The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-15
MODIFY TREATY
ND Ia KILL n
f.44.4A
'llinerity n csrsuittss q Fos.
eisn RslatiouS Challenges
Report World Peece
In HAlaAee''
wassinssoa. n. q. sen l--ssrs-

washsEston. n. G.. SeN l-~-sSre
cisil The minority nsnbefs OF IN,
senate committee on foreign relations
made their report ! DAY to she sen
ate on the peace treaty and ths
league OF nations covenant. The re
port on the pesee treaty vas signed
by Senators Hitchcock. Williams,
swanson. Pomerena Smith and PITT
1sn TIE report b = direct chal-
lenge 10 the majority report OF The
commiFsee made 10 the senate yesEer-
tss which recommended number OF
amendments and reservations 10 The
treaty and covenant. The minority
report declares, adoption BY senate Of
these amendments or resery vat ions
~ouid KIN the present treaty and ne.
sessitste the FeopenEng OF negosia-
tons with fns allies and Germany.
The report is plea to the senate and
she country for ratification OF the
treaty. without amendment or reserva-
lion 10 The end that industrial ccndi-
lions be stabilized on the basis OF
~orld peace guaranteed by the ns-
ticns at the world organized 10 q
league OF nations
The industrial void Is 10 fer
nsn,, said ne report and the anSn-
aial world in doubt. aud commerce.
halted while this great delay Of the
peace settlement has been caused by
,Ghe majority OF . committee known
Ito be ort or harmony with the ma
lority OF the senate and the majority
~ the people. This IL government BY
distraction as well as by minority.
Our export trade already shows,
The undeniable effects OF delay aud
ionhs IN treaty ratification and
peace settlement. For the frxs seven
months after the armistEce. our ex-
PORTS averaged almost seven hundred
piliions per month bG, in july they
fen 10 ss-e .Qo0.efo Europe undoabt.
sdly wants our products but can only
AXE them IN full quantity il our 4
asnrial Institutions provide credit 10
hsidge over the period necessary 10
restore European industry to product.
iveness This private credit can and
~sli not Be furnished as long as the
peace settlement sin doubt. Public
xedit has heretofore carried this
Erxai balance Of trade
Our government has about reach
ri the end Of its anshcsiIv given b., /,
sunsress and VII advance bar little
more. Prom nov on IL we are 10
xee pup our trade with Europe pri-
sate capitalists must furnish the
'redit to cover the trade balance sn.
IA EuroSsan Industries get started |
and are able TO pay us what they can
sith goods Peace settlements de- |,
avs and Doubts DAralife this revival !
X uncertainty continues depression is
Referring to the action OF |
lhe majority OF the committee who |
united in opposing the reecmnenda-
'sions both as to text and proposed |
In our opinion amend. |
nents have no merit but whethss !
they be good or bad their adoption l
by tie senate can have no possible ef. !
isct except to defeat the participation 1
by the United States In the treaty. |
None Of them could possibly be se- /
cepted even by the great nations as
sDctased with the United States in |
she war and none OF them could by
any possibility be approved BIZ GeA
many
TO ADOPT any one OF these is equiv.
zlent to rejection OF the treaty.
To adopt an amendment or 10 re-
'ect the treaty means the United
States viii sacrifice all Of the ccnces-
sisns secured ifon Germany ky die
iatsd peace. Among the concessions
> hich the United States would sac 4
rice BY the adoption OF any amend
nent or the rejection OF the treaty
nay be included the following:
rirst, Germans acknowledgement OF
-es espoaslbility for the war. and her
promise 10 make restitution for dsm-
Agss resulting from H.
Second. Gesmany's PROMISE 10 rs in
he treaty that she vii not impose
higher or other customs. duties o.
.hsrzss on our goods than those
'hars<d TO the nsst favored nation
md vill not prohibit or restrict or
against Imports directly
" Indirectly. from our country. +
Third, Cermany's promise 70 Us in
he treaty that she VIII made no dis
in German ports on ship.
ling bearing our nag and that our
'hippsns In German ports wsi be Civ.
N a favorable Treatment a. Ger,
nan ships receisa
Fourth. That for six Eonths after
he treaty. goes ntn sffecf NJ GUS
o,ss duty viii b levied against im-
lorts from the Cnited States. esceptl
he lowest duties that we're In fcrcs
Or the arst six months OF 1874. Z
Firth. CermAny's agreement With
a that the United States shall have
he pfrfleke Of re*ring such Of the