The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17

vorsi a reservation dealing win
| shantung and would vote against ''"
! treaty unless such a reservation wa"
adopted
/ In urging defeat of th" shanlIrg
amendment senator pnchn, d"H'-
| crat California. declared Aih'. D., ,n
| interesta we're not only rmht''"i .h
| the preservation Of peace hut IN
Kidding America of tho Japan"rc .'-
cuhus
~ Japan musi expand then her
expansion IN EhapiutE. by ugt'"tn"Wl
with china. lH more acceptable 'h
us than her expansion be- Au"flch.
Senator nhClau said She has inHuh
urntod q steamship service "hi'h
dominates The Pacific and ls landing
urr nationals upon Aurth and NUuih
American shores II We exclude jap.
nucsc from America. as % wise ma
tlounl policy, then We should not be
uuduly alarmed snout ShautuuE The
league ~ nations viii prevent her
forrlblc expansion IN the future. and
Japan h. member uf the league. For
this purpose We must Keep hrr
there
Senator smith. democrat. Georgia,
ana smoot. republican. Yah, an
nOunced that they would vote ngaiutt
tho amendment They said the point
could De covered IN reservations
Also opposing tho amendment
Senator Sterling republican south
Dakota, said its adoption only would
serve 10 Keep tho United states out of
a treaty which already virtually was
IN force senator Lodge republican,
MaashChusutts. called attention to
tafis reports that the trthty.s Of
ftCtuhtlnu had been postponed in
definitely but Senator Sterling said
the delay apparently was temporary
and did not change the situation
senator Watson said u reservation
on tho ShHntung provision would
have his support
Senator McCumbcr republican,
North Dakota, denied that there had
been had faith In the ShantunK set
tlcment
senator sherman. republican. hi
nots, gave tho senate some Of his
reasons for supporting the amend
mcnt
"Gll vote for any amendment that
comes along. consistent or iucuH-
slstont,' oild senator sherman
Senator Jones. republican. wash
lngton, said he would vote tor the
Shantuny amendment and II It was
defeated ne tncb would vote tor
The strongest possible reservation
declaring "our adherence to his
unIustifmblc outrage"
Senator Johnson, republican.
California, said thcrq was an al
most unanimous sentiment mat the
Shanlung settlement was "immorAI
Rnd infamous In such clrcum
stances. he declared. hc did not see
how any senator could answer To
his conscience II he voted 10 ap-
approve The wrong done.
Senator Williams. democrat. Mis-
sissippl declared he had recently
received many intiWidajiug letters
some unsigned and many signed
with something, or Mc--somr-
thing
II have received several threats
Uf assassination. but I don't mind
a sstnat tion,
II am perfectly aware tho friends
OF Irish freedom have beon packing
those galleries OF late" he said. and
am perfectly well aware that In
this speech l have openly
defied the scoundrolA who have
threatened mo with assassination.
Senator Phelan, democrat cat
fornla. made sharp reply To Senator
Williams, ana especially tho latter's
reference to the part taken by the |
Irish In tho civil war,
The fact Ia that the soutq gave
way because there was no more fiber
In its armies" senator Phclnn de
clared. "And II Is just Rs well to
let it be known again that the south
was fighting for slavery. while the
Irish have always fought Tor
freedom"