The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-05
DATE MAY BE FIXED
Time for Restoration Of
Province Is Expected
to Be Told.
SAYS VETS URGE TREATY
Lifting Of Prohibition
Ban Is Reported Object
of Activity.

WASHINGTON. Aug l-Jap1n's
Intentions IN the Chinese province NJ
shnntung whore she Is given control
by tho Versailles treaty. soon nre 10
be set forth In formal declaration
from the Toxic government. accord
ing to Information received today In
official circles here.
Although 'th" exact nature OF tho
declaration was not forecaHtcd n was
assumed II would follow the nucs of
/ the repeated statements NJ japanese
statesmen that the province event
unlly In To he returned 10 China In
some quarters II was believed japan
might even set date for the Hto-
ration and acknowledge publicly the
secret understanding she is said 90
/ have had with China on that sub
| jcCt
Results From Demand.
Tho reported decision " the Jap
ancse Eovertment 10 mako known itt
purposes iH believed TO be the out
growth ~ informal diplomatic con
vcrsati6ns between Washington and
/ Toxic reflectlng the American gov
ernments desire vhht all tho facts
! I'm the case be given TO tho public
! President Wilson has told many sen
atorh that complete exposure "
/ the case would throw new light
/ on the ShantunE provision which
has been one Of the points ~ attack
In senate opposition tp tho treatys
News OF the expected development
regarding Shantung reached the
capitol after the foreign relations
committee had opened tho way to
other important disclosures by ask
ing Secretary Lansing IN come be
/ fore II Wednesday TO discuss fcntures
~ the treaty n IN expected the
sessions viii be public and that some
/ NJ the con mlttoc members will want
/ the secretary tu tell much ~ The I'm
| side story ~ how tho treaty with
|ils league of nsltons covenant was
] drawn up at NerTiilleS
with the reasscmblIng or the ~tn
| ate after the weekend recess there
was much discussion among sen.
| ators to the possible effect ~ tho
prohibition issue on the ratification
| fight The subject became conspicu.
Gus through the interview between a
| representative Of the liquor interests
and Senator Hitchcock. democrat
/ Nebraska. loader Of tho pro treaty
/ forces at which the former is said
/ 10 have urged that peace ho con.
c'uded ~ President Wilson could
suspend wartime prohibition.
Pcnc'' to lat Dry Ban7
Senator Hitchcock said. Dee told
his caller that the only way IA state
OF peace could bc established was
/ by ratification Of the treaty ana ro.
marked that the ratification wH- l".
/ Ing opposed boy some senators Win
/ whom the vets had been infu
, entail
Ever since President Wilson made
'lt clenr "a month ago TINT NE con.
sidercd &, Impossible 90 declare hr.
/ mobilization complete and thus make
/ prohibition suspension possible un.
| 40 peace had been established. 'h"
] treaty opponents have charged tcti
| 'hc Iguor interests were being lined
I up 20 force ratification senator
/ Hitchcock said today however. That
there had been no effort ~ that
sort and none was contemplated.
sterling Wants Changes
Although the senate spent most
~ i'7 day discussing fhr nigh rDw
of living Senator sterling rDpuu.
/ lean south Dakota. made a speech
/ announcing no could nu' yg.g ,f0r
. fnr treaty without .vr.lGnrs Nud
senator sherman republican l...
uuIs. criticised rrrHIpu Wilson fnr
/ hH attitude regarding lIuwc '"u.
. Nuuirr iiS quest .uuluC az economic
advisors go fhp Versailles conference
. the foreign relations committee to-day
/ heard norman Davis relative fU NJ