The Washington herald., 1919-10-17
SHANTUNG CHANGE
IS DEFEATED In THE
SENATE; VOTE 55-35
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things, the record will show to Japan
courage to vote as they felt. and
the result win be, according TO lead
ers, that Japan will have double rea-
son to despise the Senate-for its
utterances against the Shantung de-
cision and for its failure to record
enough votes to do something about
il.
Brandesee Scores "Ayes."
Senator Brandegee, Of Connecti-
cut. pointed out the effects Of this
course to the Senators in a brief
speech in support Of the amend
ment- He said:
when you vote against this
amendment. you agree to the in
fanny of the steal and put on record
a self-accusing declaration to the
effect that you know it is a steal
but are afraid to do anything about
It If any Senator wants to stand
on that record all the rest Of his
life let him do it. I refuse to do 1t.
treaty or no treaty.
Senator Johnson, of California,
tersely explained to the Serate that
the only question involved was the
moral question of whether or not
the Senate desired to do its part to-
ward righting a wrong or agreeing
to It He said:
Wrong, Says johnson.
IF it Is true, as has been said here,
that the decision was abomfnable and
detestable, it viii be difficult for any
man here to vote to condone that
wrong. am not questioning any
mans motives, any mans courage, 1
state only my own position: There's a
wrong there's an infamy... there's a
crime and my signature shall never be
attached to that wrong in any degree
whatever. 1t Is not a question Of
whether we can yield back Shantung
to China regret to say that no
act Of ours can remedy the wrong
that has been committed. But that is
no reason why we should not state
our opinion that it should go back to
China For the first time in our his
tory We are asked to despoil a friend
ly nation and to break our word and
our faith with a friend Let US do
the right no matter what the conse-
quences. and let US put the stamp Of
our disapproval upon what is admit
tedly a wrong"
During the debate, Senator Hale, of
Maine. Unexpectedly announced that
he will oppose any amendments, in
cluding the Johnson amendment This
action gave Senator johnson and 9TH
ers reason to believe that there Is
small chance Of his amendment being
adopted. 1t Is generally believed 1t
will fail by about three votes.
Senator Phelan's Talk
Senator Phelan. Of California. was
given unusually close attention as
he spoke. Senator Pbelan said:
when Commodore Perry opened
Japan, he did not know what was IN
IN n Ever since II has been a Pan
dora's box Of trouble; but we, having
brought this Oriental problem on our
selves. are now obliged 70 md
remedy or a way out.
TT Is not the concern Of China
alone but of the United States as
well. The world itself Is a party at
the bar. We are talking Of the polfti-
cal and economic control Of Japan.
We are discussing her paramount
position In Asia II not restrained.
she will reduce all Asia She has
come into the Pacific. She has cross
ed the Pacific. Several administra-
tons have had so much respect for
her prowess at arms that they offered
no elective resistance to her peaceful
penetration Of AmericaI At this very
hour the Pacific Coast Is invaded and
the Territory of Hawaii, -the key or
the Pacific" Is in her hands. She
has there an army of occupation. Her
reservfsts are IN possession. Twelve
thousand Americans face one hundred
and twelve thousand Japanese in the
naval base Of our Pacific fieeti She
Is there about ready to take peaceful
and legal control Of the civil govern
ment Yesterday I read this report
In a Washington newspaper:
Honolulu, r. H., October a.
within fourteen years Ha-
waiian-born Japanese VIII hold
the political control Of this ter
ritory, according to the Rev.
Dmctnro Okumura. q prominent
japanese clergyman, speaking
at . church eonvention here.
To prepare for the Inevitable.
declared the Rev. Mr.. Okumura.
II In essential that greater ef-
forts be made to Americani.e
the younger japanese who are
growing into the franchise,
Born on the soil, they are in
japanese. These people do |
not amalgamate with our own. They |
esiance to Japan. In California alone