New-York tribune., 1919-09-05
Reports Pact Should Be
Ratified at Ohce and
Amended Later to Clarity
Passages in Dispute
CaryUrges Bars OFF Trade
Business With Germany Is
of Paramount Economic
Importance, He Asserts

BOSTON, Sept. 4.-Ratification Of
the peace treaty without amendment
was favored to-day in a majority re-
port of special committee of the
American Bar Association appointed to
study the league of nations covenant.
Two of the five members of the com
mittee declined to concur in the re-
port.
"Your committee is of the opinion"
says the report, chat the treaty, in
cluding the proposals for league of
nations, should be ratified without
amendment II amendments are pro-
posed by the United States other gov
ernmcnts would undoubtedly propose
amendments, and it is unlikely that a
second conference could produce a
more satisfactory treaty
amend After Ratification
"The treaty." the report continues.
Should .be unqualifiedly ratified, for
the reasons that none of the changes
suggested are of such Importance a to
warrant the rejection Of the treaty or
the delay and risk involved in its re
submission to the conference. The
covenant however. should be clarified
by amendment, but instead of attempt
ing to amend it at the present peace
ratification, in the manner provided by
Article % of the covenant"
The report was signed by William II.
Wadhams. Frederick \. Judson and Ed
gar A. Bancroft The dissenting mem
bers who. however, made no minority
report, were Henry st. George Tucker
and Charles B. Smith.
Gary Urges Trade With Foe
Immediate resumption of business
relations with Germany and Austria
was advocated to-day by Ebert H.
Gary, chairman of the board Of d-
rectors Of the United States Steel Cor
poration, in an address before the as
sociation. Mr.. Gary prefaced his
speech with declaration that the ma
jority Of the people Of America were
in favor OF the peace treaty and the
league Of nations and that he would as
sumo that it would be adopted without
material change.
urged by the speaker on the ground
that we need German and Austrian
goods and also that such purchases
would have a decided influence in sta
billing international exchange.
Prom an economic standpoint he
said, considering of paramount sig
nitlcance the question Of benefit to our
selves. we ought to resume business
relations with Germany and Austria
at once"
Favors L. S. Aid in Europe
AS further means to restore the in
rational business situation, Mr. Gary
declared that the United States "should
finance other deserving countries, less
fortunate, in rehabilitating their pro-
ductive capacity and resources and taht
we should purchase their products up
to the limits of our requirements adm
ability" He also suggested that the
adoption OF the American dollar as a
basis or standard Of currency and
values was worthy of universal con-
sideration.
Referring to the question OF race dis
elimination. Mr.. Gary declared that
these questions we're appropriate for
action by the league Of nations. which
should pass upon them by unanimous
vote, "without unnecessary delay" al
ter the League is. completed and
adopted.'
AS one essential of success in the
coming business struggle the speaker
maintained that we must have "a mer-
chant marine equal in every particular
to the best"
Turning to the labor question, Mr.
Gary said that the antdote for Boi-