The sun., 1919-08-25
MUST PROTECT CHINA
His Own Invective Against
Secret Pacts Menacing
Peace Is Recalled.
JANUARY SPEECH CITED
Toxic Faces Great Sacrifice
and Fall of Government, but
Must Meet Crisis.
Special DesputeA 10 THn suk.

Special Despdtch 10 THR suS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 34.-There is
growing impression here, especially
among some of the diplomats, that
President Wilson will make a new and
determined effortSto persuade Japan
to take some action respecting Shan
tung calculated to meet the widespread
Indignation which this part of the
peace treaty has aroused in the United
States
There is nothing definite to show
when or how this move may be made.
but number OF the Presidents close
advisers in the Senate admit privately
that the Shantung provision is inde-
fensible on moral grounds, and they
hardly expect to see the President per
sist in defending provisions which he
himself has characterized as contrary
to his principles and dictated solely
byN expediency and by secret agree
ments in which he had no share. Even
in case the President should issue a
statement taking exception to the
methods of the committee. IL is ex-
pected that he himself will continue
diplomatic efforts to get action from
TOXIC.
Cardinal Points sum m rized.
Three facts stand out prominently in
connection with the action of the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee yes
terday in restoring shantung to China
They are the following:
The committee. acting as agent OF
the American people. has demanded
Justice for China in accordance with
| the very principles which President
| Wilson laid down as the basis for
peace.
The committee, after careful study
of all sides Of the question and with
full appreciation OF possible conse-
quences, has repudiated a bargain
which President Wilson should have
repudiated on moral grounds and
which the President says he would
have repudiated had he been in a po-
sition TO do so.
The committee has torn up and re-
fused to honor the secret treaties
which were of the very sort which
the President was first to denounce.
! japan, in making secret treaties
with the Allies for the spoliation Of
China's vitality important rights In
Shantung, admittedly went counter
TO one of the very fundamental prin-
ciples OF President Wilson's fourteen
point programme for future peace.
Furthermore Japan followed a course
which the President characteriZes as
certain to lead TO war in the future
because it was foreign to Justice and
belonged to the old order Of things
which had been responsible for SO
much trouble in the past.
wilson's own Views Recalled.
In his address to the Congress OF
the United States on January s. 1918, the
President said:
1T will be our wish and purpose that
: the processes of peace, when they arc
begun, shall be absolutely open. and
, that they shall involve and permit hence
forth no secret understandings OF any
|, kind The day OF conquest and aggran.
, dizement is gone by: so is also the day
! of secret covenants entered into in tht
interests of particular governments anC
, likely at some unlocked for moment tC
upset the peace of the world
1
!, out, has taken this principle which every
, American indorsed at the time and has
, Endorsed since. and has translated Il
. into 100 per cent. action. 1t has no'
, permitted Japan's secret understanding;
, TO guide its action: 1t has regarded thu
| day Of conquest and secret covenants a:
past. and it has taken the stand thai
recognition Of Japans secret treaties al
the expense of China would be likely
q at some unlocked for moment to upse
> the peace OF the world.
a President Wilson has made it cleaI
: that it was because of the secret under
standings which Japan had with tn,
other Powers that he had to let tn,
Shantung provision go. Secretary o
, State Lansing has admitted II, and M
. secret whatever is made OF the fact tina
, these secret covenants we're the dominat
= ing and deciding factors in forcing tn,
. Paris Peace Conference to give Chimes,
. rights in Shantung to Japan. Withou
, the secret treaties the word China
would have appeared in place of Japan
- in the Shantung provision so called, anC
. this, II is pointed out, Is precisely wha
! the Senate committee has done.
|. Some of the Senators plan to dwell OF
the danger of war involved in denyinJ
Japan the rights accorded to her II
Shantung. But curiously enough tn
Senate has the Presidents own state
ment that future wars are certain 4
injustice involved in secret understand
ings and conquests 10 permitted to exis
e under the new order OF things.
Japan Faces Big sacrince.
a In the circumstances, President Wi
z sons position Is very unusual in IN
q nense that the Senate committee ha
: taken the kind OF action which h
coubtless regards as meeting his ideals
: lut which from a practical stsndpoin
L renders sanctioning the treaty by tn
: United States very dificult The onl
Z apparent hope would be for Japan t
t apree TO restore Shantung 10 China an
+ for Japan and the Powers to tear u
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