AMERICA AND THE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 8, 4 October 1919, Page 9

AMERICA AND THE TREATY

FALL AMENDMENTS DEFEATED

RATIFICATION PROSPECTS j . BRIGHTER :T!i.Ki> ;

By ,TeleEr*ph"Presi Assoelatlon-Copjrlglit. ■' Washington, October 2. j The Senate rejected l),v .58- votes to 30 i .Senator Fall's amendment (o . eliminate ; tlio. United States from, the Intprnational ; Boundaries' Commission under tlio ; Tioatv. ; Seiuitor- Smith is responsible, for seven ; reservation's to the Peace Treaty, chiefly providing that ratification of amendments to the League of Nations coven- > ant;'must first be submitted to tho Sen- , ate: and that 'thc'-Heiwrations Commis- i jion' shall, not interfere. the commerce' ijchvccii" the United Slates and ; (.Icrinany.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable-Assn. ! FALL AMENDMENTS DEFEATED. | ■ •... (Kee/October 7.50 p.n).' ' • • *■' Washington, October 2. » { The Senate defeated the series of Fall amendments, by. votes averaging.'#* agwnst 30! 'Tho, vote; according to- the-'-Demo- i era Is. is a favourable indication'"that the J Treaty will .iinaly. be adopted i .... ■ .. . . \ ' liter. The remaining Kill aincnilriiehts were j defeated unanimously.—Aus.-N.Z., Gable Assn. - ■'■ " ; • J- IXA I, VOTE THIS SlOKTJft^ New York, October 1. .•The .Washington correspondent- of. the New Torfc "Time's", reports .(.hilt,'-.lhe'Sen-ate has unanimously agreed to "lake a. . ; • final vote on -thirty-five. amendments to tlie-.Trrntv, proposed by. Senator .Fall, on. ; October 21." This will i)"e the first defui- > ite - lest of party strength.—Aiis.rN.Z. ! Cable "Assn. . .. .. _ " ' " . ANTI-TRBATi' SF.XATOB-HOOOT i OFF.' New York, October i. ' At., Ardniore,- in. Oklahoma,. Seiiator Heed was driven off the stage when he .attempted .to .make a speech. against tlia Treaty.—Aus.-N.'/i. Cable -Assn. . A PROPOSM CHINA New York, October 2. ■ • »,A dispatch from Peking says it is un- < derstood thai' China, proposes to abolish ! cxlra-territoriality privileges in rcspoct ; to newly-constituted nationalities, including Austria and Germany:—Nationals I . of bp.ordered to restrict their business_ operations to tlio j Treaty ports.—Ans.-N.is. Cable Assn. ) RATIFIED^TFRANCE ' Paris, October 2, ■The Chamber of Deputies, by ail overwhelming majority, latified' the Peace • . Cable Assn. ..(Kcc.. October ,4. (US a.m.) ; Paris, October 2. | , The Chamber of Deputies has unanim- , .flush- adopted the Angto-l'ranco-Ajnerican Military .Convention —Aits.-N.Z. Cable i AfSll. • ..' : j WADRU~ISLAN'P" k-. j Melbourne"October 3. • The Nauru Island Agreement passed the ; second reading in the Federal Senate.— : Press: Assn. ■ -j