The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-18
U. S. and Europe Flooded
With Untruths, BOrah :.
Tells Senate.
DEMANDS REFERENDUM
League to Enforce Peace Is
Accused of Spreading
False Reports. :,
COLT FOR RESERVATIONS
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Resolution Calls on Shantun6
Protests by Bliss, Lansing a
and White. :;
COLT FOR RESERVATIONS
Special Despatch to THE suN.

Special Despatch to THE suN. =
WASHINGTON, July 17.-Despite the.
diversion OF interest from the Senate
battle-ground, where the League o.
Nations covenant and the Peacs
Treaty furnished the sole subject or
debate, to the White House, where the
President inaugurated his campaign
Of proselyting the less sturdy Repub-N
lican opponents Of the two intertwined.
documents. to-day was by no means
1t was marked by a ringing speech
by Senator Borah (Idaho), who init.
mated that IL the people OF the United
States were as stanchly behind the
League Of Nations programme as the.
White House press agents and the
pro-league campaigners seem to think,
or at least say they knoY, his plaos
was outside the Senate.
Senator Colt Or. ~, one of the Re-
publicans who failed to sign the fa-
nous round robin OF last March, made
his confession of faith in the need for
material revision. committing himself
to fellowship with the advocates Of
the defence Of American independence
from the evils Of European politics. :.
Senator Sherman (nL) denounced
the shantung cession to Japan as in.
ternationai highway robbery commit.
ted to obtain Japan's Endorsement for
the Presidents programme. y
Borsh's Resolution Adopted.
The Senate took unanimous action
favorable to Senator Borah's resoIu-
ton demanding from the President
7 the text of the protest against the
Shantung grab drafted by Gen. Tasker
RI. Bliss and signed also by Secretary
Lansing and Henry White Of the Peace
Commission. The Foreign Relations
committee continued It's reading OF
the peace treaty in detail, with most
OF the Democrats absenting them.
selves, thus putting themselves fur
ther than ever away from any con-
crete knowledge Of It's contents.
| Senator Spencer (Mo) introduced 4
resolution declaring the sense of the
Senate on the Shantung deal to be
adverse to the action to which the
President had committed America.
1t read as follows:
RESOLVED, That the Senate ex.
presses its deep regret at the pro-
visions of the treaty (Sections 1855.
157. 1851 which transfer to japan
such broad rights and powers and
physical possession OF the territory
and people in the Shantung PENN
sula OF China as being alike dis.
rcgardful of the true rights and.
deep seated desires OF the more
than 3eOOo,oo0 OF Chinese inhabit.
Ing the peninsula, unjustto the Re.
public of China and threatening t.
the future peace OF the world
1t is the sincere hope of the
United States that this manifest
injustice may be speedily reconsid-
cred and remedied.
There is seemingly no diminution In
the confidence of the Republican lead
ers following on the Presidents first
days activities as the Billy" Sunday
OF the League of Nations. The
fact that the President is, for
the present at least, ignoring
the leaders fof the Senate ma
jority and seeking out only such Of
the erring as are suspected OF being
repentant, has served rather to solid
ify the opposition and render the COM
ponents OF that organization more
firm.
BOrah shows Propaganda Flaw.
In his address to-day Senator Bor.h
boldly assailed the assertion that ths
masses of the people the world oyeJ
desire establishment of the league as a
safeguard against future wars. He de-
clared that certainly the people of the
subject countries or China, India, Egypt
Ireland, would not md their hearts
breaking II the league failed. He con,
tended, also, that world wide propa.
ganda OF misrepresentation about puDna
opinion was going on. insisting that ths
expressions of the liberal press and or
ganixations throughout the world dem
onstrate that they we're dissatisfied. moi
only with the League OF Nations cover-
ant in its present form, but with the
terms Of the peace Itself. which they re.
gard as unduly oppressive of Germany!
Senator Borah renewed his challenge
to supporters of the league to Join him
In obtaining legislation for a national
referendum which, while not binding ON
the treaty making power, should produce
an unquestionably accurate reflection Of
national opinion. When he was asked
} by Seaator Thomas (Colorado) whether
tho result OF such referendum. II favor
, able to the league. would influence hi,
} vote, Senator Borah replied: -
} If In such circumstances should ~.
main a member OF the Senate II would
not influence me. am able to conceive
circumstances In which the obligation to