The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-05

iinE the United states out OF all par
lticfpatfon in any OF the commissions
formed by the treaty. This smend-
ment applies to thirty-nve separate
sections in the treaty. ~
4--The shantung amendment pro-
]viding that Shantung should be re-
turned to China instead OF to Japan.
4 The reservations were all drafted
Thy Senator Lodge and were proposed
by him to the committee. They were
adopted without change except that
the first reservation relating to with
6:awal from the league was
amended.
\ TIME OF WITHDRAWAL
Originally the reservation provided
| for withdrawal after six months
notice. but upon Senator Falls motion
this was altered to conform to the
text OF the treaty itself. The vote
on this amendment was nine to eight.
Senator Shields voting with the
majority and Senator'S McCumher and
Johnson voting against the amend
ment.
On the adoption Of the reservation
as amended the vote was ten to
seven, Senator johnson voting for it.
The others who voted for 1t were:
Lodge, Borah, Brandegee, Fail, Knox.
Harding. Moses. and New. Republic
cans, and Shields Democrat Against
the reservation were:- Hitchcock.
Swanson. Pittman. Williams and
Fomerene. Democrats and McCumber
Republican.
Reservation number two. applying
to article X, was adopted by the vote
LET Q to 7, Senator Shields declining to
Y te, and McCumber voting with the
Democrats. Reservations and 4
we're adopted by the vote OF II to g.,
g.. follows:
Ayes--Lodge. Borah. Brandegee.
Johnson. Harding. McCumber. New.
Moses. Fall, Knox and Shields.
Noes-Hitchcock. Swanson. will
liams. Pomerene, Bittman and Smith.
Several members OF the committe e
reserve the right TO propose other
am endments or changes in the reser-
sations when the treaty is before the
senate.
Senator Knox will undertake to get
a vote. on his amendment to separate
Senator Fall will offer in the senate
Ills amendment to strike the labor
clauses out Of the treaty.
Senators Borah. Johnson and Moses
reserved the right to oppose the en-
tire treaty.
The committee wrestIed all after
noon with the set of reservations and
Gid not announce it's decision until
nearly six O'Clock The committee 8
action brought nothing but condem-
nations from administration senators.
who at once announced their intention
Of opposing every one Of the reser-
vetions adopted
Senator Hitchcock. the adminstra-
Il
reservations in the form adopted are
equivalent to amendments and that
they cannot be agreed on
Senator Lodge declared himself
immensely pleased with the action OF
the committee. He said he believed
the reservations strong enough to
satisfy all reasonable objections to
the treaty and expressed confidence
that enough votes would be had in
the senate to adopt them
The senatorial switch OF Senator
Shields to the Republican side gives
the republican leaders in the senate
! FIVE Democratic votes than can be
| depended on to support strong reser-
vstions embodying the principle of
understanding the treaty. They are
Senator's Reed, OF Missouri Thomas.
iof Colorado. Gore, OF Oklahoma,
Walsh. of Massachusetts,, and Shields,
CT Tennessee
! The action OF the committee In
ordering the treaty reported after
! the reservations were adopted was
unanimous.
| A statement prepared by Senator
Moses and embodying the views OF
those who like Senators Borah
Johnson, Fall and himself are OPP
posed to the entire treaty was given
out after the meeting