East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-22
GOD SAVE CHINA
FROM FRIENDS
SENATOR mecUMBER PROTESTS
IN SENATE AGAINST SHAN.
TuNe TREATY AMENDMENT.
AGAINST INTEREST or CHINA
Republican Senator Asserts That op-
Fonents Of the Peace Treaty In
the Senate Trying to XIII IL


speech in the senate today, charge'
that the majority OF the foreign rela
tions committee 10 trying to kill thu
peace treaty and the League OF Nations
Senator McCumber spoke after hi
second breach with the opponents o
the treaty on the senate committee OF
foreign relations. In the presen
breach Senator McCumber voted alone
with the supporters OF the treaty ant
against the majority OF the committee
which voted TO strike out Japan" and
insert China" in the three sections
awarding the Shantung peninsula.
why did the majority OF this com
, mittee pause in the midst OF their
hearings to make this particular
Amendment" asked Senator McCum.
ber. THE purpose is apparent 1t is
10 signify to the country that the SEN
ate is hostile TO this treaty. II Is TO
put Japan in a position where she
cannot without an appearance OF be-
Ing coerced do what she has promised
TO do.
Against Real Interests Of China.
Il am satisfied that no greater blow
could ever be struck against the real
interests OF China than by such an
amendment.
"Is 1t an act OF true friendship toward
China or a mere political move to de-
feat the treaty? II its sponsors now
fail to come forward and openly pledge
that II Japan is driven out Of this
treaty then the United States will pro-
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Japan out OF China-will renew this
world-war and send our soldiers into
the Orient to fight for her, then by
this act they are betfaying China with
= false kiss.
"If. on the other hand, they declare
they will make war TO drive Japan out
Of China, to prevent Japan receiving
only those rights which the other great
] nations of the world have received,
then they are proclaiming a policy
which they have assailed as being the
most wicked part of the League of Ma
tions-a policy OF interference with the
quarrels of the old world. Worse than
that. while they violently condepn a
Joint agreement with the other great
white nations OF the world to shield
the greater white races from annihila-
tion they would send our sons to death
to defend the inferior yellow races
whom we claim to be so inferior as to
be unfit to associate with us.
Japan Unhampered u Outside League.
Either we will bring both Japan
and China into this League of Nations,
which by the very terms of its provi-
China all the German rights acquired
by Japan. not oply by conquest but by
the solemn agreement made by her
with China herself, or you will drive
Japan out Of this treaty wherein she
will not be bound by the obligations
which she would assume by joining !
the league.
with this League of Nations China |
obtains an assurance which is tanta-
mount to a guaranty by all the world
that not only will Japan return to
China what Germany wrested from
her in 1898, but henceforth and so
long as this league shall last no other
nation shall rob China of one inch of |
her territory or exercise any control
over her people inconsistent with the
claims OF complete independence and
sovereignty"
Senator McCumber then recited the
history of the several treaties under
which Japan took over the German
rights in Shantung. He then said:
pistrust Of Japan Shown.
by this amendment you declare
that Japan cannot be trusted to keep
sacred her word, given not only to
China alone but also given to the
United States and every other impor-
tant nation by reiterated declarations.
There is but one honorable, upright
and proper course to be pursued by
all the great nations OF the world, in
China and japan. Let China
keep her treaty; give japan an oppor-
tunity to do what she has pledged her
honor to do. Cease this at.
tempt to juggle this country into war
with Japan; defeat this proposed
which arrogates to our !,
selves the right to annul a treaty be-
tween China and Japan and set at I
naught treaty made during the stress ]
of battle between our co-belligerents S
and Japan before we entered into the ,
war; bring Japan and China into this
league and as sure as the sun shall
rise tomorrow japan will keep her
plighted faith.
"On the other hand, force this
breach of contract by China; drive
Japan out of this league by insulting
her honor; relieve her from her treaty
by first breaking II yourselves and I
thereby installing her in her impreg-
nable position Of right of conquest and
China is doomed. The other European =
nations cannot help her because they
are tied by their own treaties, and
you will not make war on Japan to
help China after she has broken her
s-eaty.