The sun., 1919-09-12
HITCHCOCK SUBMITS
REPORT ON TREATY
Minority Argues U. S. Would
Suffer Through Amend
ments to Pact.
LISTS POSSIBLE LOSSES
McCumber, Republican, and
Shields, Democrat, Do Not
Sign Document.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE views OF
the members Of the Foreign Relations
Committee who are seeking to uphold
the Presidents proclaimed meek or
nothing views on the peace treaty and
the league covenant were submitted to
the Senate to-day by Senator Hitch
cock (Neb.) as a minority report. Sem
ator McCumber IN. d., one of the few
Republicans counted upon to uphold the
Presidents stand. failed to, sign 1t, as
did Senator Shields (Tenn.), a Demo-
erat.
Despite the convincing proof by Sem
ntor Lodge (Mass.). chairman Of the
Foreign Relations Committee, that the
treaty and the league have been handled
by the committee with great speed in
comparison with the time consumed in
Paris Senator Hitchcock felt that he
had to "deplore the long delay by the
committee"
The Senator then pointed TO the
comparatively small drop in American
exports in the last few months-a condi-
ton earnestly desired by the Treasury
Department and the Federal Reserve
Board-as a proof that the United States
Is already feeling terrible effects from
+; not having the treaty ratified In the FORM
commanded by the President. Mr.. Hitch
cock declared that the figures given In
the majority report showing that trade
with Germany had already been re-
sumed showed that American dealings
With Germany amounted to only two
cents a German person month 'or
the last seven months.
Mr., Hitchcock did not attempt to an
swer any of the league arguments re-
specting the necessity of reservations to
the league covenant and the amend
ments reported by the Republican, ma
jority. He contented himself with say
ing that none of the great Powers coulo
agree to any of these changes.
ITO adopt any one of them, there
Gore" said Mr. Hitchcocks report, lis
equivalent to rejecting the treaty"
The report denies, too, that the Ger
man nation could be made to agree to
changes in the treaty. There is no pre-
tence in the minority report, however.
but that Germany would have to swal-
low the League of Nations whole, In
whatever form 1t is finally agreed
upon, by the simple act of entering the
proposed combination Of nations. So
far as treaty changes are concerned.
everything required of her, and cannot
be made to accept a single change In
the treaty now. The power of COM
pulsion is lost, it is claimed.
Shows U. s. Would Lose.
The report contends that any amend
ment to the treaty means the loss to the
United States of "all of the concessions
secured from Germany by dictated
peace" 1t is admitted that these con-
cessions are far from comparison with
the advantages secured by other bel
nligerents, but 1t is insisted that. they are
minority these things now secured by
the treaty. would be lost by amendment,
going on the theory that Germany would
not agree to any amendments:
/. German acknowledgment OF re-
sponsibility for the war.
2. Germany's promise not to put
higher duties on American goods than
on those of other nations.
3. Germany's promise not to dis
eliminate against American shipping.
4. That for six months after the
effectiveness OF the treaty low duties
would be in effect.
8. Germany's agreement that old
treaties with the United States should
not be revived unless agreeable to
America.
6. Germany's promise to restore
American property seized. or pay
for 1t.
Z. Germany's agreement to vail
date all acts of the Allen Property
Custodian.
s. Germanys agreement that the
sale of German property here may be
utilized In reimbursing American war
claims and certain pre-war claims IL
Germany fails to make them good.
8. Germanys agreement to COM
pensate her own citizens for property,
patents and the like owned by them
here but seized during the war.
10. Germany's agreement that no
claim can be made for the use here
of German property Of an Industrial,
literary or artistic sort. including
patents.
II. Germany's agreement that the
United States may retain over 100000
tons of German shipping to make
compensation for war losses OF this
kind.
~. Membership on the Preparations
Commission for the United States, a
highly powerful body supervising fu-
ture German activities
BY the Senate daring to amend the
treaty, despite its constitutional right to
DO SO as an equal partner with the
President in treaty-making, the report
asserts, I'VE would have abandoned our
Disguised associates and we would be
reduced to the necessity of seeking a
negotiated peace with an angry Ger
many on such terms as she would be
willing to accord"
Disregards Dangers to U. s.
The report states clearly and expli-
city that despite any dangers to Amer
lea the considerations noted above are
sufficient to convince the Senators who
signed the report that the treaty should
De ratified In exactly its present form,
Because the reservations affecting the
proposed League of Nations are not.
"interpretatiye reservations to be used
to make clear language in the treaty
that might be considered doubtful" the
report says, II is clear that these resery-
ations are the work OF Senators organ
ICED for the purpose of destroying the
league and II possible defeating this
treaty"
According to this report "the League
Of Nations has stood the test of world
wide criticism and unlimited attacks. II
stands to-day as the only hope for
world peace. After all the assaults OF
many months its purposes and pro-
visions stand out clearly defined. un-
affected by criticism and unyielding to
attack"
The last page Of the report is devoted
- an eulogy OF the League OF Nations
setting forth in glowing and positive
terms the virtual millennium which
would be created throughout the world