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-.tbdrawaI by the United States can
| be given by concurrent resolution
! by the Congress of the United States.
The Monroe Doctrine.
Third: The United States Under
stands that the reference to the Mon
roe Doctrine in the League Covenant,
means that the long established policy
of the United States, commonly
known as the Monroe Doctrine, is
preserved unaffected by the Cove
nant. and that no question which de-
pends upon or involves this policy is
to be submitted to arbitration or in
ouiry by the Assembly of the Coun-
Gil of the League.
/ Fourth: The United States un-
derstands that, under the League
, Covenant, no question can De raised
either in the Assembly or in the
Council of the League, which will
give either body the right to report
or to make any recommendations or
to take any action upon the policy
of the United States or any other
member nation, with regard to do
mestic or political question relating
to its internal affairs, including i'm
migration, coast-wise traffic, the tar
iff, commerce, and all other purely
domestic questions, but these ques-
tions, in whatever manner they may
arise, are solely within the jurisdic-
ton of each member nation, and are
not by the Covenant submitted in
any way, either to arbitration Or to
the consideration of the Council or
the Assembly of the League of Ma
tions, or to the decision or recommen-
dation of any other power, and, in
the case of the United States, they
are reserved for action by the Con-
gress of the United States.
To Be Advice Only.
Fifth The United States un-
derstands that the advice which may
be given by the Council or the AS
sembly of the League of Nations,
with regard to the employment of the
military or naval forces by m2mber
nation, or with regard to the use of
economic measures for the protec-
tion of any other country, whether
member of the League or not, or for
the purpose of coercing any other
country or for the purpose of inter
vention in the internal conflicts or
other controversies which may arise
in any other country, is to be regard
ed as only advice, and leaves each
member nation free to exercise its
own judgment as to whether it is
wise and practicable to act upon
that advice, and that the Congress
must determine for the United its
course.
"The United States cannot assume,
under the provisions of Article 10,
or any other article, any obligation
to preserve the territorial integrity
or political independence of any 9th
er country, or to interfere, under
the provisions of Article 16, in con-
troversies between other nations,
| whether members of the League or
not
"The authority for decision in all
matters, referred to in this reserva-
tion, is placed by the Constitution of
the United States upon. the Congress,
and the failure of the Congress to
adopt the suggestions of the Assem-
bly, or Council of the League of Ma
ton, or to take independent action,
shall not constitute violation of the
Treaty, and no mandate shall be ac-
cepted by the United States, as pro-
vided in Article %, Part 1, except
by action of the Congress of the
United States.
Exports to Germany.
"SiXth: The United States un-
derstands that the representatives of
the other nations upon the Repara-
tions Commission will interfere with
exports from the United States to