El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-23
Al TERAT|ONS IN
Pc ACE TREATY'S
TEXT APPROVED
BY REPUBLICANS
Four Changes Recon-
mended by Senate
Foreign Committee
ONE is CLAUSE
WILSON OPPOSED

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Washington, Oct, 22.-Four revised
reservations to the peace treaty were
adopted today by the senate foreign
relations committee with the admins
tration leaders voting solidly against
them.
The committee also adopted a pre-
anible to the reservations providing
that the treaty should not become Ell.
fective until three of the other prin.
cipal allied and associated powers had
agreed to the senate's reservations.
This, too, was opposed by the admins
~tration senator's.
The four reservations approved re-
lated to article ten. the Monroe doc
trine, withdrawal, and domestic ques-
tons. On most of the roll calls the
division was IL to 6, all of the repub-
licans and Senator Shields, democrat.
Tennessee, voting in the affirmative,
ms THE RESERVATION
THAT WILSON CONDEMNED.
The reservation adopted relating to
article ten was identical except for the
transposition OF one phrase with the
n which President Wilson an
nounced on his western trip that he
would be obliged ITO regard as a rejec.
tion Of the treaty.
II was the first time that Senator
McCumb er, republican, North Dakota,
had stood with the other republicans
for reservations. Republican leaders
declared the program had been agreed
to by all the 40 republican senators
and six democrats. A number OF other
reservations remaining on this pro-
gram Will be discussed later today.
Attached to the article ten reserva-
tion was a specific declaration that the
United States would accept no manda-
tory without authorization by CON
gress. Later 1t was agreed to make
this a separate reservation.
The only case in which Senator Nc
Cumber did not vote with the other re-
publicans on roll calls was on the pre-
amble requirement for acceptance Of
the reservations by the other powers.
The preamble and the reservations as
approved by the committee follows.
Preamble.
THE committee also report the fol-
reservations and understand
ings to be made a part and a condi-
tiOn Of the resolution Of ratification,
which ratification ID not to take Ell
feet or bind the United States until
the following reservations and under
standings have been accepted BY at
least : = Y Great Britain, France, italy
and Japan.
1.-THE United States understands
and c0nstrues article one that in case
Of notice Of withdrawal from the
league of nations y the United
States shall be the sole Judge as to
whether all its I = y obligations. under
the said covenant have been fulfilled,
and notice OF withdrawal BY the
United States may be given by a con-
current resolution of the congress ot
the United States.
H2--The United States assumes no
obligation to preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence Of
any other country or to interfere in
controversies between nations y = 4
under the provisions of article one, or
u employ the military or naval forces
~ the United States under any article
the treaty for any purpose unless
n any particular case the congress-
: Y shall by act or joint resolutions
10 provide.
H3--No mandate shall be accepted
5y the United States Y Y = except BY
lction Of the congress or the United
"4-The United States reserves I'd
tself exclusively the right to decide
What questions are. within its domestic
Jurisdiction, and declares that all do
nestle and political questions relating
Wholly or In part to its internal affairs I