The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-09-19
SENATE RECEIVES
PEACE COVENANT
Gig BATTLE OVER RATIFICATION
WILL BE OPENED UP
IMMEDIATELY
ATTEMPT TO AMEND TREATY
After That VIII Come Fight Over the
Reservations. Republican Sen
ator Says Reservationists Have
Sufficient Votes

Washington, Sept. 1I.--1he Geriphh
peace treaty with amendments ana
Its leugue of nations covenant win
reservations WIS reported 10 the sen
ale yesterday by the foreign relations
committee. a ma jority Of whose mem
hers opposed ratification in the form
submitted by President Wilson.
Immediately after II was presented
by Chairman Lodge. TWO months TO
the dny from the time the president
laid II before the senate. Senator
Hitchcock Of Nebraska. ranking Demo
cratic member Of the committee, an
nounced that the minority report urg.
ing ratification without amendment
or reservations would be- filed today.
The fight over ratifications will be-
gin Monday Chairman Lodge an
nounced and the treaty Will be taken
up then and kept continuously before
the senate. First will come the effort
To amend the treaty and then the
fight for reservations. mild or strong.
Leaders of the administration forces
continued to predict that the treaty
Win the ifHEHe covenant Wouiu Nv
ratified In its original form.
Republican leaders declared, how
ever, that II put to q vote now the
league would be rejected by the sen
ate.
formal report Of the majority
was presented with as little Formally
ms II 1t had been II bill To carry on
the routine work of the government
There was larger attendance on the
floor than usual. however.
On the heels Of it's presentation,
Senator Kenyon. Republican Iowa. In
whose state President Wilson made an
address In support Of the league
covenant, launched bitter attack
upon II and declared the covenant
never could be adopted ms it now
stands. The big crowd in the galleries
broke forth into applause as the Iowa
senator concluded. One woman. stand
Ing up. waved an umbrella in great
excitement. There were many refer
ences to the treaty In later debate,
and today Senator Harding Of Ohio. n
Republican member of the foreign re-
latious committee. VIII speak against
ratification.
The majority report, accompanying
the treaty. contained ~ amendments
to the treaty and four reservations to
the league covenant. Two of the
amendments promise to be the subject
of prolonged debate, as they would
award Shnntung province 10 China in
stead Of temporarily to Japan. and
would provide Tint the United States
have vote In the league assembly
| equal to that of Great Britain,
| Some indication of the majority feel
Ing on these points was given by
| Senator Kenyon, who declared that
had the league covenant not been In
| terwoven with the treaty. the Shan
tung and voting clauses would have
| been the only things standing in the
way of speedy ratification.
| The other principal amendment
dwclt with prohibiting the United
States from having representatives on
the PREPARATION commission. The
amendment dealt with phraseologs.
| The chief fight IL expected 10 he
over the four reservations to the
league covenant. They are the right
Of unconditional withdrawal of The
| United States: refusal To assume In,
| ternationa guarantees or mandates
without sanction of congress under
article 10; exclusive action in domestic
and political affairs and Interpretation
of the Monroe doctrine solely by this
country. There will he no secret con
slderation of the treaty by the senate
II Will he discussed and disposed III
in open session. Chairman Lodge Sc
announced in reply To an inquiry 10y
the vice president
In urging members of the Democrat
ic side Ia "eome out Of the valley al
stuhhornneSs. Senator Kenyon de
clared In his address yesterday thai
there were Votes enough in the senat,
10 ratlfy the treaty with substantial
reservations.