Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
HITCHCOCK DENOuNCEs
AssA|LANTs OF TREATY
Nebraska Senator Says Their Tactics
Mixture of Poltrooncry and
Folly.
MEANT TO KILL THE PACT

8 Amendments Adopted by Republicans
q OF Foreign Relations Committee
characterized as Indirect Move for
Slaughter Of World Agreement.
EF BY Associated Press
3 WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-Declarinc
inc real purpose OF the Foreign Rela-
& the peace treaty was 10 kill the treaty
entirely. and that such course would
be SUICIDAL to the United States. Sena-
tor Hitchcock, of Nebraska. Demo-
cratic leader. asserted in a senate
8 speech today that the majority OF the
Senator'S never would accept any Of the
n committee changes.
The treaty opponents, he said, 'crawl
on the ground with microscope
searching for pitfalls in the league OF
nations and overlook substantial bene-
hts which the treaty would bring to
NIh Pc na'ion. The proposal OF Senator
IS sShpox, Republican, Of Pennsylvania.
that the treaty be rejected and a sen
Il crate -neace made with Germany. was
Echaracterized by the speaker as an in
4 folly
LIZ Sannrely Up Ia SENATE.
s by vote of . 10 s." said senator
n Hitchcock, the Committee on Foreign
z relations is TO bring squarely before
The Senate the question OF defeating
&thc pending treaty. suppose the Sen
ate should vote in favor of the shan
tung amendment or any other? what
"Ether the President would refuse
il to 60 further with the treaty or he
would submit the amendment to tho
nations associated with tic United
States. Does anyone believe they would
accept IL? Does anyone believe tina,
Great Britain. who has already ratified
i the treaty and is also under a pledge
Il TO Japan with regard TO ShantunG.
4 would accept the Shantuns amend
= nent! Does anyone think that Franco,
n MISC under dsc 10 Japan would
q ratify this change: Docs anyone sup
q pose that Japan herself would submit
Il the world!
II cannot eonceive, OF any Intelligent
ana Candid man who would assume
SuSh thinE as possibility. We
& would be met by an instant refusal to
accept the amendment. and then where
s. nov TGuid the United States find itself in
q would find ourselves out in the cold
Tbs Work from the res, OF the world
q would proceed without US.
Result Beyond Question.
X The treaty itself provides that
81 when three nations in addition 10 Ger
many have signed it shall go into e.
rect. 1t is easy to see the enormous
a benefits which Great Britain and
g France VIII derive from tnis treaty
Iney VIII not take any chances. 1t is
preposterous TO suppose tina, Japan
Y will delay its ratification The result
is beyond all question.
do? Some say that Conrrnss e can S' "a, IS
q a joint resolution declaring state
The P Inited Win gu germany Others say
b who talk this way evidently have no
W Geep' t6n or the enormous benefits
In Article ccXXXI Germany is
compelled to accept full responsibility
p for the damages caused by the var.
,ooes any one think If we undertook
E 70 nego,iate a separate treaty with
,ts.l-
SUCH concessions to the United States,
G .lsrsd ~, might say she had never dc
81 1t was the United States which forced
- war upon her.
CustodinuS Acts Validated
Take the matter of German prop
erty In the United States Tndcr ,his
Treaty all acts OF the United States ana
/ or the allen property custodian with
regard to that property are validated
unless Germany can show actual FRAUD,
is any one insane enough 10 suppose
that Germany Will voluntarily make
h nat S Gonee ssh to us If We lose the
suppose Germany points 10 the treaties
SEof 1893 and 1925, under which we
#sef German nationals in the United
Mcalled the repara,ions eo,nmissi i,Si I'm,
it viii he the most pow
AEerful International body ever created
It receives from Germany all rcpnra :
MEtions paid and distributes them To Inc
nations Does any one mini,
u under the circumstances The United
81 States can afford not to have n rcDrc-
sentative sent on the ESna ions commits
ITO my mind III would he suicidal
&ato throw away the advantages aud
#Ebenehts provided in this treaty It
Yswould be disastrous commercially and
a Sfnancially.
M1 Trenty Dcfent Is Real Program.
Defeat OF the treaty by means Of
Hfproposed amendments 10 it is the real
Hhprogram and hone OF tn" majority 81
ESthe Committee on Foreign Relations.
H2It ID for this purposc that tho treaty
has been locked up in cold storage for
8GHo many weeks. They have fCl; lusti.
Hshed In retaining the treaty in com
H&mittee, holding useless hearings and
killing amendments. with the
HSfull knowledge that amendments would
Cheat the treaty Just as cffCctivcly AS :,
Bgrefusal to ratify
ETA few, very few. have declared
6ttHey would vote against IA. tr.aty
OF the league OF nations uut
LIT has remained for senate: Knox 10
Eadeclare boldly against our par,cipa
#btion In the peace settlement. To SAY
q that he has amazed the country is TO
&put II mildly. He has shocked the
He formerly favored taxing
the league OF nations gu, Of the treaty
ands ratifyine the peace settlement
sGhan ges front
s& .svhat has become % tho high pro.
sfessions of last year? Last October.
E@When Germany sought terms for the
3aTnisttce, the Senators nov seeking 10
|sktu this treaty shouted for uncoudi-
3sferms OF peace dictated TO Germany
8sThey insisted that the United States
u R a. vn~