The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-23
Senate Will Turn Its Atten-
ton to Suggestion Of
fered by Elihu Root
THINKS RESERVATIONS
SHOULD BE MADE
Advises Acceptance of the Treaty and
League of Nations After This Is
Done-Would Be Good Political Move
by the Republicans.

by the RepuDnCafS.
WASHINGTON June 23.-With the
plan for ratification of the league OF ma
tons covenant with reservations, submit |
ted by Elihu Root, to Senator Lodge, the
Knox resolution apparently is dead Re
| publican leaders say it has served its pur-
pose in giving the peace conference notice
Of the attitude of the senate
! 1t is believed that all the efforts OF the
Republicans henceforth will be coneen-
| trated on developing the recommends
| tions made by former Senator Root andI
embodying them in such a resolution of
ratification as Will meet the approval OF
all those who oppose the league OF NJ
tons 1t is realized that this will pro-
vide difficult if not impossible under
taking, but future work viii be in that
direction.
Ex-senator Root was on the floor Of
the senate much of Saturday afternoon.
He conferred with number OF hls old
associates. He positively insisted that
nothing remains but the acceptance Of the
peace treaty with the league of nations,
and good, stiff reservations. There IS no
other course, in his Judgment He thinks
the senate cannot assume responsibility
for indefinitely delaying the restoration
OF normal peace conditions, which would
be the case il the Knox resolution was
carried out to its ultimate intention. He
Improved the Knox resolution only to the
extent that he vastly preferred sepa-
ration of the treaty and covenant, but
realized that such ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS I'M
possible Of achievement. In no other
respect did he mdorse the Knox resolu-
ton.
1t is admitted that the Root plan would
prove of enormous value to the Republl-
cans from "A political viewpoint. 1t would
enable the majority party to claim full
credit for ratitying the treaty, restoring
early peace. aiding in establishing a league
OF nations and at the same time saving
the Monroe Doctrine and all other Amer
lean institutions which are alleged to he
threatened with destruction because Of
the league covenant
The Root ratification, as he proposes
it, would include IN the senate resolution
ratifying the treaty the following three
clauses Of reservation:
In advising and conserving to the rati-
fcation of the said treaty. the senate re.
\ serves and excludes from its consent the
] 10th article of the covenant for the league
4 of nations. as to which the senate refuses
its consent
The senate consents to the ratification
Of the said treaty reserving Article \
Z aforesaid. with the understanding that
4 whenever two years notice OF withdraw
i nj from the league OF nations shall have
y been given. as provided in Article l.. No
4 claim, charge OF finding that information
q al obligations or obligations under the
5 covenant have not been fulfilled viii ht
Z deemed to render the two years notice
intfectual or to keep the power giving
the notice in the league after the cxpira
4 ton of the time specified in the notice
4 lnasmuch rs IN agreeing To become .
q member of the ieague OF nations the nj
q ted States OF America is moved hy 10
Z interest OF wish to intrude upon or in
B terfere with the political policy or inter
national administration OF any foreign
Il state and 10y any existing OF anticipated
dangers in the affairs Of the American
4 continents, but aceedes to the wish of the
4 European states that it shall join it.
4 power to theirs for the preservation O
1 general peace, the senate consents to the
e ratification Of the said treaty. excepting
4 Article y aforesaid with the understand
ing that nothing therein contained shal
be construed to imply REIMBURSEMENT
Fly the United States of America Of it,
traditional attitude toward purely Ameri
4 can questions, or to require the submits
sion OF its policy regarding questions
4 which il deems to be purely American
\ Questions. TO the decision or recommends
. ton OF other powers.
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