The sun., 1894-12-06
THE SURRENDER or THE JAPlEEsE.
NJ. Lodges RssOIution Diseased n the
Sesats and Tben Referred

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! WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.--The resolution offered
on Monday by Mr.. Lodge (Rep., Mass.l. requir-
ing the President 20 furnish information as TO
the delivery to the Chinese authorities at Shang-
! bal of two Japanese citizens, who we're after
| ward tortured and put 10 death, was laid before
| the Senate to-day. The following Is the text Of
| the resolution:
Resolved That the President be required n not In.
compatible with the public interest. to transmit TO the
Senate all correspondence other papers relating
the delivery by the United states Consul at Shanghai
OF japanese citizens the Chinese authorities and
also to inform the Senate whether the said Japanese
put to death after being tortured and whether
there was any understanding with the Chinese Gov.
ernnent that officers Of the United States should aid
assist and give safe conduct to any Japanese citizens
desiring to leave China; and further To inform the
Senate whether the United States Consul at Iankow
was rcprimandcd by Chinese officials for aiding Jap
citizens to leave the country and whether all
information was refused to the United States Consul
| at Nngpo when he made inquiry as to the charges
against certain japanese citizens arrested there.
MIR. Sherman Rep, o. suggested that the
resolution should bs referred TO the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations
Mr.. Lodge stated some of the facts Of the case
az they appeared in Mr.. Julien Raphs report.
given IN tho public press. The two japanese
citizens in question had been given up he said
by the United States Consul at Shanghai and
had been put to death with the most hideous
tortures. lie regarded their surrender, under
the circumstances. as an act OF the greatest pos
sible discredit to the humanity Of the United
States and to the humanity of all civilized men.
lie thought that an explanation was due to the
American people. He had no objection to the
proposed reference. but he thought that the
matter was one which should not be suppressed
or smothered. II the facts were not as stated
the Government should be vindcated promptly
al 1lA
nocent men.
Mr. Sherman thought that such questions
ought not to be presented to a deliberatfve body,
and that the resolution ought not to be acted
upon without reference to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Chandler REP, n. H. expressed desire
to be informed whether the Committee on
Foreign Relations had any reason to believe
facts In the communicated tO the Senate
1t was not a pending diplomatic or public
COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations, said that the
against somebody against the President or Sec
retary Of state, or the United States Consul at
Shanghai. y therefore seemed to him that It
would be well not to act with haste or precipita-
ton. Besides that, war was ftagrant between
which might be considered as favoring one bel
ligerent or the Other would be an unfortunate
that overtures for reconciliation were now
being made through the assistance Of the
United States Ministers to China and Japan,
and he thought that any precipitate action on
the part Of the Senate would be unwise. He.
therefore, favored the reference of the resolu-
ton to the Committee on Foreign Relations. He
should not like to be party 70 anything that
might cause irritation To either China or Japau
or any other great State in the present condition
Of affairs. II the resolution we're referred he
would convene the committee tomorrow and
have the circumstances looked into very care
fully.
Mr.. Hoar rep, Mass.) suggested that the
resolution contained the usual reserve, "if not
incompatible with the public interests"
Mr.. Morgan admitted that the President
would, OF course. have the opportunity OF guard
ing the country against disclosures that might
be unfortunate: but II was the action of the
Senate that he was looking to. The action OF
the United States Senate was always influential |
on questions of that sort, and he therefore |
thought that the Senate should proceed with |
due caution.
After some further discussion the resolution |
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Re- |
lations.