Arizona republican., 1919-07-16
SHANTUNC WAS PRICE OF
 JAPANESE ACCEPTANCE OF
 TREATY SENATOR'S ASSERT
Ambition of Conquest Is Only Excuse for Action, Debators Charge = Seek Additional Information From Wilson-Forgot ln- tegrity of China

WASHINGTON. July 15. - The stormy senate fight over the peace treaty shifted away from the league of nations covenant today and broke with a new fury about the provision giving Shantung peninsula to Japan. In five hours of debate the treaty dp ponents charged in bitter terms that the Tokio government had wheedled Shantung from China at the peace table without the shdaow of a cause except the ambition of conquest, and supporters of the treaty defended the course of President Wilson in the ne- gotiations by declaring the only alter native was failure of the whole peace conference.
 Chairman Lodge of the foreign rela- tions committee declared Shantuug was a price paid' for Japans ac- ceptance of the league of nations. Sen ator Norris, republican. Nebraska, charged that Japan in 1917 secretly had inveigled the European allies into promise to support her Shantung claims. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, asserted that if the United States must either underwrite the Shantung agreement or accept the
 
 try would choose the latter course Bought" Japan's Acceptance
 Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska, rank ing democrat of the committee, re- piled that the German rights in Shan trng were obtained legally by treaty in 1898 and were won fairly from Ger many by Japanese long before the United States entered the war. Sen | af fnr said the president had to accept the Shantung settlement or come home without a general treaty of peace and that Japan never would give up the peninsula unless forced to do so by war.
 | In the end the senate adopted witt a record vote a resolution by Senator Lodge, asking the president for all, available information about a secre | treaty alleged to have been negotiated between Japan and Germany in 1913 1 embodying a plan for Russian rehab. -ilitation and promising Japans indiree protection of German interests at tn, Versailles negotiations.
 A sweeping request for information about the conversations at Versailles also was sent to the white house bS the foreign relations committee, which adopted a resolution by Senator John son, republican, California, calling fol all proposed drafts for a league cove nant, for reports of arguments relative to the league and for all data bearing upon or used in connection with the treaty of peace.'
 At it's meeting the committee began the reading of the treaty, covering ir less than two hours about one fifth ot its sections but passing over for fu- I ture consideration the league covenant the boundaries of Germany, and many minor provisions. The reading vii continue at a long session tomorrow the senate having adjourned tonigh until Thursday so the committee would not be interrupted in it's work
 There was no discussion of Presi- dent Wilson's offer to consult with the committee on doubtful points of tht treaty, nor was any attempt made tC have the committee open it's doors tC the public. It was said these question. might not come to a head for severa days after the reading of the documen was finished. There was a eroWins conviction, however, that should tn, president see the committee, it would
 
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 Chinese Oismemberment Likely
 Declaring the whole reason for th, Snantung decision was that Japa1 threatened to quit the conference un less her demands were satisfied, Sen ator Borah said Japanese possession O Shantung meant that Tokio would con trol all three gateways to China an, tho result ha berment
 Every nation that sat around tn council table" said the Idaho senator was under solemn duty to protec the integrity of China But no natio, ever played her diplomatic game wit greater foresight than did Japan. l. the first place she put forward he racial equality clause, which she di, not expect to be accepted. Then wheI the question of German possession came up, she was in a position to sa- that she must not be refused twice ol matters vital to her.
 "The president could do nothing els than give Shantung to Japan if h wanted the treaty signed, but the whol question with us is whether the Unite States will become now a party f that transaction.
 Would Guarantee Rape of China T do not anticipate that if We re fuse to underwrite and guarantee tn rape Of China. we will have to go [ war. I do not think Japan expects II to underwrite this. She would hay been perfectly satisfied with a treat with Great Britain and France Tha is their business.
 But if the time indeed has com when the United States must engas in the enslaving of peoples and mus break her 4S treaties guaranteein Chinese integrity. or else face the chal le nge of another nation, then she wi , face the challenge of another nation We have cringed long enough" Senator Lodges charge that Japan : support of the league had been pur chased by the Shantung agreement wa coupled with a warning that Japa was following in the footsteps of Ger many as an empire builder