New-York tribune., 1921-09-24
z Reservations Adopted;
Congress TO Authorize
Naming of us. Member
on Reparations Board
Nationals Rights
To Be Protected
Harding Will Accept the
Changes; Troops To Be
Returned Home From
Rhine Without Delay
By Carter Field


WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Adop-
tlon of two reservations to the new
German peace treaty by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee To-
day, and their prompt acceptance as
unobjectionable by the Administra-
ton, cleared the path for prompt
ratification. The committee reported
favorably the German, Austrian and
Hungarian treaties, and Chairman
Lodge of the committee served no.
tice that he would call them up for
action tomorrow.
One reservation requires the sane
tion Of Congress before the United
States may have representation Oh
or participation in foreign agencies
commissions. The Senate would have
to confirm the nomination of such a
representative. The second reserva-
ton protects the property rights of
United States citizens and of the
United States government in the
three countries.
1t was declared in authoritative
quarters that as soon as the treaty
with Germany is ratified the Ameri-
can troops will be brought home
from Germany.
Senator Borah. who alone in COM
nittee voted against a favorable re-
port, was left with but a corporal's
guard of the old sirreconcilables.
The only Senators committed so far
to vote against ratification are Pat
Harrison, of Mississippi; Reed, of
Missouri, and La Toilette.
Other Treaties to Follow
Ratification of the treaties with
the Central Powers, The Tribune
correspondent was informed to-day.
would be followed at once by the me-
gotiation of treaties with Great
Britain, France, Italy and japan,
clearing up all the questions which
were left in the air by the failure of
this country to ratify the Versailles
Treaty, and which were not con-
cluded in the treaties with the Con-
trail Powers.
Into each of these treaties Will be
written clause safeguarding to the
United States and its nationals every
right and opportunity in mandate
territories which is granted to any
member of the League of Nations or
its nationals. This will apply to all
three classes of mandates, A, h and c,
authorized under the League of Ma
tions covenant. While the phrase used
will probably be League OF Nations,'
the word "any" will include, OF course,
the other four members Of the five
principal Allied and Associated
powers" among which The mandates
were diiied.
Thus wall be written into treaties the
principle which the Harding Admins
traction has been insisting on--that tha
mandates were ceded by Germany to
these FIVE powers. of which the United
States is one, and that the rights Of tha
United States to one-ffth interest
must be recognized.
Treaties to Insure Open Door
It would also insure the maintenance
OF the open door not only in Mesopo-
tamia, in whose oil fields this govern
ch iic T.
equal right with the British and French
but in the Pacific islands,
which compose the &C" mandates, thus
providing equal opportunities for Amer
leans in the Caroline and Marshall
islands, including Yap, which wers
awarded to Japan as mandates.
One of the reservations attached BY
the Foreign Relations Committee TO tho
resolution of ratification of the Ger
lection which Senator Borah has been
voicing, although he frankly opposes
the entire treaty. This was known as
No. 7 in the old treaty
fight.
It was explained at the State De.
partment that this reservation wculi
apply to the reparations commission
that is, that before an American mcni-
ber OF the reservations commission
~ouio nc .bQRSihtSa tuC PVSit4St WOutd
have to be authorized by an act oi
Congress. and that the appointee. whel
named, would have. TO be approved by
the Senate. It was also said, however,
that it would not apply to the Suprems
Council or the Council of Ambassae
doris.
AT the State Department it was adj.
mitted that nothing Objectionable
could be seen in the reservation. ~
the White House also there was ad,
mission not only that the President
had no objection to the reservation
but that he had voted. when q Senate.
while. the Versailles treaty was andsi
considerations for a similar reserva.
ton.
Reservation Protects Nationals
The second reservation, which wa,
offered by Senator Pomersne, includes
in the rights Of the United STATE.
protected under the treaty the rights al
nationals of the United States.n tn,
:reaty refers to the rights of the United
States, but AZ there was some possi.
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