Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-30
WOULD REJECT
TT e a ty Altogether
Stand of Knox
hspnbIican Membsr of Fursscn Re-
'afinns committee Declares II is
only Sane Way 70 Deal with Pact
Asseres Peace Terms imposed
On aermany Are Isnpnssible

-Asser-s Peace Terms isnpnsea
ON Germany Are impossible
Washington, D c.. Aug. 2a-The
treAry OF peace was agg-essiveiy as
saiien oy its Senuts fpes again todav.
the foreign relations committee ap-
proving three mere tsxrual amend
ments 10 IrE provisions and Senator
Knox Pennsylvania. Republican
member Of the COMMITTEES. and for
mar Secretary uf State. advising the
SENATE THAI the only spne way TO
oeAa "lth Il was 10 reject II alto
Eerner- acting by VOTE of 9. to
IN eacn case. the committee atiupted
wiInout extended debate. amend
msnrs designed 10 equalize British
ana American representation in the
League uf Nations. 10 prevent the
Br1rtsh dnrrluinns from participating
n League decision affecting any
one OF them. and 10 curtail the power
of tne American representative ON the
leparations commission which is 10
collecl Isrnany's reparations bills.
Democratic committees members
presented i solid front against all
1f the proposals and were juined tr
senator McCumber, Republican.
North Dakota, who also had voted
aga1nst ttle TWO amendments adopt
ed prior 70 today's session. Only one
proposed amendment now remains
On the committees calendar. though
others MAJ he presented next week.
In his Senate address Senator
Knox declared that the fun 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 settle
ments. He said a complete pence
nasls could ne established by action
u ~oil@2 SsH AS soDn DIS Lnref OF the
oIner principal powers had ratified
the treaty and that such a course
would free the country from rnanv
dangerous possibilities of foreign
entanglement
The peace terms imposed upon
Germany sain the Pennsylvania
EsnaIor. went beyond the plae Of IN
AAnatiunal law ana would be I'M
possible of enforcement
Ee characterized the instrument
as MOI a treaty but the truce uf
Versailles. and as laying rne fnun-
darion for centuries of biood-let-
ting"
During the DAY another Of the
treaties negotiated al Versailles was
sent 10 the Senate by President Viii
son. Il WIS the treaty made with
Poland with the principal powers
and signed on June 2S. With Il the
president sent an agreement for oc-
cupatinn of the Rhine signed by the
United States and other powers on
The same day
Submission of the Polish treaty,
the Rhine agreement. and other DATA,
was requested II a letter Sent 10 the
White House several days ago by
the Foreign -eiarlons committee
hut 10 this request the preslnen1
made no reference in his letter OF
Iransmirral
Attention was called TO the sub
ject. however, in a brief statement
by Chairman Lodge IN me senate
and later Mr. Lodge MADE public the
letter Of request, saving that the
data asked for was part OF the
tT'eEry with German and was es-
sential IN committee consideration Of
that treaty.
The data called frr ana MOI receIv-
"a by the committee included anoSh-
er and previous f.t.ine agreement and
any available drafts OF the treaties
now under negotiation with Austria.
Bulgaria Turkey and Hungary
Committee members pointed out with
a long statement br NJ. ClemanceRu
as president of the peace confer
ence, which was attached 10 Brit
Ish and French official copies of the
Polish treaty was nu1 included IN the
COPY sent in today by the President.
A British print of still anurh-
81 Versailles treaty between the
United States and various other
nations. was put into the Senate rer-
ora by Senator knox. An explana-
tory note heading the convention Eaid
Z had NOT been signed but was be-
ing given to the public for their in
formation. Mr. knox said this plan
apparently had been followed out in
every country except the United
States.