The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-20
SENATOR OFFERS
FOUR RESERVATIONS
ON WORLD LEAGUE
Pittmans Resolution in Line
With Presidents Suggestion Is
Tabled After II Is Formally
Presented.

Washington. AUG. 20.-l'our reser-
vations on the league of nations cove
r1nt are embodied. In % separate res
pittmnn ol Nevada. democratic
memh,r Of the foreign relations com
mittcc. tQr Introduction IN the senate.
Senatot pittman said the resolution
was In line with the suggestion made
TO the foreign relations committee
Yesterday By President Wilson that u
resr rNntious are to be mnde they
should he embodied In separate
resolution aud not In The resolution of
ratification which might make nov
negotiations nec6 sSary.
senator pittman said the rerervn-
tions had not been submitted to the
president They are similar to those
proposed by 10 group of seven repub-
hrnn senators and deal with the right
Of wi'hdfaWnl from the league. article
ten domestic questions and the Mon
roe Doctrine.
TcN of Resolution.
The resolution follows
That whan the senate OF the United
States shall advise aud consent 10 the
ratification OF the treaty Of peace
with Germany signed at Paris on the
esth daV ~ June. 1919, now pending
In the senate. that il be done with
and In consideration ,,t the following
understanding as tu the present and
future construction and Interpretation
to be given 10 tho treaty
That whenever the two years
notice ct withdrawal from the league
OF nations shall have been given by
any IA mhcr Of the league ,H pro-
vidrd IN Article !, the government
giving such notice shall be the sole
Judge whether an ~ international
obligations and an it's obligations uu-
der the covenant shall have been ful,
Z filled at The time Of withdrawal.
e--Thut the suggestions of the
council Of the league Of nations as 10
t tho means of carrying into effect the
obligations of Article 10, the eNocu-
tion ~ which may requir" the use ~
military or naval forces. or economic
measures. can only be carried out
through the voluntary separate action
. ot ench 81 tho respective governments
members uf the l"nEuc. and that the
failure uf any such government "a
adopt the suggestions Of the council
OF the league or to provide such
military or naval forces or economical
measures shall not constitute a moral
or legal violation of the treaty
TuuchcS Domestic Problems.
That al domestic aud political
questions relating to the inn rnnl re-
lntious ot the government which tH q
member OF the league. Including i'm
migration. Cunstwis" Traffic. tn" i1rif
aud commerce are solely within th'
jurisdiction Of such government an'
are not nv tho covenant ~ the lCagti'
of rations submitted In any wa,
rithor To admiration on to the con
s.dcrntiun of the council or asscmhl,
of the league OF nations or To the de
Cisinn or recommendation Of an
other powcr " dispute 1risca he
tween pnrtlcs with regard to pues
ton other than thOs' which ar
herein specifically exempted as do
meaic questions. and II Is claimed ~
one uf the parties that such question
Us % domestic aud political question
relating to IT, internal affairs, thel
the council shall not consider or MAX
recommendation thereon, except up
on the unanimous vote of the counci
other than the representatives OF IN
disputnnt
There shah not he submitted {
arbitration or inquiry bN the usscmhl
Of the council any question, which .
the Judgment uf the United states dt
peuds upou or involves it, long -
! tablifhed policy. commonly known q
r she Monroe Doctrine and II Is pr
, served unaffected by any provision 4
the said treptv.
p Members Of the McNarN group {
4 republicans though they had NJ
! seen tho Pullman resolution. indio1t"
. thcv would not accept an, plan whic
fcll short of Including the rcserVatioi
In tho ratification itself
~ senator pitiman's request ti
resolution was tabled.