New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

under the provisions Of Article VIII,
it reserves the right to increase
such armament without the consent
OF the council whenever the United
Stetes is threatened with INVASION
or engaged in war.
Boycott
1.-THE United States reserves the
right to permit, in its discretion,
state, as defined in Article XVI Of
the covenant Of the league Of ma
lions, residing within the United
States or in countries other than
that violating said Article XVI, to
continue their commercial, financial
and personal relations with the M
tionals Of the United States.
Alien Property Rights
"Nothing in Articles 1886, 297. or in
any of the annexes thereto, OF n any
other article, provision or annex to
TIE treaty of peace with Germany,
shall, as against citizens Of the
United States, be taken to mean any
of any act otherwise illegal or in
contravention Of the rights Of citi-
zo~s of the United States"
The tsc0 Remaining reservations on
the Foreign Relations Committees pro
gram, on a0hich 40 action has yet bec,,
taken, YeGd'
German Colonies
"The United States declines to ac-
rept, as trustee or in her own right,
any interest in or any responsibility
for the government or disposition OF
the overseas possessions of Ger
,,.,Ek u. L,
Germany renounces to the principal
Allied and associated powers under
Articles 119 to 1871 inclusive.
Questions of Honor
THE United States reserves to
itself exc usvel the right to decide
W 1t questions affect It's honor or
its vital interests, and declares that
such questions are not under this
treaty to be submitted in any way
either to arbitration or to the con-
sidcration of the council or CT the
assembly Of the league of nations
or any agency thereof or to the
decision or recommendation of any
other power
Three reservations, including the pre-
omble to the committees program, had
been adopted prior TO to-day's SESSION.
They re0d:
Preamble TO Reservations
"The committee also reports the
following reservations and under
standings TO be made part and a
cond ton of the resolution OF ratifi-
cation, Which ratification is not to
take eject or bind the United States
until the following reservations and
rstandings have been accepted
as part and condition of said in
strument of ratification by at least
three of the four principal Allied
and associated powers, to wit: Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan"
- ilhdrawaI
"The United States understands
and construes Artic | that In c..se
of notice of withdrawal from the
league OF nations. as provided In said
article, the United States shall be
the sole y dye as to whether all its
international obligations and all its
Obligations under the said covenant
have been fulfil led. AMI n9tice Of
wi hdrawal BY the United States may
be given by a concur mt resolution
Of the Congress of the United States
Article X
The United States assumes no
obligation to preserve tn territorial
integrity Or political independence
of any other country or to Interfere
IN controversies between nations.
whether members Of the league or
not, under Article X, or TO employ the
mi itary and naval forces of the
United States under any article OF
the treaty or for any purpose unless
IN any particu ar case the Congress
which under the ConsJitu has the
sole power to declare war or author
lze the employment OF military or
naval forces OIL the United States,
shall by act or JOINT resolution so
provide"