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3 all domestic and political questions relating wholly or in part to its 4 internal affairs, including immigration, labor, coastwise traffic, the 5 tariff, commerce, the suppression of traffic in women and children and 6 in opium and other dangerous drugs, and all other domestic questions, 7 are solely within the jurisdiction of the United States, and are not 8 under this treaty to be submitted in any way either to arbitration or 9 to the consideration of the Council or of the Assembly of the League 10 of Nations, or any agency thereof, or to the decision or recommenda11 tion of any other power;" COMMITTEE; vote, March 2, yeas, 56; nays, 25; Bitter-enders, yea.

The following efforts to change the text were made:

Strike out the word "commerce" in line 5; FLETCHER; vote, March 2, yeas, 34; nays, 44; Bitter-enders, nay.

"That the United States is not required, and hereby declines to submit to the League, its Council or Assembly, for decision, report, or recommendation, any matter which it considers to be a domestic question, such as immigration, labor, tariff, or other matter relating to its internal or coastwise affairs;" HITCHCOCK; vote, March 2, yeas, 36; nays, 44; Bitter-enders, nay.

A substitute by Mr. King was rejected without division.

Reservation 5

1 "The United States will not submit to arbitration or to inquiry by 2 the Assembly or by the Council of the League of Nations, provided 3 for in said treaty of peace, any questions which in the judgment of 4 the United States depend upon or relate to its long-established 5 policy, commonly known as the Monroe doctrine; said doctrine to 6 be interpreted by the United States alone and is hereby declared 7 to be wholly outside the jurisdiction of said League of Nations and 8 entirely unaffected by any provision contained in the said treaty of 9 peace with Germany;" COMMITTEE; vote, March 2, yeas, 58; nays, 22; Bitter-enders, yea.

Substitute: "That the national policy of the United States known as the Monroe doctrine as announced and interpreted by the United States is not in any way impaired or affected by the Covenant of the League of Nations and is not subject to any decision, report, or inquiry by the Council or Assembly;" HITCHCOCK; vote, March 2, yeas, 34; nays, 43; Bitterenders, nay.

Reservation 6

Strike out the words "between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan" at end; LODGE; vote, March 4, yeas, 69; nay, 2; Bitterenders, yea.

1 "The United States withholds its assent to Articles 156, 157 and 158, 2 and reserves full liberty of action with respect to any controversy 3 which may arise under said articles;" COMMITTEE; vote, March 4, yeas, 48; nays, 21; Bitter-enders, nay.

Substitute: "That in advising and consenting to the ratification of said treaty, the United States does so with the understanding that the sovereign rights and interests renounced by Germany in favor of Japan under the provisions of Articles 156, 157 and 158 of said treaty, or now exercised by Japan pass to China at the termination of the present war by the ratification of this treaty;" HITCHCOCK; vote, March 4, yeas, 27; nays, 41; Bitter-enders, nay.

Reservation 7

Substitute: "No person is or shall be authorized to represent the United States nor shall any citizen of the United States be eligible, as a member of any body or agency established or authorized by said treaty of peace with Germany, except pursuant to an act of the Congress of the United States providing for his appointment and defining his powers and duties;" WALSH of Montana; vote, March 4, yeas, 37; nays, 32; Bitter-enders, nay.

The CHAIR accepts the view that when an amendment is adopted in the form of a substitute there must be a vote on the question as amended by the substitute.

1 "No person is or shall be authorized to represent the United States, 2 nor shall any citizen of the United States be eligible as a member of 3 any body or agency established or authorized by said treaty of peace 4 with Germany, except pursuant to an act of the Congress of the 5 United States providing for his appointment and defining his powers 6 and duties;" COMMITTEE, AS AMENDED; vote, March 4, yeas, 55; nays, 14; Bitter-enders, nay.

Reservation 8

1 "The United States understands that the Reparation Commission 2 will regulate or interfere with exports from the United States to Ger3 many, and from Germany to the United States, only when the United 4 States by act or joint resolution of Congress approves such regulation 5 or interference;" COMMITTEE; vote, March 5, yeas, 41; nays, 22; Bitter-enders, yea.

Substitute: "The United States understands that the Reparation Commission will in its control over German economic resources in no respect so exert its powers as to discriminate against the commerce of the United States with Germany;" HITCHCOCK; vote, March 5, yeas, 23; nays, 37; Bitter-enders, nay.

CONGRESS TO VOTE EXPENSES

Reservation 9

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Add at end: "Provided, That the foregoing limitation shall not apply to the United States' proportionate share of the expenses of the office force and salary of the Secretary Ceneral;" KELLOGG; vote, March 6, yeas, 55; nays, 12; Bitter-enders, nay.

1 "The United States shall not be obligated to contribute to any 2 expenses of the League of Nations, or of the Secretariat, or of any 3 commission, or committee, or conference, or other agency, organized 4 under the League of Nations or under the treaty or for the purpose 5 of carrying out the treaty provisions, unless and until an appropria6 tion of funds available for such expenses shall have been made by 7 the Congress of the United States: Provided, That the foregoing 8 limitation shall not apply to the United States' proportionate share 9 of the expenses of the office force and salary of the Secretary Gen10 eral;" COMMITTEE; vote, March 6, yeas, 46; nays, 25; Bitterenders, yea.

Reservation 10

"If the United States shall at any time adopt any plan for the limitation of armaments proposed by the Council of the League of Nations under the provisions of Article 8, it reserves the right to increase such armaments without the consent of the Council whenever the United States is threatened with invasion or engaged in war;" COMMITTEE.

