Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-11
A SHOCK TO
The COUNTRY
SENATOR HITCHCOCK so CHAR
AcTERIzEs SENATOR kNox's
ATTACK ON THE PEACE =
TREATY.
INSANE FOREIGN POLITICS
amendment or Defeat Of the Treaty
Would BE Commercial and Finan-
elal Disaster For America"
Says Nebraska's Senator.

that any amendment 90 the treaty OF
peace, good or bad, reasonable or un-
reasonable, means the defeat OF the
treaty with all its disastrous conse-
quences, Senator Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, made a powerful speech in
the senate today, urging that the
treaty be ratified without delay and
without amendment.
Referring to- the recent speech OF
Senator McCunlber, Republican, OF
North Dakota, who voted against the
Shantung amendment in the foreign
relations committee, Senator Hitch
cock said:
"He has shown that the proposed
amendment instead of helping China
deprives her Of the benefit OF the
promises and concessions the United
States has exaeted from Japan. He
has shown that Japan is already IN
possession of the German rights, priVi-
leges and Iease-hOlds. He has also
shown that Great Britain and France
are under pledge to japan TO stand Oy
her in her claim. and he has challenR
ed the supporters of the proposed
amendment to show how China can
possibly be benefited unless when we
reject Japan's promises and go to war
with her and drive her out of Shan
| tung for the benefit of China.
II think the Senator from North
Dakota already conclusively demon
strated the folly of the proposed
amendment as far as it concerns
China and the danger that 1t involves
| To the United States"
Senator Hitchcock then explained
the inevitable, results If the senate
should vote In favor of the Shantnng
amendment or any other. lie said
that one OF two, things would happen
either the president would refuse to
70 further with the treaty, or he
would have to submit the amendment
to the nations associated with the
United States In the war
docs any one believe" asked the
senator, that the other nations
would accept the Shantung amend
ment? He pointed out that Great
Britain has already ratified the treaty
and is under pledge to Japan with
reference TO Shantung; that France
is soon TO ratify the treaty and is un'
der the same pledge 10 japan.
Does any one suppose that japan
herself would submit To such a bu
initiation before the eyes Of the
wOrldl" asked Hitchcock. "Thc
answer Is SIMPLE" he asserted We
would find ourselves out In the cold
Isolated from the rest OF the world
''What then, viii the United States
/ do? What will those American
statesmen propose who stand for this
method of killing the treaty. Some
of them will say that congress car
pass a joint resolution declaring Q
state of peace with Germany Other;
say the United States can negctIats
separate and independent treaty o.
peace with Germruy. Those whc
talk this way evidently have no con
eeption of the enormous benefits ant
advantages which the United States
receives from this treaty, which We
wrung from Germany at the cannon
mouth. Neither have they any con
ceptIon OF the difficulties involved IL
negotiating a new treaty with Ger
many 10 establish the terms of peace
and settle the controversies of thu
war.
ITO my mind. II would be suicida
for the United States to throw ava,
the advantages and benefits provided
I'm this treaty. II would be disas
trous commercially and financially.
would put us ar an enormous disad
vantage In our International relations
not only, with Germany, but viii
those nations which we would thu
desert. They would remain bound to
gether by the ties of mutual interest
They would enjoy the benefits OF tn
treaty and would not be slow to TAX
advantage OF them. They would re
sent our desertion.
"Up to this point, have discus
sed the possible defeat OF the treat,
by means OF proposed amendments 4
1T. THAT Is the real program and hop
OF the majority Of the committee oI
foreign relations. II Is for that Dur
pose that the treaty has been locke,
mp In cold storage for sO many weeks
The enemies of the League OF Ma
. tons In the senate are ndt many CON
parcj to its friends, bnt they contro
the committee. They have felt JUST
fed in retaining the league Ia IN,
treaty In the committee, holding uSe
less hearings and making KILN,
amendments with the fun kBowledg
that amendments would beat IN,
treaty just as effectively as q refusa
TO rattfy.