New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
TREATIES LIKELY TO BE
RATIFIED VERY PROMPTLY
BY THE U. S. SENATE

Washington, ID. C., Sept. 23.-Favor-
able report on the peace treaties be-
tween the United States and Ger
many, Austria and Hungary was or
dcred today by the senate foreign
relations committee.
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho,
leader OF the fight against the treaty
OF Versailles, was the only member
TO vote against reporting the treaties.
Before reporting the three pacts.
the committee adopted a reservation
requiring congress to pass an act for
appointment OF an American repre-
sentative on allied commiss ions by the
president with the advice and consent
OF the senate.
Senator Johnson, California who was
allied with Senator Borah in the fight
against the Versailles treaty, was said
to have disagreed with Senator Borah'S
contentious that the treaties were like
ly to involve this nation in European
affairs. Senator Shields also was one
OF the "irreconcilables" of the Yer
sailles treaty controversy, who today
supported the new treaties.
Inc reservation requiring an act OF
congress and senate continuation tor
participation OF American representa-
IlDcS OH dIllcd commissions was SlInl-
lar to number seven OF the original
Lodge reservations to the Versailles
cd by Senator Lodge with %incorpora-
pact. The new reservation was draft
tIon OF suggestions by Senators john
son and ~Brandegee.
Another reservation adopted by the
committee presented by Senator
Pomerene, democrat, Ohio, provided
that protection given the United States
III Its property interstate should APP
ply also to American nationals.
The vote on reporting the treaties
iavorably was nine to one, the sup
OF the treaties including SIX
republicans and three democrats, all
OF the members present except Sen
ator Borah, who cast the sole mega
tive vote. The republicans voting Tor
the treaties were Senators Lodge,
chairman; McCumber, North
Dakota; Brandegee, Conn; Johnson,
New, Ind, and Kellogg, MINI.
The three democrats were Senators
Swanson, Va; Pomerene, Ohio, and
Shields, Tenn.
The resolution OF ratification OF the
German treaty with the reservation as
finally evolved provides:
Resolved, (the third of the senators
concurring therein) that the
,enate advise and consent to the rat
f~ication Of the treaty between the
United States and Germany, signed at
Berlin Aug. Is, 1921, to restore the
relations existing between the
wo nations prior to the outbreak OF
var, subject to the understanding
which is hereby made a part. OF this
esolution OF ratification, hat the
United States shall o be represented
II participate in any body, agency
II commission nor shall any person
the United States as a mem
'er of any body, agency or sommis-
il which the United States is au-
horned to participate by this treaty
and until an act of congress
t the United States shall provide for
UGH representation or participation" ,
Senator Johnson insisted that the (
eseyvation should include "partioipa-
ion" as well as representation" |
The resolutions of ratification and |
eservations as adopted for the Aus :
rian and Hungarian treaties were ST. v
+
The Pomerene reservation was to {
rticle one Of the German treaty, re- c
lting to protection OF American pro- a
erty rights as provided in the Knox :
eace resolution and declared that "the
United States shall be construed a
} include the United States and its -,
ationals." This reservation also &C
ompanies the Austrian and Hungari-
II pacts.
Senator Borah indicated that he
'ould carry his fight against ratifica-
to the senate floor where debate, '
expected to begin within a few days. {
he committee voted TO have the ire
considered in open session. I,