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his suggestion on that point. What
japan holds there she got by an set Of
war"
And how did Italy get Fiume ex-
cept by an act OF war; demanded
Senator Mccormick.
The cases are In no wise parallel.
F1ume 10 one Of the very difficult prob
lens, but a different one," replied Mr..
Hitchcock. II deny that Japan claims
sovereignty or territorial rights in
Shantung."
Here Mr. Lodge took the floor for a
statement of his reasons for demanding
that the President tell the Senate what
he knows about negotiations between
Japan and Germany
"If the Senator from Nebraska Is done
resenting," he said. II will correct my
self. II should not be said that Japan
received a gift In China. She was paid
a price, q bride. But there is no stat
ute OF Limitation that runs against a
great wrong. Poland was done a great
historic wrong near $50 years ago, and
only now II Is being undone.
"The recognition by the nations of
Germanys claims in Shantung does not
make that wrong any less a wrong.
Two German missionaries were killed
there. Germany sent a feet with Prince
Henry aboard. She se!sc6 Kiao Chou
and the vicinity. Later Japan took It
all from Germany, But 80 did England
and France take Belgium from Ger
many. Does that give them a claim on
Belgium?
Japan secured from England the
agreement to sustain her in taking over
Germany's ninety-nine year lease in
Shantung. England's reply was Yes,
we will assent II you will support our
claim to the German islands south of
the equator A like arrangement was
made between japan and France.
Let It be remembered. however, that
Shantung was not enemy territory. It
was the territory OF a friendly ally.
China had come into the war with the
rest of us had seized rne German ships
in China ports had sent zoe, 900 men
largely from this very province OF Shan
tung-to serve the common cause In
France, where thousands Of them died.
yet after all that Shantung was
handed over to Japan against the pro-
test OF some of our own delegates in
the Peace Congress and OF our experts
in Far Eastern matters. 1t was done
because Japan's signature was needed
to the League of Nations covenant. II
was a necessity, and that is the only
defence that can be made for 1t.
China's Territory Handed Over.
THE territory Of our friend and ally,
China, has been handed over to the
great military Power of the East; to
a country that Is building up a mighty
power there-and we are helping her to
do 1t. England stood by and did nothing
while she saw Germany half a century
and more ago despoil Denmark OF
Schleswig- Holstein. She stood by and
made no protest little later when
Germany crushed and almost destroyed
Austria: yet later she stood by and saw
France wrecked by tho power OF Ger
many; and still she made no protest
She even gave Heligoland to Germany.
But England has been paying in full
the bill for those terrible mistakes in the
. last Ave awful years She had paid II
nobly. magnifcently. II is true; but she
has had 1t to pay.
Now another Power across the
Pacific is building itself up to a great
force in the world; and We are asked ia
approve the robbery Of China, to APP
!. prove handing one of China's greatest
provinces over to that Power. I don't
want to see Americas name written al
the bottom of the agreement for such a
settlement. We are determined that
opportunity shall be secured to vots
against giving this to Japan at the eX'
pense of an unarmed and friendly ma
I ton And for these reasons the com
, mittee reported this resolution"
: Senator Fall protested that Presiden
. Wilson never has attempted, as his to'
|, Jealous followers have done, to defend
the Shantung settlement. Although
regard the President as one of the mos
overrated men in all American history.
said the Senator. IT must say that h
Is too wise TO make such defence TO
E | himself as has been made here. WheI
: it comes to committing himself to posi-
3 tons that will require to be defended
he is too shrewd. He is too adept L
: use others to defend for him the impos
sible positions that may require 1t"
t wherewith Mr.. Fall read from tn
g Presidents speech to the Senate las
: week the passages in which the Presi
g dent pointed out that there were man,
d difficulties, many outstanding commit
e ments, many obstacles, which made
s impossible TO do exact justice in making
: the treaty.
: Williams Enters Defence.
= Then Mr.. Williams came forward wit
: | frank candid defence of what ha
4 been done regarding Shantung.
The delegation went to Paris" h
h said, mot free to make an ideal settle
4 ment of justice for all the problems be
- fore them They were required to max
| compromises ana adjustments 10 exist
A ing facts >The President said that prob
n ably no nation would approve all tina
3 was in the treaty. Yet Senators tail
=. as IL they, in that situation. would hav
/. split the conference and permitted wa
Y to be resumed over these details; owe
: little things, like Shantung and FUN
Q and Danzig. That would probably hav
I served the purposes of Germany, en-
y abling her to negotiate separate treatie
;, with her enemies.
h THE Senator from Massachusetts in
deed intimates that the negotiation O
" such separate treaties has already bee
It begun. ! don't believe It, but II is Jus
= what Germany desired. II she could hav
It stirred UP trouble among the Allies an
gained a breathing spell for herself
0 would have been the worst possible thin
d to happen to the world. The Germa
I, military machine was never wrecked
never broken down. 1t Is not yet; 1t
L still there. In seventy-two hours
o could be mobilized on any border Ger
10 many might choose-and don't forge
l. that fact.
g THE Senator from Massachusetts, say
II Shantung was not the territory of
| friendly Power. II was German terri
i tory as the result of a shameful act,
4 is true, but 1t was German. 1t was gar
IS risoned by German troops. Under
i treaty mace by force? Yes. But so wa
:. our treaty with Mexico. So was Europe