The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-05
SUBMIT REVISED
REESE ERvAT|ON
T0PRES|DENT
Anti-Ratificationists Sub m t
Changes Relative to Art. 10
SILENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
Modification Of Verbiage Does Not
Change Attitude of U. S. Toward
European Wrangles

Washington, March 4.-Two of the
bipartisan conference notifications
to the League of Nations reservations
were adopted today by the Senate,
The first changes the wording but not
the substance of the Shantung reser-
walton. The second remodels The Ian
guage providing that the United
States shall be represented in the
agencies established under the treaty
only by persons appointed pursuant
to law of Congress, but leaves the
reservation in full force.
1t was nerve-trying day. The Sen
ate was in bad humor At various
times it looked as If the whole product
of the bipartisan conference would
be thrown overheard and the fight
made once more on the unamended
Lodge reserva ions as of November.
But through several hours of personal
acrimonies and parliamentary wran-
giles the Senate finally worked its way
to adoption of the two notifications,
neither OF them fundamental in char
acter or having any real effect on the
spiri. and purpose of the original
reservations.
More importan. than the actual
changes accomplished fas the initia-
tion Of new effort for the amend
ment of the vital reservation dealing
with Article X. The advoca .es of rati
fication convinced that the President
will not accept the treaty unless this
reservation is changed, have framed
modification of the verbiage which
after being submi ted to some of the
leaders on both sides finally was
turned over to Senator Glass (Va),
who took it this morning TO the White
House and left it for submission TO
the President. He did not see the
President and no word has come as to
the Presidential attitude toward the
proposal.
The proposed change in the Article
X reservation is the product of con-
ferences betwten Senator Lodge and
the mild reservation Republicans.
Out of these conversations came the
suggestion that has gone to the White
House. 1t was first proposed in indie
finite form, but Senator Lodge thought
it worth trying out as possible basis
government. He asked Senator Wat
son Qnd.) TO discuss it with the
Democrats and learn whether it might
be acceptable to them.
Mr.. Watson promptly wanted it set
down in specific terms, and Mr.. Lodge
wrote it down. It's adoption would
make the reservati read as follows.
the amendment being included there in
parentheses:
The United States assumes no OBJ
legation to preserve (by its military
or naval forces, or by the economic
boycott, displomatic measures or the
employment of its financial or natu-
raj resources) the territorial integrity
or political independence of any other
country or to interfere in contro-
versies between nations-whether
members of the league or not
under the provisions of Article Y
or to employ the military or naval !
forces of the United States under
any article of the treaty for any
other purpose, unless in any particu- /
lar case Congress, which under the
has; the sole power TO !
declare war OF authorize the employ I
ment of the military or naval forces
of the United States, shall by act or
joint resolution so provide. |