Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-10-22
TREATY STAND
Cc.nxirued from Paae One,

;sts" who. under the leadership Of Ser
z;or NeNa-g. RepGbiiczn- o-egcn
agreed las. July 20 : definite program
He SAID the plan he presented toda,
vaE the o7tgrow:h Of conferences BE.
tween this group and Republicans VII
tsvore1 stronger -ese-vsao-s-
II wa. revealed that tie McCun-
Der draft os the Article II reservation.
which has been the troublesome point
in en Negotiations for al agreement
follows very closely draft which
former President TAT, recently sug-
ges.ed and which RAs submitted u
Senator Lodge TIE rex, of TIE new
Taft reservation. .ogeths- with one
drawn by him regarding voting pow
er in the league. became pubic to-
night for the frs time.
The text c. Senator NcCumbe- s
reservations which re presented for
printing urd=r tie title Of suggested
compromise reservations" follows:
Withdrawal
i--tat the United States under
stands and 50 constrUez Article one
that n case Of notice of withdrawal
from the League Ct Nations. as pro-
yided ii said article tie United
. States shall BE- the sole judge as t.
whether all is international ctliga-
,ioas and all lis obligations undsr
tie said covenant have been fulfilled.
Article Ten
THE United States assumes nc
/ obligation 20 p-eseTve the tsrTttoria.
integrity cr political independence #
any other country or 70 interfere II
. cc,rtrc1 e-sses between nations.
: whether members II the league O.
not. Under IRE provisions of Article
- n tc employ tte military OF naya.
forces ct the United States under any
article Il the trcaty for any purpose
unless II ary particular case the
Congress. which. unGe- the consti-
TUITION, hss the sole power 20 de-
clare war o. authorize tire employ
rnent If ne military and naval forc-
es tf the United Safes. shan. b. &C.
O. :oin. resolution. SO declare.
Domestic Questions
The tinted Safes reze-yes e. lis !
excius.ysH The rlglt 70 dec.de wha
questions a-e within It's domestic jurls
dic;i7n ami DECLARES that ali dornestir
and ycii icSi questions ,e.a:ing TO il;
ilterrationsl affairs. Il slu-iny ;Harrfsrs
;i3r. Goa tvise trait. tie ta-iE. cor.
EsFce. ard ali ether domestic Qces.icns
are sslely within the !uri- dlctiol II tn
Tn 81 a-es and are not. Un5er thi
treaty. submitted in any way 10 eithe
o. rot TO the consideration Of ~
ccu-cll or .he assembly of the Lezgu.
o. Nations. Or to the decision Or rec
cmmsntaticn Of any other power
Monroe Doctrine
. THE Cn.:es States does rot bind &;
: fe,f TO s1bu.i, 70 arbitration or iaQuir!
by the assembly CT -he council an,
que ton which in the judgment o. ih'
United States depends upon or involve,
its long-esta5 5lished policy cornonl,
called the Ioaroe Doctrine Said doc
trfne is tc De interpreted by the Cn;,et
SAFES alcne and is hereby declared Il
: re wholly outside the Jurisdiction o
ssii League of Nations; and 4, is pre-
servel Unaffected oy Any provision il
tad treaty contained.
Snansuns
the Cri'el States refrains from en-
terine into any as-e ment upon It's par
in reference o the matters contained Il
articles iS. 81. I5s. ard reserves fui
liberty Of action in rsspec: 20 any con
'roeersy which may arise In relatio.
thereto.
Vote of Dominions
eu-he~A
ror dominion is party TO the dispute. tn,
Caited Safes reserves the right. upc.
the submission Of any dispute ,o tn,
council or TIE assembly. 70 object t,
any member an it, self-gove-ning &c
Hini-ns. dependencies or possession!
having in the aggregate more than or,
voc: ard n case such objection !,
raie. the United States assumes no Oh
hsation TO be bound by any election
anling or decision in which such mem
ber and Is said dominions. dependen
eies ard possessions have in the aeere
Eats cat mere than one vote.
Where principal country OF
dominion is party to the dispute.
/ That the United States under.
stands and construes the word,
dispute between members" and
the words dispute between parties
in Article IS TO mean that a dispute
with self governing dominion
colony or dependency represented ir
the assembly is dispute with the
dominant or principal member rep.
resented therein and that a dispute
with such a dominant or principa
member is a dispute with all its
self governing dominions. colon.
les. or dependencies; and tina,
the exclusion Of the parties te
the dispute provided in the las,
i paragraph of said article vii
cover not only the dominant O,
principal member. but also its do.
minions. colonies and dependencies
! Later Senator Jones. Republican
Washington presented a reservation
by which the United States would
give notice that it intends 10 with.
draw from the !eague at the end oi
two years unless within that time
Sh2ntung has been restored te
China: the Irish situation solved II
a way satisfactory to the irish peo.
pie: Egypt made an independent
state. and peace time conscriptior
abolished by all Of the league mem
bers
Mr.. Taft's suggested reservation.
are as follows:
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