Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-10
TO TAKE Up
ARTICLE X. OF PACT
Relates to Integrity or Political
independence of Any Other
Country.
RECALL PRESIDENTS SPEECH
At Salt Lake He Asserted Elirni-
nation Would Cut Heart
Out Of Treaty.
ny JAMES II. NouRsE.

WASHINGTON. Nov. s.--Onc OF the
most interesting phases o: the treaty
fight in the Senate will be launched
tomorrow. when the reservation TO
Article y. will be taken up. This
reservation Is in exactly the same
language as that which President Will
son read in his speech at Salt Lake
actcrized as having been designed to
cut the heart out of the treaty"
The The reservation is as follows:
The United States assumed no OBJ
legation TO preserve the territorial in
,cgrity or political Independence OF any
other country or to interfere in con-
troversies between Observation-Disclosures
members OF the league or not-undcr
the provisions of Article ". or to en-
the United States under any article of
me treaty for any purpose. unless in
which, under the Constitution. has the
sole power TO declare war or authorize
the employment, Of the military or
naval forces OF the United States. shall
by act or Joint resolution provide"
Address nt Salt Lake.
When the President read this rcser-
vatiop TO his Salt Lake aud ence there
was loud applause. which he stopped
ISe yoS want to Tb.n cut the heart ou,
reservation in the resolution of ratii-
cation would absolutely Kill the
AT that time the reservation had not
been definitely agreed upon by the ma
jority OF the Foreign Relations Com
short time later, before the President
had returned from his tour. and IS
now before the Senate with the In
dorsement OF eleven of the seventeen
members of the Foreign Relations
! oy the Senate is foregone conclu-
| sion In the opinion of Senator Lodge,
the Republican leader. He. said today
the Republican Senators, with those
OF OF al at least four of the Democrats
Massachusetts. If ali the Senator's are
present and voting. the supporters OF
tes tee dfi~I dffeserva1ion mEht be able to mus
Affects Armed Forces.
The only objection 20 the rescrva-
tion on the Republican side has been
voiced by senator Horah. OF Idaho. who
purpose" The Senator fears that
W w!'n ",onrn .ns proVision respeeting the right
me reservation would be ineffective.
unless unless the language objected 10 by
tends. the league OF nations st:i! would
nave nave aui uinor.ty. with the consent of a
ienient Congress. 10 order American
troops 10 any country in the world
Lhe adoption by the Senate OF the
preamble" TO the reservations. under
ervations by at least three of the four
allied powers is necessary before raj
!lcatlon OF the treaty by the United
states becomes effective has raised an
interesting question as to whether II
VIII be possible to get three OF these
tons. Va
Acceptance by Powers.
IT is pointed out that in some re-
Spects the acceptance of the reserya.
mons by al! the powers or by three out
OF me iour is an impossibiiity. For
Instance. IL is not likely that Japan
WI agree 10 accept the reservations
after the United tates. By one Of the
observations. repudiates the Shan,unc
dea! and withholds It's consen, 70
me transaction whereby Shantung was
taat Great Britain will not agree ~
nc, reservations when among them
VII oe one which provides that The
.hlted states will not be bound nv
any decision in which any nation casts
more IMAM one vote. Both o. these
RESERVATIONS are certain to De adopted
nence the situation might concciv.
ab!S arise in which Japan would re-
zee, me reservations because or the
Shahtung provision and England would
rcleci them because OF the reserva;lon
alhied At the inequality of voting pow.
cf IN the league. rhereupon the ra;i-
ncation OF the treaty by the United
states would become OF no effect