THE SENATE AND THE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 48, 20 November 1919, Page 7

THE SENATE AND THE TREATY

MORE RESERVATIONS

COMPROMISE DISCUSSED

By Telegraph—Press' Association—Copyright

New York, November 16.

Further deoisiong of the Senate axe:—

The United States reserves the right to increase armaments without the consent of the League. Tho United States is to decide whether it will continuo financial and personal relations with a nation boycotted by the League; and the lights of United States citizens under tho alien property clauses are to te preserved.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

Washington, November 18. The Senate rejected a reservation excluding the United States fro.n the Labour provisions of the Treaty, but adopted a reservation making Congress tho deciding authority on tho matter. Reservations referring to voting equality in tho Leagua of Nations' Assembly were rejected.

Senator Lenroot moved a reservation freoing the United States from any decisions of tho League of Nations if the British Dominions cast their votes, or freeing the United States from any decision arising out of disputes with a member of the League where politicallyunited units voted with tho member.— Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SITUATION REVIEWED. (Rec. November 19, 9 p.m.) New York, November 17. The New York "Times" Washington eorrespondent states that President Wilson's determination to reject tlio Treaty if the Senate adopts it with SenatorLodge's reservations seems to leave a compromise as the only other alternative. Senator Hitchcock announced that ho was organising tho minority forces to reject (fte ratification resolution. There .are 45 Democratic votes, of which some will probably bo cast ■with the Repnb-' licans, but there are sufficient remaining, howevfr, to defeat ratification. The basis of a, possible compromise lias noi yet been formulated. There is an -unconfirmed rumour that -President Wilson might possibly acoept the Treaty if tifca reservation requiring t'he assent of three other Powers were omitted. The Democrats, before they succeeded in passing any compromise programme, would be compelled to obtain the support of moro than a third of the Republican Senators. Senator Hitchcock intimated .that President Wil9on was unalterably opposed to tho reservation requiring the assent of tho other Powers to the reservations, because Britain and France would object. Senator Hitchcock 6aid that, tho Democrats after_ defeating the Treaty as it 'emerged with Senator Lodge's reservations will attempt to gain ratification with his (Senator Hitoheock's) mild reservations, but in the event of the latter Doing defeated they will then seek to compromise. He added that President Wilson would prefer to have tho Treaty defeated in the Senate rather than assume the responsibility of rejecting it Ihimself.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ "LEAGUE TO ENKJRCE PI3ACE." ; New York, November 17. The Washington correspondent of the •New .York "Times" states that the "Leaguo to Enforce Peace" is urging the Senate to reject tho Treaty in the event of the adoption of the reservation by which the United States declines to arbitrate or submit to the League of Nations questions affecting the honour and vital interests of tho United States. It points out that the reservation would amount to repudiation of the principle of more than twenty treaties negotiated by Mr. IW. J. Bryan since 1913.—Au5.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE BULGARIAN TREATY ' Paris, November 17. The Bulgarian Peace Treaty is to be signed on November 27.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE GREEK OCCUPATION OP SMYRNA. Paris,' November 18. Tho Supremo Council has notified Greece that the occupation of Smyrna must be regarded as merely provisional. —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. THE ULTIMATMIo RUMANIA (Reo. November 29, 7.15 p.m.) Paris, November 17. The. Supreme Council's ultimatum to Rumania lias been dispatched to Buchar-est—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.