The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-05
Amended Document Order
ed Reported to Senate
by Committee.
DEMOCRATS STUNNED
McCumber and Shields Act
With G.. @. p. i'm Vote
on Peace Pact.
MONROE DOCTRINE SAVED
Right of U. s. to Withdraw
Asserted; Dropping of Arti--
Gle X. Demanded.
Special Despatch to THE sun.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-American-
ism won a victory in the Senate For
eign Relations Committee to-day
when the peace treaty with Germany
was ordered reported to the Senate
with four reservations of the most
drastic character, framed to eliminate
the menace of internationalism from
the League of Nations covenant.
That there would be only four com
mitfee reservations was predicted ex-
clusively in THE Sun to-day. The
reservations insure Americas right to
withdrawal from the league at any
time. eliminate Article y. so far ae
the United States is concerned, pre-
vent interference with domestic con-
Germs of all sorts and specifically pro-
tect the Monroe Doctrine.
BY the action of the committee the
treaty was started on its road to rati-
fication with new assurance that the
defects would be stricken out and
that the sanctity of American in
/ dividuality in the councils of the ma.
tions of the world would be pre-
served.
The Republicans of the committee
were jubilant at the performance
achieved to-day. The Democrats
were downcast with the excepti.ls OF
Senator John X. Shields (Tenn.),
who voted with the Republicans on
three of the four reservations and
expressed sympathy with the intent
of the fourth before Withholding his
vote. Even Senator McCumber IN.
d., the Republican who has been
counted sort of assistant Admin
istration worker, deserted his new
affiliates on two of the four reserva-
tions and voted as a Republican.
Shields Declares Himself.
The four reservations are incor-
porated in the recommended resolu-
| tion of ratification. The discussion
of the resolution and the reservations
hardly had begun in the committee
before the intelligence of Senator
/ ShieldS's intention to declare his inde-
pendence was borne to the Admins.
tration following.
Senator Shields began his an.
nouncement in a low voice. He said
that the time had arrived when he
| found 1t necessary to forsake the
silence which had marked his course
thus far and to speak his mind fully
l..
which left no doubt as to where he
stood and added one more reserva-
! ZIONIST vote to the group of Demo-
Gratis headed by Senator Reed (Mo.),
and including Senators Gore (Okla.).
Thomas (Col.) and Walsh (Mass.),
who put national spirit above parti-
san policy and who will vote in the
| Senate TO correct the deficiencies Of
the Paris documents.
AS Senator Shields began speaking
| Senator Williams (Miss.), who does
not hear clearly, cupped his hand
over his good ear and turned toward
the Tennesseean. He listened with
grave attention until he caught the
drift of Senator Shields's remarks
and realized that one more Democrat
had gone over the "No Mans Land"
into the American camp. Then with
disgust pictured on his face he re-
moved the imprOvised audiphone and
| turned his back squarely on the
speaker.
Senator Hitchcock (Neb.), who all
along has been predicting a Wilson
victory for the treaty and the cove
nant and assuring questioners that
the party phalanX was solid, gave a
deep sigh and sank into his chair as
If stunned. The rest of the Admins
tration section of the committee hdg.
eted about and seemed vastly I'M
comfortable,
Vote on First Reservation.
The first reservation, that securing
| to the United Statos the right to with
draw from the League of Nations at
any time Congress NAV be so disposed.
was voted upon first. On its adoption
into the resolution of ratification the
vote was as follows
Ayes-Lodge (Mass.), Borah Idaho),
Brandegee Comm, Fall IN. NJ, Knox
tPa), Harding (Ohio). New Gnd).
Moses (N. H. and johnson (Cal.).
Republicans. and Shields (Tenn.).
Dcnociat-i0.
Noss - Hitchcock CNeb.h Williams