Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-05
No OBLIGATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE X
ALLOWED LIBERTY
Of ACTION HELD
Congress Alone Authorized to
Engage Nation In War Or
Put Economic Pressure On
Other Countries.
MONROE DOCTRINE is
SPECIFICALLY RESERVED
League Cannot Have Voice In
Domestic PoliCieSi No Mand-
atory Power Except By Au-
thorlty Of Congress,

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Washington. Sept. 4.--The senate
foreign relations committee late today
finished It's work on the peace treaty
with Germany and after adopting four
reservations to the league of nations
covenant. ordered the treaty reported
to the senate with about two score
amendments Incorporated.
The treaty now passes. so far as the
United States is concerned, into its
final stage--that Of open considera-
ton by the senate for ratification or
rejection.
Committee action was deferred on
the special treaty to protect France
and on other treaties submitted.
Chairman Lodge will return the
treaty TO the senate with formal
majority report early next week, A
minority report by the democrats op-
posing both amendments and reserya-
tions is to be filed within three days
thereafter and 1t Is expected that
actual consideration of the treaty will
begin about Septmber 15. Weeks OF
debate before the final vote are ex-
pected.
Conclusion Comes Suddenly.
Conclusion of the committees work
which has taken nearly two months
came somewhat Unexpectedly today
at q special executive session OF three
hours stormy debate.
The four reservations which were
sponsored by Chairman Lodge and
written into resolution providing for
conditional ratification of the treaty.
provide;
First. for 'unconditionar' With
drawal of the United States from the
league.
Second, refusal of this nation to
assume any foreign territorial guar
antees under Article X of the league
covenant or mandates without action
by congress.
Third, exclusive action by United
States on domestic affairs
Fourth. Interpretation of the Mon
roe doctrine solely by this nation,
Party Lines shattered.
On all four reservations the
party lineup Of the committee
was shattered. Senator McCum-
ber, republican. North Dakota,
voted with the democrats in oppo-
sition to those dealing with Ar
ticle X and withdrawal provision.
but Joined his colleagues In sup
porting those provisions affecting
the Monroe doctrine and domes-
tic affairs. Senator Shields. DEM
ocrat. Tennessee, joined the re-
publicans in supporting all OF the
reservations except that concern
ing territorial guarantees on
which he withheld his vote. The
other six democrats of the COM
mittee voted solidly against all
reservations.
After the vote the resolution of rat
ification and the reservations. the
treaty as amended was ordered re-
ported without a record vote.
Ratification Resolutions.
The resolution of ratification with
the reservations adopted follows:
Resolved (two-thirds of the sena-
tors present concurring In the reso-
lutions). that the senate advise and
consent to the ratification of q treaty
of peace with Germany and by the
plenipotentiaries of the twenty seven
allied and associated powers. at Ver-
sailles, on June rs. 1919. with the
following reservations and UNDER
standings to be made a part and a
condition of such ratification, which
ratification Is not to take effect Or
bind the United States until the said
following reservations and undertake
ings have been accepted as part of
and O condition of said instrument of
ratification by at least three OF the
four principal allied and associated
powers, towit: Great Britain. France.
Italy and Japan.
The Reservations.
1.-The United States reserves to
itself the unconditional right to with
draw from the league of nations upon
the notice provided In article u OF
said treaty of peace with Germany.
2-That the United States declines
to assume, under the provisions of
article ten, or under any other arti-
Gle. any obligation to preserve the
territorial integrity or political inde-
pendence of any other county or to
interfere in the controversies be-
tween other nations members of the
league or not, or to employ the mill
tary or naval forces of the United
States in such controversies or to
adopt economic measures for the pro-
lection of any other country, whether
q member of the league or not.
against external aggressions or for
the purpose of cocrcIng aay other
country, or for the purpose of inter-
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