Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-03

accepted by cable and quickly dispose
of the treaty.
Text of Reservations
The text of Senator Smiths pro
posed reservations follows:
Resolved, That the senate advises
and consents to the ratification of the
treaty with Germany with the follow
ing proviso, to be made a part of
such ratification:
First-The United States under
stands and constructs the words dis
pute between MEMBERS" and the
words dispute between parties in
article Is, to mean that a dispute
with a principal member, self-gov-
erning dominion, colony or depend
ency represented in the assembly in
a dispute with the dominant or prin-
cipal member represented therein
and with each of the other self
governing Idominions, colonies or de
Tendencies thereof, and that the eX-
clusion of the parties to the dispute
provided in the last ragraph of
said article will cover the dominant
or principal member, it's dominions.
colonies and dependencies.
Second-The United States under
stands that. as the covenant pro-
vides no tribunal to pass judgment
upon the subject, whenever the two
years notice for withdrawal from
the League of Nations shall have
been given by a member nation, as
provided in article l, the member
| nation shall be the sole judge wheth-
err all it's internatiOnalt obligations,
and al Its obligations under this
covenant, have been fulfilled and no.
tice of withdrawal by the United
States. can be given by a concurrent
resolution by the congress of the
United States.
Third-The United States under
stands that the reference to the
Monroe Doctrine in the league cove
nant means that the long established
| policy of the United States, com
| monty known as the Monroe Doc.
trine, is preserved unaffected by the
covenant and that no question which
depends upon or involves this policy
is to be submitted to arr; ration or
| inquiry by the assembly or the coun-
ell of the league.
Fourth-The United s. IS under
stands +",-+, under the league cove
| lIctLlI, llO quCSt1Oll CdI NC IdIS6L,
either in the assembly or in the
council of tn league, which will
| give either body the right to report
or to make any recommendation or
| to take any action upon the policy
| of the United States or any other
member nation, with regard to do
| nestle or political questions relat-
| ing to its internal affairs, including
| immigration. coastwise traffic, the
| tariff, commerce and all other purely
| domestic questions, but these ques-
| tionS, in whatever manner they may
arise, are solely within the jurisdic-
| ton o Teach member nation, and are
not by the covenant submitted in
any way, either to arbitration or to
| the consideration of the council or
| the assembly of the League of Ma
| tions, or to the decision or recon
| mendation Of any other power, and,
| in the case of the United 9tates,
| they are reserved for action by the
| congress of the United States.
Fifth-The United States under
stands that the advice which may be
| given by the council or the assem-
| bly, of the league, with regard to
the employment of the military or
naval forces by a member nation,
or with regard to the use of eco
nomic measures for the protection
of any other country, whether men,
Der of the league or not, or for the
| purpose of coercing any other coun-
| try or for the purpose of interven-
! ton in the internal conflicts of other
| controversies which may arise in
any other country, is to be regarded