The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-09-19
Senator Hitchcock So Charao-
terizes Senator Knox's At
tack On the Peace
Treaty
INSANE FOREIGN POLICY
Amendment or Defeat Of the
Treaty Would Be CONNER
clal and Financial Disaster
For America, Says Nebraska
Senator

Washington tSpeciaD. - Declaring
that any amendment to the treaty Of
peace. good or bad, reasonable or un-
reasonable, means the defeat OF the
treaty with all It's disastrous conse-
quences, Senator Hitchcock OF Nebras-
ka made a powerful speech In tho
Senate today urging that the treaty be
ratified without delay and without
amendment. =
Referring to the recent speech OF
Senator McCumber, Republican Of
North Dakota, who voted against the
Slmntung amendment In the foreign
relations committee, Senator Hitch
cock said:
He has shown that the proposed
amendment, Instead OF helping China,
depriyes her OF the benefit OF the
promises and concessions the United
States has exacted from Japan. He
has shown that Japan Is already In
possession of the German rights, priv
shown that Great Britain and France
are under pledge to Japan TO stand by
her in her claim. and he has challenged
the supporters Of the proposed amend
mcnt 10 show how China can possibly
be benefited unless, when we reject Ja-
pans promises, we proposed to 20 10
war with her and drive her out OF
Shantung for the benefit OF China.
Il think the Senator from North
Dakota conclusively demonstrated the
folly OF the proposed amendment as
far as It concerns China and the dan
ger sthat II involves to the United
States
Senator Hitchcock then explained
the inevitable results II the Senate
should vote In favor OF the Shantung
amendment or amy other. He said tint
one OF two things would happen
either the President would refuse to
90 further with the treaty or he would
have TO submit the amendment to tho
nations associated with the United
States In the war.
Does anyone believe asked the
Senator, '.that the other nations would
accept the Shantung amendment He
pointed out that Great Britain has al
ready ratified the treaty and is under
pledge to Japan with reference to
Shantung: that France liz soon to rat
lfy the treaty and is under the samo
pledge TO Japan.
Does anyone suppose that Japan
herself would submit to such a humill-
alton before the eyes Of the worldf''
asked Hitchcock -rhe answer Is sim
pie he asserted. We would find our
selves out In the cold, isolated from
the rest of the world.
what, then, viii the United States
dof What viii those American states
men propose who stand for this method
of killing the treaty. Some OF them
will say that Congress can pass Joint
resolution declaring state Of peace
with Germany. Others say the United
States can negotiate a separate and In
dependent treaty OF peace with Ger
many. Those who talk this way EVIL
IDENTIFY have no conception of the eiior-
nous benefits and advantages when
the United States derives from this
treaty which we wrung from Germany
at the lannon's mouth. Neither have
they any conception Of the difficulties
In negotiating n new treaty
with Germany 10 establish the terms
OF peace and settle the controversies
OF the war.
'4To my mind It would be suicidal
for the United States to throw away
the advantages and benefits provided
In this treaty. 1t would be disastrous
and financially. II would
put US at an enormous Disadvantage
In our international relations not laIlIt
with Germany but with those uot|ons
which we would thus desert They
would remain bound together By Ties
If mutual interest. Tho would enjoy
the benefits Of the treaty and would
not be slow to take every advantage OF
hem. They would resent our deser-
lion.
.Up to this point, / have discussed
The possible defeat OF the treaty by
means Of proposed amendments to II.
Inat Is tne real program ana nope or
he majority Of the committee on for
sIgn relations. 1t is for that purpose
hat The treaty has been locked up In
odd storage for so many weeks The
enemies Of the League Of Nations in
he Senate are not many compared TO
IS friends, but they control the COM
nittee. They have felt justified In re.
aiming the treaty In the committee.
holding useless hearings and making
Silling amendments with the full
that amendments would
,eat the treaty just as effectively as Il
'efusal to ratlfy.
a few, a very few, Senator's have
declared that they would vote against
Ire treaty because of the League OF
Nations, but 1t mas remained for the
from Pennsylvania tMr. Knox