The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-15
,SENATE'S RULES
BROKEN IN SHARP
DEBATE ON PACT
Reed Takes Exception to Me-
cumber's Charges and
Language Ruled Out.
.SHANTUNG ATTACKED
Lodge Delivers Speech for
Amendment and Fireworks
Are Soon Under Way.


WAsuNGTON, Oct 14--Bltter
feeling cnRcndcred by the peace
troaty's shantuug provision got close
to the boiling point again today in
the senate.
Repeatedly during IA five-hour de-
bate on the subject the gavel sound
ed 10 bring order out Of confusing
oross-flre OF oratorical projcctilos.
and once IL was ruled that language
used had violated the SeRnte's rules
by imputing TO senators conduct un-
worthy and unbocoming, 49,
The declaration 10 which formal
objection WAS taken was made by
Senator McCumber, republican,
North Dakota, In tho course ~ a
heated exchange with Senator Reed,
democrat. Missouri, and had 10 do
with charges that Japan was acting
I'm bad faIlh la the promise OF her
Statesmen 10 return Shantung prov
lnCr 90 China.
Japan was our associate In the
war" said the North Dakota som
ator. but / know that now the war
practically has ended. many sen 10
ators prefer 10 consider her as our
enemy Germany seems 10 be more
OF an object Of sOlicitude than our
friends who helped us defeat Ger
many"
Reed Takes Exception.
III the senator means that" shout
ed Senator Reed, II want him "a
name the senators 10 whom he re
fers"
senator McCumher retorted that
no would let recent uttorHnces in he
Scnnto chamber speak for them
selves. and when he declined TO
yield to further questioning hy Som
ator Reed. the latter appealed to the
chair. declaring loudly while Sem
atur McCunber continued his
speech that the language used had
been unparliamentary
when he had quicted the disput-
ants. Senator Bail. republican.
Delaware, temporarily presiding
thumhcd through a senate rule book
while half dozen other members
tried all at once to get In word OF
advice. Senator Reed then withdrew
his objection, whcreupon Senator
mNN lIlbff NttlAffil ltElltu no lllIFN
ton Of taking back what he had said
and Insisted that the clerk read the
passage OF his speech which had
hccu questioned, That brought a re-
neWal Of the Missouri senator's pro-
test. Senator Ban ruled the language
out OF order and Senator McCumber
resumed with the remark that he
hadn't In the least changed his mind
about the truth OF what he had said
NcCumbor Replies.
Senator McCumber. a republican
member Of the foreign relations
committee. was speaking In reply 10
Chairman Lodge OF the committee.
who had juH concluded prepared
address supporting the Shantung
amendment, and declaring Japan
was building In China an empire
monncing 10 the United States. Japan
relentleHsly had broken her pledges
ana would continue TO do In further
anCc ~ her scheme for China's cN-
ploitatlou, Mr. Lodge asserted
In replying Senator McCumbrr
argued that the proposed amend
mOut would be Of no avail because
Shantung already was IN J8plns
possession and altering tho treaty
would not change that possession. on
the other hand he said the league
of nations would put "tho civilized
world with grip UPON Japauf
throat 90 compel her 100 mako good
her promises 10 restore the province
to China
Reed Makrs Point
Later Senator Reed made an eN
tended argument ar4us. the league.
lss'tInE that 10 Do had tho power
'unr DO certainly would have the
power 90 compel Tho United states
f1 do whatever ii desired. lie argued
that the league council ana assembly
would NOT .H Judicial bodies. because
every member would hc an interest
"a party iu any big world question
Senator owen. democrat. OKLA
huwB. suggested that the senate
w.rNt attempt to settle the Shauturr
award ir unlimited debate
Senator Reed also engaged .0 "a
sHr.r. uf heated exchange with -rn-
a.ur li'rhrnrF 0f Nebraska tho 1I.
w.H.H'uHnu leader. who cH1 IsrrrI
number NJ DIS statements about
fHa practical operation of the TruEuN
The "n'InTuF reached "a climax when
fNU Missouri senator made n rus4.
INK reference t1 the arms embargo
mI which be- said Senator INf.U.
cook had introduced otter fNn sink
IHr 0f the LuFfsrIf .vtH knowing
rHa. ~ DO passed Che Germans soon
would POI" pounding af the gates OF
Paris"
EH progress WAS muHn during tho
dar .n '1H rar1Inr of fne treaty text
nor HHH any agreement reached f1r
fm" rH vote ur 'Hr SFsrurr