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Show RESERVATION TO ARTICLE X TO BE TAKEN UP TODAY By JAMES R. NOURSE, Staff Correspondent Universal Service. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. One of the most interesting phases of the treaty fight in the senate will be launched tomorrow to-morrow when the reservation of Article X will be taken up. This reservation is in exactly the same language as that vi-Kl.-h PmoMant Wi'enn mail in i i 4 noPi'!l at Salt Lake while on his western tour and characterized as having been designed de-signed to "cut the heart out of the treaty." The reservation is as follows: "The I'jiited States assumes no obligation obliga-tion to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence of any other country or to interfere in controversies between nations whether members of the league or not under the provisions of AnicTfe X, or to employ the military or naval forces of the United States under any article of the treaty for any purpose, unless in any particular case, the congress, con-gress, which under the constitution has the sole power to declare war or authorize author-ize the employment of the military or naval forces of the United States, shall by act or joint resolution so provide." When the president read this reservation reserva-tion to his Salt Lake audience there was loud applause, which he stopped with the question: "Do you want to cut the heart out of the treaty?" Then the president went on to say that inclusion of this reservation in the resolution reso-lution of ratification would absolutely kill the treaty. At that time the reservation had not leen definitely agreed upon by the majority ma-jority of the foreign relations committee. But it was agreed upon a short time later before the president had returned from his tour, and is now before the senate with the endorsement of eleven of the seventeen member's of the foreign relations rela-tions committee. That the reservation be adopted by the senate is a foregone .-.inclusion. In the opinion of Senator Lodge, the Republican leader. He said today that he counts upon me iuii voie 01 me nepumican senators sen-ators with those of at least four of the Democrats Shields. Reed. Gore, and Walsh of Massachusetts. If all the senators are present and voting, vot-ing, the supporters of the reservation mav be able to muster 52 or 53 votes for it. The only objection to the reservation on the Republican side has been voiced by Senator Borah, of Idaho, who has offered of-fered an amendment to strike out all the , language after the word "purpose." The senator fears that, with the provision respecting re-specting the right of congress to send troops included, the reservation would ba Ineffective ; unless the language objected to by him Is omitted. Senator Borah contends, con-tends, the league of nations still will have authority, with the consent of a lenient congress, to order American troops to any country In the world. The adoption by the senate of the "preamble" to the reservations, under which acceptance of the American reservations reser-vations by at least three of the four allied al-lied powers Is necessary before ratification ratifica-tion of the treaty by the United States becomes effective," has raised an interesting interest-ing question as to whether It will be possible pos-sible to get three of these powers to agree to all the reservations. , It Is pointed out that in some respects the acceptance of the reservations by all the powers or by three out of the four Is an Impossibility. For instance, it is not likely that Japan will agree to accept the reservations after the I'nited States, by one of the reservations, repudiates the Shantung deal ahd withholds Its consent to the transaction whereby Shantung wns turned over to Japan. And is It likely that Great Britain will agree to the reservations reser-vations when among them will be one which provides that the ("nlted States will not be bound by any decision In which any nation casts more than one vote? Both of these reservations are certain cer-tain to be adopted. feence the situation might conceivably arise in which Japan would reject the reservations because of the Shantung provision, and England would reject them because of the reservation aimed at the Inequality of voting power in the league. Thereupon the ratification of the treaty bv the United States would become- of no effect. Supporters of the Todge series of reservations, reser-vations, who have thus far swept away all opposition, frankly concede that the "preamble" Is the very vitals of the reservations. res-ervations. They contend that they are not concerned about what the president or the foreign powers might conclude to do about it. but are concerned only In the principle that there should be a written acceptance of the American reservations before this nation consents to be bound by any of the provisions of the treaty. |
