Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-05
SHANTUNG CLAUSE
IN TREATY SCORED
Senator Watson Declares by
1t U. S. Ratifies Robbery
by Hun.
CRITIClsEs. PRESIDENT

CRITICISES PRESIDENT
Declaring the history on German
and Japanese acquisitions in Shang-
tung had been one wrong heaped
upon another, Senator Watson, re-
publican, Indiana, asked the Senate
today to reject that provision of the
Versailles treaty which gives Japan
control in shangtung peninsula.
The original Shangtung rights.
Senator Watson said. were taken from
China by Germany in 1898 through a
demand enforced by a feet of battle
ships, and had been expanded to en-
brace complete economic possession
Of Shangtung." through supplemental
treaties in 1893, 1900 and 1905, These
expanded rights. he said, had been
taken from Germany in the present
war by Japan. who had sought to re-
inforce her position by treaty Job
tanned by force" from China in 1915,
and by secret agreements established
on fraud" contaminated with the allies
in 1917.
Does Wrong Ever Become Right?"
Can it be said that faint no longer
vitiates title?" asked the Indiana SER
ator. Does wrong ever become right?
Can duress piled upon duress. can
force added to force, make unright-
eousness holy? Can the German
wrong in China, plus the Japanese
wrong In China, plus sthe Japanese
wrong with the allies. ever come to
the full fruition Of a perfect right?
I'VE went to war. in part, to undo
the wrong wrought by Germany. and
surely here Is one that enlists the
sympathy and challenges the atten-
ton OF our country, aye, and of civili-
cation, for 1t seeks to perpetuate one
OF the most fragrant wrongs ever
committed by the agents Of the kaiser
upon a helpless and unoffending
people"
Ayers Japan Holds Whole Province
Replying to declarations that the
concerned only a narrow strip Of ter
ritory,- Senator Watson said that
nevertheless Japan had sent a mill
tary force entirely through the
lished railroads. mines and garrisons
everywhere, and now was in COM
plete military and economic possess
sion" Of the whole province with its
THE President recently has stated"
he continued, that Japan intends to
return Shantung to China. If that be
true. why Is 1t not so written in the
the announced purpose of insuring
the independence of Korea. And yet,
having won in both wars, she very
speedily annexed Korea and in 1910
pire. One of Japan's alleged reasons
for waging war with Russia was that
she wanted, to save Manchuria for
China, but Manchuria is to all in
tents and purposes Japanese colony.
Asserts Japan Not to Be Believed.
'"rhe whole story of the treatment
lutration of the fact that Japan in
tends to cling to Shantung and that
her protestations of good faith are
not to be believed. Why was so mon
Simply because It had to be done to
save the league.
| Says President Was Coerced.
President Wilson wanted the
league. It was the sole object Of his
going to France, and for it he was
and is wiling to make great sacrifices
independence. Japan, seeing his at
titude, took advantage of him and
forced him to indorse this wrong to
China by the threat that If it were
the conference and would decline to
ratify the leagus. And he yielded and
Is now endeavoring to have our ma
tion ratify this treaty and condone
that concession. That country sold
her signature for the liberties of &c.
100000 Of human beings, and Wilson.
Lloyd George and Clemenceau ap-
sale.
Says We Ratify Robbery by Huns.
THE most remarkable, the most in
defensible feature of this entire
transaction is that. as result Of q
| war said to have been waged to make
the world safe for democracy, we en-
force the spoliation of the only re-
public in the orient, we ratify the
previous robbery of a friendly peo-
pie by the nation we went to war to
overthrow for just such acts, and we
turn the result Of the larceny over to
the most autocratic government that
now exists on earth, the counterpart
of Germany in the east.
And 1t can never be forgotten that
every nation whose representatives
sat around the. table at the peace con-
ference and sanctioned this oriental
crime-every one of them-had q
treaty with China to protect the ter
ritorial integrity of her empire.
Calls 1917 Treaty a ''Fraud."
IT believe that the secret treaty
made by Japan with the allies in 1917
should not be countenanced by them
or by US at this time, because it rests
on wrong and Is established on fraud.
It was a fraud on China, because by
the terms Of that understanding ia
pan got China into the war. And this
secret treaty was as well a fraud on
our government.
When by the Lansing -Ishii agree
ment in 1917 the United States recog-
mixed that Japan has special inter-
ests in China neither President Will
son for Secretary Lansing knew that
Japan had secret treaties with the al
lies by the terms Of which she was to
hold Shantung after the war.
Sees War on China by o. s.
1.-THE people of China believed in the
United States. We have been her one
great and only friend The President
willingly throws aside the work of
Burlingane. casts the efforts of Hay
upon the scrap heap and not only con-
sents to the robbing Of China by Japan,
but seeks to force US to fight to sustain
the robbery and protect the robbers. It
cannot be denied that If the people Of
Shantung revolt against the CALLING yoke
Of Japan. and II China shall rise to de-
fend her own people, then by the pro-
visions Of article ten we shall be COM
PEELED to send American soldiers to sub
due China.
Denounces Treaty; Offers Change.
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