Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-23
SENATORS REFUSE
AUTHORIZATION
ASKED BY WILSON
Committee on Foreign ReIa-
tons Passes Resolution
Against Execution of Part of
Treaty Before Ratification
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Washington July 22.--An emphatic
| negative was returned by the senate
| foreign relations committee today to
/ President Wilson's request that it ap-
| prove provisional appointment of an
| American representative on the inter-
national reparations mission with
out waiting ratification Of the peace
| treaty.
| While the president was renewing
| his talks with republican senators at
the White House and the senate was
! beginning another day of speech maxi
ing on the tre,Ey, the ctnmiutee
/ adopted a resolution declaring mo
/ power exists" to execute provisions OF
the treaty IN advance OF its ratifiea-
| ton. This was interpreted not only
as refusing assent to the appoint
ment, but declaring the president
would exceed his authority should he
act independently. What the presi-
dent might do in view of the commit
tee action had not been revealed to-
night, but most of his advisers pre-
{ dicted there would be no appointment
/ for the present. In making his re-
/ quest the president had declared it
| essential to American business inter-
/ ests that the nation be represented
! on the commission, which will have
charge of the entire reparation pro-
gram to be demanded of Germany.
| The resolution was presented by
Senator Knox, republican, Pennsyl-
vania, and was substituted by an
| eight-to-seven vote for another ex-
pressing no opinion as to the presi-
dents power to act. In making the
substitution the committee divided
along party lines except that Senator
McCumber, republican, North Da-
kota, voted with the democrats in the
negative.
I Late, in the senate, Senator Moses
of New Hampshire, republican mem
Der of the committee, pointed out that
the reparations commission would
continue until 1851 and would exercise
| drastic powers. In that connection
Chairman Lodge suggested that its
powers even might extend to effecting
acts of war against Germany, but
which Germany agreed before hand
should not be so considered
Senator Moses declared study of
the treaty would entirely refute the
claim that the league of nations is in
dspensable to carry out the pacifica-
tion of Europe, most of the respon-
sibility having been lodged rather in
the big five powers.
Speeches for League.
In a speech supporting the league,
Senator McNary, republican, Oregon,
said he would oppose amendments,
which would send the covenant back
for re-negotiation, though he could
see no objection TO explanatory reser-
vations designed to clarity its provl-
sions. He asserted that article ten
must be retained as the pillar of
the league"
The league also was supported by
Senators Johnson, South Dakota, and
Beckham, Kentucky, both democrats,
the former declaring his only objec-
tion was that the covenant did not go
far enough in enforcing maintenance
of peace and the latter urging that
it at least must be given trial and
could be perfected later.
The republicans who saw President
Wilson during the day were, Senator's
Edge, New Jersey; Calder, New York,
and Cummins, Iowa.
The conferences are understood to
have followed the general lines of
those of last week.
Senator Calder asked the president
what would be his attitude toward
the suggestion that the United States
limit its obligations under article ten
to 1921, and the president is under
stood to have replied that such a
course would not be in keeping with
the nations duty in the re-establish-
ment of peace.