Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-10
Committee in Report Rid
dies Some of Arguments
of President Wilson.
OTHER NATIONS
FORCED TO ACCEPT
Muot Either Accept Amendments and
Reservations or See Nations League
scompietely Wrecked - Committee
Wants to Know Why Of Wilson's
Sudden Haste When He Spent Eight
Months in Paris.

Washington. Sept. 10.-Character-
ized as an alliance which will breed
wars instead Of securing peace" the
German peace treaty, including the
covenant for a league of nations. for
mally was reported to the senate to-
day by the foreign relations commit
tee with forty-five amendments and
four reservations.
1t will be the first great document Of
its kind to be discussed in the open
without the confines Of executive ses-
sion."
Accompanying the treaty was the
majority report of the foreign rela-
tions committee, subscribed to by
every republican member except Sem
ator McCumber OF North Dakota, ex-
planning the amendments and reserva-
tions, all of which, it was declared,
were governed by single purpose.
and that is to guard American rights
and sovereignty. the invasion OF which
would stimulate breaches Of faith. en-
courage conflicts and generate wars"
Proposed Reservations.
The reservations propose: ....
1-Unconditional right to withdraw
from the league.
SDeclination by the United States
to accept any Of the legal or moral OBJ
legations Of the much discussed Article
10. except by action by the congress
OF the United States.,
3-Reserving to the United States
the exclusive right to decide what
questions are within it's own domestic
judisdiction.
4--Absolute reservation Of the Mon
= roe doctrine to the ;judgment Of the
United States alone.
Aim Of Amendments.
The principal amendments are pro-
posed to provide:
Equal voting power for the United
States with Great Britain in the as
sembly Of the league.
Giving to China instead Of Japan
the province Of Shantung.
Relief Of the United States from
having representatives on commits
sions deciding matters III which it has
no concern.
Others concern phraseology.
These amendments and reservations.
the majority report says. are submit
ted "to preserve American independ-
ence and American s0vereignty and
thereby best serve the welfare OF
mankind"
Other Nations Would Accept.
Fears that other nations may not
accept an amended covenant the re-
port dismissed with the statement:
That Is one thing. that certainly will
not happen. The other nations will
take US on our own terms. for without
US their league Is . wreck and also
their gains from a victorious peace
arei imperiled."
That the adoption Of amendments
will necessitate re-assembling CT the
peace conference the report denies.
z asserting that the conference probably
will be. in session for six months more
M Paris and might as well be" at least
as usefully employed" as they now arc
in dividing and sharing southeastern
Europe and Asia Miner.
German delegates. the report con-
tends, could easily be brought to paris.
and as Germany is not a member OF
the league she need not be consulted
about changes OF the covenant.
SCOTS at Plea For Haste.
II AT the outset the majority report
deals at length with criticisms of de-
lay. and points out that whereas the
peace conference took six months to
Z agree on the treaty, the senate rela-
tions committe has had forty-seven
working days. Demands for, speed I'm
the most Important subject that ever
4 came before the senate Of the United
states" the report says. were largely
the words Of the administration and
It's nswspaper orgahs."-
~ Recalling the senates responsibility
~ equal with the presidents, the re-
port recount the difficulties the for
eign relations committee experience
In gettint infor1natiop on the treaty,
being>obiiged to send 40 Paris for maps.
being compelled to get imperfect in.
formation from press reports" and
having at It's disposal few official doc
lments. Collateral treaties having a
y bearing, the report says. the committee
was unable to get.
6 Riddle critioims. Il
- -. y!sy.!!!e criticism for DELAY has been
aimed at the Foreign relations commits
tee, the report points out no action has
becn taken by France, Japan or Italy.
The argument that the treaty speedily
should be ratified. that trading with
dermany might begin. tho report dis
'ss' misses as rather faded" and declares
that the United States had been trad
ing with Germany since tho signing OF
the armistice.
/, Tho statement that trade can not be
& Resumed until the treaty is ratified IL
X characterized a. mere Illusion"
Othes Powers viii Not Object.
The senate foreign relations COM
d ittoe, in urging the adoption OF the
-FOUR committee amendments to the
4 psacs trc6ty designed to better pro-
ts6tA ths rights and Independence q