Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-12
SENATE RUSHES
TREATY ACTION
Foreign Relations Committee
Votes 9 to 7 to Amend
Article Ten.
ADOPT FOUR RESERVATIONS
Resolution Of Ratification Provides
That All Must Be Accepted by at
Least Three Of the Five Prin-
eIpaI Allied Powers

Washington. Sept. 6-The peace
treaty was ordered reported to the
senate by the foreign relations com
mittee with four reservations and four
amendments. The reservations are
made part Of the resolution of rati-
hcation, which also provides that they
must be accepted by at least three Of
the principal allied powers, Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan. be-
fore the United States consents to be
a party to the treaty. Senator Lodge
win write the committee report.
The resolution for ratification Of
the treaty with reservations adopted
by the senate foreign relations COM
mittee Is as follows:
Resolved, Two-thirds of the senators
present concurring therein, that the
senate advise and consent to the rati-
nicatIon of a treaty of peace with Ger
many, signed by the plenipotentiaries
of the twenty-seven allied and associ-
ated powers, at Versailles. on June
2S, 1919, with the following reserva-
tions and understandings to be made
a part and condition of such ratifica-
tion, which ratification is not to take
effect or bind the United States until
the said following reservations and un.
derstandings have been accepted as
a part Of and condition Of said In
strument Of ratification by at least
three Of the four principal allied and
associated powers, to-wit :, Great Brit
ain, France. Italy and Japan.
l. The United States reserves tC
itself the unconditional right to with
draw from the League Of Nations
upon the notice provided In article
of said treaty of peace with Germany
2. That the United States decline.
10 assume, under the provisions Of
article X OF under any other article
any obligation to preserve the terri
torial integrity or political independ
'ence Of any other country or to inter
fere In controversies between othel
nations members Of the league or not
or to employ the military or nava
forces of the United States In sucl
controversies. or to adopt economic
measures for the protection of AM
other country whether a member o.
the league or not. against external az
gression or for the purpose of coerc
ing any other country. OF for the pur
pose of Intervention In the interna
tional or other controversies which
may arise In any other country. ant
no mandate shall be accepted by thu
United States under article XXI, par
I OF the treaty, except by action OF tn
congress Of the United Stntes.
B. The United States reserves to II
self exclusively the right to decid
what questions are within its domesti
Jurisdiction and declares that all do
mestic and political questions relating
10 Its affairs, including immigration
lcoastwise traffic. the tariff, commerce
and all other domestic questions, ar
solely within the jurisdiction Of tn,
United States and are not under thl
treaty submitted In any way either t
arbitration or to the consideration o
the council of the assembly Of tn
League Of Nations, or to the decision
or Recommendation Of any other power
4. The United States declines to sub
mit for arbitration or inquiry by tn
assembly or the council of the Leagu
of Nations. provided for in said treat
OF peace, any questions which In tn
judgment of the United States depen
upon or relate to Its long-establishe
policy, commonly known as the MOI
roe doctrine; said doctrine is to be In
terpreted by the United States alon,
and is hereby declared to be who'll
outside the jurisdiction of said Leagu
OF Nations and entirely unaffected b
any provision contained in the sal
treaty Of peace with Germany.