Evening star., 1919-10-15
Senator Owens Interpreta-
tive Resolutions Save
Egypt's Suzerainty.
OFFERED SEPARATELY
FROM RATIFICATION
0klahoman Announces He Has Not
Changed Stand for Treaty's
Unqualified Acceptance.

4 vote bv the senate late today
ON the Shantun1 amendments to
the reace trenty was planned by
republican leaders. with acqui-
escence. u was snid. OF the demo- "
Gratis. Republican spokesman said
Inquiries were made OF senator
johnson OF California. who returp-
cd here today; Senator La Toilette
of Wisconsin and other republic
cans regarding speeches ON the
Shantunk amendments. and that
they had agreed To curtail their
remarks. Chairman Lodge Of the
foreign relations committee. au-
thor Of the ShnntunG amendments.
also WAS said to have agreed to .
vote today.
Preservation Of Egypts right OF
self-government and future action by
the league of nations to give freedom
to all capable subject states were pro-
posed in interpretative resolutions
presented to the Senate today by Sem
ator Owen. democrat. Oklahoma.
Both Of the proposals were put in
as measures entirely separate from
the ratification, Senator Owen an
nouncing he had not changed his
stand for unqualified acceptance Of
the treaty.
In one Of the resolutions. however.
the Senate would go on record AZ
favoring a change in the league cove
ha llp q
lished, so that the subject peoples un-
der mandatories would bel given self
government when found capable OF
exercising II.
Senator Owens Proposal.
The resolution relating 20 Egypt.
which Senator Owen supported in an
address as an important step in the
interest of peace and Justice, would
declare:
THAT the protectorate which Ger
irnany recognizes in Great Britain over
Egypt is understood to be merely =
means through which the nominai
suzerainty of Turkey over ESypt
shall be transferred to the Egyptian
a recognition by the United States IN
Great Britain of any sovereign
rights over the Egyptian people or as
depriving the people of Egypt OF any
right OF Seff-government.
Under the other resolution the United
States would declare the armistice
provision for just treatment OF ma
tive Inhabitants to be still in force.
and would propose amendment to the
covenant at some future date to pro-
vide that freedom for all the suo-
ject states of the members OF the
league shall be established by the said
members as soon as the ending OF
competition In armament is assured.
and the peoples Of such subject states
are found capable (by the member
of such people) OF sustaining orderly
self-government, or by vote Of two
thirds of the council and assembly,
under a charter guaranteeing free in
stitutfons."
Quoted President Wilson.
Senator Owen pointed out that the
enemies of Germany had agreed at the
time of the armistice to make peace
and on principles laid down in sub
seouent addresses of the President. The
speaker quoted several of Mr.. Wilson'S
declarat ations relative to self-determina-
ton and said the principle applied IN
q measure to Egypt. Ireland, Poland.
the Philippines and other peoples. He
added, however. that IL was entirely
to take up at the peace
table the question OF seif-governmept
among the British and other dorninione.
The peace conference had done the
best It could under the circumstances,
he said, and had provided the ma
chinery under which the Presidents
policies could be carried out IL the
league were properly interpreted.
Adoption of textual amendments
would mean defeat of the peace treaty
and would accomplish no practical re-
suit that could not be brought about
by reservations, the Senate was told
by Senator Colt, republican, Rhode Is-
land.
Unfair to Other Nations.
Referring to- the Shantung amend
nent and that proposed to eQualize
voting power in the league Of nations,
The Rhode Island senator declared
hey would reopen peace negotiations,
while reservations would leave the
treaty intact and would change it's
provisions only for the reserving ma
ion.
1t would be unfair. he argued, to
Increase the voting power of the
United States as proposed in the
of Senator johnson, re-
publican, California, and leave the
,ther first-class powers with only one
yote in the assembly.
shantung Discussion
Brings Sharp Exchange
in conafo Yncfordou