New-York tribune., 1919-10-20
Opponents of Action to
"Americanize'' act
Merely Can Delay 1t
by Debate, He Asserts
Sharp Issue Drawn
With the President
Clause Mr.. Wilson Said
Would Cut Heart Out
Of Covenant Included
By Carter Field
Washington Bu7eGu
Nezc York T~,h,fre

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Fourteen
reservations or the peace treaty will
be approved by the Foreign Relations
Committee at meeting to take place
this week, il was learned tonight,
The fourteen then Will be submitted to
the Senate, and it is declared the forty
nine votes necessary for their final ap-
proval already have been pledged.
From now on al delay will be caused
by Senators fighting against reserva-
tions which will "Americanize" the
treaty, Senator Ledge. chairman of the
committee and leader of the majority,
declared in formal statement issued
tonight. He said:
"A decisive majority Of the Senate
will vote for reservations attached to
the resolution Of ratification which
will protect the peace, safety, SOW
ereignty ard Independence of the
United States. The one object of
these Senators is to Americanize the
treaty, and they believe that by so
doing they will also serve the cause
Of general peace in the world. What
.syei delay there may be in final ac-
tion Upon the treaty will be caused
by those who are resisting the Amer
'eanization of tn, t.eaty by proper
reservations ons-reservations at once
1nequlyocal and eFective.''
Reservations as Approved
While the text Of the fourteen reser-
"tlons has not been finally drawn. they
Will be based on the foliowing thir-
ssen subjects, one of which probably
VIII De covered IN two reservations:
Guaranteeing the territorial in
tegrity of league members un-
der Article X. This reservation is the
precise language read by President
wilson IN his speech at Salt Lake.
which he declared would "cut the
heart out Of the covenant" 1t leaves
absolutely to the Congress sitting at
sne time whether the United States
'haii resort to military measures at
me oenest of the league, without any
moral or legal obligation being i'm
-'osed by the leagues action.
7 Leaving the question of the
United States assuming a
mandatory over j., any country alb
<oiufeiy at the discretion of the
congress that may De sitting. This
vas originally a part Of the commit
zee reservation on Article x. and has
oeen made separate because it ap-
plies to an entirely different part of
The treaty.
Monroe Doctrine Retained
Z. Providing that the Monroe
Doctrine and questions arising
Under 1t are to be determined by the
United States alone without league
interference. This would retain the
present relations between the United
States and Latin America, instead Of
tnro"lng this whole situation into
me league pot.
d Providing that the United
States shall determine which
are domestic questions. and that
.nese shall not be referred to the
league in disputes and mentioning
specifically as such questions immi-
grafton, coastwise shipping and tariff
duties.
: Providing the absolute right Of
withdrawal, and making the
United States Judge Of whether her
Obligations are fulfilled at the time.
jle above are the original COM
mittee reservations, madt ilve in stead
o. four by the division Of the Arti-
Gle reservation into two parts)
f Dtsclaiming any responsibility on
the part of the United States
.or the Shantung section Of the
treaty, and expressing disapproval
OF that section.
Equality in Voting Declared
Providing that the United States
will never be bound by any
we scse on any question, either in
zoe !ea2ue council or the AZ
*moly, IN which one nation or
umpire cas's more than one. vote, or
~ "nish AL parts Of any nation or
empire winch has more than one vote
~ not excluded when the quarrel
suse's one Of the parts. This really
,pFsrs considerably more ground
tn~n IN. johnson amendn. ent. taking
IN .ne hones amendment as we'll, and
's framed because of the belief that
tion. ~ "'op
Il. Ecsieving the United States OF
the nsccssity of placing mem
yrs on the many international com
MISSIONS and boards created under
ns treaty, is purpose being precise
His same AZ the frat batch of Fail
ssaendments voted down by the
y Covering the Fall amendment
a.. on the Reparation Cornmis-
xyn' limiting the authority Of the
"Htsftehn member of that commits
Continued an usxt Dnue