New-York tribune., 1919-11-08

United States alone, and is hereby de-
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.
ss7-The United States withholds
it's assent to Articles 1856, 157
and 1853 and reserves full liberty Of
action with respect to any controversy
which may arise under said articles
between the Republic of China and the
Empire of Japan.
ssQ-The Senate of the United
- States, by law, will provide for
the appointment of the representatives
Of the United States in the assembly
and the council Of the league of ma
tions. and may, in its discretion, pro
vide for the participation Of the United
States in any commission, committee
tribunal, court, council or conference,
or in the selection of any members
thereof, and for the appointment Of
members Of said commissions, commit
tees, courts, councils or conferences, or
any other representatives under the
treaty Of peace, or in carrying out its
provisions, and until such participation
and appointment have been so provided
for. and the powers and duties OF such
representatives. so defined, no person
shall represent the United States un-
der either said league of nations or the
act for or on behalf of the Ur ted
States Hereunder, and no represcAta-
tive Of the United States shall be Sc
lected or appointed as a member OF said
comm SIS ions, committee courts. cJun-
c,ls or conferences, except with tie APP
proval of the Senate Of the United
States.
Congress to Control Trade
ssO-1h he United States understands
that the reparation ctmmis-
sion viii regulate or INT -rfere with
exports from. tie United States TO Ger
many or from Germany to the United
States only when the United States by
its Congress approves such regu.atlo IN
or interference.
ss7O-The United States shah not
be 90 ga ed to contribute %
any expenses of the league of nations
or OF the secretarlat or OF any commits
sion or committee or conference or
other agency organized under the
league OF nations or under the treaty
or for toc purpose of carrying out tne
treaty provisions. unless and untN an
of funds available for
X.rMscs snf fnVc be ,l tie by
the Congress of the United States.
ss11-If the United StAtes shall
at any time adopt any plan
for the limitation of almaments pro-
posed by the council Of the ,eague of
nations under the provisions Of Arti-
Gle VIII, it reserves the right to in
crease such armament without the con-
sent Of the council whenever the
United States Is threatened With in
vasion or engaged in war
esIc-The United States reserves
the right to permit, in its
discretion, the nationals o. a covenant
breaking state. as defined in Article
XVI of the covenant of the league Of
nations, to continue their commerci iai
financial and personal relations with
the nationals Of the United States
ssI2-Nothing in Articles 296, 297
o or in any Of the anncxes
thereto or in any other article, pro
vision or annex of the treaty of peace
with Germany shall, as against cit
izens of the United States. be taken
to mean any confirmation, rattle ton
or approval of any act otherwise illegal
or i'll contravcntion Of the rights of
citizens Of the United States"
.s11-The United States declines
10 accept any interest as
trustee or in her own right or any
esponsibility for the government or
disposition of the overseas possessions
to which Germany renounces her
rights and titles to the prime pal Al
lied and associated powers under Ar
ticles ll9 to l27 Inclusive"