The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
Representative on Repara-
tiOn Commission ShOrn of
Power of Decision.
ACTS ONLY ON ORDERS
Dependencies Not Permit
ted to Vote on Disputes
of Mother Country.
ALL ARE ADOPTED 8 TO 8
Senator Lodge Confident
Chamber Will Sustain For
eign Relations Committee.
ALL ARE ADOPTED 8 TO 8
Special Despofch to THE sur.

Special Despatch to THE Sur
wAsHINGToN, Aug. 29.-The Senate
Foreign Relations Committee adopted
to-day an amendment by Senator
johnson (Cal.) to insure that the
United States shall have as many
representatives in the council or as
sembly Of the League Of Nations as
are possessed by the British Empire.
1t adopted also an amendment by
Senator Fall IN. NJ dealing with
the representative Of the United
States on the reparation commission
1t provides that he shall have no
vote except when ordered to partici-
pate by his Government, but an ex-
ceptlon is made In case of shipping
matters, in which, on account Of the
large interests of the United States.
he shall at all times take part and
vote.
Finally, an amendment by Senator
Moses IN. H. was adopted, providing
that the dependencies of a member OF
the league may not vote on questions
involving that member or any OF its
dependencies. Its application Is to the
British Empire. In a controversy in
volving one of the British members
and an outside State, none Of the
British members could vote.
All three of these amendments were
adopted by nine Affirmative to eight
negative votes. In each case Il was
party vote save that Mr.. McCumber
IN. d., Republican, voted with the
Democrats.
objects to Vote for India.
, Senator Lodge, commenting on the
adoption of these amendments, said Il
was ridiculous that India should be
allowed a vote in the league, when it
is, in fact, nothing whatever but a
mere province without any autonom-
GUS privileges. He observed that it
would be interesting to see men whq/
might vote against the amendme,I~
dealing with this matter conjure UP
arguments later to defend their course.
The American people would listen to
no effort to Justify giving this country
fewer votes than were possessed by
the British Empire, he insisted.
Mr. Lodge added that It must bo dis
tinctly understood that these amend
ments are an entirely different affair
from the reservations They must be
acted on separately. the amendments
changing the actual body Of the treaty.
while the reservations merely will be
provisions OF the resolution of ratihcs-
tion that ultimately will be drafted.
To meet the case of India the John
son amendment referred to any member
of the league possessing "self-governing
colonies or dominions or parts Of empire
| which are also members of the league"
India could not be described as a self
governing colony or dominion, for II Is
| not self-governing, despite the fact that
it gets representation So the phrase
| parts of empire" was devised to make
| sure of covering It's case.
Labor Amendment Pending.
That the programme will carry in
| the Senate Is not now doubted by the
| leaders in the fight for It. AS to Shan
| tunR there is more uncertainty. Mr.,
Lodge expressed the confident Judgment
| that when the vote is taken there win
| be surprises at the strength the amend
| ment will muster.
Various drafts have been made. or are
| in preparation, for the resolution of
ratification. In fact, 1t is said that
| nearly every member OF the Foreign Re-
| lations Committee has his own pet for
mula. The committee now has pending
only one amendment, that by Mr.. Fall.
| TO exclude the United States from par
| ticipstion in the international labor
league that Is to be set up. II is gem
orally believed this amendment will not
| be adopted by the committee.
Senator Lodge made public to-day the
letter which by direction of the COM
mlttee he wrote to President Wilson on
| August 23 asking for various documents
| bearing on the treaty 1t asked for a
| number Of documents, including infor-
nation about the pending treaties with
| Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria. In SO.
sponse the President forwarded to ths
| Senate to-day two of the numerous docu-
| ments asked-the treaty with Poland
and the agreement covering military oc-
cupation OF the Rhine provinces. Moth
| ing whatever was said about the other
| documents for which the committee had
| asked and no answer has been received
| by the committee. except in so far aA
| the message to the Senate to-day can
be regarded as an answer. II is there4
fore supposed that no attention will bd
paid to the other parts Of the commit4
| tees request.
Senator Lodges Letter.
| Mr.. Lodge to-day gave out the text OF
| the letter in which he transmitted ths
| committees request II follows:
my DEAR Mr.. PRESIDENT: / am in.
structed by the Committee on Foreign
Relations to say to you that they would
be much indebted II you would send 10
the Senate the treaty with Poland.
signed at Versailles on the 2Sth Of June /;
the agreement between tho limited