Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23
.BORAH CONTENDS
!. FOR RESERVATIONS
IN GERMAN TREATY
Would Prevent American
Entanglements in AZ
fairs of Europe.
ii
KEEP L. S. ENJOYS OFF
INTERNATIONAL BODIES
Would Assume No Obligations
in Carrying Out Ncr-
Saillcs Pact,
SENATOR BEFORE COMMITTEE
S"'~ Apnr"Nni Entails Moral ObIiga-
""h to Maintain Troops in
Germany.
KEEP L. S. ENJOYS OFF
INTERNATIONAL BODIES
SENATOR BEFORE COMMITTEES.
Nphr"Nhi Entails Moral Obiiga-
'i"n to Maintain Troops In
Germany.
By John Glrissncr,
Cnlted News stnn C,orrnsnonh...


WASHINGTON. Sept 22.-Rescrva-
tons may be made to the treaty of
peace rrcsiden, Harding has nego-
tiated with Germany.
They wouid be designed 10 n-cvo,t
American entanylcmcn, in the affairs
"i Europe, and are considered ncces-
Sary by those who led the frht
AGAINST the treaty of Versailles, not
ably Senator Eorah
suggested reservation is the same
as one Senator Lodge. chairman OF
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
ohered when the treaty OF Versailles
was before the Senate. II would pre-
vent participation OF American rem
rescntativcs on international bodies
created by the Versailles pact unless
the express consent OF Congress were
obtained. Another safeguard desired
by irrcconciiablcS is that there bc a
definite stipulation that, in ratifying
ihc new treaty. America assumes no
obligations to assist in carrying out
provisions ot the Versailles treaty.
Senator Rorah directed the atten-
tion Of the Committee on Foreign Re-
la,ions 10 these points when il met
today to consider the treaty He
based his objections on the fact that
the treaty accepts certain provisions
OF the Versailles pact.
Approval Entails Obiigat ton.
Horah contcnded that approval OF
the treat. would entail Il moral, and
probably legal obligation ON the part
OF the United states to maintain
troops in Germany.
He argued, also. that, unless there
were a prov ision To the contrary. the
executive might name American dele
gates Ia sit on the various bodies set
up to adninistc the peace OF Yer
saill"s. notably tho rcpurations com
mission. to which there was particu-
lar objection from irrcconcilablcS II
WAS argued that American participa-
tion in the affairs Of the rcparations
commission would entail involvement
in European political affairs for
years to come.
The reservation OF senator Lodge.
which II was suggested might he re-
viVed. would forbid the President To
name any American representative
Ia sit on amy international body with
ont consent Of Congress And il
would require the confirmation by
the senate OF amy persons named.
r.ny Situation Before Hughes.
Tn" situate presented by Eorah
WAS AT once laid before Secretary
Hughes by Lodge. The question put
to hughes, II was understood was
whether OF NOT. under The new
treaty, the President could name rep
r.scntativcs as Horah claimed.
linrhcS, IL WAS said. replied that
III" question had ncvcr been an
swcr"d. hughes later conferred with
President Harding
senators johnson and ErandeEcc,
Republicans and Senator shields.
Democrat. all irrcconcilaiIc enemies
e the Versailles treaty. arc said to
have taken particuiar Interest in the
discussions before the committee
The at;iud" Of Senator's Lodge.
Swanson. New and romercnc, others
who attended the session Of the COM
mittrr was not disclosed II was in
dica;cd. however that there was a
disposition on the part OF tho ad-
'uinistration forces to meet objcc-
lions which the irrcconclahlcs might
raise Eieh, members of the commit
tcc-hali its mem mpcrship- remain 10
be heard from.
Delay Nrtiou Treaty.
The result Of the situation is 70
delay action ON tho treaty with GER
many. as well as on the treaties with
Austria ana hungary. which are to
lt considered later. Ii is clear that
:ncy will not nr rushed through the
committee with tho celebrity that was
originally expected. despite the desire
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