Arizona republican., 1919-11-16
RATIFICATION FIGHT ENTERS
 FINAL STAGES
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(Continued From Page One) treaty of peace, or in carrying out it's | provisions and until such participation | and appointment have been so pro- 1 vided for the powers and duties of such representatives have been de- fined by law, no person shall repre- sent the United States under either said league of nations or the treaty of peace with Germany or be author ized to perform any act for or on behalf of the United States thereunto and no citizens of the United States shall be selected or appointed as member of said commissions, tribunals, courts, council or conferences, except with the approval of the senate of the | United States"
 The vote on the reservation regard | ing American export control was 54 to 40, with five democrats, Gore Reed Shields, Smith, Georgia; and Walsh
 Massachusetts, supporting the re- publicans.
 The next reservation, relating to | expenses of the league of nations also was adopted without debate.
 The vote was 56 to 39 with Senators Gore, Reed, Shields, Smith, Georgia;
 Thomas and Walsh of Massachusetts
 voting with the republicans.
 ii The Text
 The text follows:
 "The United States shall not be
 obligated to contribute to any expenses
 of the league of nations, or of the sec
 retariat or of any commission or en-
 mittee. or conference, or other agency
 organized under the league of nations
 or under the treaty or for the purpose
 of carrying out the treaty provisions , unless and until an appropriation of ] fund available for such expenses shall
 have been made by the congress of the
 United States"
 The text of the reservation on the
 provision as to armaments. as adopted. : is as follows:
 If the United States shall at any time adopt any plan for the limitation Of armaments proposed by the coun- Gil of the league of nations under the provisions of article eight, it reserves the right to increase such almaments l without the consent of the council whenever the United States Is threat . ened with invasion or engaged in war"
 The armament reservation was ap- ? proved, 56 to 39, with the followine democrats voting in it's support: Gore, Myers, Reed. Shields, Smith, Georgia; Thomas, and Walsh, Mass } achusetts.
 The reservation. on economic boy- l colts as adopted is as follows: "The United States reserves the . right to permit, in its discretion, the nationals of a covenant breaking state | as defined in Article 16 of the covenant of the league of nations, residing with [ in hn sx other than that violating said article T 16, to continue their commercial, fi- I nancial and personal relations with the I nationals of the United States" The vote on this reservation was 5s
 to Al. Senators Gore. Reed, Shields
 Smith, Georgia; and Walsh, Massach- usetts, all democrats, voted for it. e The reservation relating to enemy t alien property reads:
 Democrats Line Up s Nothing in articles 296, 297, or ir e any of the annexes thereto or in any
 other article section or annex of the T treaty of peace with Germany shall, as t against citizens of the. United States s be taken to mean any confirmation e ratification or approval of any ac . otherwise illegal or in contravention o' d the rights of citizens of the United It States
 e The vote on this reservation was 5 h to Al with. Senators Reed, Shields, Gor'
 and Walsh, Massachusetts, again lin
 ing up with the republicans.
 Senator Hitchcock began tonigh
 final efforts toward compromise. H
 called a conference of the treaty
 friends to meet as soon as the senat
 completes action on committee reser v vations. The meeting, which is ex ] I.T-r l-- day, will be open to both democrat ! and republicans, mild reservation re
 publicans being expected to play a
 important part in the final outcome e So far, senators of this group hav - indicated they would accept no com ,f promise after the senate once ha
 voted on ratification.