New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Hopes To Be a Second
Germ any, Massachu-
sets Member Charges.
and u. S. Must Pay
Hitchcock Calls 1t
Benefit to China
Request Made for Text
of Pact Between Jap
anese and Germany
By Carter Field
Ne,D York Tribuns
Washington Bureau

HGshington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Shantung
was designated in the course Of
that provision of the peace treaty as a
stepping stone by which Japan might
rise to military power as did Germany,
with the Allies acquiescing in the vari-
Gus "conquests," as Britain assented
to the rise of Germany from 1865 to
1870.
We may pay, some day, Senator
Lodge declared, in short but impas-
stoned speech, as Britain has been pay
ing for that blunder during the last
four years.
Before the debate the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee adopted reso-
luton requesting the President, if not
incompatible with the public interest.
to place at the disposal Of the commit
tee documents which were considered
! by the American delegates at Paris IN
framing the treaty with Germany. The
request includes all proposals for a
league of nations, together with tran
scripts of formal proceedings at the
peace conference. The resolution, OF
which Senator Johnson, of California,
was author, was said to have been
adopted by virtually unanimous vote.
The bitterness OF the debate in the
Senate and the two separate lines of
defence adopted by administration
Senator's are illustrated in the follow
ing definitions Of the Shantung Sec
ton of the treaty:
For the opposition:
SENATOR LODGE: The price paid
to Japan for her signature to the
league of nations.
SENATOR MOSES: The bribe to
Japan.
SENATOR NORRIS: A wicked de-
cree, with the United States the only
member of the court that was not
bribed.
For the Administrations:
SENATOR HITCHCOCK: A bene-
fit to China.
SENATOR WILLIAMS: A rock
wall too high to climb and too thick
to butt through.
The debate revolved around that Sec
ton Of the peace treaty on which Sena-
tor Norris will ask the Senate to adopt
a direct amendment striking out the
language and sending the treaty back
to the peace conference. The debate
was inspired by a long set speech by
Senator Norris, which dealt chiefly
with his criticisms of the Shantung
section. He read at length from the
reports of Presbyterian missionaries as
to outrages in Corea, pointing to what
might be expected in Shantung.
After formal set speeches by Sena-
tors Norris, Underwood and Phipps,
Senator Lodge reported from the For
eign Relations Committee his resolu-
tion asking the President for the text
of the reported treaty between Japan
and Germany. The Senate later adopted
the resolution without a record vote.
Two Lines of Defence
During the running debate it devel-
oped that there are two separate and
very different lines of defence as to
the Shantung settlement by Admins
tration Senators. They are roughly as
follows:
Defence apparently inspired by
President, and voiced by Senator's
Hitchcock and Swanson: That tae
whole thing is benefit to China, be-
cause, while it transfers valuable
franchises in shantung to Japan, these
had passed out OF the possession of
China to Germany before the war, and
the league of nations will protec
China against further spoliation in
the future
BY Senator Williams who says he
knows the President would think as he
does: The Shantung settlement is a
very bad thing, but nothing could be
done about it. 1t was too much to
expect the President to force his idea,
over when the selfish interests Of
Japan, Britain and france were .unani-
nous and when China had assented
herself in treaty. Further, nothing
could be gained by rejecting the pro-
vision now, unless the United Statss
is willing to send troops and ships to
take Shantung away from Japan and
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