The Dolores star., 1919-09-05
Senator McCumber Protests In
Senate Against shantung
Amendment to Treaty.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
Republican Senator Asserts op-
ponents of the Peace Treaty in
Senate Are Trying to Kill It.

y,
that the majority of the Foreign Re
lations Committee is trying to kill the
peace treaty and the League of Ma
tons. Senator McCumber spoke after
his second breach with the opponents
of the treaty on the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations. In the present
breach Senator McCumber voted along
with the supporters of the treaty and
against the majority of the committee
which voted to strike out Japan" and
insert China" in the three sections
awarding the Shantung peninsula.
"Why did the majority of this COM
mittee pause in the midst of their
amendment" asked. Senator McCum-
ber.' Ehe purpose is apparent. 1t is
to signify to the country that the Sen
ate is hostile to this treaty. 1t is to
put Japan In position where she can.
not without an appearance of being
coerced do what she has promised TO
do. 1t Is to create trouble between
this country and Japan and thereby
send the first dagger thrust into the
body of this treaty. / am satisfied
that no greater blow could ever be
struck against the real interests of
China than by such an amendment
SIS 1t an act of true friendship to-
ward China or a mere political move
to defeat the treaty? If its sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that IL Japan is driven out of
this treaty then the United States will
proceed single-handed and alone to
drive Japan out of China, will renew
this world war and send our soldiers
into the Orient to fight for her, then
by this act they are betraying China
with false kiss.
'If, on the other hand, they declare
they will make war to drive Japan out
of China, to prevent Japan receiving
only those rights which the other great
nations of the world have received,
then they are proclaiming policy
which they have assailed as being the
most wicked part of the League of Ma
tions-a policy of interference with
the quarrels of the old world. Worse
than that, while they violently con-
denim joint agreement with the other
great white nations Of the world to
shield the greater white races from
humiliation they would send our sons
to death to defend the inferior yellow
races whom we claim to be so infer
Tor as to be unfit to associate with us.
EITHER we will bring both Japan
and China into this League of Nations,
which by the very terms of it's provi-
sions will compel Japan to return to
China all the German sights acquired
by Japan, not only by conquest but
by the solemn agreement made by her
with China herself, or you will drive
Japan out of this treaty wherein she
will not be bound by the obligations
which she would assume by joining
the league, and where she will be hold
ing the German territory and all the
German interests by the right of con-
quest and with the broken word of
China, she can work her way to the
very limit of subjugation of all the
Chinese territory not now within the
sphere of influence of ,her powers.
WIN lHlS lseitSue VI NuliolS Slllhu
obtains an assurance which is tanta-
mount to a guaranty by all the world
that not only will Japan return to
China what Germany wrested from
her in 1898, but henceforth and so long
as this league shall last no other ma.
ton shall rob China of one inch of her
territory or exercise any control over
,,,it tI,n al inns,
of complete independence and sover-
eighty"
Senator McCumber then recited the
history of the several treaties under
which Japan took over the German
rights in Shantung promising to re-
store them to China. He then said:
by this amendment you declare that
Japan cannot be trusted to keep sacred
her word, given not only to Chin"
alone but also given to the United
states and every other important ma
is but one honorable. upright and
proper course to be pursued by all the
great nations of the world. including
treaty: give Japan an opportunity to
do what she has pledged her national
honor to do; cease this attempt to Jug
gle this country into war with Japan;
defeat this proposed amendment which
arrogates to ourselves the right to an
and sets at naught a treaty made dur
ing the stress of battle between our
co.beiiigerents and Japan before we
entered into the war; bring Japan and
China into this w9r, f league ,aa to ana ms
japan will keep her plighted faith.
china will receive complete present
justice and assured future protection.
"on the other hand. force this breach
NJ contract by China; drive Japan out
of this league by insulting her honor;
relieve her from her treaty by first
breaking 1t yourselves and thereby In
stating her in her impregnable posi-
ton Of right Of cona1est and China III, ,aI Is
csnnot help her because they are tied
by their own treaties. and you will not
make war on Japan to help China after
ahe has broken her treaty.
SJf these be friends OF China, then
az .sya china from her friends"