New Britain herald., 1919-09-11
REJECTION WOULD BE COSTLY TO U. s. Wilson Followers on Foreign Re-
 latiOnS Committee Q. K. Terms SCORE LODGES STATEMENTS
Report, Drafted by Senator Hitchcock, Accuses Majority Report of Desiring to Kill League of Nations and DeplOres Unnecessary Delay.

Washington, Sept. 11.-RejeCtiOn of the peace treaty with it's league of nations covenant, or adoption of amendments, would mean sacrifice by the United States of all concessions obtained from Germany under dic tated peace, minority members of the foreign relations committee declared in a report presented today to the senate.
 @ f Deplores Long Delay. V The. report prepared by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking dem ocratic mem Der of the committee, urged speedy ratification of the treaty without amendments or reservations. It deplored the long and unnecessary delay to which the treaty has been subjected while locked up in the com mittee's knowledge that recommenda- tions were from the start foregone conclusions and asserted these recom- mendations could have been made in July.
 Shields Switches to Lodge.
 Senator Shields, democrat, Tennes- see, did not sign the report, having announced he favored league covenant reservations prepared by Chairman -lodge. It was stated he would not presGptEa l separate report. Those { sst tgnsa1s, in addition to Senator Hitch cock, were Senators Williams, Missis- sippi; Swanson, Virginia; Pomerne, Ohio; Smith, Ariz., and Pittman, N ada, all democrats.
 Deny Majority's Claims.
 The minority denied the claim put forth in Chairman Lodges report that the peace conference still was in ses- ' sion and has power ito bring German representatives to Paris,' saying that such power of compulsion had been exhausted and that Germany had closed the chapter by signing and rat flying.
 If an amended treaty is not signed by Germany" the report added, then it is in none of ts parts binding on her"
 The report mentioned 12 conces- sions the United States would lose by failure to ratify the treaty these in cluding industrial and economic ad- vantages and agreements. See Attack on League.
 Reservations proposed by the ma jority, the report said, were for the purpose of destroying the league" . which has stood the test of world wide criticisms and unlimited attack
 The minority recommended that the work of the peace conference be con- 1irmed and the peace of the world ad- vanced by ratification of the treaty described as the best hope of the world, 'even if like all instrumentali- ties it be not divinely perfect in every detail"
 The report contended that the in dustrial world was "in ferment,- the financial world in doubt and com = merce halted, while delay on the treaty had been caused "by a majority of the committee known to be out of harmony with the majority of the sen - ate and the majority of the people" This was declared to be government by obstruction as well as by minority Business Has Suffered.
 Export trade the report said, had suffered because of delay in ratifica- tiOn; that private credit awaited for peace, and that this government which has been advancing to European gov ernments has about reached the end of @ it's authority given it by congress Private enterprise, it said, from now < on must keep up American commerce with Europe. Answering the major 1ty, the report said exports to Ger many since the armistice amounted to only 14 cents worth of American products for each person in Germany or two cents per person per month. (Continued on Tenth Page)