Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
KELLOGG TO SUBMIT
RESOLUTION MONDAY
Delegated by Colleagues to
Phrase Reservations on
Treaty

Washington, Aug. 2.-(By A. P.)-
The seven middle ground Rcpubli-
can senator's, who have been comforting
on n program Of reservations that will
be made the basis for an attempt to
unite the treaty opponents on a pro-
gram, are continuing their task. These
senators are McNary, Oregon; McCum- =
Der, North Dakota; Colt, Rhode ISL
and; Spencer, Missouri; Cummns,
Iowa; Kellogg, Minnesota, and Len
root, Wisconsin.
Senator Kellogg was delegated to
| prepare the phraseology of the reserva
| tions and submit them to the other six
| senator's on Monday. He was given all
| of the suggestions for reservation that
have been discussed at the conferences
and asked to draft n resolution that
would embody four reservations.
1t became known today that the
proposed resolution has not been pre-
scnted either to Republican Leader
Lodge or to Senator Hitchcock. admin =
istration leader in the treaty fight, and
that the efforts of the group sponsor
ing the plan probably would be directed
during the day toward cnlarging their
number in order to hold indisputably
the balance of power.
Negotiations with administration
leaders along the genera! line laid
down in the resolution have been in
progress. however. for several days.
League opponents declared that al
possibility of unreserveG ratification of
the league had been removed by the
willingness of Senator's McCumber and
McNary, regarded as the warmest
friends of the league among the Re
publican majority, to accept reserva
tions.
To this administration senator's re-
piled that vote on ratification still!
was long way off, adding that, with
seven Republicans lined up for rescr-
vations of the character proposed
there was no longer n possibility that
more radical qualifications could be
included in the ratification.
One set of middle ground rcserva
tions proposed are: THAT the Senate
of the United States advise and con.
sent to the ratification of said treaty
with the following reservations and un'
dcrstandings to be made part of the
treaty OF lne llSITullieHt vi lutlh'h'ioh
First. That whenever the two
years notice of withdrawal from the
league of nations shall have been giver
bv the United States. as provided ir
Article I, the United States shall b'
the sole Judge whether all its interna
tionaI obligations and all its obligations
under this covenant shall have beer
fulfilled at the time of the withdrawal
"Second. That the suggestions of the
council of the league of nations as tt
the means of carrying the obligations
of Article Y into effect are only ad-
yisory, and that an undertaking under
the provisions of Article Y, the execu
ton of which may require the use o.
American military or naval forces OF
economic measures. can under the con
stitution be carried out only by th'
action of the congress, and that thu
failure of the congress to adopt th'
suggestions of the council of the league
or to provide such military or nava
forces or economic measures, shall no
constitute violation of the treaty.
Third. The United States reserves
to itself the right to decide what Uues
tions are within its domestic jurisdic
ton and declares tnat all domestic an'
political questions relating to its in
ternal affairs, including immigration
coastwise traffic, the tariff. commerc
and all other purely domestic question
are solely within the jurisdiction of tn
United States and are not by thi
; covenant submitted in any way eithe
to arbitration or to the consideration
of the council or the assembly of tn