The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-10
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee Reports Pact.
Assail It and League as ALI
ance breeding Wars"
WILSON SEVERELY CRITICISED
Majority Offers Four Reserva-
tions, Two Amendments.
'FWorId Must Accept Amend
ments, Can't Do without q. S."

Washington, Sept. 10.-Character-
lied as an alliance-not q league
which will breed wars instead of Sc
curing peace" the German peace
treaty including the covenant for a
League of Nations was formally re-
ported to the senate today by the for
eign relations committee with forty
five amendments and four reserva-
tions.
1t will be the first great document
of its kind to be discussed in the open
without the confines of executive
session" Accompanying the treaty
was the majority report of the foreign
every Republican member excepting
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
explaining the amendments and res
eryations, all of which, 1t was de-
clared. were governed by a single
purpose and that is to guard Ameri-
sion of which would stimulate
breeches of faith, encourage conflicts
and generate wars"
Wilson Severely Criticised.
The report was filed by Senator
Lodge and represents the views of the
majority of the committee. A minor
ity report will be filed by Senator
Hitchcock.
Half of the report is taken up with
a defense of the committee work. crit
| icism of President Wilson, answers tc
arguments for the treaty advanced by
the president and its supporters and
| condemnation of the League of Ma
| tions as a breeder of war.
What the Reservations Mean.
The reservations propose:
1-UnconditionaI right to with
draw from the league.
2-Declination by the United
States to assume any of the obIi-
cations of the much discussed Ar
ticle 10 or to accept any mandatory
from the league, except by action
of the congress of the United
States"
| 3-Rescrving to the United States
the exclusive right TO decide what
questions are within its own do
nestle jurisdiction.
| 4-AbsOlute reservation of the
Monroe doctrine to the judgment of
the United States aRone.
The principal amendments are pro.
posed to provide:
Equal voting power for the United
States with Great Britain in the as
sembly of league.
Giving to China instead of Japan
the province of Shantung.
Relief of the United States from
having representatives on commits
sions deciding matters in which it
has no concern.
Others concern phraseoloEy.
These amendments and reservations
! the majority report says, are submitted
I ito preserve American independence
and American sovereignty and thereby
best serve the welfare of mankind"
Cant Do Without Us"
Fears that other nations may no
! accept an amended covenant the re
| port dismissed with the statement:
THAT is one thing that certainly
will not happen. The other nations
will take us on our own terms for
without us their league is a wreck
and all their gains from n victorious
peace are Impcrilled."
! That the adoption Of amendment
will necessitate reassembling of th'
peace conference the report denies. as
| serting that the conference probabl,
will be in session for six months NOR
! in Paris. and might well be "a
! least as usefully employed" as the!
now are in dividing and sharing south
| eastern Europe and Asia Minor"
German delegates. the report con
tends, could easily. be brought L
I Paris and, as Germany is not a mem
ber of the lea que. she need not b.
! consulted about changes in the cove
nant-
On Matter of ''Dclay"
At the outset the majority deals a
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