Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-10-23
Senate Foreign Affairs
Committee Adopts II
to 8, Ten lnterpreta-
tons and Preamble.
CumberRej arty
but Shields, Democrat,
Votes With Republic
ans; Curb on Mandates.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Presi-
, dent Wilson's fear that altera-
ton of the peace treaty by the
senate, whether by amendment
or reservation, involves its re-
turn to the peace conference,
was actually written into the
draft upon which the upper
chamber is to pass, by it's for
eign relations committee today,
in the adoption by the commit
tee of ten reservations and a
preamble. The preamble speci-
fies that ratification shall not
be binding on the United States
unless the reservations proposed
are ratified by Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan.
Administration leaders in the
committee voted against the
reservations and preamble, ex-
cept Senator Shields, democrat,
Tennessee, who joined with the
republican majority, which was
solidified for the first time by
the adhesion Of Senator McCum-
Der, republican, North Dakota.
DispeIs Economic Boycott.
On the provision requiring the assent
Of other powers, however, which was
contained in a preamble to the reserva-
tion group, Senator McCumber Joined
the SIX democrats in opposition.
Among the reservations was new
proposal which administration senator's
declared would break down the economic
boycott feature of the league Of nations
covenant and reservation Of article
ten differing only in the transpostion Of
one phrase from that which President
Wilson has announced he would treat as
rejection Of the treaty.
Ten Embody Compromise.
The ten reservations were part OF
list presented by Chairman Lodge and
declared by the republican leaders to
represent a compromise behind which
majority of the senate is pledged TO
stand. 1t is said that part of the pro-
gram and some reservations to be taken
lp later had failed to obtain the support
of all the mild republicans"
The administration members of the
committee, headed by Democratic Leader
Hitchcock. tried in vain to secure modi-
lcatlon Of the reservation proposals.
Democrats offer Substitutes.
Showing for the first time. however.
Willingness to include reservations Of
an interpretative character in the ratifi-
cation resolution. Senator Hitchcock and
his colleagues offered substitutes for
several Of the reservations presented,
but not single substitution or change
was made at their suggestion.
The ten subjects covered by the reser-
vations were:
Withdrawal from league membership;
article ten; the right of congress to auth
orize mandates; national supremacy
over domestic questions; the Monroe
doctrine: Shantung; limitations on the
reparations committee; the power of
congress to determine contributions to
league expenses; the right to increase
armament in certain circum stances. and
the right to continue trade with a cove
nant-breaking state
McCumber Reioins Party.
In the vote on one Of these reserva-
tlons Senator McCumber. republican,
North Dakota. who had stood with the
mild reservationsts' against all pre-
vious committee proposals voted with
the majority.
II was the first time that Senator
McCumber, republican. North Dakota
had stood with the other republicans of
CONTINUED Page Two)