The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-02
SENATEREJECTS
FALL AMENDMENT
TO PEACE TREATY
Administration Draws First
Blood in Treaty Fight.
Vote Today Considered as Test
of Strength.
SMITH URGES RESERVATIONS
Georgia Senator Opposes the
Amendments, However.
Tells President Pact Won't Be
Ratified Unless Reserved.
SMITH URGES RESERVATIONS
Georgia Senator Opposes the
Amendments, However.

Washington, Oct. 2.-Taking
its first action on committee
changes in the peace treaty, the
senate today rejected an amend
ment by Senator Fall, Republi-
can, New Mexico, to eliminate
the United States from member
ship on the committee to de-
termine the boundary between
Germany and Belgium.
Second Also Voted Down
The second of the Fall amendments
proposing to relieve the United States
from participating in certain interrfa-
tional adjustment relating to Luxem-
burg was voted down without a roll
call.
Senator Smith, Democrat, Georgia,
got the floor first and presented his
reservations. Senator Thomas, Demo-
crat. Colorado; Lenroot, Republican.
Wisconsin, and Spencer, Republican.
Missouri. announced they would vote
against the Fall amendments.
Shows Senate Attitude.
The vote, which generally was ac-
cepted as a test of the senate's attitude
toward more than thirty other COM
mittee amendments of similar nature,
was 90 TO OU.
Opposing textual changes necessi-
tating resubmission to Germany but
declaring ratification without reserva-
ton to be impossible. Senator Smith
proposed seven reservations to the
treaty. They should be adopted, he
said, to clear up doubtful or ob5ec-
tionable language"
While only specifying seven reserva-
lions, Senator Smith said he believed
Substantial modification" should be
placed upon the labor provisions, but
he withheld suggestions because other
senator's contemplated proposing a
reservation covering that provision
Senator Smiths first reservation is a
substitute for the amendment of Sena-
tor johnson, Republican, California
designed to eQualize the voting power
in both the assembly and supreme
council under the League of Nations
The next three are similar to those re-
ported by the senate foreign relations
committee affecting the right to with
draw from the League, the Monroe
doctrine and reserving the right
this country to control its own in
terna1 affairs.
Exclusion From Boycotts.
The fifth reservation covers Article
Ten and Senator Smith said the
United States could not assume. under
Article Ten or any other article. obi
cations to preserve the territorial OF
political independence of any other
country or, in case of controversies
between other nations, to engage IN
economic boycotts. The reservation
further provides that mandates cannot
be accepted for this country without
congressional approval.
As new reservations Senator Smith
proposed that the separations COM
mission could not interfere with COM
merce between the United States and
Germany except with this country s
consent and that all persons filling
positions created by the treaty must
be appointed by the president with
| the senate's consent. Amendments tc
| the League covenant also would be
| ratified by the senate.
Serves Notice on Wilson.
Smith served notice on President
| Wilson and administration leader:
| that if they want to get sixty-foul
votes for the treaty and League Of
! Nations covenant. they must work
! for reservations and not against them