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Show ' TWO MEXICAN BANDITS CAUGHT: ONE SLAIN cnjjP POIIIE & G OVEREG If PEII9II Separate Resolution Is Prepared by Solon for Presentation and Action in the Senate. Declared to Be in Line With Suggestions of President in Conference Confer-ence at White House. YASIIINGTON, Auy. CO. The first open move for a compromise in tlic league of nations light caino from administration ad-ministration quarters today embraced in a proposal that Uio senate adopt; interpretative resolutions, but that, they be kept apart from the actual ratification ratifica-tion of the treaty. Tho overture met iifh no immediate success on the Bopublican siilo of tho .' chamber, senators of the "iepnllican reservation group declaring they eoubl not recede from their position that to bo effective tiie reservations muM, go into tho ratification itself. Senator Pittinan of Nevada, a Democratic Demo-cratic member of the foreign relations commit tee, presenrea tne compromino proposal in the form of a resolution embodying in effect the four reservations reserva-tions agreed on by seven Kepublieau senators and declaring them to const i- 1 tute tho senate's understanding of disputed dis-puted points in the covenant. ; fn the Kepublican draft, however, it is expressly provided that the reservations reserva-tions ' ' be made a part of the treaty by tho instrument of ratification, ' a proviso which Senator IlcNary of Oregon Ore-gon and others of tho group of seven Pifpublieans said 1 hey considered absolutely abso-lutely necessary if enough Kepublican votes aro to bo gained to secure ratification rati-fication of tho treat)'. BORAH AND OTHERS DISAGREE WITH WILSON. J To overcome this objection, Senator I Pit tin an proposed in a npeccli in the I senate that the resolution be adopted j at once and submitted to tho other j powers who will bo represented on the j league council. j A general debate developed, during I which Senator I lor all, JJepublierui, Idaho, and others took exception nilh President "Wilson's distinction bidvecn moral and legal obligations under the covenant, as expressed in vest crday V, White house conference between tho president and the foreign relations com-I com-I ' , ! 111 itt ee. 1 Leaders of the Me Nary group, ncv ertheh'SS, insisted they had information that in the end 1 1 1 i r plan would havo Democratic support. An attack on the Shantung provision of thc treaty was made in the senate by Senator Met 'onnick , Kepubliea 11 , II linois, who asserted that, by arccpt in :f the provision the I "n i t ed States won Id become a pari y to one of the 'ino - . out rageous exhibitions of " y 1 k,c ri -;' and viol' nee'' in Ihe wnrid 's hhdoi-y. The Shantung provision abo wr-i innler con side rat ion before the foreign relation;; committee, which was told by Dr. J. ('. J-'ei-gu.-on, adviser to Urn h'-nese h'-nese president, that ' hina, regard: d American a f,"d a n ce of the set t iemeu ;, as a deviation from ihe 1 ra d i t ion a 1 policy of A meriea n f riendii i p to Ihe ( 'hi n esc government and people. MORAL AND LEGAL STATUS IS DISCUSSED. On '-si ions by Si na I or J lor a h t u rn ed the debate to a db-eiJ.sioii of the moral and leal obi gat ion a '-sinned tin der arlieb) X of th" covenant, by which I'm member 3 agree t o preserve one a no; her territorial integrity a gai n st e v t "fi a I a g ii t e s i o u . Tho article, T r. I 'j t ! ma n asserted, had no legal force beranso it. ' ' dof'm 't carry the essentials of a contract." con-tract." " Von couldn't take it into a rourt of law," ho said, "and find any means I..7' (Cge turned cn Pao 7, Column .".) lira s , HIKES IPROPOSAL Four Reservations Suggested Suggest-ed to Leag'ue Covenant by Western Solon. (Continued From Page One.) which it could be enforced except by the conscience of the parties affected." "But when Germany actually invaded France," replied Senator Borah, "it seems to me that under article X we would have been obligated to go at once to aid France." "The matter would have been laid before congress," said Senator Pitt-man, Pitt-man, "and congress would have had to decide whether we would act. In my judgment congress would have decided wo should act and it would have been a Godsend." "I agree with that, but still congress would have had no real discretion. It would have been compelled to act if it were going to carry out its contract," con-tract," returned Mr. Borah. RESERVATIONS NOT SUBMITTED TO WILSON. Senator Pittman said the reservations had not been submitted to the president. They are similar to those proposed by a group of seven Republican senators and deal with the right of withdrawal from the league, article X, domestic Questions and the Monroe doctrine. Senator Pittman said the resolution was In line with the suggestion made to the foreign relations committee yesterday by President Wilson, that, If reservations are to be made, they should be embodied in a separate resolution and not in the resolution reso-lution of ratification, which might make new negotiations necessary. The resolution follows: "That when the senate of the United States shall advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty of peace with Germany, signed at Paris on the 28th day of June, 1919, now pending in the senate, it be done with and in consideration of the following understanding as to the