The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
A SHOCK TO
THE COUNTRY
Senator Hitchcock so Character.
ICES Senator Knox's Attack
on the Peace Treaty.
0AlR AR P@~rs4As nno sAO
INSANE FOREIGN POLICY
Would Be Commercial and Finan-
ctal Disaster for America,
Says Nebraska Senator.

4 Washington, Sept. 3.-(SpeciaD-
Declaring that any amendment to the
treaty of peace, good or bad, reason
able or unreasonable, means the de-
feat Of the treaty, with all its disas-
trous consequences, Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska made powerful speech
IN the 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
Shantung amendment In the foreign
relations committee, Senator Hitch
cock said:
''He has shown that the proposei
amendment, instead Of helping China,
6eprives 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
ueges and leaseholds. He has also
shown that Great Britain and France
are under pledge to Japan to stand by
her in her claim, and he has chal.
lenged the supporters of the proposed
amendment to show how China can
possibly be benefited unless when we
reject Japan's promises we propose
to go to war with her and drive her
out of Shantung for the benefit Of
China.
II think the senator from North
Dakota conclusively demonstrated the
folly Of the proposed amendment as
far as 1t concerns China and the dan
States"
Senator Hitchcock then explained
the inevitable results If the senate
should vote in favor of the Shantung
amendment or any other. He said
that one of two things would happen
either the president would refuse to
20 further with the treaty or he
would have to submit the amendment
to the 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
already ratified the treaty and is I'M
der the pledge to Japan with refer
ence to Shantung; that France is soon
to ratify the treaty and is under the
same pledge to Japan.
docs anyone suppose that Japan
herself would submit to such humil-
Iation before the eyes Of the world"
asked Hitchcock.
"The answer is simple" he as
serted. "We would find ourselves out
in the cold, isolated from the rest Of
tbs world"
"What then will the United States
do7 What will those American states
men propose who stand for this
method of killing the treaty? Some
OF them will say that congress can
lbass q joint resolution declaring a
state Of peace with Germany, others
say the United States can negotiate
Z separate and independent treaty Of
peace with Germany. Those who talk
this way evidently have no conception
OF the enormous benefits and advan-
taRes which the United States derives
from this treaty, which we wrung
from Germany at the cannons' mouth.
Neither have they any conception OF
the difficulties involved in negotiating
4 new treaty with Germany to estab-
lish the terms of peace and settle the
Controversies Of the war
ITO my mind 1t would be suicidal
for the United States to throw away
the advantages and benefits provided
II this treaty. It would be disas-
trous commercially and financially.
i would put US ut m enormous DIS
advantage In our international rsla-
tiens not only with Germany but with
theee nations which We would thus
desert. They would remain bound
tsgstAar BY ties q mutual interest.
They would sa3oy The benefits Of IL
treaty anA we1ld not - slow 70 take
evsa advantage Of then. They wssld
SssQok eur desertion.
'Up 70 this psint. have discussed
~ possible dsfsat Of the treaty b
msans Of proposed amendments to Il
That 10 ~ real program and hops q
IL majority Of the committee %
Y forslsn relations. It - for that pur-
pose that the treaty has been locked
up In cold storage for % many weeks.
i The enemies Of the league Of nations
\ = the senate are not many compared
- its friends, but they control the com,
mittee. They have fit Justified IN ~
tanning the treaty in the committees
holding useless No. rings and making
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