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FOUR CLAUSES
MORE GO INTO
TREATY PLANS
Congress to Direct Action
of U. s. in League, Is
Proposal.
ID RESERVATIONS MADE
Suppression of Traffic sin
Children, Drugs and WOm-
en-" Specified.
ID RESERVATIONS MAD
Special Despdfch TO THE Sex.


Foreign Relations Committee COM
pleted to-day the work of redrafting
reservations to the treaty of peace
with Germany and the interviewer
League of Nations covenant. Five res
ervations in addition to the ten
adopted yesterday were accepted by
the committee, but in one instance a
combination OF reservations numbers
4 and II was effected, so that the
points Of change o-day number four
teen officially.
The meeting of the committee was
In the last degree harmonious and the
work of redrafting was speedily ac-
complished. In the course of the dis
cussions and actions by the committee
to-day 1t was further demonstrated
that Senator Shields (Tenn.), the
Democrat who has loaned such yalu-
able aid to the Republicans in chok-
ing their Americanization plan down
the throats Of the Administration
party. has permanently aligned him
self with the defenders OF the integrity
OF American institutions and against
the internationalist element. In every
instance to-day he voted frankly with
the Republicans. Senator McCumber
On. d.. the Republican recaIcitrant.
voted more often with his party than
not.
seventh Clause Adopted.
The committee adopted reservation No.
= passed over yesterday, whereunder
provision is made for complete Congress
slonal discretion on questions of the
tunctioning Of the United States as a
member State in the League of Nations.
The vote on this reservation was ayes,
10 noes. I, Senator McCumber voting
with the Democrats and Senator Shields
with tine Republicans
Next the committee voted into reser-
Walton No. the provision that in de-
Gliding questions of domestic Jurisdiction
there shall be reserved for exclusive
American Judgment, in addition to Ques-
tons Of internal affairs. including i'm
tariff, commerce and all other domestic
questions" the additional reserved con-
sideration of questions involving the
! suppression OF the traffic In women and
children and in opium and other dan
gerous drugs"
Reservation No. Is, its number
changed from IL, was voted upon and
adopted by the committee by vote of
IL to s. the same alignment exactly as
had stood by the first five articles at
yesterdays session. and consisting OF all
the Republicans and Senator Shields.
L. $. withdraw wal Planned.
Following this action a new reserva-
ton offered by Senator Shields was
adopted by vote OF 10 to 7. Senator
McCumber voting again with the Dema-
Gratis. This reservation is designed to
withdraw the United States from any
participation with the five major allied
Powers In the parcelling or government
OF Germanys erstwhile possessions over
| seas. Its text follows:
The United States declines to accept
any interest as trustee or in her own
right or any responsibility for the gov
ernment of the overseas possessions of
Germany to which Germany renounces
her rights and titles to the principal al
| lied and associated Powers under arti-
cles lls to 1877 unclusive) OF the peace
| treaty"
Before the committee settled down to
business this afternoon Senator Reed
| (Mo). Democrat, appeared to urge
consideration OF tentative proposal tn
adopt a reservation which should set
forth that nothing in either the peace
treaty or the League OF Nations cove
nant should be construed by member
i ,IahIa .
70 determine her individual, course IN
any matter involving vital national in
terests or the national honor OF the
United States" The committee consid-
cred the proposal of Senator Reed after
his departure and, taking his verbal
! suggestion as the basis instructed
Chairman Lodge to draw such a resolu-
tion. These instructions TO the chair
man were ordered by a vote OF 10 to s.
The language employed by Senator Reed
| and to which Senator Lodges attention
was directed in the course OF the discus
sion was that used in the Root treaties
OF 1908.
The Reed reservation Is of course well
understood by the Senate to be the final
pronouncement in favor of Amercanized
| interpretations OF all points. Innocuous
| In outward appearance, II none the less
carries In its brief phrasing the whole
principle OF American nationalism and
I Is taken to mark the complete denial OF
the internationalist suggestions OF the
treaty fra"Es'
| Tense situation Created.
The situation in the Senate created by
the adoption OF these numerous reserva-
tions with the vitalixing preamble "a
tense to the last degree. Administration
leaders are asserting. without particu-
lar anxiety to have their names appear