Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-02
SENATE RESERVATIONS ON
 THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Washington, Aug. 1.-The reServa- ton proposal agreed to by seven re- publican senators as the basis of rati- fication of the League of Nations COW enant is so worded, 1t became known tonight, that the reservations and understandings,'' enumerated shall become "a part of the treaty" and shall not stand simply as a. detached interpretation by the senate.
 While some of the sponsors of the programme regard it as merely inter pretative in effect. clarifying the language of the covenant without changing the meaning of any provi- sion, others of the seven believe It goes further and greatly softens cer- tain features, which, they say, Vlo- late national rights.
 The reservations as agreed to in definite terms are embodied in pro- posad ratification resolution. reading as follows:
 That the senate of the United States advise and consent to the rati- fication of said treaty with the fol- lowing reservations and understand ingS to be made a part of the treaty by the instrument of ratification.
 That whenever the two years notice of withdrawal from the League of Nations shall have been given by the United States as provided in Art1- cle one, the United States shall be the sole judge whether all it's international obligations and all it's obligations un- der the covenant shall have been full filled at the time of withdrawal
 ''2-That the suggestions of the council of the League of Nations as to the means of carrying the obligations of Article Ten into effect are only ad- visory, and that any undertaking un- der the provisions of Article Ten, the execution of which may reuire the use of American military or naval fore es or economic measures, can under the constitution be carried out only under the act of the congress and that the failure of the congress to adopt the suggestions of the council or of the league. or to provide stach military or naval forces or economic measures, shall not constitute a vio- lation of the treaty.
 '.3-The United States reserves to itself the right to decide what ques tions are within it's domestic jurisdic- tion and declares that all domestic and political questions relating to it's in tcrnaI affairs. including immigration coastwise traffic, the tariff commerce and all other purely domestic queS- tions, are sorely within the Jurisdic- tion of the United States and are not by this covenant submitted in any way either to arbitration or to the conSidera tfOn of the council or the as sernbly of thc League of: Nations or to the decision or recomme endation of any other power. et& A
 s4-The Tnitcd States does not bind itself to submit for arbitration or in-
 
 l any question which in the judgment oi 1 the United States depends upon or in- l wolves it's long established policy | commonly known the Monroe Doc | Urine, and it is preserved unaffected i by any provision in the said treaty i contained"
 The seven republicans who agreed | to this proposal as basis for the eff ] fort to bring on a middle ground sen ators of both parties who favor the |, league plan in general outline. wers | Senators McNary, Oregon; McCumber | North Dakota; Colt, Rhode Island | Spencer, Missouri; Cummins Iowa Kellogg, Minnesota, and Lenroot, Wis l consin.
 I It became known tonight that ths 1 proposed resolution had not been pre- | scented either to Republican Leader | Lodge or to Senator Hitchcock, ad- 1 ministration leader in the treaty fight 1 and that the efforts of the group spon- soring the plan probably would be di- l rected for the present toward enlarg- | ing their number in order to hold in ! disputably the balance of power Ne l gotiations with administration leader. 1 along the general line laid down in tn, 1 resolution have been in progress ] however, for several days.