Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-08
RESERVATIONS AS ADOPTED
 BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE

Washington. Sept 4.-The text of the reservations to the treaty of peace with Germany. as adopted by the senate foreign relations committee, with the vote on each reservation reads.
 Resolved Ctwo-thfrds Of the sena- tors present cOncurring therein) that the senate advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty of peace with Germany, signed by the plenipo- tentiaries of the United States and Germany, and by the plenipotentlaries of the twenty allied and asso- ciated 5=owers, at Versailles. on June 2S. 19Is with the following reserva- = tions and understandings to be made a part and d condition of such ratifi- cation. which ratification is not to take effect or bind the United States until the said following reservations and understanding have been until the said following reservat ations and understandings have been accepted as 2 part of and condition of aid in strunent of ratification by at least three of the four principal allied and zssociat ted powers, to wit, Great Bri- tain, France. Italy and Japan.
 ]. The United States reserves to itself the unconditional right to with draw from the League Of Nations up- on the notice as provided in Article I. of said treaty of peace with Germany
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 2. The United States declines to assume under the provisions of Arti- ole &- or any other article, any Obli- gation 10 preserve the territorial in tegrity or political independence of any other country or to interfere in controversies between other nations whether mem bers of the league or not. or to employ the military and naval forces of the United States in such controversies or to adopt economic measures for the protection of any other country. whether d member of
 
 gression, or for the purpose of coerc- ing any other country or for the pur- pose Of intervention in the internal conflicts or other controversies which may arise in any other country. and no mandate shall be accepted by the United States, under Article XXII.. part l.. of the treaty of peace with Germany, except by the action or joint resolution of the congress of the United States.
 ; The United States reserves to itself exclusively the right to decide what questions are within it's domestic jur- isdiction, and declares that all do- nestle and political questions relating to it's anairs. including immi igra tion coastwise traffic. the tariff. commerce and all other domestic questions. are solely within the Jurisdiction of the United Sta tes. and are not under this treaty submitted in any way either to arbitration or to considerat ton of the council. or of the assembly of the League of Nations or to the decision or recommends of any other pwer.
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 1. The United States declines to submit for arbitration or inquiry by the assembly or the council of the League of Nations provided for in said treaty of peace any questions which in the Judgment of the United States depend upon or relate to it's long established policy, commonly known as the Monroe Doctrine; said doctrine is to be interpreted by the United States alone, and is hereby de- clared to be wholly outside the juris- diction of said League Of Nations. and entirely unaffected by any provision contained in the said treaty of peace with Germany.
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