The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
Republican Senators Draft Res
ervation Resolution Materially
Altering Peace Treaty
! se-ss.
END OF FIGHT IS
YET FAR OFF
Discussion of Treaty and League
Covenant Drifting Along
Without Definite Plan

publican senators as the basis Of rati-
fcatson OF the league OF nations cove
naat is so worded, it became known
understandings enumerated shall be-
come "a part of the treaty, and
shall not stand simply as a detached
Interpretation by the senate.
While some OF the sponsors OF the
program regard It as merely inter
pretative ia effect cfarif tying the: lan-
gaage Of the covenant without chang
ing the meaning OF amy provision
others of them seem to believe it goes
further and greatly scftens Certain
features which they say violate na-
donal rights
The reservations as agreed to in
definite terms are embodied in aYpro-
posed ratification resolution reading
as follows:
THAT the senate of the United
States advise and consent to the rati-
aeation of said treaty with the follow
ing reservations and understandings
to be made a part OF the treaty By the
instrument of ratification.
L. Ildt WLSuSSSTS S1Ss2eWS ySoli .
notice of withdrawal from the league
Of nations shall have been given by
The United States as provided IN Ar
stlcIe the United States shall be
fhes sole Judge whether all its inter
national obligations and all its obi
cations under this covenant shall nave
Saen fulfilled at the time OF with
Il p
- Ihaf the suggestion Of the
cGnHe:fof the league of nations as to
tt; means of carrying the obligations
sarticde 40 into effect ARE only ad-
V6s5xy and that any undertaking un-
der TIE provisions Of Article 10 the.
exception of. which may. require the
use OF the American military or ma
Nal forces or economic measures can
nnder the constitution bescarried out
only by the action Of the congress and
that the failure Of the congress to
adopt the suggestions Of the council or
6f the league, or to provide such mill
tary or naval forces or economic
measures shall not constitute a vio-
siation Of the treaty.
a3. United States reserves to- itself
the right to decide what questions are
Within its domestic jurisdiction and
declares that all domestic and politi-
Eeal questions relating to- its internal
affairs, including immigration, coast
wise traffic, the tariff, commerce anu
all other purely domestic questions
are solely within the jurisdiction OF
the United States and are not by this
covenant submitted in any way eth
er to arbitration or to the considera-
sstien OF the council Of the assem-
bly, Of the league Of nations or to
the decision or recommendation OF
other power.
s5 ~. The United States does not bind
itself to submit for arbitration or in
squiry by the assembly or council any
s question which in the judgment OF
nthe United States depends upon or
s involves its long established policy
sscemmonly known as the Monroe doc
4 trine and it is preserved unaffected by
any provision in the said treaty con
i tanned" u Ia
The sever Republicans who agreed
to this proposal as basis for the eff
fort to bring on middle ground
senators Of both parties, who favor
the league plan in general outlines
were Senators McNary, Oregon; Nc
Cumber, North Dakota; Colt, Rhode
Island; Spencer. Missouri; Cumnins
Iowa; Kellogg Minnesota, and Len
root, Wisconsin,
It became known that the pro-
posed resolution had not been pre-
sented either to Republican Leader
Lodge or to Senator Hitchcock admin
istration leader, in the treaty fight
and that the efforts Of the grour
sponsoring the plan probably would
be directed for the present toward en-
4 larging their number in order to, ho1d
.indisputably the balance Of power
Negotiations with administration
leaders along the general line laid
down in the resolution have been il
progress however, for several days,
League opponents declared today
that all possibility Of unreserved rati-
fication Of the league had been re-
moved by the willingness of Senator's
G McCumber and McNary. regarded as
the warmest friends Of the league,
among the Republlcan majority, 10 &C
cept reservations To this admins
I tration senator's replied that a vote on
ratification still was long way Off.
adding that with seven Republicans
lined up for reservations Of the char
acter proposed, there was no longer
accessibility that more radical Guali-
s fications could be included in the
Z ratification.
Although the McCumber- -McNary
Z reservation program held the center
of interest in discussions among sena-
tors during the day several other
angles of the treaty controversy came
to the surface in the senate and at g
public hearing of the foreign rela-
tons committee.
President Wilson submitted short