The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-11
TREATY REPORTED
FOUR RESERVATIONS
FORTN-FINE AMENDMENTS
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tion has been taken by France, Japan
or Italy. The argument that the treaty
speedily should be ratified that trad.
ing with Germany might begin, the
report dismisscs as 'rather faded" ana
declares the United States has been
trading with Germany since the sign
ing Of the armistice in increasing vol
ume. The statement that trade can
not be resumed until the treaty is ratI-
fled is characterized as mere delu.
sion"
lndulges in Sarcasm
Before leaving this subject says
the report, 1T may not be amiss to
remark that Mr.. Lloyd George has
recently made two important speeches
expressing grave apprehensiOns US to
the social and political unrest and the
economic troubles prevalent in Eng
lIud. He seems to have failed to point
out, however, that the ratification Of
the covenant of the league Of nations
by Great Britain had relieved the stu
alton which he had described. He was
apparently equally rcmiss in emitting
to suggest that prompt action by the
senate Of the United States in adopt
ing the covenant OF the league Of ma
tiUns would Immediately lower the price
Of beef.
"rhe first amendment offered by the
committee relates to the league. 1t IS
so TO amend the text as TO
secure for the United States u vote in
the assembly of the league equal to
that of any other power. Great Britain
now has under the name Of the British
empire one vote in the council of the
league. She has four additional votes
in the assembly of the league for her
selfgoyerning dominions and colonies,
which are most properly members of
he league and signatories to the treaty.
She also has the vote OF India, which
S neither Il self-goVerning dominion
Ior colony, but merely part Of the
empire. and which apparently was
simply put in as signatory and mem
Der OF the league by the peace con
'erence because Great Britain desired
L.
'otes Of the Kingdom Of HejaZ and of
Persia. With these last two, Of course,
Ee have nothing to do. But if Great
5ritain has six votes in the league
assembly, no reason has occurred to
he committee and the argument had
,een made TO show why the United
states should not have an equal mum
,er. If other countries like the pres
mt arrangements, that is not our af ,
air, but the committee failed to see
Why the United states should have but |
ne vote in the assembly Of the league |
when the British empire has six.
% Amendments 10 Shantung
Amendments 10 to Al, inclusive,
ransfer to China the German lease and |
ights if they exist in the Chinese |
rovince of Shantung, which are given |
Y the treaty to Japan. The majority |
+ the committee were not willing to .
ave their votes recorded at any stage .
4 the proceedings in favor of the con
of what they consider a |
reat wrong They cannot assent to .
lking the property of faithful ally .
nd handing it over to an other ally in |
Ilfillment of a bargain made by other
overs in u secret treaty. 1t is u rec
rd which they are not willing to pre-
ent TO their fellow-citi2ens or leave
ehind them for the contemplation OF
neir children.
amendment No. - is simply to
rovide that where a member of the
,ague has self.governing dominions
nd colonies which are also members
+ the league, the exclusion of the dis
utants under the league rules shall
over the aggregate vote Of the mem
er of the league and its self-govern-
lg dominions and parts of the empire
il any one of them is in
olved in the controversy.
The remaining amendments, with a
ngle exception, may be treated as
ne, for the purpose of all alike is to
elieve the United States from having /
lblished by the league which deal
ith questions in which the United
tates has and can have no interest
nd in which the United States has
been inserted by design. The
is amendment No. 45, which
rovides that the United States shall
ave u member of the reparations com
lisslon, but that such commissioner of
he United States except in the case
shipping where the interests of the
nited States are directly involved,
lnnot deal with or vote upon any 9TH
r questions before that commission
kept under instructions from the
overnment of the United States.
The committee proposes four reser-
ations to be made part Of the reso-
ition OF ratification when it is re-
orted. The committee reserves, OF
ourse, the right to offer other reser-
ations if they shall so determine. The
)ur reservations now presented are
) follows:
On Withdrawal From League
"'1.-The United States reserves to
self the unconditional right to with
raw from the League Of Nations upon
he notice provided in Article | Of said
'eaty of peace with Germany
The provision in the league cove
ant for withdrawal declares that any
ember may withdraw provided IT has
llfilled all its international obliga-