The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-21
.P|TTMAN PROPOSES A
SEPARATE RESOLUTION
WITH RESERVATIONS

Washington, Aug. 2O.-Four reser-
vations on the league of nations cove
nant are embodied in separate reso-
luton prepared today by Senator Pitt
man of Nevada, "A democratic member
of the foreign relations committee, for
introduction in the senate.
Senator Pittman said the reserVa-
tons had not been submitted to the
president. They are similar to those
proposed by a group of seven republi-
can senators and deal with the right
of withdrawal from the league, Arti-
Gle 10, domestic questions and the Mon
roe doctrine.
Senator Pituman said the resolution
to the foreign relations committee yes
terday by President Wilson that if res
ervations are to be made they should
be embodied in a separate resolution
and not in the resolution of ratifica-
ton, which might make new negotia-
tionS necessary.
Text of Resolution
The resolution follows:
THAT when the senate of the United
States shall ad"isc and consent to the
ratification of the treaty of peace with
Germany, signed at Paris on the 25th
of June, 1919, now pending in the sen
ate, that it be done with and in con
sideration of the following understand
ing as to the present and future con
struction and Interpretation to be given
to the treaty:
"1-That whenever the two years no.
Of l, Il rnl . ,f
Nations shall have been given by any
member of the league, as provided in
Article /, the government giving such
notice shall be the sole judge whether
all its international obligations and all
its obligations under the covenant shall
have been fulfilled at the time of with
drawal.
"2-That the suggestions of the coun-
Gil of the League of Nations as to means
Of carrying into effect the obligations
of Article 10, the execution of which
may require the use of military or ma
val forces or economic measures, can
only be carried out through the volun-
tary separate action of each of the
respective governments, members of
the league, and that the failure of any
ton of the council of the league or to
provide such military or naval forces
or economical measures shall not con
stitute a moral or legal violation of the
treaty.
"3-That all domestic and political
questions relating to the internal rela-
tons of a government which is a mem
Der of the league, including immigra
ton, coastwise traffic, the tariff and
commerce, are solely within the jurisdic
ton of such government and are not by
the covenant Of the League of Ma
tions submitted in any way either to
arbitration or to the consideration of
the council or the assembly of the
League of Nations or to the decision or
recommendation of any other power
IF a dispute arises between parties
with regard to a question other than
those which are herein specifically eX-
empted as domestic questions. and it is
claimed by one of the parties that such
question is a domestic and political ques-
ton relating to its internal affairs, then
the council shall not consider or make
recommendation thereon except upon
the unanimous vote of the council, other
than the representatives of the dispu-
tant.
"4-There shall not be submitted to
arbitration or inquiry by the assembly
of the council any question which, in
the judgment of the United States, de-
pends upon or involves its long estab-
hshed policy commonly known as the
Monroe doctrine. and it is preserved
unaffected by any provision of the said
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