Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-16

Sut ana when senator Hitch.
z Senator Lodge changed it 10 price.
Senator Moses. of New Hampshire, sus-
81 ss that i, be termed "btibe"
the day in opposition to the Shantunc
{ decision. jumped into the debate long
enough TO say that As the last war was
: Lorraine to France. so the next world
was will be for the purpose OF rcstor-
tnE to China the territory OF which
she has been robbed By tho peace con
ference"
Senator. Hi;chcock attempted to
SHOULDER the onslausht made by the Re.
question. but gave up after brief
speech and abruptly left the senate.
senator Swanson. of Ntrs ma. beins
= ministration side fell 10 Senator Will
liams. of Mississippi
Treaty Result OF Compromise.
1t was in answer TO questions asked
by Senator Fan. of New Mexico. that
Senator Williams made his statement
regarding the Presidents attitude. The
MISSISSIPPI senator declared that the
treaty as 3 whole was q COMPROMISE.
.ihat i, was impossible for any nation
Ste, have it's way. He added:
IF this CONFESSION had not been
made 20 Japan by the conference, then
Japan would have made separate
treaty with Germany. and so the con
ference had to yield Unless We
wanted nn1.ri, to w,Md:aw frem me pesSe
Japans demand for recognition of her
rights in China We could not have
everything our own way.
Il do not approve Of taking ,hIs
territory away from China and giving
1t to Japan and do not believe the
was Supported by her secret treaties
with England aud France and ii tbs
American commissioners undertook 10
gone up against stone Wall ana
would have accomplished nothing. so
the President had to yield to Sc, Japan
TO accept tho treaty
'@- senator Borah Replies.
2. Replying 10 this sta,emen, by the
mississippi Senator. Senator Boran
= 4 am very we'll satisfied with III.
province Mas given 10 Japan, il was
agree 10 the treaty otherwise. Japan
demanded Shantunc and she refused
TO become a member OF the league of
nations unless she, got it, and she Was
supported by England and France.
The president of the United states
s%as unable TO do anything else. do
that the peace of the world was more
Important than the partition of China
s.t 'nS VIII 2q1tSn Is TnelheT NE tn,nd
conference was under, a solemn treaty
to pro,ec: the integrity Of china. ana
shsn;ung TO Japan and to dismcmber
china had sueh treaty % protect
: Senator ta!! brought pu; the point
Jhal Germany acquired her rights IN
china By seizure and that the only
rights which Japan possessed were OBJ
tained BY forcetui taking over OF these
Herman rights Therefore he contir-'
ned. when china declared war on sc
CsntTa! powers a.. rights which Japan
mad acquired from Germany were ab-
fogsted.
',~ Fears May bring on Trouble.
!. Senator E.;chcocH. N oo!ec;.n6 10
beneath me dignity OF the Senate 10
give Serious attention 20 a matter
BASED ea.y Upon nswspape: dispatch
from S.aaptsl re sad ne though;
interfere H4:h :ae friendly relations
between the United states and Japan.
be espresso ne nope ina; when the
a nsSer 10 the resolution should come
1T would ea ne last attempt of The
eHate - 50 On a ashinS expedition
PAGE dispatc! Was not The only infor-
gizttoa ne had. taat TIE article aoou;
aad appeared z;so n Inc "a. Eastern
.keEl.H. aat :az. :: WAS the dun Of
sae Ssaa;z NAls "A :5s business o.
SErse:as upoa ;-eaC % bind so,QoQ-
GEtce- IS The -=so-- tion called To-
To :h!s argument senator S.,cacoc.
man ana China. rr.ca .as signed in
1854. vas -pprpvec hy Secretary 81,
state tiz! a5c TIA; CHINA "a 1918 as
sI. -?s2 -. isALs WItcn
Obtained Through E,tortion
Senator Ngr-.. .a-=.-l7.s5 - So
ina; me treaties ryer. ak. In ~:
soih were obtained ;a-o-Eo .x.o-r.or.
on! secures economic .t.:z n >asa-
tuns sHt TIA, ne sove!e.gnty remains
"Ees.aes ;h= Senator added. chin.
stnt6.s :. .>ir:::.c.s X s"s s'+ q ne
A. THIS sialsmea, ,nsr- wes genera
!aughlsr on The Republican SIDE and
Wei: senators ma! ,ausa. 81. N.
Isct IS %! many Eea-s CHINA nes been
despoAeC 0! NJ o'ne- nations o. the
Article X. % protect ,Hem.
Senate; Lodge answered senator
a,' en- VIII Vigorous sDeeca, 4
Il am .sHssr. ii M, NY VERY .,no.
sent reso. 4t.on. u .nguirs snouid nav.
psousnt about such animated debsr,
orasHa mas Hn!sh.d !estntirc utt
GorTect ny remarks. .ein = s.,' 20
1apGn' u Vas price paid ana a. inc
world knows L.
NO statute Of Limitations.
snail discuss me question n,
Shsntuns with some :uli-'tsy o.. &c.
tal! a. later time. Dut nov ier ne
say ;h!s. tna here Is no Sr.,Gte ~ I'm .
nst!o.s tAat !.ns sEa!Ust 9 sr.s
wrong IKE tnet POLAND ras u.rti.
toned 10 yeara ago and ,hst %:ong
We recognized Germany. SEIZURE o.
SHa rtlnS Goes not maze /, any better.
ZEE land ana Franc ,ool Belgium
AVA from Germany during the y.z-
noi does thet ave tnem claim, %
The territory Of ~ aily friend
who had been !oysi - u vas handed
oyer 10 the ,sreet military yoweI u
,hs East md Japan - .D.Iaius Up a
Ing hHr do u. England STOOD by aid
ia" Germ1ny take ana, from Den.
marx Sch!es Hic Hoistcin sns stgor ~.
and saw tierman* DESTROY Aue,rr. ND
o1aEc II practically vasEzl S,1ie 81,
sstood ny ,e4h 50" Germany nrerk
lshnd OF HelGoland, ann sh. has b..c
Paying the bill for these awtul MS.
takes in the last four terrible yc.r.
she nss done {! nobiy splsndial%. but
PROVIDES for DcspoiIinE china.
"There Is another great power beIpy
oulit up on the Other side Of Ia. nr-.n
ano We VINO ar not party ~ any
secret treaty. indcpcnden, nation Win
no personal ends 10 serve arr as,cd
To- put our approval ~ the bnito,,, -.