AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1919, Page 2

AMERICAN NEWS

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SENATE RESOLUTIONS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) .WASHINGTON, Nov. 15/

Tlie Senate after accepting Dir Lodge’s motion for closure of the debate adopted in rapid succession the following reservations: United States reserves the right to determine what questions are donurtic, including all questions relating to boundaries, and declines to submit to the League, matters pertaining to the Monroe Doctrine, and reserves full liberty of action in regard to shantung. Congress to provide to allow appointment of United Staes representatives in the Assembly and the council of the Lea gue and Senate must concur in any appointment to the various Treaty C.mmissions. 'Congressional approval i c

needed ■ Repatriations Commissions and regulation of German and American commerce, and United States to contribute to the League of Nations expenses, only as approved by Congress.

THE) RESERVATIONS. (Received This Day at 3 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 15 The New York “Times” • Washington correspondent states, that as a Jesuit of the Senate’s adoption of the Republ; can’s reservations' Mr Hitchcock said that the Democrats would vote down the ratification resolution. It is understood that the plans bringing up milder reser vations, following the defeat of the Treaty with the Republican reservations.

Senator Lodge said that in the event of his attempt, the Republicans will block it.

j GRATUITIES PAID OUT. ! WELLINGTON, November 18. Up fe November 15th. £1,304,323 had been paid out in the way of gratuities to former members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. RAILROAD INCREASES. WASHINGTON, November 16. The railroad administration has granted wage increases totalling thirty five million dollars annually. AMERICA’S PEACE ARMY. (Received This Da> at 8.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, November 16. The House Military Affairs Committee has reached an agreement that the Peace Army shall be three hundred thousand. UNDESIRABLE. WASHINGTON, November 17. ■ The Department of Justice annohneed he had listed more than sixty thousand Radicals, two hundred and twenty two Radical foreign language newspapers and one hundred and six Radical papers printed in England and jn United States. MR TAFT’S VIEW. (Received This Daj at 8.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, November 17. JRbgarding the League to enforce peace, Mr Taft has made a statement urging the Senate to reject the Treaty in the event of the adoption of t' e reservation wherein United States declines to arbitrate or submit to the League of Nations, questions affecting United States honour and vital interests. Mr Taft points out that the reservation would mean .the repudiation of the principle of more than tw'enty Bryan treaties negotiated since 1913. U.S. RESERVATIONS. (Received This T)nv. at 9.25 a.rn.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. The United States reserves the right to increase armaments without the League’s consent, United States to decide whether to continue financial and personal relations with a boycotted nation and the rights of the Uiiited States citizens under the Alien Property clauses to be preserved.