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Show FIGIITTDISSIJE - I Forces Opposed to Peace Pact Agree on Reservation Reserva-tion Program. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. The question of accepting peace treaty reservations without further opposition was earnestly considered by Democratic senate leaders today under the pressure of developments pointing to an early showdown in the ratification fight. The treaty opposition forces, announcing announc-ing at last a complete agreement on a reservation program by the senate majority, ma-jority, brought tho situation to an' unexpected un-expected issue by serving notice that their proposal would go before the foreign for-eign relations committee tomorrow, when tho administration leaders would be asked to go on record definitely as accepting ac-cepting or rejecting it. Described by the majority spokesmen as in the nature of an ultimatum, the i announcement was followed by a confer- ! enco on tho administration side which I lasted all day, but resulted in no final j decision. Senators who were present j said that whilo some of the leaders I stood out determinedly against any coin- 1 promise, there was an apparent dispo- j sitiuu on the part of Senator Hitchcock j and others to consider seriously the prac- j tlcability of such a step. j The reservation program as it is to be I presented to the committee for approval ; was not made public, but it was under- stood to embrace. nine reservations, ! evolved from suggest ions gathered frnm , many sources. The subjects i-aid to be j covered were tho following: The r : g 1 1 1 of j this country to judge whether ils i.niiga- ) tions had been fulfilled in c;ie ol with- j drawal from the league of natk-iiL-: the : unimpaired power of congress to decide questions of peace or war under article j X; domestic decision of all dt 'ir.es tie questions; preservation unaffected of th- ' Monroe doctrine : refusal to be ;i ;i ! to the Shantung settlement.; emu 1. ; : of voting power in the ie; n : omgr?- j j siou.ii seicct'on of A :r. er ie;. n r --s.-,: ;a- j j tiv s in the b'.igm : ' u'. n of j , powers o'" .j. h rr,-cf v.:.' .-s a:-i ii;-.-. 1 o:t ::nern;. ! ieii.ll rnrVi-,:s,-io;;s ; . - i ficai:on of t: o v'n "f 'h. i. l. i: : j labor eonfere-oe t1 "i ' ' C the o.;- - j jb:in- .T American r 1 ese in . : . s in j ' (Cciituuietl on PmC.c -i. Colur.u o.) ' MU0RI1Y BRINGS FIGHT TO ISSUE (Continued From Page One.) for the administration leaders was the fact that they had heard the article ten reservation followed closely the language of one presented in the senate during the day by Senator McCurnber, Republican, Republi-can, North Dakota, which in turn was in almost the exact language wh ich President Presi-dent Wilson announced in his Cheyenne, Wyo.. address, would be regarded by him "as a rejection of the treaty." Behind the majority's proposals, it is declared by their sponsors, will stand all of the forty-nine Republicans and at least six Democrats, leaving as a maximum forty-one Democrats opposing them. J 11 these circumstances, the administration managers were told their only hope of defeating tho program was to vote agalnat rat ifi cur ion after the reserva t ions have been put into the ratification resolution. Sonic of tho r)emocrats va 11 1 to pursue that course, and, tho general prediction tonight to-night was that committee act.nti vvould be fought off tomorrow to give the administration admin-istration forces a day or two to think the matter over. Tn their conference today the Democratic Demo-cratic leaders did not have before them the actual wording of the reservations, as agreed on by the majority, but they had been told that tho four generally regarded re-garded as most important, relating to withdrawal, domestic questions, the Monroe Mon-roe doctrine and article X followed, "almost "al-most word for word." the language of those put into tho senate record by Senator Sena-tor McCurnber. Most of th argument, therefore, was over these four as presented pre-sented by the North Dakota senator. In all, seven reservations were in the McCurnber series, tho other three relating relat-ing to Shantung and equal votes in the league. Mr. McCurnber was ono of the seven original "mild