McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-09-19
GUD SAVE CHINA
FROM FRIENDS
sENAToR M'cUM5ER pRoTESTs
IN 8ENATE AGAINST SHAN.
TuNG AMENDMENT
TO TREATY.
AGAINST INTEREST CHINA"
Republican Senats Asserts That op.
ponents OF ths Peace Treaty in
the Senate Are Trying
to Xiii II.

VdbnlnBtOu, aug. Ex-senator NC
Cumber, for twenty years republican
senator from North Dakota, in q
speech in the Senate today, charged
that the majority of the foreign rela
tions committee 10 trying to kill the
peace treaty and the League Of Ma,
lions.
Senator McCumber spoke after his
second breach with the opponents Of
the treaty on the Senate committee
on foreign relations.
In the present breach Senator No
Cumber voted alone with the support
ers of the treaty and against the ma.
iority OF the committee, which voted
to strike out Japan" and insert
China" in the three sections award.
ing 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 McCuni-
ber "The purpose is apparent 1t
y to signify to the country that ths
Senate hogti!s to this treaty. 1t is
10 put Japan in position where she
cannot without an appearance Of be.
ing coerced to do what she promised
20 do. 1t is to create trouble between
this country and Japan, and thereby
send the first dagger thrust into the
body OF this treaty. / 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 mere political move
to defeat 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
proceed single banded and all alone
to drive Japan out of China, will re-
new this world-war and send our sol
diers into the Orient to fight, for dher.
then by this act they are betraying
China with false kiss.
IT. on the other hand, they declare
they will make war to drive Japan
out OF China, to prevent Japan receiv-
ing only those rights which the other
great nations of the world have re-
ceiyed, then they arc proclaiming q
policy which they have assailed ~
being the most wicked part of the
League of Nations--s policy Of inter-
ference with the Quarrels Of the old
world.
Worse than that, while they VIC
iently condemn ) joint agreement with
the other great white nations OF the
world to shield the greater white
races from annihiliation. they would
send our sons to death to defend the
Inferior yellow races whom we claim
to BE- SO inferior 40 to be unfit to
associate with us.
Either we will bring both Japan
Ind China into this League Of No
tions, which by the very terms OF its
provisions will compel Japan to re.
turn to China all the German righta
hcouired by Japan. not only by con-
quest, hut by the solemn agreement
snads 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, and where she
will be holding the German territory
and the German interests by the
right Of conquest and with the broken
word OF China, she can work her way
to the very limit Of subjugation OF all
the Chinese territory not now within
and all the German interests by the
ers. With this League Of Nations
China obtains N assurance which is
tantamount to . guaranty by all the
world that not only will Japan return
to China what Germany wrested from
her in 1898, but henceforth and 80
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 his.
tory OF the several treaties under which
Japan took over the German rights In
Shantung, promising to restore them 10
China.
He then said: by this agreement you
declare that Japan cannot be trusted ia
keep sacred her word, given not only Ia
China alone. but also given to the United
States and every other important nation
by reiterated declarations. t
"There Il but one honorable. upright
ana proper course to be pursued BY az
China and Japan. Let China keep hei
treaty. Give Japan an opportunity to dc
what she has pledged her national honoi
to do Cease this attempt to juggle thit
country into. war with Japan. Defeat
gates to ourselves the right to annul q
treaty between China and Japan and sets
at naught treaty made during the stresa
Of battle between our co-belligerents and
5apan before we entered into the war,
Bring Japan and China into this world
tomorrow Japan win keep her piighted
faith, China will receive complete pres
ant justice and assured future protection.
"on the other hand. force this breach
tSs ssau. y Sy n.n Ssr isgan hSnor
Ing II yourselves and thereby Installing
her In her impregnable position Of right
Of conquest and China Il doomed. The
& because s they are ted b. their own p srea. nsr
Ties, and you win not make war on Japan
u help China after she has broken her
4eaty. II these be friends Of China, thOr
God save china f.em her frisnda"
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