New-York tribune., 1919-09-05
Goes
To Senate With
4 Reservations
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resolution rather than putting them in
the resolution of ratification as a con-
dition Of Americas acceptance of the
treaty.
The Republicans also were pleased
that this action could be agreed upon So
early during the Presidents tour in
behalf of the league. Now that the
committee has acted finally, they said,
the people of the country will expect
the President to attack the committee 8
action, and the Senators think their po-
sition as taken to-day is one that is
very hard to assail.
Thirty-nine Amendments Adopted
The amendments, which have been
were ordered submitted to-day, provide
briefly:
First-United States is given equal
vote in league assembly with British
Empire.
Second-Fall group of thrty-hve
amendments, the effect of which is
to take the United States off of
thirty-tive commissions and boards
dealing with various questions in the
treaty.
Third-Fall reparatjon commission
amendment. This gives United
States representative on Reparation
Commission right to vote without
instructions from Congress only on
questions involving shipping.
Fourth-This restores the German
concessions in Shantung to China
instead of giving them to Japan.
Fifth-Moses amendment This
provides in any quarrel between any
part of the British Empire and any
other country all the representa-
tives of portions of the empire are
excluded from voting, as we'll as the
representative of the other country
involved.
Todays action by the committee
does not preclude further hearings.
One hearing is already scheduled for
tomorrow, and there will be more, es-
pecially if Colonel House or Mr..
Reinsch. Minister to China-whose as
surances to China that the United
States would protect her interests at
the peace table were potent, the COM
mttee has been told, in persuading
China to enter the war-should return
to this country before the final vote
on the treaty.
Republican leaders were confident to
night that the four reservations
adopted to-day would be approved by
the Senate. They are not so sure about
the amendments, though they think
they have much better than an even
chance on that, giving the United
States an equal vote in the league
assembly with the British Empire. and
an excellent chance on the Shantung
amendment.
Very little more modification of the
Article reservation, it was said to-
night, would be required TO win the
vote Of Senator McCumber and Sem
ator McNary, the only two Senators
who have said positively that the
language as adopted does not suit
them.
Count on Five Democrats
But even if these two and two or three
more Republican Senators should re-
fuse to support this reservation in this
form, which the Republican leader.
think is by far the best form vet
drafted with view to absolutely pro-
tecting the interests Of this country
there is no doubt in their minds they
can put it over. They claim to be
on the final test of this-Scnators
Shields, Reed, Gore, Thomas and Walsh
These five are regarded as sure, but
there are half a dozen other Democratic
Senators who may vote with the Re
publicans. Such Senator's as Hoke
Smith, Ashurst, Phelan and Overman
tor instance, are very much disturbed
and actually have no liking, THEN
friends say, for the league covenant
as drawn, or the Shantung section OF
the treaty
Senator Shields did not content him
self with voting for the most part with
the Republicans-he made a brief state
ment, asserting he was tired of keeping
quiet as to his opinions about the
league and treaty, that he had stated
down in Tennessee that he would vote
to ratify no treaty that did not safe
guard the rights of the United States
as to engaging in war, as to withdrawal
as to the Monroe Doctrine and as to
American control of domestic cues.
tions. He purposed to vote for such
reservations, he said, not only in com
mittee, but on the floor of the Senate.
Hitchcock Is Perturbed
As Mr.. Shields began his statement
Senator Williams leaned toward him
putting one hand to his ear. the better
to hear Mr.. Shields's remarks. As
soon as he got the drift of the Ten.
nessee Senator's comments, however
the Mississippian calmly turned his