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Show SENATOR SMITH DEBATES TREATY Proposes Seven Reservations to Clear Up Doubtful or Objectionable Language. NO TEXTUAL CHANGES Offers Substitute for Johnson Designed to Equalize Voting Power in World League. WASHINGTON. Oct 2 Opposing Itestual changes necessitating re-sub- mission to Germany but declaring I ratification withoue reservations to be I impossible Senator Smith, Democrat i of Georgia, in the senate today pro-1 posr-d sen en reservations to the peace In t They should be arloptcd, he said, "to clear up doubtful and objectionable objec-tionable language." While only specifying seven reper- I nations, Senator Smith said he be-jjieyed be-jjieyed "substantial modification"; ishould be plaied upon the labor pro-j pro-j visions, but he withheld suggestions I because other senators contemplated proposing a reservation covering that I that provision Senator Smith's first reservation is a substitute for the amendment bj : Senator Johnson, Republican. California, Cali-fornia, designed to equalize the voting power in both the assembly and supreme su-preme council under the league of na-tions. na-tions. The net three are similar to those reported by ihe senate foreign i relations committee affecting the right to withdraw from the league, the Monroe Mon-roe doctrine and reserving the right I of this country to control Its own internal in-ternal affairs Covers Art.clc Ten. The fifth reservation covers Article' in, nnd Senator Smith said the United States could not assume, under Article i 10 or any other urticle, obligations to I preserve the territorial integrity or political po-litical lndependenee of any other - un-jtry un-jtry or in case of controversies between ( other nations, to engage in economic :boeotts. The reservation further provides pro-vides that mandates cannot be accepted accept-ed for this country without congress-1 congress-1 ional approval. j As new reservations. Senator Smith proposed that thy reparations commission commis-sion could not Interfere with commerce between theUnited States and Germain j except with this country 's consent and ihat all persons Idling positions ere- J ated bj the treaty must be appointed i by ll:e president with th'c senate's consent. con-sent. Amendments to ihe league covenant, cov-enant, also will be ratified by the sen ate |
