The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-30
sSsme Voice as That of
England Is Voted
by Committee
STRIP BRITISH POWER
Eliminate Dominions When
Decisions Are to Af-
feet Them.
KNOX WOULD REJECT PLAN
Safest Plan to Turn Down
Entire Treaty, Pennsyl-
vanian Says.
POLISH TREATY SUBMITTED
Rhine Agreement Also Pre-
sented to Senate by
President.
KNOX WOULD REJECT PLAN
POLISH TREATY SUBMITTED

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2o.--Tha
treaty OF peace was aggressively az.
sailed by It's senate foes again to-
day. the foreign relations committee
approving three more textual amend
ments 10 It's provisions, and Sem
ator Knox OF Pennsylvania, a hspub-
lean member OF tho committee, and
former secretary OF state, advising
The senate that the only safe way
10 deal with II was to reject II al
together.
Acting by a vote OF 0 to 8, In each
case. the committee adopted, with
out extended debate amendments de-
signed to equalize British and Amsr.
lcan representation In the league OF
Inauons, to prevent the British do
minions from participating In a
league decision affecting any one OF
them, and TO curtail the power OF
tho American representatives OH the
reparations commission, which ID to
collect Germany's repsrations bill.
Democratic committee members
presented a solid front against all
OF the proposals and were joined by
senator McCumber, republican,
North Dakota, who also voted
against the two Amendments adopt.
ed prior 10 todays session. Only one
proposed amendment now remains
on the temmittee's calendar, though
others may be presented when CON
sideration OF the subject is resumed
early next week.
During the day another of the
treaties negotiated at VersailIes was
sent 90 the senate by President WI
son. IL ssas the treaty made with
POLAND by the principal powers and
signed on June rs. With II the presi-
dent sent AN agreement for occupa-
tlon OF the Rhine signed by the
United states and other powers on
the same day.
Submission OF the Polish treaty,
the Rhine agreement and other data
was requested In letter sentto the
whrS-house several days ago by the
foreign relations committee but 10
| THIS request the preAident made no
reference In his letter ofairanamittsl.
Attention was called to the subject, Z
however, IN a brief statement by
Chairman Lodge In the senate. and
later Mr.. Lodge made public the let.
ter OF request. saying that the data
asked for was part of the treaty
with Germany and was essential in
committee consideration OF that
treaty.
The data called for and not re-
| ceived by the committee included
another and previous Rhine agree
ment and any available drafts OF thu
treaties now under negotiation with
Austria. Bulgaria. Turkey and Hun
gary. Committee members pointed
out also that a long statement by
NJ. Clemsnceau. as president OF tho
conference. attached 10 firtttsh and
French official copies OF the Polish
treaty. was not included In the copy
sent In today by the president
The two amendments adopted to-
day regarding represe ntation IN the
league ~ nations constituted the
first action 10 be taken on the league
covenant. and were regarded as In
dealing that no attempt would be
made ty the comrnittee majority TO
strike out the covenant altogether.
Members thought also that there
would be no further amendment OF
that part % the treaty. but that res
ervatious to Il ,Nould be rec.
commended 20 the senate.
Although the covenant amend
ments do not refer to Great Britain
by name. they are NO worded as TO
apply directly 10 her case. one OF
ihcm. proposed by Senator Johnson.
republican. California. would pro-
vide that the United sizes should
have hs many representatives on the
council and assembly as any nation
hiNllE NNl' khh fF NlfiE NNlNNINN OF W.
minions. The other hy Senator
Moses. republican. Scw Hampshire.
would s'ipulatr that. IN the decision
of any dispute involving any nation
having dominious neither the central
government nor any of Us subs diary
governments would have a voice.
Under 'he ropa-a'ions amendment.
which was presented bv senator BAL,
republican. Sew N'Ni.o o. tho Ameri-
can representative ,1 the rCparations
comm ssior could ar' only on qucs-
lions relating '' shipping without
specific authorization from his gov
eminent
when tNr com mIuco adjourned u
t,.. discussing the last amendment
,.rr. ming on the calendar a pro-
rrzlF nr senator Fnll 20 strike "Ht
,h, rru...irn for an in''rnaunSal
l.l,r urrluirauou Tomorrow viii
b.. occupied vIth hearirg-. but there
g... SOM, HIt to-day of "a session
AI.r.tr. holiday. tn hasten the
committee. rrror. t0 ihe senate.
Senator F.'.H.HtH nf NnrtsHa.
Odd. H.#...rt. leader. ammo |n,cf to-
... .. au..H .u.gH uu fNr treaty
"....... |T.- speech Be- expected 20
.. ... f.."... uI MS f"tI light
..I... rteaefra The raufAuon vote