TREATY MATTERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLV, Issue 10432, 10 November 1919, Page 5

TREATY MATTERS

AMERICA'S POSITION IMPORTANT PROPOSAL BY SENATOR HITCHCOCK. AGAINST RESERVATIONS. •-,.. "-..loorrioli -"rr«.> -\ssWMlon— Ot>»7ilnTil Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. WASHINGTON, November 7.' Senator Hitchcock conferred with President Wilson on tho prospect of his motion that the Treaty should bo ratified without reservation being adopted. President Wilson told Senator Hitchcock that ho would bo satisfied with any interpretative reservations provided theso did not nullify tho League of Nations' Covenants. Senator Hitchock, in an interview, said his plan was to defeat the reservations first, but, if unable, then to reject the resolutions containing them, [f deadlock eirsued he would offer to compromise with tlio Republicans. ' Tho Senate refused, by 48 votes to 40, to delete tho provision requiring tho acceptance of tho reservations by other Powers. Minor amendments on similar lines were similarly defeated. reaiTbusiness. WASHINGTON, November 7. The Senate adopted the first clause of the Treaty reservations, as drawn up by the Foreign Relations Committee, requiring three other Great Powers to accept tlio reservations. If rejected, an amendment making it possible for a foreign Power to accept the reservations by recognising tho United States as a party to the Treaty. ATTEMPT TO ALTER RESERVATION FAILS (Received November 9, 11.6 p.m.) WASHINGTON, November 8. The first attempt to alter tho Foieign Relations Committee reservations failed by 67 votes to 18. LEAGUE OP NATIONS. (Received November 9, H. 5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, November 8. The Senate adopted, by 50 votes to 35 the reservation relating to tho United States withdrawing from the League of Nations. Tho Senate. also refused to strike out the provision with reference to the Congrcssionol notice of withdrawal. PROVISIONS AFFECTING GERMANY (Received November 9, 5.5 p.m.) BERLIN, November 0. A communique from tho Entente has notified Germany that in consequence of the ratification of the Poaco Treaty a largo number of provisions have oomo into force, including tho inter-Allied Commission's administration of tho Rhino provinces, the functions of the Military, Navftl. Air and Reparation Missions in Germany, the inter-Alhed occupation of Upper Silesia and Schleswig pending plebiscites, and also Momol and' Dantzig, and the transference of the Saar district. Tho Supreme Council requests Germany to send representatives to Paris before the 10th instant, to arrange details concerning tho foregoing. Further Germnny is requested to surrender five light cruisers as compensation for the Scapa sinking within sixty days, floating docks, tugs £.nd dredges totalling 400,000 tons within ninety dayß, and certain Üboat machinery as compensation for undelivered submarines within ton days. • 'BRITISH HATRED." (Received November 9, 5.5 p.m.) BERLIN, November 5. The newspapers, commenting on the Supreme Council's Note demanding five light cruisers, etc., declare that it is fresh evidence of British hatred, and emphasise the coercive measures threatened in tho event of non-compliance. NO ESCAPE BULGARIA MUST PAY FOR THE ■"PAST. Australian and N.Z. Cable A*i>oeiaH'>n. PARIS, November 7. Tho Allies havo notified Bulgaria that they aro unablo to allow her to escape her responsibility for the war, but in the interests of just pence will guarantee her nn outlet to the Aegean Sea.