Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-30
WOULD GIVE j. 5.
SAME NUMBER Of
VOTES IN LEAGUE
As BR|T|SHERS
Democratic Members of Sen-
ate Committee and Nc
Cumber Would Permit BIZ
iSh Predominance.
CONTENTION ARISES
OVER D0MINl0NS
Under Amendment to League
America Would Have Same
Number of Votes as United
Kingdoms Empire.

try sossrHe JOURNAL SPECIAL LsssEo wiRst
Washington, Aug. 29--The treaty
OF peace was aggresively assailed by
its senate foes again today, the for
eign relations committee approving
three more textual amendments to it's
provisions and Senator Knox, of
pennsylvania, a republican member
of the committee and former secreta-
ry of state, advising the senate that
the only safe way to deal wtNN it was
to reject it altogether.
Acting by a vote of nine to eight in
each case, the committee adopted
without extended debate amendments
designed to equalize British and
American representation in the league
of nations, to prevent the British do
minions from participating In O
league decision affecting any one of
them, and to curtail the power of the
American representatives on the re-
parations commission which is to col
lect Germans reparatfon bill.
Opposed BY Democrats.
Democratic committee members
presented solid front against all of
the proposals and were Joined by
Senator McCumber, republican, North
Dakota, who also had voted against
the two amendments adopted prior
to today's session. Only one pro-
posed amendment now remains on
the committees calendar. though
others may be presented when con-
sideration of the subject Is resumed
early next week.
III his senate ~ ashss, Senator
Knox declared that the full purpose
of American participation in the war
had been accomplished with the
armistice and that there had been no
reason for projecting the nation into
the European settlements. He said a
complete peace basis could be estab-
lished by action of congress as soon
as three OF the other principal powers
had ratified the treaty, and that such
a course would free the county from
many dangerous possibilities of for
eign entanglements.
Peace Terms Too Severe.
The peace terms imposed upon
Germany, said the Pennsylvania SEN
Gtor, went beyond the pale of interna-
tional law and would be impossible
of enforcement He characterized
them as constituting mot the treaty
but the truce of Versailles" and as
laying the foundation "for centuries
OF blood-letting."
During the day another of tbs
treaties negotiated at Versailles was
sent to the senate by President VIII
son. 1t was the treaty made with
Poland by the principal powers and
signed on June 2S. With 1t the pres
ident sent an agreement for occupa-
ton of the Rhine signed by the Unit
ed States and other powers on the
same day.
Submission of the Polish treaty, the
Rhine agreement and other data was
requested in letter sent to the
White House several days ago by the
foreign relations committee, but to
this request the president made no
reference in his letter of transmittal.
Attention was called to the subject.
however, in a brief statement by
Chairman Lodge in the senate and
later Mr.. Lodge made public the let
ter of request, saying that the data
asked for was a part OF the treaty
with Germany and was essential IN
committee consideration of that treaty
Other Data called For.
The data called for and not re-
ceived by the committee included an
other and previous Rhine agreement
and any available drafts OF the trea-
ties now under negotiation with Aus
tria, Bulgaria, Turkey and Hungary.
Committee members pointed out also
that long statement by M. Clemen-
ceau, as president of the peace confer
ence, attached to British and French
official copies of the Polish treaty
was not included in the copy sent III
today by the president.
A British print of still another Ver-
sailles treaty, an air convention be-
tween the United States and various
other nations, was put into the senate
record by Senator Knox. An explana-
tory note heading the convention, said
it had not been signed but was being
given to the public for their infor-
nation Mr.. Knox said this plan APP
parently had been followed out in
every country except the United
States.
The Preparations amendment was
proposed by Senator Fall, republican.
of New Mexico, and the other by SEN
ator Moses. republican, of New
Hampshire, The vote in each case was
nine to eight, the democrats and SEN
atorMcCumber voting in the negative.
The vote was to 5. Senator Nc
Cumber, republican, North Dakota,
standing with the democrats against
the amendment
The amendment was the first to be
adopted by the committee relating to
the league covenant. 1t was present
ed by Senator Johnson. republican,
California.
The amendment also contains the
same provision regarding the league
council, the effect of which would be
to offset the possibility that Great
Britain and one of her dominions
might be represented on the council
at one time. In the council there are
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