The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-13
Foreign Relations Committee
Submits Recommendations
for Important Reservations
BATTLES FOR ADOPTION
TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK
Republicans Lined Up For Parti-
san Fight Against the Peace
Treaty

Washington, Sept 10.-The German
peace treaty, and its league Of nations
covenant. with reservations, was re-
ported TO the senate today by the for
eign relations committee. a majority
of whose members opposed ratifica-
ton in the form submitted by Presi-
dent Wilson. Immediately after it
vas presentd by Chairman Lodge,
two months to the day from the time
the president laid it before the SEN
ranking Democratic member of the
committee announced that the mi
nority report urging ratification with
out amendment or reservation, would
be filed tomorrow.
The fight over ratification will be-
gin Monday, Chairman Lodge an
norncing that the treaty would be
before the senate.
First will come the effort to amend
,he treaty. and then the fight for re-
servations, mild or strong.
Leaders of the administration forces
continued to predict today that treaty
with the league covenant would be
ratified in it's original form.
Republican leaders declared, how
ever. that it put to a vote now the
league would be rejected by the sem
ate. Efforts to reach some agree
ment on the question of the reserva-
tions meanwhile are. being made.
The formal. report of the majority
was presented with as little formal
ity as if it had been bill to carry or
the routine work Of the government
There was larger attendance on the
floor than usual, however: indicating
the interest in the. e.forthcoming bat
tie.
On the heels Ct its presentation
Senator Kenyon, Republican, Of
iowa, in whose State President Viii
scE made an address in support of
the league covenant, launched an at
tack upon it and declared the cove
nant never could he adopted as it
now stands The big crowd in the
galleries broke forth into applause as
the Iowa senator concluded, one
woman standing up and waving an
umbrella IN great excitement.
There were many references to
the treaty in later debate, and to-
morrow Senator Harding, Of Ohio, a
Republican spember Of the foreign
relations committee, will speak
against ratification.
The majority report, accompanying
the treaty. contained 45 amendments
to the treaty and four reservations to
the league covenant. Two of the
amendments promise to be the sub
ject of prolonged debate. as they
would award Shantung province to
China instead of temporarily to ia
pan and would provide that the Unit
ed States have vote in the league
assembly equal to that Of Great
britain
Some indication Of the majority
feeling on these points was given to-
day by Senator Kenyon, who declar-
ed that had the league covenant not
been interviewer with the treaty the
Shantung and voting clauses would
have been the only things standing in
the way of speedy ratification.
The other principal amendments re-
ported would prohibit the United
States from having representatives on
reparation commissions. The other
amendments deal with phraseology.
The chief fight is expected TO be
over the four reservations to the
league covenant. They are: The
right Of the unconditional withdraw
al of the United States from the
league refusal TO assume foreign ter
ritorial guarantees or mandates with
out sanction of congress under Ar
ticle 10; exclusive action in donles-
tic and political affairs, and interpre-
tation of the Moneroe doctrine solely
by this country. There will be no:
secret consideration Of the treaty by
the senate It will be discussed and
disposed OF in open session. Chairman
Lodge so announcing today in reply
to an inquiry from the vice presi-
dent
In urging members on the Demo
oratic side "to come ont of the valley