Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-27
Senator Fall Seeks to
Eliminate Socialistic
Feature.
LITTLE PROGRESS
MADE BY COMMITTEE
ohantuna Amendment Given Further
consideration--Warning Sent to Tur-
key by American Admiral Asitates
Peace Conferences at Paris-Aotion
Explained a. Merely Informal and
Not Official.

washington, AuSs Si'-1 Hc oIluAi-
tung amendment to the peace treaty,
under debate most Of yesterdays sos
sion IN the senate. came in for fur'her
discussion today, while the foreign re-
lations committee continued It's wo-k
on other changes in the treaty text.
The first task before tho committee
was to, perfect Its action Of yesterday
In agreeing to blanket amendment
eliminating American representation
on various commissions under the
treaty.
No progress was made by the senate
foreign relations COMMITTEES today In
its consideration Of tine peacs treaty,
none OF the members having amend
ments ready to be pressed for action.
Senator Fall, republican. New Mex
leo. moved to strike out the entire la
Dor section, providing for an interna-
tional labor organization, bus said he
was not ready for a vote.
Further action on the amendments
agreed to yesterday to eliminate
American representation on interra-
tioAal commissions also was impos-
sible because a complete list Of the
changes 1t will make necessary in the
text had not been prepared.
Bitter Clash in Senate.
Senator Fall. replying in the senate
today to an address by Senator Nc
Cumber, OF North Dakota criticising
the foreign relations committee for
amending the Shantung provision,
said senator's who had not read the
treaty were the most insistent that It
be ratified Immediately.
quoDanioe, Esijl. Exs u interrupted by
senator Nes56n. OF Minnesota. who
asked what he proposed to do With the
treaty. y
"There IS NO use in chopping this
treaty into mincemeat. II that is the
senator's object he will find that
mincemeat Will be wiped aside by the
senate" said Senator Nelson.
Later Interruptions by Senator Nc
Cumber led to bitter scene. Facing
each other at distance Of q few feet
the two senators raised their voices
and pounded thcir fists on the tables
to emphasize their remarks.
When Senator Fall said that Senator
McCumber had defended on the ground
Of Justice the award to Japan of goods
stolen from China" Senator McCum-
ber retorted:
N deny that statement in toto. as be-
ing absolutely false. have never taxi
en- the ground that the act Of Germany
was fair or right"
"You did defend the Shantuns pro-
vision and claimed that Japan had the
right to take that province" said SEN
ator Fall.
"And she derived that right to
Shantung with the solemn promise to
return it. You leave that out of your
statement" rejoined Senator McCum-
ber.
Senator McC Cumber said that as Sem
ator Fall was prescribing for senators
he should take some of his own medi-
cine and added, You will take It be-
fore you are thru"
Trsaty 10 Bs Ratified, Says Hitchcock.
President Wilson and Senator Hitch
cock discussed for an hour late ycster-
3 day the final strategy to be pursued by
the administration forces In the sem
ate In ths fight for tho ratification OF
the peace treaty.
Senator Hitchcock left the confer
ence with all the confidence of q
field marshal who is positive noth-
ing shall interfere with his well-latd
plans.
THE treaty" no said. will be ratf-
fled before the end Of September. And
1t will not include single amend
ment, Every amendment viii be de-
feated."
Senator Hitchcock then outlined
briefly the tactics to be adopted. He
declared that whatever trahsplred in
the foreign relations committeeman
the committee yesterday adopted. by q
vote Of to Z, q blanket amendment
which would remove the United States
from representation in every European
commission born Of the peace confer
ence amounted to little or nothing.
nsai Fisht on Senate Floor.
Tho fight, he said, would be on
the floor o1 the senate. And there.
he asserted, forty-odd democrats
and twspty-odd republicans would
unite to see that the treaty weathcrs
the storm. The treaty will reach the
senate, Senator. Hitchcock believes
e!.herz the latter part Of this. wSek or
early inIthe next. The rules Il rsQu;rs
that It bs read article by article, and
every amendment. he thinks, win be
defeated.
The climax will be reached when
the resolution Of ratification IL in-
troduced. AT this. stage the forty
odd democrats. and the twenty-odd
reppblicaf win come to q tempo
ragy parting OF the ways ~
Aenator Hitchcock. however. IL GER
tain that everything will come out
Ali rig ht. He believes that both the
:republicAne and the democrats win
vote as unit against any reserva-
ti1ns which might send the treaty
look to the committee.
i vllosH's Task Difficult.
They must. tho. agree on the res-i