The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-05
SHIELDS With
REPUBLICANS
Tennessee Senator Casts Only
Democratic Vote for Senator
Lodges Reservations.
TREATY ORDERED OUT
Debate of Foreign Relations
Committee Stormy-Will
Reach Senate Sent. LIZ.

| "oeaia6 toH, oept- lilo treaty OF
peace with Germany. ordered re-
ported out late yesterday by the for
eign relations committee, will include
four reservations and about forty
amendments when 1t reaches the
floor Of the senate about Sept. Is
The reservations. adopted in commit
tee in the form Of a resolution of
conditional ratification, provide that:
1. The United States reserves the
unconditional right to withdraw from
the league.
2. The United States is bound by
Article x and accepts no mandates,
except by joint resolution of con-
gress.
8. All internal affairs of the United
States are removed from the leagues
consideration.
| 4. The Monroe doctrine is declared
entirely outside the leagues jurisdic-
ton and the United States shall be
lits interpreter.
The amendments include the pro-
vision that Shantung shall be re-
turned to China and substitutes
China" for Japan" in the wording
of the Shantung section; provide
withdrawal Of the United States from
representation on the numerous in
ternational commissions; limit the
authority of American represent
atives on the reparation commission; !;
| rrOVida iy1 Ia
league council and assembly of the
United States and Great Britain and
prohibit British colonies voting in
league deliberations on questions at
issue between Great Britain and the
United States. Most of the other
amendments simply are changes in
verbiage.
Followed Stormy Debate.
The action Of the committee in or
dering the treaty reported out yes
terday came sooner than expected
and followed a stormy debate in
which membership of both republi-
cans and democrats were divided.
The reservations ~ were offered by
Chairman Lodge and were regarded
as representing the views of republi-
cans advocating drastic reservations.
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democratic members of the commit
tee. with the exception of Senator
Shields, of Tennessee. No vote was
taken on the provision requiring ac-
ceptance of the reservations by Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan.
Chairman Lodge planned to begin
work today OF drafting his report,
but 1t was not believed the report
could be in shape for presentation to
the senate for at least ten days. The
democratic members of the commit
tee will be allowed three days there
after in which to file a minority re-
port, which they will do. Weeks of
debate, members said, undoubtedly
will follow submission of the reports.
Said to Be Last Hearing.
The foreign relations committee to-
day held what Chairman Lodge had
announced would be the last hearings
on the treaty. Representatives of
italian societies and others presented
ltaly's claims to Fiume.
Representative La Guardia, repub-
lican, of New York, the first witness,
said the people of Fiume were Ital-
ian by blood, tradition and language
and, were anxious to be reunited to
Italy. He said he spoke from three
years experience as American con-
su)ar agent there and, later service
with the American army in the same
region.
To sustain Italian morale during
the war, Representative LaGuardia
said, he had endeavored to interpret
for them point of the presidents,
fourteen points, that relating to self
determination. He told tto Italians,
he said, that self-deternination
meant for them restoration of all
Italian peoples to italian sovereignty,
including those of Fi6tne.
"Blue Penciled" Compromise.
Representative LaGuardia said the
presidspt had blue penciled" the So
called Tardieu compromise regarding
Fiume and that subsequent agree
ment reached by France, Great Brit
ain and Italy had been forwarded re-
Gently to Washington for the presi-
dents approval.
Prof. Alexander Oldrim, of New
York, chairman of the Italian -Ameri-
can delegation appearing before the |
committee, made lengthy statement |
of the basis of Italy's claims to
Fiume and certain Dalmatian terri
tory, contending that not only did |!
self determination of the people of
Fiume direct that course, but that |
adequate defense of Italy demanded |
annexation of this territory.
Shields With Republicans.
The vote on adoption of the reserva-
tions was 10 to 7 on the withdrawal
provision. to on that affecting terri
torial guarantees and mandates, and IL
to on the dealing with domestic ques-
tions and the Monroe doctrine. Sena-
tors Borah, republican, Idaho. and !
Smoth, democrat, Arizona, were not
present, but gave proxies
On the withdrawal reservation, the
vote was:
For adoption-Senators Lodge, Bran
degee, Borah, Fall Knox, Harding,
johnson, New and Moses, republicans;
and Shields demo crat.
Administrators McCumber, republic
can and Hitchcock, Williams. Swanson,
L Fomerene, Smith and Pittman, demo-
Gratis
A clause In the original reservation
presented by Senator Lodge providing
the United States withdraw from the
league Internationally within six
instead of at the end of two
years. as provided in the treaty, was
Q to s, with the republican
ma jority and Senator Shields voting to
strike out the time limitation and Sem
ator McCumber and Senator Johnson
Joining six democrats in opposing its
On the reservation concerning terri
torial guarantees and mandates, all ten
except Senator McCumber
and the six democrats voted in the
negative.
All ten republicans, including Mr. Nc
Cumber and Senator Shields, voted for
the reservation as to domestic affairs
and the Monroe doctrine, wit hthe six
-'~-rats again In opposition.
70 taken on the provision