l-eservatinnl.sts" who, under tho leadership of Senator McNnry! Republican, Oregon, agreed last Julv to a definite program. .Ho said the pla.i: he presented today was the outgrowth of conferences between this group and Republics Re-publics ns who favored "stronger resep- ( entering Into any agreemont. upon its part in reference to the matters contained con-tained in articles K.rt, lii7. J.58, and reserves re-serves full liberty of action in respect to any controversy -which may arise in rdat ion t hereto. Vot of dominions. fl. Where neither principal country nor dominion is party to dispute, the I nlted States reserves the right, upon the rub-inissioii rub-inissioii or auv dispute to the council or tiie assembly, to object lo any member and its tu If-governing dominions, dependencies depen-dencies or possessions, having in the aggregate ag-gregate more than one vote; and in case surh objection is made tho I'nited States assumes no obligation to be bound by anv election, finding or decision in which such member and its said dominions, (hMiendoucies and possessions have in thej ygerecate cast more than ono vote. Votes of dominion. 7. Where principal country or dominion domin-ion Is party to tho depute. That the Fnitcd States understands and conn rues tho words "dispute between members" and Ihe words "dispute between parties" In art iclo T. to mean. that a dispute witli a self-governing dominion, colony or dependency rrpresenl ed in the as-S"hii'ly as-S"hii'ly is a dispute with the dnminant, or pri ueipal member represent ed therein and that, a (Pspuio with sudi dominant or priu'-iple member is a dispute with all its .self-governing dominions, colonies, or dependencies; and t hat the, exclusion of ih-' parties to tho dispulo provided in the last paragraph of said article will cover not only 1 ho dominant or principal men liter, but n No its dominions", colonies colo-nies and dependencies. vat ions. The reservations by Senator McCurnber follow: "Withdrawal. 1. That the United States understands, and so construes Article I, tha t in ease of notice of withdrawal from tho league of nations, as provided in said artide, the : United States shah be tho solo judge as! to whether all its internal obligations and ' all its obligations under the said cove- I nant have been fulfilled. ! Artiele, X. j 2. Th" United States aasuninp no obll- I gut inn to preserve the territorial integrity integ-rity or political independence of any other 1 country, or to interfere in controversies between nations, wlii'ihrr members of the league or not, under the provisions of ' article X. or to employ the military or naval forces of the Unib-ii States under ! any artiele of the treaty for any purpose, unless in any particular case tho congress", which, under the eoust itution, has the' sole power to declare war or authorize tho employment of t Ik- military and naval forces of the United Stales, shall, by act or joint, resolut ion, so declare. 'OUif'St jo q 'lest ions. .1. The United States reserves to Itself exclusively Die richt lo deeirie what questions ques-tions aro within its inrlsdict ion, and de-elares de-elares Ua1 all domestic and pditie.i questions ques-tions relai I jig to its internal a f fa irs, i u-oluding u-oluding immigration, coaslwisc tralTir, the tariff, coinnierei; iil all other douiestie questions, are solely within Ihe Jurlsd lotion lo-tion of ihe I'll It Stales, a ml a re not under this t rraty submit ted in any way. diher t arbitrailon or to the consideration considera-tion oT Ihe council or the asseuibly or the h'H giie of nations or In (re discussion or recommendation of any other po'.wv. 1 Monroe doct rine. 4. The United States dr.es not bind Itself to submit lo arbitration or inquiry by tho assembly ni- by the council any finest Ion wh idi, in the judgment of 1 lie Imlted Slates, depends upon or Involves its Injjg-esta bl ished pol ley uiimnnly known as Ihe Alonmo doctrine. Saa doct ri no is to be i n I c rprel ed by tho! Uniled SI a I fH n lone and Is hereby declared de-clared In bo wholly olilfhle the Juris-' dint h m of sa id league of 11a t four-; ; a ml it is prer-erved una I'I'ecl ed by any provision pro-vision in add tn aly cuiilain. d. Shant nog. ' 'ho I 'idled Nte,, refrain:-; from , |