Arizona republican., 1919-07-27
The President and shantunn

The president by this time probably the neces- sty of clearing up of the Shantung affair, He may not be moved by quite the same considerations as those of Americans who have been denouncing that feature of the treaty. but he is that if he should have go before the country he threat ened to do, the Shantung affair would be fatal handicap, He could not make plea for humanity and at the time plea for the Shantung nfamy. He could not offer appeal for democracy in the same breath in which he would appeal to the people to sanction an outrage by which a whole province a province the greatest strategic importance, had been taken from the Chinese republic and annexed to the worst the most powerful autocracy earth since the downfall of PrussianisIn.-
 Within the chill shadow of Shantung. the president could with any warmth prate of ideals. Shan tung not lend itself treatment by generaliza- tion It is something specific outstanding and out rageous
 Therefore the president is at one with the republi senators who, declare that something be done to cure that great wrong There is likely though to be a pretty wide difference of opinion to what that necessary something shall be. On his from Europe the president doubtless supposed having been out of touch with the American people long, that they mpatently waiting ratify the peace treaty which he had given his assent and which had thereby been made sacred.
 He surprised that anyone should find a con fct between Shantung and lofty idealism. He wise enough though, to attempt a defense of Shantung to minimize the outrage as many of his foolish followers began do but he pleaded neces- sity and predicted that the situation would clear it. self The Japanese he said would restore the stolen province in sixty seventy years" But there was nothing in the treaty compel it's restoration and
 knowledge of the character of the Japanese people could not inspire a belief that they would ever re- store it.
 It has become evident to the people that the senate will not permit the nation be bound by such an infamous compact, which the president can not fail to have observed is repugnant the Ameri- people The senate the American people cannot themselves undo the wrong but they can and will refuse their assent and thereby they may force its undoing
 They will not be easily satisfied as the presi- dent is likely to be-wth the mere promise in icon versatons that Shantung will be surrendered some time. They will insist upon a definite time not too far in the distance for surrender and the promise must be solemn, enforceable engagement. This will amount to wping of that part of the Yer sailes treaty which the peace conference strug ged long and bitterly That will be the effectual nonrecogntion of to which the pres- dent had professed great distaste. That will be the triumph of "open diplomacy" There will then be the first open openly arrived at" before the whole world
 When the president and the senate have reached an agreement to Shantung now seems possible then in of further irreconcabe disputes between them as to the treaty and the reservations concerning the League of Nations. the president if he deems it advisable, before the country. But he cannot go very far or very fast with the shantung shackled to him.