Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-23
PLAN TO REPORT
LEAGUE treaty
IN COMING WEEK
Senators Will Begin Work To
day on Amendments and
Reservations.
FINAL WITNESS TO
BE CALLED MONDAY

Both Administration and Republican
Leaders Now Look for Speedy
Settlement Of Fight on
Covenant.
Washington, Aug. 22,-ln a deter
mined effort to report the peace
treaty before the end Of next week,
the senate foreign relations committee
suddenly interrupted its public hear
ngs today and arranged to go 60
work tomorrow on proposed amend
ments and reservations.
Although one witness will be heard
Monday, members thought that
might be the last hearing before the
treaty was reported.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
democratic leader, declared his be-
lief that the report would be laid
before the senate during the COM
ing week. Republican members
agreed with his prediction, but Chair
man Lodge declined to say when he
thought the committee would act.
Late today plans to expedite the
consideration of amendments were
discussed at a conference of republi-
can members of the committee. 1t ic
likely that among the first amend
ments voted on, will be one to strike
out or modify the article given Japan
control in Shantung province, China.
The story of the negotiations re-
sulting in the Shantung provision
was told to the committee today by
Professor E. Y. Williams, technical
adviser to the American peace dele
cation. He said he had STRONGLY
objected to the settlement reached.
! The labor provisions Of the peace
treaty fail to cope with threatening
labor evils and point toward pro-
gram which may disturb the domestic
peace of the United States, Senator
| Thomas, democrat of Colorado, de-
clared in speech today in the SEN
ate. He expressed grave doubt wheth-
err that section of the treaty could
be accepted under the constitution.
Class Troubles.
| The international labor conference
to be set up, Senator Thomas de-
clared, would be an important integral
part of the league of nations, though
| the provisions creating it are not in
Guided in the league covenant.
"Inasmuch as organized labor cor
rectly speaks of itself as class"
said the Colorado senator, cit is en-
tirelv appropriate to say that by in
Guiding this program in the treaty,
distinct recognition and separate or
ganization are given to class. To
enthrone a class, whether by revolu-
ton or by treaty, is but to estrange
other classes.
cit may be possible to reach the
goal of uniformity in the conditions
of labor, but I question whether it
can be done otherwise than by max
ing the standard the lowest, and
levelling down to it. Strict uniform
ity in world labor conditions can be
attained only at the expense Of the
American wage Garner. | cannot
avoid the conclusion that these arti-
cles designed for his physical and
spiritual Improvement may make him
the equivalent of the continental wage
Garner"
Referring to the provision that the
credentials of delegates to the inter-
national conference may be passed on
by the conference itself, Senator
Thomas continued:
personally, / do not like a coven-
ant which subjects the selection of
high officials by the governments OF
the United States for the discharge
of important international functions
to review any possible rejection by
an external authority. The treaty
thus makes the conference a substi-
ltute for or supplement to the presl
dent and the senate"
Compromise Collapses.
During the day, there was more
debate on the treaty in the senate
Senator Thomas, democrat, Colorado
criticizing the provision for an in
ternational labor organization, ant
Senator Fall, republican, New Mex
!, leo, taking exception to information
given the committee by Presiden
Wilson, regarding the resumption o
trade with Germany.
II No explanation was made OF tn
| decision to begin work on amend
| ments at once in the committee, bu
II it is known to have been reache
after democratic members had re
newed their requests for early actio
and after some of the republica
senator's, not on the committee ha
expressed strong disapproval Of de
LAYING report to hear the additions
witnesses summoned yesterday.
H On Monday. the committee wi
hear Joseph W. Folk, on behalf .
the Egyptians.
II The treaty is expected to be unde
debate for some weeks before fins
action, and committee members poir
tod off that a sl1unIemental reDOI