present and future construction and interpretation in-terpretation to be given to the treaty: RESERVATION AS TO WITHDRAWAL. "1. That whenever the two years' notice no-tice of withdrawal from the league of nations na-tions shall have been given by any member mem-ber of the league, as provided in article 1, the government giving such notice shall be the sole Judge whether all its international obligations and all Its obligations obli-gations under the covenant shall have been fulfilled at the time of withdrawal. "2. That the suggestions of the council coun-cil of the league of nations as to the means of carrying into effect the obligations obliga-tions of article X, the execution of which may require the use of military or naval forces or economic measures, can only he carried out through the voluntary separate action of each of the representative represen-tative governments, members of the league, and that the failure of any such government to adopt the suggestions of the council of the league or to provide such military or naval forces or economical economi-cal measures, shall not constitute a moral or legal violation of the treaty. "3. That all domestic and political questions relating to the Internal relations of tho government, which is a member of the league, including immigration, coastwise traffic, the tariff and commerce, are solely within the jurisdiction of such government and are not by the covenant of the league of nations submitted In any way either to arbitration or to the consideration con-sideration of council assembly of the league of nations, or to the decision or recommendation of any other power. If a dispute arises between parties with regard re-gard to a question other than those which are herein specifically exempted as domestic Questions and it Is claimed by one of the parties that such question is a domestic and political question, relating to its internal affairs, then the council shall not consider or make recommendations recommenda-tions thereon, except upon the unanimous vote of the council, other than the representatives rep-resentatives of the disputant. Arbitration Matters. "4. There shall not be submitted to arbitration or Inquiry by the assembly of the council any question which, In the Judgment of the United States, depends upon or Involves Its long-estahllshed policy, commonly known as the Monroe doctrine, end It is preserved unaffected by any provision of the said treaty." Members of the McN'ary group of P.e-pvblicans, P.e-pvblicans, though they had not seen the Pittman resolution, indicated they would not accept any plan which fell short of Including tho reservations in the ratification ratifica-tion itself. At Senator Flttman's request, the resolution reso-lution was tabled. In an address supporting his resolution. resolu-tion. Senator Pittman declared the president presi-dent by suggesting separate resolution had offered a compromise, which it appeared ap-peared might lead to early ratification of the treaty. The resolution, he said, might easily be submitted to the other governments for their approval if there were any doubt whether it would be effective. ef-fective. "The resolution of ratification admittedly admit-tedly becomes a part of the treaty." said Senator Pittman. "Under the decisions of the supreme court of the United States the language of the resolution ratification ls construed -with the body of tho treaty. Pittman Continues Argument. "Every party to the treaty has the right to determine for Itself whether or not language added to the treaty changes the substance of the contract. "We do not know whether Germany would accept our construction or not. We do know that Germany Is longing for an opportunity to attach to the treaty hundreds of reservations which she urged upon the peace conference and which were denied. It Is conclusively evident that the inclusion of reservations In the resolution of ratification would long delay de-lay peace, und It might result In the abandonment of the league of nations." Senator Pittman said that In his resolution reso-lution he had conformed as nearly as practicable to the reservations drawn by the McNary reservation group. "I believe there are forty-six Democratic Demo-cratic senators.'' he said, "who -witl support sup-port a separate reso'utlon such as I have suggested, and I am convinced that if those on the other side, who have been supporting reservations to be contained in the resolution of ratification and who I know to be s r.cere'y in f.ivor of the ! leacue of nations, will join with vs. the ratification will soon be accomplished." The preamble of Senator Owens's res-I res-I olution declares "that the senate. In 1 ratifvirg the treaty of p-aee w th Ger-' Ger-' napv. has done so with the ur.derstand-! ur.derstand-! Ing that the meaning and purpose of this Instrument Is as follows: I-'.igh.t rc?en-a t ions then are expressed, cover ing domestic questions, the rtgbt of I congress to decide questions of p-n.-e or war an uncond it ional right of withdrawal with-drawal the Monroe doctrine, the understanding under-standing that Japan will withdraw ' sneedilv from Shantung, rapid reduct .o-.i I of nrmntnvnts. just treatment of tuhje.-t i r.attonaiities and a sllp-jhit-on font the i league shall interfere in irver. a, revo.it-I revo.it-I f,o:i or boundaries only in exceptional -;--'imsts -,res. |