The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
u. S. NOT TO AID
IN CARRYING OUT
TREATY PROVISIONS
TILL 1T is RATIFIED
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silesia and help in the plebiscite prior to
roll call on ratification.
American ratification. He declared tho
department realized fully that it would
have no authority to take such step
If Senate reservation forbidding it were
adopted, and added that in the circum-
stances there was no desire to anticipate
Senate action.
A reservation on this subject and one
limiting American participation in the va
created are in preparation, although 1t Is
understood that there has been no COM
plete agreement regarding either among
the Senate majority.
One eHect OF the state department an
nOunc rnent was to set at rest reports that
President Wilson might disregard the adj
vice of the foreign relations committee
and name an American to act unofflcially
on the powerful reparations commission.
When he asked the committee consent
to such step some weeks ago, it replied
that neither it nor the executive had any
authority to put treaty provisions into
force until ratification had been accom-
plished.
VITALITY AFFECTS U. S.
1t is understood, however, that financial
advisers now in Europe to look after
treasury department business and Ameri-
can financial and trade interests gener-
ally, will keep III close touch with the
work of the commission after 1t Is
created. The administration is known to
regard the commission task of collecting
Germanys reparation Dill and supervising
European financial rehabilitation as one
directly affecting American finance ana
commerce.
The other great powers are said to he
very anxious that the United States have
full representation from the start on this
and several other commissions that are &c
be organized, and there has been consio-
cradle speculation among senators as 10
how far that desire was reflected in tne
decision at Paris not to put the treaty
Immediately into effect as regards the
nations that have ratified it. When TINS
/ decision was announced last week 1t vas
said the delay was due to inability i'm
mediately to bring some of the treaty
provisions into operation, but state de-
partment officials do not care to ais'
cuss the subject further.
REAL PROGRESS MADE
Real progress toward Senate action OF
| the Treaty Was AddC loNdJ "hSAA 49,
ers put an affectual damper on DEBATE
and permitted the Senate clerks to hnlSn
| the tedious work of reading the treaty
! text Just before adjournment the John-
son amendment to equaiize voting power
in the league assembly as formally
brought up for action, and it will nave
| the floor except for the privileged morn
| ing hour each day. until 1t is dlsposeo
| Of 1t Is the last but one OF the commit
tee amendments. Some of the more OPP
| timistic thought a vote on the Johnsoi
measure might be possible tomorrow, hui
the geenral prediction was that roi
! call would not be reached before Wednes-
/ day at the earliest. Other amendments
| including d number prepared by individ
ual senators, are expected to occupy tn
rest of the week What little debate
there was today was confirmed to thu
Irish question, which may get before tn'
Senate again during the morning hou
tomorrow. Senator Walsh, democrat
Montana. indicated today that he prob
ably would call up at tomorrow's session
his resolution to declare 1t the purpos'
of the United States to bring Ireland
case before the league.
If he does lively debate is expected
The Senate will meet an hour earle
than usual, however, In order to spert
as much time as possible on the johnson
amendment