The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-28
3oth Parties AreA Agreed
On SeUe1 Reservations
To the Treaty of Peace
partisan Conferences Led Lodge Also Came to Tena
tive Understanding Five Others When Meetings We're In
terrupted by IrreconciIables in the Senate

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Exact infor-
nation concerning the status of the
bipartisan treaty conferences, OBJ
tanned today. showed that when the
secret conferences were interrupted by
Lodges ultimatum, agreement had
been reached on seven points. with ten
tative agreements on five others. The
conferences will be resumed tomor-
row.
Definite agreement had been
reached on these points; The pre-
amble reservation three, relating to
the refusal of the United States to
accept mandate except with consent
of congress; reservation four. relating
to domstic questions; reservation
eight. relating to the power of the
reparations commission; reservation
ten, on Limitation of ornaments: res
ervation eleven, relating to treatment
Of nationals of a covenant breaking
state; reservation twelve, relating to
rights of American citizens.
Agreed on Seven Reservations.
Tentative agreements had been
reached on reservation two, relating
to Article, x; reservation one, relating
to the Monroe doctrine; reservation
nine. relating to payment of America
share of league expenses, and reserYa-
t1On 1OuTIeeHs IeldlliS " AhCHOoiAtS ~
voting power.
These agreements and partial un-
derstandings covered twelve of the fiji
teen divisions of the Lodge reserva-
tons. Following summary shows the
exact status of negotiations, with the
terms of agreement and tentative
agreement.
The Preamble.
The conferees had agreed to strike
out the words providing for accept
ance of the American reservations by
at least three of the four principal
allied and associated powers thru an
exchange of notes, leaving the pre-
amble to provide simply for accept
ance. The conferees then added
these words: land the failure on the
part of the allied and associated pow
ers to make objections to such reser-
vations and understandings prior to
the deposit of the ratification by the
United States shall be taken as full
acceptance of such reservations and
understandings by said powers"
Withdrawal From League.
On this reservation a tentative
agreement had been reached to pro-
vide that notice of American with
drawal should be made thru a joint
resolution of congress, instead OF
concurrent resolution as provided by
the Lodge reservation. This would
give InG PIcSlQGAI biAC PONCA ~ FSNO
the action of congress on withdrawal.
Article X.
The proposed compromise on this
article had been agreed to by most of
the senators present except as to the
question of assumption by the United
States of an obligation to interfere in
controversies between nations whether
members of the league or not. The
proposed article X reservation reads:
THE United States assumes no OBJ
legations to employ its military or
naval forces or by economic boycott to
preserve the territorial integrity or
political independence of any other
country. or to interfere in controversies
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
purpose. unless in any particular case,
the congress which under the con-
stitution has the sole power to declare
war. shall by act or joint resolution so
provide. Nothing herein shall be
deemed to impair the obligation of