The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-16
Member Foreign Relations Com
mittee Next in Rank to Lodge
Takes Issue on Amendments;
Would Modify Reservations.
MAJORITY REPORT is
DENOUNCED AS SELFISH
'Irony of Sarcasm" He Says,
"Have Been Substituted For
Argument and No Allusi0n Is
Made to Great Purpose Plan"

Washington, Sept. 15.-Rejectfon of
all proposed amendments to the Ger
man peace treaty and notifications of
the recommended strong" reserva-
tions were urged in an individual
minority report filed with the senate
today by Senator McCumber. repub-
lican, of North Dakota, next in rank
on the foreign relations committee to
Chairman Lodge. Senator McCumber
did not join in the recent republican
majority report and voted with the
democrats on amendments and sew
eral reservations.
Attacking the majority report of
Chairman Lodge. Senator McCumber
denounced most of the majority
amendments as selfish, immoral and
dishonorable." and charged that they
seek to isolate the United States
from the rest of the world and aban-
don our allies"
ITO the substance of some of the
proposed reservations Senator Nc
Cumber's report declared, there can
be no serious objection. But against
the manner in which they are as
serted, I do most earnestly protest
They are couched in a defiant, dis
courteous and overbearing manner and
seem intended to express a jingoistic
from American statesmanship."
Scoring the committee reservation to
article X of the league of nations cove
nant. Senator McCumber said it real
ly is an amendment pure and sim
pie and designed to take the United
States entirely out of the league
Special opposition was expressed by
Senator McCumber to the proposed
amendment to the Shantung provision
BY this amendment. he said, Japan
would be f'kicked OUT of the league by
the United States and Shantung pos
sibly lost to China. Calling attention
to what he termed failure of the
majority of the committee to explain
the purposes of the league, Senator
McCumber said:
mot one word is said. not single
allusion is made concerning either
the great purpose of the league of ma
tions or the methods by which those
purposes are to be accomplished.
Irony and sarcasm has been substf-
tuted for argument. 1T is regrettable
that the animosity which centers who'll
ly against the league should have been
engendered against a subject so i'm
portant to the worlds welfare. IT Is
regrettable that the condition of a
matter so foreign to partnership should
be influenced by hostility towards or
subservienct to the president"
Analyizing the committee amend
ments. Senator McCumber said the
amendment to give the United States
equal votes in the league with Eng
land and the British colonies COM
bined was unnecessary"
The plan of giving each member
nation one vote without regard to
size or importance was the only pos
sible plan. the senator argued, addi =
that tn all intents anI- purposes the
British colonies are independent
Senator McCumber said his only OBJ
lection I othe Lodge reservation on
withdrawal from the league was of
form.
First, 1t is an amendment pure and
simple" he said. sof the most impor-
tant article in the league. Its purpose
is to take the United States as pow
Sc for the leace of the world out of the
the league entirely.
Second il places this country in a
false and wrong position, an attitude
encouraging powerful countries to in
flict or impose any wrong upon weak
er nations, by our declGred policy of
non intervention"
With his report, Senator McCum-
ber submitted the six reservations he
champions as substitutes for the COM
mittee reservations. These recently
were made public.