Show tw IW O AfT f FAMED A TI l X Party Leaders Make aNew a aNew aNew New Effort to to o Agree to Ratification of the Ge German an Pea Peace P Pact ct y r It r ASHINGTON March 9 9 9 W A modified draft of the Republican article 10 reservation to the peace treaty is understood to have been assented to today by a number of of Republican leaders working with the Democrats for a ratification ratification rat rat- compromise The new reservation was said to follow follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low in general the outline of the original original inal Republican proposal ad adopted last Nov November mb r but to contain a a. number pf of changes In in wording agreed to at the suggestion of Democrats HOPE 1 FOR APPROVAL C a Republican sen senators tors seemed confident confident conti- conti dent the new reservation would lave the approval of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts the Republican leader It was was understood however that the i Democratic leader Senator Hitchcock I of ot Nebraska had pad not assented to it Democratic senators were slow in I promising their support while they I weighed the meaning of ot the letter writ letter writ written I ten to Senator Hitchcock yest yesterday by I I President nt Wilson reiterating his op opposition opposition op- op position to any reservation which would Impair the full fun force of OP-j- OP article ar article ar- ar r 10 i TEXT OF ARTICLE The The text of ot the modified arU article le 10 reservation as it is understood to have been assented to by the R Republican public n leaders is as as' follows follow sr t The Th United States assumes n no obligations obligations ob ob- ob- ob to employ its its' military or or naval forces its resources or any form torm of ot economic discrimination to 10 preserve preserve pre pre- I serve the territorial integrity or political po political po- po dependence of any any other country or to i interfere In la controversies between n nations whether members ot of th the le league gue or not under the provisions of or article 10 or to employ the tho military or naval forces of ot the United States under article article ar ar- e of th the treaty for any purpose un unless unless unless un- un less In hi any ny particular case the congress in the exercise of f. f fun full liberty or ot of-ac- of ac action i ti tion n shall han by act actor or r Joint resolution So o declare PREVIOUS FORMAs FORM Its As adopted last session the reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion read The United States assumes no obligation gation to preserve the territorial integrity Integrity Integ integ- rity or or political independence of any other country or to interfere In c controversies controversies con con- n- n I between nations whether nations whether members of at th the league or not under not under the pr provisions of article X a or t to employ employ em em- ploy the military or naval forces of the United States under any article of oC the tine treaty for any purpose unless in any particular case the congress ls wl which under the constitution on has hag a 1 th- th the sole solo to declare war power or authorize I Ithe the employment of ot the ml military Uary or I naval forces farces of ot the United St States tes l' l shall hall hallby by act or Joint resolution so provide Sen Senator tor Lodge todge in opening the dd days das s 's debate In the senate declared the president had reflected unjustly on the allies ames in that paragraph of hIs h's letter letter let ter in which he stated that militaristic tic tlc ambitions and imperialistic policies are by no means dead even In th the theco co councils of ot the nations whom we most trust and whom we most d desire to be associated in the tho tasks of peace I do not think that should be said sald about France rance and I regret exceedingly I such a reflection upon one of our allies ames In the great war Lodge saidI said I 1 feel we owe France a avery very gr great t at debt of gratitude for her p part rt in the tho war ADRIATIC QUESTION I J 1 am pm sorry the president saw fit It t tsay to say sav what he did about France r I Irr I rr rr r- great also the president has seen fit t Continued on page pae 5 q I NEW DRAFT FRAMED D Continued from page 1 1 Y to assume the position position he h has s in in he y the Adriatic dispute That Italy should desire to protect herself by holding g th the strategic points In lathe the Adriatic Is only right under the I pact of London Since when has it become a a. crime for tor Italy to protect herself herselt She has asked for tor a city asa as ns a str strategic ba base with with which to protect herself from future war From my point of view it Isto is to be regretted that the president president should hould interfere with a a question tl that t does n not t concern us We desire to be friendly to Italy and anil th the Jugo And I I have no fe feeling against Great Britain I. I d nt blame her for looking out put for tor herself I only wish the he United States had been looked after atter as aswell well And there has been a reserva reservation tion tion proposed which would have protected pro pro- protected pro us Mr Lod Lodge e said referring to t the e Johnson reservation OWEN TO YIELD I Senator Owen Dem Oklahoma ann announced he would support the Lodge reservation pro program ram as an expression of ot the will of ot the majority of the sen senate senate sen sen- ate rather than stand in the way of ratification I prefer article 10 as it is but I am prepared for the sake of passing the tr treaty aty and getting the advantages of It to yield to the demand of a majorIty majority majority major major- ity of my colleagues in the senate Owen said FOURTEENTH TH RESERVATION By a vote of 28 to 49 the fourteenth Lodge reservation was amended by bythe the senate this this' afternoon so as to tomake make the opening part of or It read Until part one of the peace treaty being the covenant of the league of nations shall be so amended as to provide provide provide pro pro- vide that the United States shall be entitled d to cast a number of votes equal to that which any member of the league and its self governing do dominions dominions dominions do- do minions colonies or parts of empires in the aggregate shall be entitled to to cas cast the United Sta States es assumes no obligation to be bound by any election decision report or finding of the council council coun coun- cil or assembly In which any member I coun-I of at th the league and its self governing dominions colonies or Darts carts of empire I In the aggregate have cast more moro than one vote vole 1 j |