The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-14
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ARTICLE NUMBER TEN
This Reservation Already Adopted by
Committee Of Whole is
Sian Of De-
[By Hugh Baillie, United Press Staff
Correspondent

| [By Hugh Baillie, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Rejec-
! ton of the peace treaty by the SEN
ate or by President Wilson himself.
is assured IL the resolution of fatif-
cation goes to vote containing the
reservation to article 10 already
adopted by the senate sitting in COM
mittee of the whole. This was the
opinion in administration quarters
here today based on the presidents s
own words, frequently reiterated dur
ing his recent tour of the United
States. Whether the president then
will carry out his threat to send
leading treaty opponents, including
Senator Lodge, to Welmar to sneg07
/ tate new treaty remains TO be
seen.
Wilson has served notice that he
would consider the adoption of reser-
vations to article 10, rejection OF the
whole treaty. There Is nothing to
indicate that he has changed this atti-
tude. When Senator Hitchcock re-
Gently called at the white house, VIII
son told him the treaty would be un-
acceptable il certain of the pending
reservations were attached to 1t and
although Hitchcock never has speci-
fed wnat these certain reservation"
are, it is generally known here that
the qualification of article 10 is one
OF them.
What the Hitchcock forces in the
senate hope to do is to reject the
resolution of ratification containing
the Objectionable reservation, then
propose new resolution of ratifica-
tion which they expect the opposi-
ton to defeat and then get together
on a compromise. But the strongest
members of the opposition hold that
rejection OF the reservation now in
process of formation Will constitute
rejection of the treaty and end the
whole affair. And if they succeed in
securing adoption of Ine resolution
containing the Objectionable clause,
the president will have none OF it,,
unless he goes back on ms own words
and completely reverses himself.
As soon as Secretary Tumulty re-
turns from New York, the president
is expected to get in touch through
him with his leaders IN the senate
and decide what is to be done next.
The administration forces are
going ahead with plans for what
they will do in the event the resolu-
ton of ratification containing the
reservation Wilson considers fatal fails
to get two-thirds vote and is thereby
defeated. In that case they disclosed
today they will offer program of
substitute reservations. These, S0l-
ator Hitchcock said today, are as fol-
lows:
ALL members of the league to
have the right to withdraw on two
years notice, each member so with
drawing to be the sole judge as to
whether it's obligations under article
/ have been fulfilled.
2-No member to be required to
submit to the league any domestic
question such as immigration, labor
or tariff.
3-The Monroe doctrine not to be
impaired by any decision of the
league.
ARTICLE 10, merely advisory and
the right to use American troops or
naval forces under the league to rest
with congress.
5-Dominions or sef-goyerning colo
nies of empires not to De permitted
to vote in any dispute to which the
empire or it's dominions or self-gov-
erning colonies is a part.
Hitchcock has offered the reserva-
tions at this time, fearing that adop-
ton of the Lodge cloture motion
might peyent offering further reser-
walton and amendments.