New-York tribune., 1919-09-05
Reservations
7oMe Treaty
1. On Withdrawal
,. On Article X
:. On Domestic Issues
4. On Monroe Doctrine

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The
resolution for ratification of the
peace treaty, acith reservations.
adopted By the Senate Foreign Re-
lat,ons Committee today follo1cs:
DISSOLVED (ta0o-,hirds of the Scna-
tors present concurring therein =,
That the Senate aduise and consent to
the ratification Of q treaty of peace with
Germany. signed By the plenipo otentiaries
Of the United States and Germany and
BY the plenipotentiories Of the twcnty-
seven Allied and associated potuers, at
Versailles, on June %, 1919, ,cith the
fOuoUing reservations and understand
tugs to be made part and condition
Of such ratification, tVhtch ratification
is not to take effect or bind the United
States until the said follo.cing reserva-
tions and understandings haze been oc-
cepted as q part of condition of said
instrument Of ratification BY at least
three Of the four principal Allied and
France. Italy and Japan.
I The United States reserves
to itself the unconditional
right to withdraw from the league of
nations upon the notice provided in
Article ! of said treaty of peace with
Germany.
y That the United States de-
clines to assume, under the
provisions of Article x, or under
any other article, any obligation to
preserve the territorial Integrity or
political independence IF any other
country or to Interfere in contro-
versies between other nations, mem
bers of the league or not, or to en-
ploy the military or naval forces of
the United States in such contro-
verses, or to adopt economic meas
ures for the protection of any other
country, whether q member of the
league or not, against external ag-
gresslon or for the purpose Of CO.
erclng any other country, or for the
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ternal conflicts or other controver~
sizes which may arise in any other
country, and no mandate shall be ac-
cepted by the United States under
Article XXI, Part of the treaty of
peace with Germany, except by action
of Congress of the United States.
2 The United States reserves to
itself exclusively the right to
decide what questions are within
its domestic jurisdiction and de-
clares that all domestic and politi-
cal questions relating to its affairs,
including immigration, coastwise
traffic, the tariff, commerce and all
other domestic questions, are solely
within the Jurisdiction OF the United
States and are not under this treaty
submitted in any way either TO ar
btraton or to the consideration OF
the council or of the assembly OF
the league Of nations, or to the de-
cision or recommendation of any
other power.
4 The United States declines to
submit for arbitration or in
quiry by the assembly or the council
Of the league of nations, provided for
in said treaty Of peace, any questions
which in the judgment of the United
States depend upon or relate to it's
long established policy. commonly
known as the Monroe Doctrine: said
doctrine is to be interpreted by the
United States alone and is hereby
declared to be wholly outside the
jurisdiction of said league Of nations
and entirely unaffected by any pro-
vision contained in the said treaty
of peace with Germany.