The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-08-06
PEACE treaty CAUSES
STORM in SENATE
Bitter Criticism of League and Shan.
4 tung Provision
PRESIDENT is ATTACKED
Yesterdays Uproar Sample of What
May Happen When Lansing
q Appears Today

Washington, Aug. 5.-The league of
nations and the Shantung settlement
botE came in for more bitter criti-
csni today in the Senate's coMsidera-
tion of the treaty with Germany.
At public hearing Of the foreign
relations committee issues of the
league controversy started dispute
which bordered upon an uproar and
the attack upon the Shantung pro-
vision by Senator Watson, Republican,
Of Indiana, cauesd series Of sharp
exchanges.
The committees clash over the
league grew out Of the examination
Of Norman Davis, financial adviser
to the Versailles peace conference,
and ccntered in heated discussion
of the attitude of President Wilson
toward supplying the committee with
adequate information.
Lodge Attacks President.
Chairman Lodge, replying to a sug-
gestion that the President be asked
to come before the committee, de-
clared Mr.. Wilson never had offered
to do so and had failed to send i'm
portant information repeatedly asked
for. Senator Pittman, Democrat, of
Nebraska, replied that in his address
to Congress such an offer had been
made, but the committee majority had
ignored it. Once the subject of the
league had been raised, league op-
ponents gave foretaste of what may
Adevelop when Secretary Lansing ap-
= pears before the committee tomorrow
by keeping the witness under run
ming fire Of questions rciating to pro-
visions of the covenant. 1t was when
MIR. Davis declined to pose as an ex-
pert on the subject, in reply to
question, suggested that the President
be consulted, that the committee men,
bers clashed over Mr.. Wilson's course
in the matter.
Under present plans the question
ing of the Secretary OF State tomor-
row will be in open session and 1t is
expected he will be asked to disclose
negotiations, with the league covenant
and the Shantung provision occupying
prominent place in the discussions,
The Senate adjourned tonight until
Thursday SO tomorrow's committee
session may not be interrupted.
Senator Watson in his speech de-
clared the treaty provision giving ia
pan control in Shantunp, province twas
as monstrous proposition as has
ever been proposed to civilization"
and said he could not vote for rati-
fcation if the Shantung section re-
manned unamended and if Japan gave
no more definite promise of restoring
the province to China. In reply to
question from Senator Borah, Repub-
lcan, of Idaho, as to what sort of
declaration from Japan would be sat
isfactory, the Indiana Senator said it
would have to be one providing for
withdrawal of Japanese forces prior
to the Senate's action on the treaty.
Wrong Heaped Upon Wrong
Japan's claims to the province, Mr..
Watson asserted was based on one
wrong heaped upon another, while the
history of Japanese interests in China
gave the lie to Japan's protestations
of good faith in her promise to with
draw.
Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, of
Nebraska asked to what court China
could bring her claims should the
treaty and the league of nations fail.
In that case, Mr.. Watson replied, Chi
ma would have to fall back on the
moral support she had always re-
ceived here and elsewhere in past
times "when we had an American for
President who thought of America
first"
Senator Lodge said he understood
that within two hours Of the signing
of the treaty at Versailles the Chi
nese delegates had offered to sign If
assured they would haze the right to
bring 1.-The Shantung case before the
league later, but that seven that was
denied to them"
The objection that the special de-
fensive treaty with France violates
the Federal Constitution by binding
Congress to declare war in certain
circumstances was expressed in a res
olution introduced during the day by
Senator Newberry, Republican, of
Michigan. 1t would direct the judi
ciary committee to give an opinion
aa tn whethnr there are nat;fnt;on,1