Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-15
Republican Senator Files
Minority Recommends /.
ti0ns, on Treaty.
WOULD MODIFY
RESERVATIONS
0ess Not Object to Covenant Changes
But Favors Milder Tone and Tenn
pered Lansuage-Scores Findings of
Majority of Committee Because Of
Bluntness Of cCum-
Der Defends British Control.

Washington. Sept. 15.-Rejection Of
all proposed amendments to the Ger
man peace treaty and modification of
the recommended strong reservations
was urged in an individual minority
report filed today by Senator McCum
Der, of North Dakota. Senator Nc
Cumber did not join in the recent re-
publican majority report and voted
with the democrats on amendments
>and reservations.
Attacking the report of Senator
Ledge, Senator -McCumber denounced
most Of the republican amendments as
selfish, immoral and dishonorable and
charged that they seek to isolate the
United States from the rest of the
world and abandon our allies"
To the substance Of some of the
proposed reservations the report de-
clared: Their can be no serious OBJ
jections but against the manner in
which they are submitted / do most
earnestly protest. They are couched in
q disconcerting, overbearing manner
and express q jingoistic spirit which
ought to be excluded"
Defends Article. x.
Scoring the objections to Article X.
Senator McCumber said that sit really
is an amendment pure and simple and
designed to take the United States out
of the league"
Regarding the Shantung amendment,
the report said:
by this amendment, Japan would be
Kicked out Of the league by the United
..6turesa and Shantung possibly lost to
China"
Calling attention to what he termed
the failure of the committee to express
the sentiment of the committee Sena-
tor McCumber said:
mot one word is said concerning the
league of nations or the methods by
which the purpose Of the league could
be attained.
Irony and sarcasm have been sub
stituted, for>argument. 1t Is regrettable
that the animosity which centers about
the league should have been devoted to
matter so vital to the world"
Analyzing the committees amend
ments Senator McCumber said that the
amendment to give the United States
votes with the British colonies was un-
necessary.
Favors Lone Vote For Y. s.
''The plan Of giving each member
nation one vote without regard to size
or importance was the only possible
plan," adding that to all intents and
purposes the British colonies were'i
dependent
=
jections to the Lodge amendment on
withdrawal was to form.
AS to the Lodge reservation to Ar
ticle X. Senator McCumber' said he
had many objections:
First-It is an amendment pure and
simple Of the most important article
In the league. Its purpose is to take
the United States as power for the
peace Of the world out Of the league en-
tirely.
Second-It places this country in a
false and wrong position; an attitude
encouraging powerful countries to i'm
pose and inflict any wrong on weaker
nations.
With his report Senator McCumber
submitted the six reservations he
champions as substitutes~for the com
Hlltt6e s RESERVATIONS. .,-t
Ready For Battle.
Lines had been drawn by the oppos-
Ing factions. absent senators for the
most part had returned to Washing
ton and all was in readiness for the
opening Of the final stage IN the senate
peace treaty and league of nations con-
troversy.
The treaty. with It's league cove
nant, was called up about o'clock
this afternoon bw Chairman Lodge Of
the foreign realtions committee and
D VIII be kept continuously before the
senate In open executive session.
until the final vote on ratification Is
taken several weeks hence, according
to present. plans.
coincident with the bringing up Of
the treaty Senator Me- Cumber, re-
publican North Dakota, who refused
to join his republican colleagues on
I, the foreign relations committee and
reporting Of amendments and who de-
clined to approve the majoritys res-
ss-ssta lion 10 article 10 of the league
covenant, will file an individual re-
port. e--s..i
/ Early Test Expected. e
Because Of the great length Of the
document, the formal FIRST reading
will be dispensed with and the treaty
taken up article by article. This
plan probably will bring an early
trial OF strength possibly tomorrow
with the reaching OF article OF the
league covenant In which is defined
the voting power OF the nations In the
Z T, league.
The foreign relations committee
majority has recommended an amend
] HisIt in the form Of a provis0 st!p-
ulating that, the United States shall
Y have a vote in the assembly equal to
N thu aggregate vote 0f any nation tav--
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