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undertaking Article X until congress-
SO directed. and that failure To take
action under Article X should not 30
considered a violation OF the treaty.
Senator Kings reservation on the
MenrOe doctrine provides that the
long csta blishcd policy of the EnitNHs
states known. az the Monroe Doc
trine Is not affected by any provis4s
ions contained in tho treaty OF peAca
with German" The senator believes
tiiis would he less Offensive" to-
European nations than the Lodge
reservation on The subject. the latter.
he said, wnuisl he unacce pta Bile to the
I.atineAroerican countries. because II
provides that the United States
alone" shall interpret the doctrine.
: ON the question OF the voting row-
~ in the league Of nations senator
kin-'e reservation liz as follows. ass
The United states win not be
hound by any decision. finding or
any other action taken by the coun-
Gil or league of nations TO which the
United States has mot assentcd. In
any case in which the United States
is vitality Interested. in which the
'neu,ter adverse To the United States
has given more than one vote by
itself or through the votes OF other
members Of the lea CUE politically
connected with said member
III ths matter q Sffantunc. Senator
King has tho following reservation:
THE SHANTT7NG CASH. ~
The United States undcrstands
that tho German rights and interests
renounced by Germany In favor Of
Janar are to be returned to. Chino
within reasonable time after the
ratification of the treaty. AZ provided
in the exchange of notes between Ia
pan and China on Max 2s, 1915. and
the United States withholds its assent
10 such articles in the treaty"
senator King said that conferences
with other senators of both PARTIES
had convinced him that ii would be
Impossible to ratify the treaty with
out specific declaration disavpwf1g
tho peace conference decision In the
Shantune matter.
In connection Will, his part in the
compromise movement, Senator King
admitted that he had taken cony
af his proposed reservations to the
state department and submitted them
te Under Secretary Polk The fact
that Mr.. Polk has Just returned from
the peace conference session in Paris
gives unusual significance to this ac-
ton ON Senator Kings mart.
The senator declined TO state what
Nr. Folk had told him ~ 10 NJ
probability ri tho nations 81 Europe
accepting reservations on the treaty.
but the senator did say this. y
n have talked with many men frnns.
overseas and feel assursd that the
nations nf Eurore viii accept the
Ledge reservations
Local representatives of the league
ta enforce peace circulated a petit
ton among senators today to invite
ex-President Taft tn deliver a mon
partisan speech here on the league
of nations. Senators King md
Chamberlain refused to sign the pc
t:tion. but Senators McNarv. Bank
bead and Nelson signed it. The posi-
ton taken by Senator's King Hna
Chamberlain was that nothing that
AFR. Taft could do would inapruve
the situation in the senate with re-
81 Get to the treaty.
Senator Rcrah declined to make
any comment on statements rejecting
on his opposition to the treaty which
were made In a newspaper afttot@
fron Mr., Taft's pen. The senator
said:
~ don't very well see how I could
say anything about political
mummy"