Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
SAVE China
FROM FRIENDS"
Senator McCumber Protests
In Senate Against Shantung
Amendment TO Treaty
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
Republican Senators Asserts That
Opponents Of the Peace Treaty in
the Senate Are Trying To XIII u.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator. MH
Cumber, for twenty years Republican
senator from North Dakota, In a
speech In the senate today, charged
that the majority OF the foreign reln-
lions committee 10 trying TO kill the
peace treaty and the League OF Ma
tons. Senator McCumber spoke after
his second breach with the opponents
OF the treaty on the senate committee
on foreign relations. In the present
breach Senator McCumber voted alone
with the supporters OF the treaty and
against the majority of the COMMITTEES
which voted to strike out Japan and
insert China" In the three sections
awarding the Shantung peninsula.
"Why did the majority of this com
mittee pause In the midst of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment asked Senator Nc
Cumber. THE purpose Ia apparent.
II is to signify to the country that the
senate is hostile to this treaty. II ~
to put Japan in a position where she
can not without an appearance OF be-
ing .eoerced do what she has promised
to DO. 1t Is to create tBouble between
this country and japan and thereby
send the frst dagger thrust into the
body Of this treaty.
81 am satisfied that no greater blow
could ever be struck against the real
interests Of China than by such an
amendment.
us II an act of true friendship to-
to defeat the treaty? If las sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that II Japan is driven ont OF
this treaty then the United States will
proceed slngle-handed and alone to
drive Japan out Of Cfina-will renew
this world war and send our soldiers
into the Orient to fight for her, then
by this act they are b%etraying China
with a false kiss.
IF. on the other hand. they declare
they will make war to drive Japan out
Of China, to prevent japan receiving
only those rights which the other
great nations Of the world have re-
ceived, then they are proclaifning a
policy which they have assailed az he
ing the most wicked part Of the
League of Nations-a policy of inter-
ference with the q~uarrels Of the old
world. Worse than that, while Alley
violently condemn a Joint agreement
with the other great white nations Of
the world TO shield the greater white
races from annihilation they would
send our sons to death to defend the
Inferior yellow races whom we claim
to be SO inferior al to be unfit TO ASSOC
ciate with us.
Either we will bring both Japan
and China into this league Of nations,
which by the very terms of it's provj-
sions will compel Japan TO return to
China all the German rights acquired
by Japan, not only by conquest but by
the solemn agreement made by her
with China herself, or you will drive
Japan out Of this treaty wherein she win
not be bound by the obligations which
she would assume by Joining the
league. and where she will be holding
the German territory and all the Ger
man interests by the, right Of conquest
and with the broken word of China,
she can work her way 10 the very
limit Of su~bJugation Of all the Chinese
territory not new within the sphere Of
influence of other powers. With this
League Of Nations China obtains an
assurance which Is tantamount to a
guarantee by all the world that not
ANlN will Tanan watttpn en- Chino .,hn .
Germany wrested from her In 1893.
but ~hencef0rth and 80 long as this
league shall last no other nation shall
rob China Of one inch Of her territory
or exercise and control over her people
Inconsistent with the claims of com
piete Independence and sovereignty"
Senator McCumber then recited the
! history Of the several treaties under
which Japan took ever the German
rights in S%hantung, promising to re-
store them TO China. He then said:
by this amendment you declare
shat Japan can NOT be trusted to keep
sacred her word. Given not only TO
China alone but also given to the
United States and every other i'm
pOrtant nation by reiterated declara.
ti6ns.
"There is but one honorable, upright
and proper course to be pursued by all
the great nations of the world, includ-
ing China and Japan. Let China keep
her treaty give Japan an opportun-
lty to do what she has pledged heI
pational honor to do; cease this at
tempt 20 juggle this country into waJ
with Japan; defeat this proposed
amendment which srrogates to our
selves the right to annul a treaty be
tween China and Japan and sets a,
naught o treaty made during the stress
OF battle between BUR co-belligerenti
and Japan before we entered into thii
world league and as sure as the SUI
shall rise tomorrow Japan will keeI
her plighted faith, China will receive
complete present Justice and assured
future protection.
"On the other hand force this breach
Of contract by China drive Japan OIL
OF this league by insulting her honor
relieve her frog, her treaty by frs
breaking IL Yourselves and thereby In
stating her In her imprtsnable posi-
ton Of right Of conquest and China Il
doomed. THE other European nations
cannot help her beeause they are tiet
by their own treaties, and YOU will no