New Britain herald., 1919-09-05

Germany signed by the plenipoten- tiaries of the United States and Ger '',anv and by the plenipotentiaries of the q allied and associated powers at Versailles, on June 2S, 1919, with the following reservations and under standings to be made a party and a condition of such ratification, which ratification is not to take effect or bind the United States until the said following reservations and undertak- ings have been accepted as a part of and 8 condition of said instrum ent of ratification by at least three of the four principal allied and associated powers, to wit: Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan.
 "One-The United States reserves to itself the unconditional right 10 withdraw from the League of Nations upon the notice provided in Article 1 of said treaty of peace with Germany.
 ''TWo-That the United States de- clines to assume, under the provisions of Article 10, or under any other ar ticle, any obligation to preserve the territorial integrity or political inde- pendence of any other country or to interfere in controversies between other nations, members of the league
  naval forces of the United States in such controversies, or to adopt eco homie measures for the protection of any other country, whether a men, Der of the league or not, against eS- ternal a aggression or for the purpose of /coercng any other country, or for the purpose of intervention in the ir- ternal conflicts or other controversies E,:c l1 ,,i1 and no mandate shall be accepted Dy the United States under Article 2i, part 1, of the treaty of peace with Germany, except, by action of Con- gress of the United States.
 "Three-The United States reserves to itself exclusively the right to de- eide what questions are within it's do- mestic Jurisdiction and declares that all domestic and political questions relating to it's affairs, including inn migration, coastvise traffic, the tariff commerce, and all other domestic questions are solely within the juris- diction of the United States and are not under this treaty submitted in any way either to arbitration or to the consideration of the council or of the assembly of the League of Na- tions, or to the decision or recom- mendation of any other power.
 "Four-The United States declines to submit for arbitration or injury by the assembly or the council of the League of Nations provided for in said treaty of peace any question which, in the judgment of the United States, depends upon or relates to is long -esta blished policy, commonly known the Monroe Doctrine; said doctrine is to be interpreted by the United States alone and is hereby 1e- clared to be wholly outside the juris- diction of said League of Nations and entirely unaffected by any provision contained in the said treaty of peace with Germany"
 Work of Strong Reseryationists." The reservations were offered by Chairman Lodge and were regarded as representing the views of the re- publicans advocating drastic reserva- tions. Senator McCumber's opposi- tion was said to have been based on the belief that they were too drastic. It was announced that he would not file separate minority report, put would offer substitute ratification resolution in the senate presenting views of the so-called "mild' reserva- l tionists. Senator Lodge said the reservations were the composite work