The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-03
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R EATY
Senate Foreign Relations Com
nittee Decides On Fur
ther Changes
SENATOR McCUMBER IS
IN OPPOSITION TO LODGE
Proposed Amendments Were
Adopted by Strict Party Vote,
McCumber Votes Democratic

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Adopted by Strict Party Vote,
McCumber Votes Democratic
Washington, Aug. 29.@The~ treaty
of peace was aggressively assailed by
Its senate foes again today, the for
eign relations committee approving
three more textual amendments to its
provisions and Senator Knox of Penn
Sylvania,a a Republican member Of the
committee and former secretarJ tf
state, advising the senate that the
only safe way to deal with it was to
reject altogether.
Acting by vote. of nine to eight
IN each case, the committee adopted
without extended debate amendments
designed to equalize British and
American representation in the league
effatfons, to prevent the British
4 dominations from participating in a
league decision affecting any one OF
them and to rtai1 the power of the
American representative on the repa-
rafions commission which is to col
iect Germany's reparations bill.
Democratic committee members
presented a solid front against all OF
The proposals and were joined by
Senator McCumber (RA- ublican) Of
North Dakota, who aIst had voted
against the two .amendments adopted
prIr to today's session. Only one pro-
posed amendment now remains on the
committees calendar, though others
raay be presented when considera-
ton ef the subject is resumed early
Een week.
In. his senate address Senator Knox
declared that the full purpose of
American participation in the, war
had been accomplished with the ar
mfstice, and that there had been no
rsason. for projecting the nation into
the European settlements. He said
ascolnplet. peace basis could be es-
tabiished by action of congress as soon
as three Of the principal powers had
ratified the treaty, and that such a
course. would free the. country from
many disastrous possibilities of foreign
entang1ement.
The peace terms imposed. upon Ger
many, said the Pennsylvania senator,
went beyond the pale. OF international
law and would be impossible Of en-
fercenient. He characterized them as
constituting mot the treaty but the
trncetof Versailles and as laying the
Foundation for centuries of blood let
ting
During the. day another of the
treaties negotiated at Versailles was
sent: to the senate by President: Will.
son. It was the treaty made with
Poland by the principal powers and
signed sen June 2S With it the presi-
dent. sent an agreement for occupa-
ton tof the Rhine signed by the
United Stares and other powers on the
same day. -.
Submission of the Polish treaty, the
Rhine agreement and other data was:
requested in a letter sent to the
White House several days ago by the
foreign relations committee, but to
this request the president made no
reference in his letter Of transmittaL
Attention was called to the subject,
however, in brief statement by
Chairman Lodge in the senate and Ia
ter: Mr.. Lodge made public the letter
of request saying that the data asked
for was a part Of the treaty with Ger.
many and was essential in commit
tse consideration of that treaty.
~ The data called for and not received
by the committee included another
and previous Rhine agreement and
any available drafts of the treaties
.tow under negotiation with Austria,
Bulgaria, Turkey and Hungary. Com
smittee members pointed out also that
long statement by M, C1emenceau
as president Of the peace conference
attached to British and. French Off
eeia1 copies OF the Polish treaty was
not included in the copy sent in today
by the president.
"a British print of still another
Versailles treaty, an air convention
between the United States and vari-
Gus other nations, was put into the
senate record by Senator Knox. An
explanatory note heading the conven-
lion said il had not been signed. but
was being given to the public for
their information Mr.. Knox said this
plan apparently had been followed out
in every country except the United
States.
At. a public hearing today the COM
1littee received the cases Of India
Lithuania, Esthonia. Ukraine and
Latvia. Dudley Field Malone Of New
York, appearing for Hindu organiza-
lions, told the committee that Great
Britain used India at Versailles mer-
Iy to increase hersyoting power, while
she was tightening her "despotic"
rule over the Indian people. The other
nations, through representatives of
The American Mi6-European Associa-
tion, asked recognition of their inde-
Ieadence to form a chain of buffer
states to the east Of Germany.
The two amendments adopted to-
day regarding representation in the
hague of nations constituted the first
stction to be taken on the league cove
nant, were regarded as indicating that
no attempt would be made by. the