mittee failed to see why the United States should have but one vote il the assembly of the league when the British empire has six.
 Shantung to China.
 Amendments 39 to A, inclusive transfer to China the German lease rights, if they exist, in the China province of Shantung, which art given by the treaty to Japan. Int majority of the committee were no wiling to have their votes recorded at any stage in the proceedings il favor of the consummation of, wha they consider great wrong. The. cannot absent to taking the propert. of a faithful ally and handing it owe to another ally in fulfilment of a bar gain made by other powers in a sec ret treaty. It is record which the. are not willing to present to theil ellow citizens or leave behind then for the contemplation of their chil dren.
 Amendment number is simpl. to provide that where member o. :. the league has elf-goveming do
 minions and colonies which are als
 members of the league, the eXclu