The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-10
SENATOR KNOX
HAS A PLAN
Resolution Would Allow Nations L
Reserve Decision on League oS
Nations For People
to Decide.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, June 1o-Senatof
Knox today offered resolution In the
senate stating that it is the sense or
that body that the peace treaty Do so
drawn las to permit any nation to re-
serve without prejudice to itself for
future separate and full consideration
by it's people the question of any
league Of nations
Knox made 1t plain that his resolu-
ton is not an effort to separate tho
treaty and the league of nations cove
nant.
I'VE are not asking separation OF
the two" said Knox. "All that Is
asked is that the people Of any nation
may take their own time about &C
lceptance or rejection Of the league
while putting into full force all the
other provisions Of the treaty
The resolution declared that this
would permit immediate conclusion or
peace with Germany and gave notice
tc the peace conference that Inclusion
of such provision will facilitate the
early acceptance of the treaty by the
senate"
Nor would It interfere, the resolu-
ton stated, with the organization OF
the league Of nations, or with the par
ticfpation Of the United States IN
league activities. pending final deci-
sion by the American people and the
senate as to whether they want to
accept the obligations OF league mem
bership.
It provided that amy indispensable
participation by the United States in
matters covered by the league cove
nant shall pending the entry of the
United States into the league, be ac-
cepted through diplomatic commits
sions."
Knox, explaining the purpose of his
resolution, said it Is to afford an OPP
portunity for the American people to
hear all the facts about the league
and then express their deliberate 5udg-
ment on It, while at the same time per-
hitting the ending of the war and the
participation of the United States in
fine making OF peace.
The resolution in part reads: The
senate will regard as adequate for
cur national needs a, peace treaty
which shall assure to the United
States attachments of those ends for
which we entered the war and VIII
look with disfavor upon all treaty pro
visions going beyond those ends.
This resolution indicates and gives
notice to the limit Of present obliga-
lions against the United States In
which the senate is now prepared to
acquiesce and that the adoption by the
peace conference Of the foregoing rea-
sonable limitations will facilitate the
general acceptance Of the treaty by
the senate will in no wise interfere
with the league Of nations as between
those countries prepared to rat1fy the
treaty without further consideration
and will afford such manifestation
OF real respect for the wishes Of a
great people as cannot fail to more
firmly cement friendship between our
selves and our co-belligerents."
Concluding, the resolution pledges
the United States again to go to the
J defense Of humanity and civilization
should the need arise.
Knox declared that under his plan
the possibility Of the United States
| being forced to make a separate peace
with Germany would be greatly re-
duced. That possibility, he said, has
long been apparent to senators.
/ The resolution was referred to the
foreign relations committee.
Knox said he will address the SEN
ate on it soon. Comment Is almost
lacking among senators on the pub
/ lished text Of the treaty. They have
not had time to compare 1t with the
semi-official summary, they said, nor
even to read the treaty text carefully.