The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-28
HUGHES URGES
FOUR CHANGES
Draws Up Resolution With
Four Covenant ReSer-
vationS.
OBJECTS TO ARTICLE X
Consents to Inclusion Of United
States in League Of Ma.
tions. However.
OBJECTS TO ARTICLE X

Washington, July 28.-Charles (.
Hughes, republican candidate in the
last presidential election, has drawn
Up a resolution which he offers tor
adoption by the United States SON
alto, consenting to inclusion OF the
league Of nations covenant in the
peace treaty. but suggesting tour
reservations to prevent "saerifeing
the ESSENTIAL interests Of the United
States"
This became known today when
oorrespo n denee between Mr.. Hughes
and Senator Frederick Hale, repub-
lean. Of Maine, dealing with ratit-
cation Of the treaty, was made pub
lie.
While finding antiquities in Arti-
eIes | and XIV, dealing respectively
with withdrawal from the league and
questions OF purely a domestic ma
ture, Mr.. Hughes takes chief sxeep-
ton TO Articles XXI and X, which
concern the Monroe doctrine and the
liability Of the United States to pro-
vide armed forces TO protect other
members Of the league.
The descriptive phrase" employed
in connection with the Monroe doc
trine Is said by Mr.. Hughes to be
inaccurate" while Article X is
branded by him as trouble
breeder" which. II not eliminated,
should be thoroughly interpreted.
Any reservations" Mr.. Hughes add
ed. should be incorporated In "the
instrument OF ratification" to make
II valid, but the fact that such reser-
vations are made should not lead to
the assumption that the treaty would
fail. or that the peace conference
would have TO resume operations.
Summarized, Mr.. Hughes four res
ervations are:
First, that on giving notice of its
intention to withdraw from the
league, a power shall cease to be a
member or subject to obligations of
the covenant at the time specified
In the notice, but that such with
drawal shall not release that power
from debt or liability heretofore in
CURED.
immigration and Imports.
Second, that questions such as inn
migration or import duties. which
are solely within domestic jurisdic-
ton. shall not be submitted for con-
sideration or action by the league.
Third, that the United States shall
not relinquish its traditional atti-
tlide toward purely American ques-
tions, which shall not be subject to
| Jurisdiction Of the league, leaving
this country free TO oppose acquisi :
| tion by any non American country
| of territory in the western hemi
sphere, -.
Fourth, that under Article X the
United States shall assume no obli-
cation to undertake any military ex-
petition or employ its armed forces
on land or sea, unle ss such action Is
authorized by congress.
The resolution suggested by Mr..
Hughes embodied In a letter reply
ing to one from Senator Hale re-
questing Mr.. Hughes opinion on the
validity of reservations to the pro-
posed covenant, and also asking Mr..
Hughes what reservations in your
Judgment should be made to safe
guard the interests OF our country"
In his letter Senator Hale asserts he
wants to see some plan devised
whereby the United States may
safely enter the league OF nations"
Need Of League Of Nations.
In his reply, Mr.. Hughes states
there is a plain need for a league
of nations" He added that there
ia also the immediate exigency to
be considered" and that ut is man
ifest that every reasonable effort
should be made to establish peace as
promptly and to bring about a con-
dition in which Europe can resume
it's normal industrial activity.
Il can see no reason why these
objects cannot be attained without
sacrificing the essential interests of
the United States" Mr.. Hughes con-
tinues. There is a middle ground
Continued on Pace Two,)