The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-11-27
KELLOGG EXPLAINS
DEFEAT Of TREATY
JUNIOR MINNESOTA SENATOR
PLACES RESPONSIBILITY ON
ADMINISTRATION
RESERVATIONS REASONABLE
REPUBLICAN OBJECT WAS to
SAFEGUARD AMERICAN IN
TERESTS AND IDEALS

Hon. Frank b. Kellogg, junior
United States Senator from Minneso-
Ia, returned from Washington, Nov.
%, and has given out the following
explaining why the peact
treaty with Germany and the League
of Nations was defeated in the senate:
81 regret exceedingly that the
Treaty was not ratified with reserva-
tions. Many of the Republicans work
ed earnestly from the start to accom-
plish this object. These reservations
which were adopted by the large ma
iority of the Senate were prepared
not by the members OF the foreig"
Relations Committee, but py tne
friends of the Treaty, and were IAN,
reasonable, protected American r,gh's
and American interests, and did not
destroy the Treaty nor the League OIL
Nations.
"At the end, the American League
To enforce Peace, including Mr.. iaie'
president Lowell of Harvard, and the
men who so earnestly worked for the
Treaty, endorsed every one OF the res
ervations and advised the ratltlca1loi'
of the Treaty with the reservations
and made only one suggestion, wnlch
was that the form OF the Preamble DC
changed and if that had been satls-
factory to the Democrats, we wouio
have been willing to agree to 1t. Inc
only difference on rnis point was IN
stead of having it accepted by our
Allies by exchange Of notes. 70 hN'e
the acceptance by acquiescence.
"For months, the frieads OF the
Treaty on the Republican side, adv's-
ed the President and the Dmo;'a''t
LADDERS that reservations, in substance
like those passed, would have to De
adopted. not only to ratify the treaty
hut TO make it safe and satisfactory
70 the American people. But tneS
have all insisted, as the President mas
that the Treaty must be ta..en "ltii'
out the dotting of an "i' or the cross
ing of st." =. ~.
sThe Republican friends OF the
Treaty stood day after day and Voeee
against every single amendment -
this Treaty which would necessltatt
sending it back to Germany, and on,'
voted for reservations which wouie
not REQUIRE it to be sent back to Ger
many. and which would not change I'M
treaty as between other natlons' Du
would leave it as it is, simply reserV
ING certain rights to the Amerlca'
people. .r,
Gin the main, these reservations az
what the President claimed the lreat!
meant in any event. II that Is 81
thew had no reason to object to then
,except the Presidents arbitrary at
titnde that what he had done must no
he changed or defined. AS a matee
of fact. in my judgment, some OF Tn
.rticles would not bear the constfoc
,tion which the President placed q
them. and it was the plain duty Oh In
Senate of the United States to max
the meaning clear. i,
81 know that many mmbers on tn
Democratic side who voted against I'll
Treaty favored these reservations Oh
believed in them and voted as tnev ui
because the President dictatd 1t. In
folk ON the last night of the sesslo
.hout a compromise came with pa
GRACE. because they knew the reserve
-+;ons had to be framed and voted
IN the Senate before the Resotutlo1-
p.+;fcation could be voted on at III
and not afterwards, and the only tim
compromise could be had was befol
o resolution of Ratification was pr
nosed. which had to be one calenos
dav after the reservations had pee
agreed to, and during all that tlll
thew refused to entertain any compf
mise whatever and stood for the IRE
ident's uncompromising attitude. :,
late as Tuesday morning, the Repupl
can friends of the Treaty, had a NEE
ing and notified Mr.. Hitchcock u
democratic leader, that if ne had al
nropositions to make, he should ma
them before the Resolution OF ha'
fcat;on came to vote, and ne decn
ed to make any.
Senator Nelson and l have FRO
the beginning, with other Republican
done all we could to insure the prom
ratification of the Treaty and {
League of Nations, with protection
the interests of the United States.
q matter of fact, the Repubilca
Americanized the Treaty, the Dem
Gratis killed it. We believe that {
greatest good can come to this peol
and that we can reach our highe
destiny through spirit OF Americ'
nationalism. We must realize that
are differently situated from many
the nations of Europe. Many OF tne
are of different races existing uno
different commercial and social co
ditions, and what would protect the
would not protect US. All OF the u
! liable obligations necessary 10
effective League of Nations were pr
served. The agreement for arbltr
ton, the obligation not to go TO "
without first having submitted Z
c,,ast;on RI arbitration or to discusSi,