Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-22

ll II adoption of amendments, would
mean sacrifice by the United States OF all
obtained from Germany under
a dictated peace, the minority members OF
the senate foreign relations committee hold
bin the minority report they have placed
before the senate. 1t was prepared by
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking
member of the committee, and is worthy OF
careful pursual by those anxious to reach
h fair conclusion on this highly important
issue
Probably the most serious claim made in
the minority report is that if an amended
treaty is not signed by Germany then it is
in none of it's parts binding on her. In other
words, should we reject the treaty of Yer
eailles, as adopted by the peace conference,
|hnd proceed to amend it, we are forced into
IA position of negotiating separate peace
with Germany, with the possibility Ger
|lnany may not sign it. Without treaty
|Ne will remain at war with Germany.
There then arises the query: Would this
open breach between the United States
and the entente? Has German diplomacy
not sought to accomplish this very thing
ever since the opening of the late war?
The minority report urges that the work
Of the peace conference be confirmed and
the peace of the world advanced by ratifi-
cation of the treaty, described as the best
hope Of the world ''even if, like all instru-
tuentalities, it be not divinely perfect in
every detail" It is held that the power of
compulsion has been exhausted in the. part
Of the Allies to bring German representa-
tives back to Paris for the purpose of nego-
tiating new treaty; that this being true,
the proposed textual amendments offered
by the majority of the committee could not
he taken up. The fact is brought out Ger
many has signed the treaty and having
sction. There must be finality to ulti
mata in treaty of compulsion.
Concession made by Germany in the
treaty cannot be secured by the United
States in the event of a separate pact is
entered into, or if the senate attempts t(
amend the treaty, the minority claims
These concessions include; Germany's &C
acknowledgement of responsibility for war
Germany's promise she will not impos'
higher customs, duties or charges on Our
goods than those charged to the mos
favored nation and will not restrict or dis
criminate against United States imports
her promise to give our ships equal right
in German ports; her agreement with II
we shall have the privilege of revising
treaties we had with her prior to the war
her promise to restore the property o
Americans in Germany; her promise t
validate all acts of our alien property Gus
todian who seized and iquidated 100000
600 worth of German property in tn
United States; that she will compensat
her own citizens in this country who's
property was seized by us; her agreemer
to permit us to retain 100000 tons of Gel
man shipping seized by the United State
during the war; loss of membership on til
PREPARATIONS commission which will hay
control over the trade and commerce {
Germany to see to it Germany pays til
demands made by the Allies.
The committee points out that the leagu
covenant is so interviewer with the treat
that the two cannot be separated and the
must be accepted or rejected togethe