New Britain herald., 1919-09-05

only of republican senators advocat- ing "strong' reservations.
 The Amendments in Brief.
 The treaty as amended and incor- porating about 40 amend dments adopted recently by the majority will be reprinted for the senate's dehbera- tions. The amendments, briefly, provide:
 For return of Shantung to China, under the amendment of Senator Lodge to substitute China" for Japan" in the Shantung section.
 For withdrawal of the United States from representation on the numerous international commissions. (This amendment was by Senator Fall, of New Mexico, and involves about 35 textual changes.)
 For limitation on the authority of American representatives on the rep aratons commission to act without direction of their government except on shipping questions
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 For equal voting power in the league council and assembly of the United States and Great Britain.
  colonies voting in league deliberations questions between Great Britain and the United States.
 Senator Fall did not press his amendment proposing elimination of the provision for an international la Dor body.
 Democrats Opposed Reservations
 Adoption of the reservations was strenuOuSly contested by democca tic committeeman, except Senator Shields The latter, 1t was said, declared em- phatiCally for reservations and only withheld his vote on the reservation dealing with territorial guarantees be- cause of disa greement over the veebi- age.
 The vote on adoption of the reserva- tions was 10 to on the withdrawal plan, to : on that affecting terri tCrial guarantees and mandates and l 1 to 6 on those dealing with domestic questions and the Monroe doctrine Senators Borah, republican, of Idaho and Smith, democrat of Arizona were not present but gave proxies.
 Vote on Withdrawal Reservation.
 On the withdrawal reservation the vote was:
 For adoption-Senators Lodge, Bor- ah, Brandegee, Fall, Knox, Harding, Johnson, New and Moses, republicans, and Shields, democrat. AgainSt-Sen- atOrS McCumber and Johnson joining Hitchcock, Williams, Swanson, Pome- rene, Smith and Pittman, democrats X clause in the original reservation presented by Senator Lodge providing the Cnited States may withdraw from the league internationally within six months instead of at the end of two years as provided in the treaty was eliminated, to 8, with the republican, majority and Senator Shields voting to strike out the time limitation and Sen ators McCumber and johnson joining six democrats in opposing it's elimina- ton.
 On the reservation concerning ter ritorial guarantees and mandates, all 10 republicans, except Senator Mo- Cum Der, voted for it's adoption and Senator Shields withheld his vote. Senator McCumber and the six demo- Crats voted in the negative. Monroe Doctrine Vote. | All 10 republicans including MT. 1 McCumber and Senator Shields voted 1 for the reservations as to omestiC | affairs and the Monroe doctrine, with 1 the six democrats again in opposition. l No vote was taken on the provision 1 requiring acceptance Of the reserVa- l tions by Great Britain, France, Italy | and Japan.
 ] Following the committees action l democratic leaders reiterated predic- l tions that all of the amendments l would be rejected by the senate. but refrained from predictions of probable i disposition of the reservations.
 Chairman Lodge said last night that | he would require several days tc 1 draft the majority report and tha' probably he would be unable to aC- 1 tually submit the treaty to the senate l before the middle or latter part O | next week. After the majority repor is filed, the committee on motion O Senator Williams, provided that th' democratic minority shall have thret days to file their report.
 The committees program for con sideratio of the French defensiv l treaty and the Polish, Czecho- Sloval and other contentious has not beer determined, but it is expected the. will await disposal of the German treaty by the senate.