The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-21
SUBMITS RESOLUTION
Pittman Proposes Inter
pretative p an for
Ratification.
DISPUTE WILSON'S CLAIM
BOrah Cannot Reconcile
Legal and Moral Diff
ferences Drawn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The
mn open move for a compromise In
ne league of nations fight came
ron administration quarters today,
embraced IN proposal that the sew
Gle adopt interpretative reservations
bg' thai they be kept apart from The
actual ratification ot the treaty
The overture met with 40 immedi-
lI success on the republican side Of
he ehamher senators of tho repub-
loan reservation group declaring
hey could not recede from their
poposiiion that 10 be effective the
frer'aiions must go into the> rau-
fnilon l.seh.
ctmocratic member OF the foreign
relations committee presented the
Compromise proposal IN tho form nr
resolution embodying in effect the
isuf rtaerVauons agreed on hy seven
rwuellcan senator's and declaring
Asn 10 constitute the senate's un-
esrAnding Of disputed points In the
covenant
mu6t 80 In Inrt.
IN ne republican draft, however.
u expressly provided that the
lH'fFaiions be made a part OF Ahe
uaiy by the instrument Of ratifica-
uon proviso which Senator Nc
|Nhy OF oregon. and others OF the
rolp of seven republicans said thew
'oiHdered absolutely necessary II
teugh republican votes are 10 bc
s.,'y n,va to SecSr0 ratification Ot the
To overcome this objection. Sen
i~' Pil'man proposed In a speech in
a' senate that the resolution be
Nop'ed AZ once and submitted 10 the
ontf powers who wilN be repre
shed ON IN e league council
nnerN debate developed Y during
men Senator Borah, republican
'aho, and others took exception
w President Wilson's histinctlop
t,seen moral Nnd legal obligations
...e5 mo covenantvas expressed I'm
'"flAy white house conference
N.en me president and the for
10" 'e'alons committee.
,., To GO No Farther.
4. ..H'.nouEh Senator Pittman said he
- nor submitted Ms resolution for
| ~, Presidents approval he asserted
N u carried into effect MIR VII
~ views on the suhjcrYt OF recer 4
,oh' a. expressed to the commit
~ yeNcrduy IN Indicated hIs
an belief that the administration
,os'a 30 no further toward A com
IuhNc because ~ feared that in
a..on ~ the reservations I'm the
,aii,,. .u would reopen tho nego-
'oNs with Germany
aoeis OF tho McNary grnup
s,,,L' ,''''N insisted they had infor-
vc9,, .n" IN The end their plan
wa nave democratic support
NJ, .'h' h'k ON the Shantung pruvi-
'h' treaty was made in the
ne,s senator Mccormick. re-
h - ,N Illinois. who asserted that
So plNE lhc provision the United
Ia. would become a party uu one
~ most outrageous exhibitions OF
so.,t'. ,fy ana violence" IN The
p,a.' ShNH'urE provision also was
49, consideration before the for.
ss I''NNors. committee. which was
"A. rUSy W. J. a. Ferguson. adviser 10
p,aLl,'nss" president. that China re
So American acceptance OF the
l,s,,,'''hl AS f. deviation from the
,.,.'ghal policy of American
,.,, 'u the Chinese govern
nv and people 81
M N,nAn resolution follows
rsbss Nhen the senate yof the
~, states shall advise and con
q ~, 70 'he ratification OF the treaty
h1s WIN Germany, signed at.
10, WI no" 18th day OF June. 1919.
Con. p'n,'.'nE In the senate. that II be
hf.,,Hs''h and IN consideration OF ma
hr,,,,,"g understanding as tn the
.i,,.. 'nA future construction and
tah walton TO be given 10 the
'st.. ,a' Whenever the two years
y ,,,to withdrawal from the league
Az ,'ons shall have been glyen by
msi H. OF lhe league. as pro-
uyirv NfNo'rs t. the government
j hsr, l.h notice shall be the eolo
Fhkis,,,' 'N''A'r an tts international
4 a,, =, ,'h' and dil its obllEa lions un.
\ h1n,os covenant shall have been
a., me time ot wthdra wal
np,sp 'he suggestions ot the
ur,,n' mo league of nations os
NH1,, NY arriving into effect the
Zen ,, 'i Article 20 the rxecu-
2 np,,N winch may require the use
soror,i.ArN nr naval forces. or
M ON, q. -'tFlros. can only be car
e, ,,,,, nr"urh the voluntary seuar-
coyr.i each ~ the reHpcstiyc
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