The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-17
PEACE PACT FIGHT
REVOLVING ABOUT
SHANTUNG AWARD
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

ton asking for all the data rela-
tive to Japan's alleged negotia-
tions with Germany during the
war. Other Developments, which
show how strongly the Shantung
matter has impressed itself upon
the Senators, were:
1. In the session of the Foreign
Relations Committee, which Is con-
sidering the treaty. reservations on
the entire article relating to Shan
tung were made by Senators Mc<es
and Fan. This means that when
the committee returns to consider
this article Senators Fall and
Moses may submit amendments to
the resolution of ratification which
will cover the objections of the
Senate to the award.
.. Senator Spencer announced
that he will introduce in the Sem
ate today a resolution deploring the
action of the American peace COM
missioners In agreeing to the
Shantung award and expressing
the disapproval of the Senate to
the same.
3. Senator Sherman stated that
he VIII address the Senate at to-
days session on the Shantung case
and will present some new data
showing how China was robbed"
a. Acting Secretary Polk announced
that he will answer the Lodge reso-
luton, although he insists that Sem
ator Lodge is in error in saying that
the State Department has a copy of
the purported treaty between Japan
and Germany.
5. The Foreign Relations Committee
directed Senator Lodge to procure
from the State Department the treaty
of 1896 between Germany and China
and the treaty OF 1915 between Japan
and China under which the rights ac-
quired by Germany in 1896 were pass
ed to Japan. This information is
desired by the committe to complete
the history" OF the Shantung "steal. I"
Senator Borah's resolution asking
about the protest said to have been
been filed by Secretary Lansing, Gen
Bliss and Henry White against the
Shantung decision probably will be
up for discussion in the Senate to-
day. Senator Borah said yesterday
he had been informed by a personal
friend in this country who saw the
protest that it was filed with the
Peace Conference and is part OF the
official record.
May Seek Facts Abroad.
1t is understood here that all the
data requested by the resolution. as
well as that asked for in the Lodge
and johnson resolutions. has been
laid before the French chamber Of
deputies by Premier Clemenceau.
Therefore. IL the State Department
should decline to give out this in
formation. it is probable a way will
be found to obtain it from abroad.
Regarding the alleged secret treaty
between Japan and Germany, Senator
Borah is of the opinion that although
it may have been projected, there
never was any intention of making
it effective He believes it was mere
ly part of the propaganda carried
on by Japan against England for
the purpose of forcing England to
sign the treaty in which England
agreed to support the japanese claims
to Shantung.
The Foreign Relations Committee
made rapid progress yesterday in
reading the treaty. and it is believed
it will be finished this week. Only
three of the Democratic members
attended the session. and one of the
three, Senator Hitchcock, was there
only fifteen minutes. The other
Democrats present were Pomerene
and Williams.
Republican members of the COM
mittee severely criticised the Demo-
Gratis for their apparent indifference
to the treaty, despite the fact that
all have announced themselves as
ready to vote for 1t without altera-
ton or amendment. Most of them
have not read the text of it
The prospect of there being other
matters in the treaty which will ex-
cite opposition was indicated by
Senator Lodge, who made this state
Aent:
The country hasn't the faintest
conception of what the treaty con-
tains. / have been amazed to find
the number of things in which the
United States is involved in the ma
chinery of enforcement"
Senator Lodge agrees with Sena-
tor Falls statement of a few days
ago to the effect that the treaty
would be stronger without the
league of nations attached to 1T. In
nearly every instance, it was point
ed out, the duty of enforcement of
the provisions of the treaty is left
to the five principal allied and as
ISOLATED powers rather than to the
league. The notable exception is
the Saar Valley, the jurisdiction of
which is vested in the league of ma
lions