Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-21
McCumber of North Dakota
Appears to Be Only Repu0-
IiCan Ready to Vote for Un-
conditional Ratification,
CHAMBERLAIN STANDS
AGAINST THE LEAGUE
Former Senator Burton Of
Ohio Is Trying to Induce G,
0, P to Ratify, Merely With
Definitions Reserved,
By Charles Nicholson.
Correspondent of the New York
WOrld)

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO MORNING JOURNAL
Washington July 20.-That the ad-
ministration leaders are disappointed
over the results so far obtained by the
president in his interviews with re-
publican senators, is conceded. 1t was
hoped that Senator Colt would come
out unreservedly for the ratification
Of the treaty, but he seems to be
standing on the program outlined by
Elihu Root, or nearly so. Senator Nc
Cumber appears to be standing with
the administration forces, but even
his position has not been made def
mite.
On the other hand, Senator Cham
berlain has come out quite as strongly
against the league as Reed of Mis-
souri,. and more and more the opinion
grows that a compromise will be nee
essary.
1t is we'll for the shouters against
the Shantung provision in the treaty
to get it off their chests promptly, for
there is reason to believe that there
will be forthcoming before a great
while an official statement from ia
pan. definitely setting forth when she
will deliver practically all of Shan
tung back to China, in accordance
with the treaty of 1915 between ia
pan and China. That definite date is
expected to be only some months
away. Germany has three months IN
which to deliver to Japan, the docu-
ments that are q necessary preliml-
nary to the return.
The Japanese Contention,
The japanese contention IS that II
is not Shantung province, with Its
5000 square miles and its 10000 in
habitants, that is in question, but
merely Kiaochow, a section of Shan
tung about twice the size of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, with perhaps 50,-
600 inhabitants. outside of this settle
ment area, Japans interest is said to
he confined to half control of 25G
miles of railroad-China being the
other party to the control, which was
vested in the Germans until they were
expelled by the Japanese.
A COPY of the alleged secret treaty
between Japan and Germany for the
rehabilitation of Russia and the Do
minion of China was produced by Sen
ator Hiram Johnson. Mr.. Johnson said
said it came from an American Off
Ger in Siberia and he had no means
of determining its authenticity.
(This is the same treaty. with the
exception of few verbal changes
which was printed in the Journal re-
centyD p
At the Japanese embassy this doc
ument was laughed at.
1t was politely pointed out that the
date of the alleged treaty, last fall,
was sufficient evidence of it's absurd
ity, for Germany had blown up, aho
no nation would make a treaty OF ex-
ploitation with a country in such an
extremity. Their. theory is that !,
was either German or Bolshevik prop
uganda, and they say Japan never
contemplated, let alone signed, such a
treaty.
Earlier Date Is Hinted.
The anacronism of the alleged treaty
caught the eye of Senator Borah
among others, and as an escape from
it they hazarded the idea that it was
negotiated in 1916, instead of 1918
when it is intimated a mass of CORE