Evening journal., 1920-04-14
SENATOR BALL EXPLAINS HIS
ATTITUDE ON PEACE TREATY:
VOTED TO PROTECT NATION

part and a condition of this resoiu-
. ton of ratification by at least three
J of the four principal Allied and as
sociated Powers, TO wit, Great Bri-
! tain. France, Italy, and Japan.
u. The United States so under
stands and construes Article ] that
n case OF notice of withdrawal frou'
the League of Nations. as provided in
said article. the United States shall
be the sole judge as to whether all its
international obligations and all its
obligations under the said covenant
have been fulfilled, and notice OF
withdrawal by the United States may
be given by a concurrent resolution
of the Congress of the United States
90. The United States assumes no
obligation to preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence OF
any other country or TO interfere Ia
controversies between nations =
whether members OF the League or
4 not-under the provisions OF Article
10, or to employ the military or naval
forces OF tn eUnited States under any
article OF the treaty for any purpose,
unless In any particular case the Con-
gress, which, under the constitution.
has the sole power to declare war or
authorize the employment Of the
military or naval forces of the United
States, shall by act or Joint resolution
so provide.
"'3. No mandate shall be accepted
by the United States under Article p,
Part |. or any other provision of the
treaty OF peace with Germany. ex-
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United States.
"4 The United States reserves to
itself exclusively the right to decide
what questions are within its domes-
tic jurisdiction and declares that all
domestic and political questions re-
lating wholly or in part to its inter
nal affairs, including immigration.
labor, coastwise traffic, the tariff.
commerce, the suppression of traffic
in women and children and in opium
and other dangerous drugs, and all
other domestic questions, are solely
within the jurisdiction of the United
States and are not under this treaty
to be submitted in any way either to
arbitration or TO the consideration of
the council or of the assembly of the
League of Nations, or any agency
thereof, or to the decision or recon-
mendation of any other power.
as The United States will not
sui NIT to arbitration or TO inquiry
by the assembly or by the council OF
the League of Nations. provided for
in said treaty of peace, any questions
which in the judgment of the United
States depend upon or relate to It's
long g-established policy, commonly
known as the Monroe doctrine; said
doctrine is to be interpreted by the
United States alone and is hereby de-
clared to be wholly outside the juris-
diction OF said League of Nations and
entirely unaffected by any provision
contained in the said treaty OF peace
with Germany.
80 The United States withhoids
its assent to Articles lS6, Isl. and l58,
and reserves full liberty of action
with respect TO any controversy
which may arise under said articles
between the Republic of China and
the Empire of Japan.
~. The Congress of the United
States will provide by law for the ap-
pointment of the representatives of
the United States in the assembly
and the council of the League OF Ma
tions, and may in its discretion pro-
vide for the participation OF the
, United States in any commission,
committee, tribunal. court, council, or
conference, or in the selection of any
members thereof and for the ap-
pointment of members of said COM
missions, committees, tribunals,
courts, councils, or conferences, or
any other representatives under the
treaty OF peace, or in carrying out its
provisions, and until such participa-
ton and appointment have been so
provided for and the powers and du-
ties of such representatives have
been defined by law, no person
shall represent the United States un-
der either said League OF Nations or
the treaty of peace with Germany or
be authorized to perform any act for
or on behalf OF the United States
hereunder. and no citizen of the
United States shall be selected or ap-
pointed as a member of said commits
sions, committees, tribunals, courts,
councils, or conferences except with
the approval of the Senate of the
United States.
"8. The United States understands
that the reparation commission will
regulate or interfere with exports
from the United States to Germany,
or from Germany to the United
States, only when the United States
by act or joint resolution of Con-
gress approves such regulation or in
terference.
"o. The United States shall not
be obligated to contribute TO any ex-
penses of the League of Nations, or
of the secretariat, or of any commits
sion, committee, or conference, or
other agencyi organized under the
League of Nations or under the /
treaty or for the purpose of carrying
out the treaty provisions, unless and |
until an appropriation of funds avail |
able for such expenses shall have been |
made by the Congress of the United |
States.
40 II the United States shall at
any time adopt any plan for the limi-
tation of armaments proposed by the |
council of the League of Nations un-
der the provisions OF Article 8, it re-
serves the right to increase such ar
maments without the consent of the |
council whenever the United States is |
threatened with invasion or engaged |
in war.
al. The United States reserves
the right to permit, in its discretion, |
the nationals OF a covenant-breaking |
State, as defined in Article l6 of the !
covenant OF the League of Nations,
residing within the United States or 1
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