Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-03
IWhI BE NO RATIFICATION
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS
Georgia Senator Says Two-Thirtls OF
Senate Against Treaty MS
IS Ii Stands.
OFFERS SEVEN ALTERATIONS
Declares They Will Not Require
TeXtuaI Changcs,i in Treaty and Can
Be Confirmed by Cable TO Peace
Conference

iCs WASHING Ton October 2-Oppos-
ling :textuH c.hanE'rs necessitatins re-
ratification wit0vut reservations 10 he
i Impossible. senator Smith Democrat.
Z OF Georgia. in the Senate today. pro
man peace treaty These reservations
should be adopted 20 clear up doubt
y tul or Objectionable language he said.
l,the treaty and coubi N. accepted by
( the peace conference by cable,
While only sp'c.inns s seySn res SG
iieved substantial modification"
should be placed upon the labor pro
VISIONS but h.>cause other Senators
covering that provision he withheld
suggestions.
Substitute for JofInsons Amendment.
Senator Smiths first reservation is
substitute for the amendment of
Senator johnson. OF California. de
signed to eNualize the voting power in
both the assembly and supreme coun-
Gil under the league OF nations The
ported BY the Senate Foreign Reia-
tions Committee aHect ing the right to
withdraw the Monroe Doctrine and re-
serving the right OF this country to
control fts own iniernal affairs,
The ffth reservation covers Article
y and embodics part OF the rcserva-
part as suggested by senator McCum-
Der. Republican. o. North Dakota. I'm
der iasas reservation. senator Smith
stated. the United States could not as
sumo, under Article X. or any other
article, obligation TO preserve the ter
ritorial integrity or political indepen-
case of controversies between other
nations whether members Of the
league or not. TO engage in economic
boycotts-
Mandates cnnnot;,be accepted for this
country without Congress approval
the reservation further provides and
the failure of the Congress to adopt
the suggestions OF the assembly or
council of the league o. nations, or TO
take independent, action, shall not con-
stitute violation, OF the treaty
AZ new reservations Senator Smith
proposed that the re9rsratons commits
sion could not fnter1 enr with com,
mercc between the Unite states and
Germany except with this coinirys
consent. and that al persons filling
positions created by the treaty must
be appointed by the President with
the league covcant also would be rat
flied by the Senate as all treaties.
Faccs Overwhelming Defent.
al, is hardly necessary" said Scna-
tor Smith. in presenting Inc TeServao
senators to the fac, that the treaty
cannot be ratified in its present form.
instead of receiving the required two
seems Little doubt tina, more nearly
two-thirds are convinced II should not
be ratified. and would vote against
ratification. | desire to see the treaty
ratified, but l believe reservations
should be made. and call upon all SEN
ators TO aid in pcrfcC;inE rcserva-
lions. that we may ratify the treaty
soon possible"
Senator smith said it would be
foolish TO claim that the league is
d guarantee against war
1t may help preserve peace. he
added, but i; uouId not he hoped that
ii would help if its very provisions
left certainty of dispute among its
members AS 10 what IL meant.