1 "No plan for the limitation of armaments proposed by the Council 2 of the League of Nations under the provisions of Article 8 shall be 3 held as binding the United States until the same shall have been 4 accepted by Congress, and the United States reserves the right to 5 increase its armament without the consent of the Council whenever 6 the United States is threatened with invasion or engaged in war;" NEW; vote, March 8, yeas, 49; nays, 27; Bitter-enders, yea. Motion by Mr. HENDERSON to reconsider vote just taken. Motion by Mr. LODGE to lay Mr. Henderson's motion on the table; yeas, 45; nays, 32; Bitter-enders, yea.

COMMITTEE reservation as amended; vote, March 8, yeas, 49; nays, 26; Bitter-enders, yea.

Reservation 11

1 "The United States reserves the right to permit, in its discretion, the 2 nationals of a covenant-breaking state, as defined in Article 16 of the 3 Covenant of the League of Nations, residing within the United States 4 or in countries other than such covenant-breaking state, to continue 5 their commercial, financial, and personal relations with the nationals 6 of the United States;" COMMITTEE; vote, March 8, yeas, 44; nays, 28; Bitter-enders, yea.

Reservation 12

1 "Nothing in Articles 296, 297, or in any of the annexes thereto or in 2 any other article, section, or annex of the treaty of peace with Ger3 many shall, as against citizens of the United States, be taken to mean 4 any confirmation, ratification, or approval of any act otherwise 5 illegal or in contravention of the rights of citizens of the United 6 States;" COMMITTEE; vote, March 8, yeas, 45; nays, 27; Bitterenders, yea.

Reservation 13

1 "The United States withholds its assent to Part XIII (Articles 387 2 to 427, inclusive) unless Congress by act or joint resolution shall here3 after make provision for representation in the organization estab4 lished by said Part XIII, and in such event the participation of the 5 United States will be governed and conditioned by the provisions of 6 such act or joint resolution;" COMMITTEE; vote, March 8, yeas, 44; nays, 27; Bitter-enders, yea.

Reservation 14

1 "Until Part I, being the Covenant of the League of Nations, shall be 2 so amended as to provide that the United States shall be entitled to 3 cast a number of votes equal to that which any member of the 4 League and its self-governing dominions, colonies, or parts of 5 empire, in the aggregate shall be entitled to cast, the United States 6 assumes no obligation to be bound, except in cases where Congress 7 has previously given its consent, by any election, decision, report, 8 or finding of the Council or Assembly in which any member of the 9 League and its self-governing dominions, colonies or parts of empire, 10 in the aggregate have cast more than one vote.

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"The United States assumes no obligation to be bound by any 12 decision, report, or finding of the Council or Assembly arising out of 13 any dispute between the United States and any member of the 14 League if such member, or any self-governing dominion, colony, 15 empire, or part of empire united with it politically has voted;" COMMITTEE. AS AMENDED; vote, March 9, yeas, 57; nays, 20; Bitterenders, yea.

Add at beginning; lines 1-5: "Until Part I, being the Covenant of the League of Nations, shall be so amended as to provide that the United States shall be entitled to cast a number of votes equal to that which any member of the League and its self-governing dominions, colonies, or parts of empire, in the aggregate, shall be entitled to cast, the," etc.; LODGE; vote, March 9, yeas, 39; nays, 28; Bitter-enders, yea.

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Change lines 5 to 7 to read: "the United States assumes no obligation to be bound, except in cases in which its consent has previously been given," etc.; WALSH of Montana; vote, March 9, yeas, 33; nays, 45; Bitter-enders, nay.

Amend in lines 6 to 7 to read: "bound, except in cases where Congress has previously given its consent," etc.; LODGE; vote, March 9, yeas, 55; nays, 22; Bitter-enders, yea.

Divide the reservation into two paragraphs so that the second begins "The United States assumes no obligation to be bound," etc., at line 11; LODGE; agreed to without division.

"Unless within one year after the filing of the act of ratification, Part I, being the Covenant of the League of Nations, shall be so amended as to provide that the United States shall be entitled to cast a number of votes equal to that which any member of the League and its self-governing dominions, colonies, or parts of empire, in the aggregate shall be entitled to cast, the United States shall cease to be a member of the League of Nations;" McCORMICK; vote, March 9, yeas, 19; nays, 57; Bitter-enders,

yea.

Substitute: "The Senate of the United States advises and consents to the ratification of said treaty with the following reservations and conditions, anything in the Covenant of the League of Nations and the treaty to the contrary notwithstanding:

"When any member of the League has or possesses self-governing dominions or colonies, or parts of empire which are also members of the League the United States shall have representatives in the Council and Assembly and in any labor conference or organization under the League or treaty numerically equal to the aggregate number of representatives of such member of the League and its self-governing dominions and colonies and parts of empire in such Council and Assembly of the League and labor conference or organization under the League or treaty; and such representatives of the United States shall have the same powers and rights as the representatives of said member and its self-governing dominions or colonies or parts of empire; and upon all matters whatsoever, except where a party to a dispute, the United States shall have votes in the Council and Assembly and in any labor conference or organization under the League or treaty numerically equal to the aggregate vote to which any such member of the League and its self-governing dominions and colonies and parts of empire are entitled.

"Whenever a case referred to the Council or Assembly involves a dispute between the United States and another member of the League whose self-governing dominions or colonies or parts of empire are also represented in the Council or Assembly, or between the United States and any dominion, colony, or part of any other member of the League, neither the disputant members nor any of their said dominions, colonies or parts of empire shall have a vote upon any phase of the question.

"Whenever the United States is a party to a dispute which is referred