U.S. PEACE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 1, 26 September 1921, Page 5

U.S. PEACE TREATY

OPEN TO SAME OBJECTIONS AS VERSAILLES PACT BORAH TURNS 'I HE TABLES ON LODGE w By Telegraph—Press Association—Conyrlcht Now York, September 23. The “New York Times” correspondent at Washington states that Senator Borah has turned th® tables on Senator Lodge. When President Harding's Peace Treaty with Germany was introduced to tho Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Borah, who formerly ted the irreconcilables, declared that, since.it 'was based on the Versailles pact, it was open to the same objections, and he demanded that Senator Lodge’s reservations should .be adopted,. making it impossible for the State Department to name the American representative to the Reparations Commission without the ' consent of the Senate. He pointed out that participation by th® United States in the Reparations Commission would mean America’s participation in European affairs for at least forty years. He added that tho United States would also be obliged to kc-cp troops in Germany, and concluded by stating that the Treaty would take America through tho back instead of the front door into European entertainments. Senator Lodge immediately went to consult Mr. Hughes (Secretary of State). —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

TWO RESERVATIONS

MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS. (Rcc. Septern'bor 25, 5.5 p.m.) September 23. Tho Senate Foreign Relations CommitJbe has reported for ratification the German, Austrian, and Hungarian Peace Treaty, with two reservations, one prohibiting American membership of tho Reparations Commission or other internatiorral organisations without the consent of Congress, and tho other making certain, tlmjfc tlte property rights of American citizens will not be jeopardised by the, treaties. Tho first reservation is designed to meet Senator Borah’s objections. bull tho latter is still dissatisfied and cast his only vote against reporting th® treaties.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. OTHER TREATIES SUGGESTED WITH BIiITAIN, FRANCE, ITALY, AND japan. - . (Reo. September 25, 5.5 p.m.) 5 Washington, September 23. It is understood that the ratification of the treaties with the Central Powers will be followed immediately by negotiations with Britain, France, Italy, ftnd Japan, clearing up all questions which have been left unsettled by Americas three new treaties: In each of these treaties there will bbe a written clause safeguarding to America every right and opportunity in*mandate territories which has been granted to metabors of tho League of' Nations.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICAN TROOPS IN GERMANY PREPARATIONS FOR WITHDRAWAL. (Rec September 25, 11.5 p.m.) Washington, September 24. Senator Lodge told the Senate ■ that preparations were ’being made to with“raw the American troops from Germany as soon as v tlie Penes Trea.y was ratified. He expressed the opinion that the United States was not bound morally to keep droops on the Ithine there-after.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.