Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
Treaty Reported
With Reservations


troversies between other nations
members of the league or not, or to
employ the military or naval forces
of the United States in such con-
troversies, or to adopt economic
measures for the protection of any
other country whether member OF
the league or not, against external
aggression or for the purpose of CO.
ercing any other country, or for the
purpose of intervention in the in
ternal conflicts or other contro-
versies which may arise in any other
country and no mandate shall be &C
copied by the United States under
Article p. Part / OF the treaty OF
peace with Germany, except by
action of congress of the United
States.
To Decide Own Questions.
-. The United States reserves to
itself exclusively the right to decide
what questions are within it's do
mestic jurisdiction and declares that
| II domestic and political questions
relating to its affairs, including I'M
migration, coastwise traffic, the tar
if, commerce and all other domes-
tic questions rest solely within the
jurisdiction of the United States
and are not under this treaty sub
mitted in any way either to arbitra-
ton or to the consideration of the
council or of the assembly of the
league Of nations or to the decision
or recommendation of any other
power.
"a. The United States declines to
submit for arbitration or inquiry by
the assembly or the council of the
league of nations, provided for in
said treaty of peace, any questions
which in the judgment of the
United States depend upon or relate
to its long established policy, COM
monty known as the Monroe doc
trine; said doctrine to be interpret
ed by the United States alone and
is declared to be wholly outside the
jurisdiction of said league of ma
tons and entirely unaffected by any
provision contained in the said
treaty of peace with Germany"
The reservations were offered by
Chairman Lodge, and were regard
ed as representing the views of the
republicans advocating drastic res
ervations. 1t was announced SEN
ator McCumber would offer sub
sttute ratification resolution in the
senate presenting views of the So
called mild" reservationists. Sen
ator Lodge said the reservations
were the composite work only OF
republican senators advocating
strong reservations.
The treaty as amended and incor-
porating about 40 amendments
adopted recently by the majority
will be reprinted for the senate's de-
liberations. The amendments, briefly
provide:
For return of Shantung to China
under the amendment of Senator
Lodge to substitute "China" for
Japan" in the Shantung section.
For withdrawal of the United
States from representation on the
numerous international commissions.
This amendment was by Senator
Fall, republican. New Mexico, and
involves about IS textual changes).
For limitation on the authority of
American representative on the
-eparatiors commission to act with
out direction of their government,
except on shipping questions.
Equal Voting Power.
For equal voting power in the
league council and assembly Of the
United States and Great Britain.
For prohibition against British
colonies voting in league delibera-
tons on questions between Great
Britain and the United States.
Senator Fall did not press his
amendment proposing elimination
of the provision for an international
labor party.
Adoption of the reservations to-
day was strenuously contested by
democratic committeeman, except
Senator Shields The latter, it was
said, declared emphatically for reser-
vations.
The vote on adoption of the reser-
vations was 10 to 7 on the with
drawal provision, 9 to on that af-
fecting territorial guarantees and
mandates, and II to on those deal
ing with domestic questions and the
Monroe doctrine. Senators Borah,