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Show LEADERS OUTLl MID NOT Republicans Would Make Senate Reservations Binding Bind-ing on All Powers. WASHIXOTOX, Aug. 7. A determination determina-tion to stand against any reservations to the peace treaty which do not specifically require acceptance by the other powers before the X'nited States enters the league of nations was voiced in senate deLate today to-day by Republican leaders. Senator Lodge, chairman of the foreign for-eign relations committee, declared that while in general practice reservation might become valid if unobjected to hy the other parties to the treaty, he hoped there would be a definite declaration by the senate that to make the treaty binding bind-ing the other powers must accept the reservations made by this government. The suggestion was seconded by Senator Urandeyee, Republican. Connecticut, and later Senator iJorah, Republican, Idaho, declared that "to a certain number" the opponents of unreserved ratification would insist upon suvh a course. A proposal by Senator Pittman, Democrat. Demo-crat. Nevada, that reservations be embodied em-bodied in a separate rt-so! ut ion and not i made physically a part of the ratification, was opposed by the opposition leaders as j "absolutely futile." The senate adopted a resolut ion by : Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, ask- ing the judiciary committee whether there were any constitutional obstacles to the ! ratification of the. special treaty with ! France. Some senators have argued that 1 because it obligates the I'n'.ted Slates to i help repel any unprovoked attack by tier- many on France the treaty curtails the constitutional power of congress to de- i eide when the nation sha 11 o to war. ' Senator Kellogg declared it was clearly 1 established that treaties could be made obligating the United States to make war under certain circumstances. llis d:s-eussion. d:s-eussion. however, was directed rather toward to-ward the - obligations assumed under the le ,u';:e covenant. Tnere was much informal discussion among senators over President Wilson's statement on Shantung. Some of the most bitter opponents of the trea ty declared de-clared the information given by tlv president presi-dent was not sut'iicient to dispel sus; icon of Japan's Intentions tn the i 'hinese province, but other senators reserved their judgment. SAX DIIXIO, Cal.. Aug. 7. -'ome senators sena-tors wiio oppose the league nations are taking a position just dnvt..' oppose I to their desires to end w.irs expressed in lyiri. Secretary of the Navy 1 ;mh-ls slid I tonight (luring the course o:" a spee.-h at a banquet given in his hom.r by citizens , of San 1 Mcgo. I "The l'jlti naval appro; -a ; Ion bill," 'taid the creta: y. "alolte,; -.t-?:i: .-t sum in history br a nu;i" i -riding program, pro-gram, and not only that, I n- lis fr-im-T and the men who passe. I it incorporated sped II 'ally within it f rms (".joining the ! presirl-nl, immediately after :ln- c-'fJa-tion of hostilities In Kurope, to take ;eps to obtain nn agre merit among the nations na-tions of the world to reduce iKival armament. arma-ment. "Thi th president Ins done. Yet the niTi. In gome cases, who most brt-riv oppose him wire amor.g thn-e u ho voted for the yivatest nav;ii a ppr-'pria t inn bill, with its proviso look ii: it t . 1: mm ; :ou in f:e future of su-.h appro--rut lor.s throng.: ac':f:i iniliareit .y t .;e pre.-: lent . "T!:e naval a ppi opria'.mri b.!l of IV. i -! with only Ket-j .!ca n and I -efiHM-r itlc votes regist- Tf i aga;n-t it. Senators who then voted n s ib'iro.is of enl,n.-; th-' war through arree:Ti.-:u among nations for peace niw oppose the i, ;( :c.e of nations, which has tf." congressional brhe; a Its chief of.-.-e-. , "T)i" b!l! a; ; latently w,ii a jiradoic ' with its pr- ,:on for a gre it A :nc an i: ivv an I .ipipVit e',k:iig to cd naval 'H ;!d'n g a rid t h .n tn'i w ws, but It was a bi'i' al '-111. for l'ie n i:..n t i.tt oniv Iv L-lc.lng o .'ror:g' iNi. n-u,,. mi - at'a-k u.x, a:il fdr!!:g th-ni t s.-f wha: nil nations would ie- ilrHv:i to, ccafd ! we take the e (.t for the te..icr:..(l of tne nMvt.-i I-. 1 m il:t a ry t-v a iihb, men t s r' t:.'. world." I |