Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-22

any question, which, in the judgm ent Of the United States. depends upon or involves it's long esta bliShed policy commonly known as the Monroe Doc trine- Said doctrine is to be inter- preted by the United States alone and is hereby declared to be wholly out Nations: and it is preserved unaf- fected by any provision in sail treaty cvIlIeLlnCu.
 Shantuns.
 5-The United States refrains from entering into any agreement upon it's part in reference to the matters con- tained in Articles 156,- 157, 15S and re- serves full liberty of action in respect to any controversy which may arise in relation thereto
 Vote of Denninions.
 6-Where neither principal country nor dominion is party to dispute the United States reserves the right. up- on the submission of any dispute to the council or the assembly, to ob- ject to any member and it's self-gov- possessions, having in the aggregate more than one vote; and in case such objection is made the United States assumes no obligation to be bound by any election, founding or decision in which such member and it's said do n1inicns, dependencies and possessions have in the aggregate cast more than one vote.
 Votes of Dominion.
 I-Where principal country or do- ninion is party to tine dispute.
 That the United States understands and construes the words dispute ~en members" and the words dis pute between pa rites" in Article 15 to mean that dispute with a self-gov- erning dominion. colony or dependency represented in the assembly is a dis pute wi.h the dominant or princip pal member represented therein and tha
  cipai member is a dispute with all it's self-governing doninions, colonies, or dependencies; and that the exclusion Of the parties to the dispute provided in the last paragraph of said article. Will cover not only the t,a-'i,c-f ~ principal member, but also it's donin- ions colonies and dependencies. z Former President Taft's suggested reservations areas follows. - ss saEss
 The United States assti--es --c sl,- t.satioE; under the prSSi<<ess of Ax. tfcie Ten to pres erye the ts.r:..i ,.,f ia f integrity or political independeace of con troyersies between other nations. whether mem bers of the league ST not a or unuer any article Of the treaty for any >rrpose TO employ the military and naval forces of the United States except as in any particular case. the congress which under the constitution has the sole power to declare war. and to authorize the employment of the IitlldIS ana naval forces Of the United States shall by act or joint resolution so specifically determine.
 The senate advises and consents 10 the treaty with the understanding and reservatirH. as part of the i,7stru- n1ent Of ratification, that under Ar ticle One of the covenant of the League of Nations. no self governing dominion or colony of the British em- pire. Of France, of Italy, of Japan. Of the United States or of any other na- tion whose representative is always a member of the council, can have a representative on tHe council; and with the further understanding and reservation that the exclusion of the parties to the dispute. in Article Fir teen from the council or assembly when hearing such dispute, includes both the mother country and her self governing doninfons or colonies, mem bers Of the league. when either such mother country or domination or col ony is a party of the .disputeo