Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
JAPAN PERIL TO
UNITED STATES
DECLARES LODGE
Opposition Leader Excoriates
Award Of Shantung and De-
clares "Gift" Practically
Ruins China.
BY The Associated Press.

Washington, Oct. l4.-Japan is
building far eastern empire which
will become "a peril to America"
and threaten the safety of the world,
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
republican leader, declared today in
the senate is urging adoption of his
amendments to the peace treaty I'M
der which German rights in Shan
tung would be returned to China.
Steadily and relentlessly. Japan is
gaining control of China, Senator
Lodge said, and he predicted that
she would use China's vast man
power to endanger the safety of
both America and Europe.
1T is impossible to see," said
Senator Lodge, ''how any conscien-
tious American can consent to any
act or treaty that will extend the
power of such a nation as Japan
over a country like China, especial
ly when the United States deliber-
ately drew China into the war with
at least an implied promise to give
protection at the peace conference.
No Time is Fixed.
"The principal argument made by
those who sustained the delivery of
control of Shantung to Japan is
that Japan has promised at different
times to return it to China. What
ever promises it has made we're all
marked by one vital omission. In
TO instance do I find that Japan
ever fixed time when it would &C
tually return the province to its
rightful owners"
Japan was charged by Senator
Lodge with breaking innumerable
pledges regarding its course in
China and Korea. Its fundamental
policy, he said, had been STEADY.
relentless aiming to get ultimate
control of the vast population and
great territory of China"
"As it has been in the past, so it
will be in the future in regard to
Shantung," he continued. Japan
means to exploit China and build
itself up until it becomes a power
formidable to all the world. 1t is
already advancing in Siberia and
with its control there and China de-
veloped as it means to develop it,
it will threaten Europe.
Menace to United States.
"But the country that it would
menace most would be our own,
and unless we carefully maintain a
very superior navy in the Pacific
the day will come when the United
States will take the place of France
in another great war to preserve
civilization"
Few realize the significance of the
award, Senator Lodge de-
olared, picturing as a parable! to
Japan's economic rights the situa-
ton in Great Britain and similar
privileges in this country.
"The comparison that most nat
urally springs to ones mind, he
said, rs the assumption that Great
Britain, with her control of Canada,
were to hold under control tn Tort
of New York, all the wharves, all
railway terminals, also, the manage
ment of our central customs house,
postoffice. cable terminals, telegraph
and telephone administrations, the
absolute ownership and control of
the Pennsylvania railway through to
Chicago, with the right to extend
it at least as far west as Kansas
City; the prior right to finance or
build and furnish supplies to all
railroads; OF important mines, pres
ent and future, in that territory; and
any other, improvements that our
people might contemplate making in
any of that territory north OF WISH
ington and east of Chicago.
"The senate should carefully note
what such a grip Of Great Britain
would mean not only to the United
States, but to all other nations OF
the world wishing to do business
with the United States"