Arizona republican., 1919-06-22
ROOT PREPARES
 AMENDMENTS TO.
 COVENANT I TEXT
Would Preserve Monroe Doctrine Specifically - Borah Threatens New Party if Republicans Take No Definite Stand Against League Constitution
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 WASHINGTON. June 2l - The league of nations controversy in the senate was enlivened today by a series of developments accepted as foreshad- owing the lines into which the final ratification may fall.
 Elihu Root, secretary of state under President Roosevelt, laid before the foreign relations committee a program for acceptance of the league with cer- tain reservations.
 Senator Borah republican of Idaho gave notice in>a senate speech that he could not remain in the republican party if it failed to take a more def mite stand against the league.
 Senator Hitchcock, democrat of Ne braska, replied that no party dared stand against the league proposal and declared the covenant was assured of 4ltification by republican votes.
 Senator Knox of Pennsylvania de- cided to call for a show down of senate opinion Monday, by bringing in his resolution declaring the treaty cannot be accepted with the league covenant attached.
 Of these developments, the recom- mendation of former Secretary Root, presented after two days of conferences here with league opponents, attracted widest discussion tonight, because it was regarded as embodying a plan on which an appeal is likely to be made for unity of action by all who do not fully approve the Paris covenant.
 Should Be Written In
 The reservation, Mir. Root suggested should be written into the senate s ratification resolution, would be de- asss t, tions for guaranteeing the integrity of foreign countries and to safeguard fur ther the Monroe Doctrine, the right of withdrawal from the league and the settlement of purely domestic problems. These reservations could be made the former secretary declared, in per feet harmony with the traditions of diplomacy and without endangering other league provisions.
 Mir. Root declared the Monroe Doc trims clause erroneous in it's descrip- tion Of the doctrine and ambiguous in it's meaning" while the new provision for withdrawal leaves a doubt whether the nations could not be kept in the league indefinitely against our will The ratification reservations recom- mended by the former secretary were:
 1) In advising and consenting to the ratification of the said treaty, the senate reserves and excludes from it's consent the tenth article of the cove nant for the league of nations. as tC which the senate refuses it's consent
 t2) The senate consents to the rati- fication of the said treaty, reservine article ten aforesaid, with the under standing that whenever two years Rotice of withdrawal from the league cyizY a provided in article ten, no claim, charge or finding that international obligation or obligations under the covenan have not been fulfilled, will be deemed to render the two years notice inef fectual, or to keep the power giving the notice in the league aftr the ex piration of the time specified in th' notice.
 Excepts Article Ten
 (s) Inasmuch as. in agreeing to be come a member of the league of na tions the United States of America i moved by no interest or wish to in trude upon or interfere with the poll tical policy or internal administration of any foreign state, and by no existing or anticipated dangers in the affairs O the American continents. but accede
  it shall join it's power to theirs for tn preservation of general peace, the sen ate consents to the ratification of sal treaty. excepting article ten aforesaid with the understanding that nothin therein contained shall be construed | imply a relinquishment by the Unite States of America of it's traditional at titude towards purely American ques tions. or to require the submission of 1t policy regarding questions which deems to be purely American questions to the decision or recommendation c otker powers
 This reservation and these eXpres sipns of understanding" wrote NJ Root, ''are in accordance with long es tablished precedent in the making treaties. When included in the in strument of ratification, they will nc require a reopening of negotiations, bl If none of the other sisnatories eX pressly objects to the ratification wit such limitations, the treaty stands a limited between the United States an the other powers"
 The decision to bring up the Kno resolution was reached after confel ence of leaders had agreed that son vote revealing the exact state of senai cpinlOn Nouiu cldlIy NhS ait 'A strengthen the position of league oI ponents There were rumors tonigl that this decision might be reserve however, and substitute for the Kno resolution brought in later in the wee
 It seemed certain that the opposite was determined to show it's strengl in some concrete manner before u treaty is submitted for ratification.
 Borah Starts Sensation
 Senator Borah threatened withdraw from his party in a sharp debate startt when the Idaho senator read into Il record a petition signed by 2S prom