South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-17
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j. s. POLICY
FOR EUROPE
Pact Reservation Would Deal
With Future Upheavals
on Foreign Soil.

WASHINGTON. March 16 - A
general declaration OF international
policy. under which the United
states would view with grave con
Germ" any future upheaval threat
eniIg the peace and freedom OF Eu-
rope. was agreed on by republican
senate leaders Tuesday and present
I'd as a new reservation TO the peace
treaty.
Intended to replace the more def
inite pledges Of article 10. the res
ervatiOn Is 20 be pressed in the SEN
ate as the farthest step the repub-
ilcan leaders are willing to go to-
ward abandonment OF American iso-
lation and participation in European
conflicts.
Text Of Reservation.
TT shall be the declared policy
of tEis government that the freedom
and peace OF Europe being again
threatened by any power or com
bination OF powers. the United States
will regard such a situation with
grave concern, and will consider
what. II any. action 10 will take in
the premises"
Sen. LenrOot Of Wisconsin. draft
cd the reservation in consultation
with other repu bIican leaders and
introduced IL IN the senate at the
end OF a DAY Of debate on the Irish
question which delayed action and
blocked the plan to set q dav for q
final vote on the treaty's ratification
" generally was predicted Tuesday
night. however. that discussion OF
the remaining issues OF the treaty
controversy soon would spend itself
and that the ratification roll call
would come Friday or Saturday.
May soften Resentment.
Not many democrats had had am
opportunity Tuesday night 20 study
the new republican proposal. and IL
was uncertain how much support il
would command from that side Of
the chamber. Some senator's pre-
dictcd. however. that il might have
tne effect OF sOftening the resent
ia-nt ~ The administration over The
republican article 10 reservation and
win over enough more democratic
votes 20 ratify the treaty.
4 claim or further gains iu break
Ing down administration resistance
was madC on the republican side
during the day and some Of the re-
publican leaders were asserting to-
night that the roll call would show
total very close 10 the tWo-thfrds
, Brcquircd 20 ratify with the repub biz
can reservations. X is understood
10 bo lte purpose. TX ratification
fails. TO reconsider and take a sec
Ond vote i'm the hope that after they
have made their record OF opposi-
zion, q handful more Of the demo
cratic senators will leave the ad-
uiuistratiou's lead and save the
treaty from another failure.
Follows knoX's Plan.
The new reservation follows the
general outline of declaration
which was contained i'm "a resolution
introduced several n1Dtts ago by
Sen Knox republican. PENNSYLVANIA.
and never acted on 5v the senate
Those who support this reservation
declare that ii would leave the Unit
eel States free from any definite
promise 90 intervene In European
affairs. but 90 also would give evil
deuCe OF the nations vital interest
In any future war such as the one
Gst closed.
The words grave concern" one
senator pointed out usually carry
deep significance in diplomatic usage
and frequently have been employed
to describe ara attitude oontemplat-
ug possible action. supporters of
tue reservation declare that iu its
moral effect suDn dec Iaratjon
would be powerful deterrent
should amy nation again purpose 20
desD0l Europe as Germany did.
Lend Moral support.
ft ls expected that it also Will be
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