The sun., 1919-10-01
LABOR CONTROL
LOST BY TREATY.
Senator Fall Shows Britain
Has "a Votes to Americas
4 i'm Council.
DOMESTIC LIFE AFFECTED
Authority of Congress to En-
act Laws for Workers Would
Be Restricted.
spseia, DESPATCH to TEE SUI.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Addressing
the Senate to-day in behalf Of his
series of amendments to the peace
Treaty, Senator Fall IN. M. declared
that among the impositions the treaty
would inflict on the United States is
the creation of Labor international
Council wherein the United States
would have four representatives while
the British Empire would have twen-
ty-four.
This is the ratio of the representa-
ton of the two countries in the AS
sembly, of the League. where the
United States would have one to six
for the British Empire.
Senator Fall only mentioned this
point incidentally at the conclusion Of
his address, and will develop it fur
ther, it is understood, at another time.
One of his amendments proposes to
end all participation of this country
ton. The others strike out all repre-
sentation of the United States in
the other International administrative
committees set up under the treaty,
except that a partial representation
is retained in the Reparation Commits
sion so that American interests in
connection with shipping matters may
be protected.
Hypothetical Cases Considered.
Senator Falls speech was one of a
series of legal analyses and expositions
that have marked the more recent con-
sideration OF the treaty. He did not
confine himself to his amendments but
considered perfectly possible cases which
might arise under the operations of
the League of Nations wherein the
United States would be at a dis
advantage.
Take a case in our relations with
Mexico" said Senator Fall For dec
| ades there has been a dispute between
this country and Mexico about a strip
OF territory In Texas. 1t now consti-
tutes q part of the city OF Ell Paso.
Under the treaty OF Guadalupe HidaIso
F., IL was supposed to be settled and a
| joint boundary commission was estab-
lished which was active for many years.
This strip or land was In dispute owing
| to shift in the course of the Rio Grande.
A bright Yankee sued to establish his
! claim under the Mexican deed. He was
promptly beaten. Until that time there
had never been question of American
sovereignty. Mexico had never claimed
! it.
That case still remains in n fashion
unsettled What would be its status II
! we were now in the League of Nations
Mexico Is not a member nor has she
been invited to join, Assuming that the
United States becomes a member let us
assume further that Mexico takes her
claim to the league and represents that
the dispute pay affect the peace of the
world.
| Some friend of Mexico induces the
conference to take cognizance OF the
! rarily the league, until Article XVII. for
the purpose of settling this dispute. Mex
; leo joins. and, presenting her case, sug-
gests that questions of damages and
ply slcal possession of the disputed land
are involved. The United States re.
fuses to arbitrate.
Monroe Doctrine Invoked.
Immediately the council of the league
takes jurisdit tion and the United States
raises the question OF the Monroe Doc.
trIna and protests against the league,