Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-08-01
SEVEN SENATORS AGREE TO SOME
 RESERVATIONS Group of Republicans on For eign Relations Committee
 Make Pact.
EXPECT DECLARATION
 BY JAPAN ON SHANTUNG

Attack on Alien Enemy Property Sec tion Brings Out that U. s. 1 Custodian Acted Within Rights.
 l Washington, July 31.-Develop- ments shaped up today for a sharper , definition of the senate issues raised by the league of nations and the Shantung agreement, while another and hitherto obscure section of the Versailles treaty, relating to alien enemy property, was brought under fire in the foreign relations com mittee
 i To the league controversy, seven republican senators, all friendly to the treaty, added a new feature by agreeing to a definite group of re- servations whose wording they hope will furnish a middle ground attract ing enough members of both parties to insure the leagues acceptance by the senate.
 l Regarding Shantung, it became known that in the very near future, a declaration throwing light on Japan's intentions is definitely count ed on by administration senators.
 Palmer's Acts Upheld.
 The alien property section, brought into question for the first time. was at public committee hearing declared by the republican senators validate" in every respect the acts of A. Mitchell Palmer as alien prop erty custodian closing the door of legal appeal even to American citi- zens who were minority stockholders in German concerns taken over by the government. They cited blan- ket clause in the treaty providing that "no question shall be raised as to the regularity of transfer of any prop ertv" under war legislation. During the day. there was more speech making on the treaty, in the senate and President Wilson sub mitted for ratification along with the treaty, the protocol agreed to at Versailles containing additional re- quirements upon Germany. The president also was told by two more republicans at the white house that reservations would be necessary if the league is to be ratified
 Groups Action Attracts. Of the days developments. the agreement of the seven republicans attracted perhaps the widest atten- tion at the capitol. For several weeks, senators of that party who de- l sire to see the league accepted, have heen shaDing a reservation program designed to further to protect nation al interests without weakening vit- alvv the league covenant. The result of their work was a group of four re- servations relating to the mowers of congres under article 10. the Monroe doctrine. national control of domes- tic problems, and the right of with drawal.
 The seven who gave their assent to these reservations in the phraseology a sarreed on. were Senators McCum- Der. North Dakota. member of the foreign relations committee: McNarv Oregon: Cumninos. Iowa: Colt, Rhode Island: Kellogg, Minnesota, and Snencer. Missouri.
 Althongh the extent to which they will be bound by their apreeent was not revealed. it was declared they realized fully that they might hold the balance Of power in any reserva- ton vote and thus cut of any attempt for more radical qualifications as well as prevent unreserved ratifica- tion.
 DickAring With Democrats. l Nepotiations are understood to he already under wav with democratic senators to induce the administration to accept such reservation nrogram
 and from the attitude of President Wilson in the white house conferen. ces. some republicans believe he vii decided to accede to the proposal St far. however there has been no indi
 cation that the administration sena tors were ready to abandon theil stand for unreserved ratification. [ Most of the stipulations in tho Met Cum ber- -McNarv reservations arr declared bv the administration lead CTS to be already covered in thu ], ,nresent languape of the covenant ans lit is understood they have advanced }. the counter proposal that senarat,
 resolution he adopted riving the sen |ate's incarceration of these points st
 as to make re-negotiation unneces lsarv.
 I No agreement with administration |senators or with the president is ex nected, however. in the inmediat, future. The question is beinp dis Icussed bv Mr. Wilson daily with hi republican callers and it is under stood he desires to be in possession , lof all the facts before he acts. IT. s. May Get tndenanifv. ll Criticism Of the alien enemy pro .| {Continued on Faee Four.)