Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-23

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pect vote on it before Friday.
Reservations Adopted.
The preamble and reservation
adopted by the committee today fol
low:
Preamable:
The committee also report tn
following reservations and under
standings to be made a part and
condition of the resolution of rati
hcation, which ratification is not t.
take effect or bind the United State
until the following reservations an
understandings have been accepte,
:. by at least (. Great Britain
France, Italy and Japan.
l. The United States understand
and construes Article l that in cas-
of notice of withdrawal from tn
league of nations the Unite.
States shall be the sole judge as t.
whether all its Z. obligations un
der the said covenant have been full
filled and notice of withdrawal b,
the United States may be given by
concurrent resolution of the con
gress of the United States.
No Obligations Assumed.
2. The United States assumes n,
obligations to preserve the ter
ritorial integrity or political indie
pendence of any other country o
to interfere in controversies be
tween nations under the pro
visions of Article I, or to emplo,
the military or naval forces of tn
United States under any article o
the treaty for any purpose, unless il
any particular case the congress
shall by act of joint resolution
so provide.
5. No mandate shall be accepted
by the United States = = ex
cept by action Of the congress of thu
United States.
4. The United States reserves Il
itself exclusively the right to decid,
what questions are within its domes
tic jurisdiction and declares that al
domestic and political questions re
lating wholly or in part to its inter
nal affairs, including immigration
labor, coastwise traffic, the tariff
commerce and all other domestic
questions are solely within the jur
isdiction of the United States ant
are not under this treaty to be sub
mitted in any way to thu
consideration = = Of the league
of nations or any agency thereo
= =.
Won't Submit to Arbitration.
5. The United States will not sub
NIT to arbitration or inquiry by thu
assembly, or by the council of thu
league of nations any
questions which in the Judgment o
the United States depend upon OF re-
late to its long established policy
commonly known as the Monroe doc
trine; said doctrine is to be inter
preted by the United States alon'
and is hereby declared to be wholly
outside the jurisdiction OF sal.
league of nations and entirely unaf
fected by any provision contained
in the said treaty Of peace with Ger
many.
s. The United States withhold
its assent to articles l56, 157 and IS
(Shantung) and reserves full libert.
Of action with respect to any con
troversy which may arise under sal
articles between the republic O
China and the empire Of Japan.
mo. in the committee list wa
passed over without action.)
8. The United States understand
that the reparations commission vii
regulate or interfere with export
from the United States to German,
or from Germany to the Unite
States only when the United State
approves such regulation or .1terfei
ence.
u. S. Won't Be Obligated.
9. The United States shall not b
obligated to contribute to any ex
penses of the league of nations O
of the secretariat or of any com
mission or committee or conference
or other agency, organized unde
the league of nations or under tn,
treaty or for the purpose of carry
ing out the treaty provisions, unles
and until an appropriation of fund
available for such expenses shall
have been made by the congress o
the United States.
10. If the United States shall a
any time adopt any plan for tn
limitation of ornaments propose'
by the council Of the league Of ma
ton. under the provisions Of Arti
Gle 8, it reserves the right to in
crease such armament without tn
consent of the council whenever tn
United States is threatened with in
yasion or engaged in war.
Number II also was passes
Il. The United States reserve
the right to permit, in its discretion
the nationals of covenant-break
| ing state, as defined in Article i
Of the covenant of the league OF ma
tions, to continue their commercial
financial and personal relations witt
the nationals of the United States
IS. The final reservation on tn
| list also was passed over.
| II has heen discovered that THU