Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-11
Nebraskan Urges Amendment
Of Shantung Provision in
Senate - Charges England
Making Profit on U. S. Loan.
CORRECTS STATEMENT
MADE BY PRESIDENT
Characterizes Award as "0ut-
rage of the Age" in Particu-
IarIy Severe Attack-Sena-
tor Lodge May Speak Briefly

Washington, Oct. 10. - Senator
Norris, republican, Nebraska, urged
the senate today to amend the peace
treaty with respect to the Shantung
settlement so that 1--WE may give
back to China that which belongs
to China"
No man had come forward to de-
fend the award of Shantung to
Japan, Senator Norris said. adding
that even President Wilson had de-
clared it infamous.
Referring to President Wilson's
statement in his St. Louis address
that German rights in the Orient
were given to Japan by the allies
to secure Japan's entrance into the
war, Senator Norris read a tele-
gram from the president, dated at
Garrison, Mont, during his recent
trip, thanking the Nebraska senator
for calling attention to the "unin-
territorial misstatement" Senator
Norris said he had withheld che
presidents telegram Until his trip
was ended in the hope that Mr.. Will
sou> would, during the tour, correct
the statement in an address. <.
Speaks Three Hours.
"The truth will never overtake,
completely, the falsehood," said
Senator Norris. Senator Norris
said Japan entered the war in 1914
and the Shantung secret treaty was
not made until 1917.
When the Nebraska senator halt
ed for moment, after having spok-
en- for three hours, with his speech
only two-thirds through, Republican
Leader Lodge gave him a breathing
spell by suggesting that the senate
shift to the reading. Senator Nor
ris will conclude tomorrow. Sem
ator Lodge also may speak and the
senate will meet an hour earlier
than usual in the hope of speeding
up the treaty consideration.
The agreement for II o'clock op-
ening was taken to indicate that the
senate will begin next week to put
in longer working day with the
hope OF clearing away the big
speechnaking program. At the
suggestion of Senator Lodge the
senate also adopted an agreement
to take up the Shantung amend
ments Wednesday. but this does not
mean that they will be considered
under the five-minute debating rule
then or that a vote is any nearer
than it was yesterday. Senators ex-
planned that this procedure would
enable the body to revert to the
section embracing the Shantung
provision, as the reading by We'd
nesday may be way ahead of it. But
Ef senators want to keep on speak
ing that day and thereafter they
will have the right.
Outrage of the Age"
Senator Norris, speaking extern
poraneously, which is quite different
from the plan followed by most of
his colleagues, was particularly
severe in denouncing the award of
Shantung to Japan. There was no
hope, he declared, of seeing that
province back under the Chinese
flag, once it was taken over by
Japan under the peace conference
settlement, which he characterized
as the Outrage of the age" He
charged that the American people
"had been coefced in some cases"
to subscribe to loans to support this
government which was lending
money to Great Britain at 4H per
cent while Great Britain was lend
ing it to Persia at J per cent.
, There was only brief reference
to the league of nations during the
morning hour" the time for fill
ing the record with documents en-
dorsing and condemning it. Only
few of these documents went in,
but some senator's have explained
that if they undertook to print
everything bearing on the league
from people in all parts of the coun-
try, there would be little room in
| the record for ANYTHING else.