The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-06
A SHOCK TO
The COUNTRY
Caaracterizes Senator Knoxs A.
tack On the Peace Treaty;
Senator Hitchcock Urges
Ratification

TO the treaty OF peace, good or bad
reasonable or unreasonable. means
the defeat OF the treaty with all IL
disastrous consequences. Senator
| Hifchcock Of Nebraska made a power
fil speech in The senate today ursins
that the treaty be rasioed without de
lay and without amendment
Referring to the recent speech n
Senator McCumber, republican. o!
North Dakota. who voted against the
shsntung Amendment, in the foreign
relations committee Senator Hitch
cock said He has shown that the
proposed amendment instead Of help
ins China depIiyes her Of her benefit
OF the promises and concessions the
United States has experted from IA
pan He has shown that Japan Is al
ready. in possession OF the German
rights. privileges. and lease holds He
has also shown that Great Britain and
France are under pledge to Japan to
stand BY her in her claim. and he
has challenged the supporters OF the
proposed amendment 10 show how
China can possibly be benefited unless
when we reject Japsn's promises we
propose 10 90 TO war with her 10 drive
her out OF Shantung for the benefit OF
China
Think the senator from North Da.
kota conciusiysly demonstrated the
folly of the proposed amendment ~
far as it concerns China and the dan
ger that il involves 10 the United
States"
Senator Hitchcock then explained
the inevitable results ii ,hs senate
should vote IN favor OF sle Shsntnne
amendment OF any other He ssitl
hat one OF two things would happen
--eiiheF the psesidenS ~oald refsse 10
so. further with the treaty or me
would have 70 submit the amendment
70 the nations associated with The
rnited Statss IN the war
Does anyone believe" asked The
senator. That the other nations would
accept the Shsntgng amendment" RE
pointed OUT lhst GrsIt Britain has al
ready ratified the treaty and is under
pledge 10 Japan with reference 10
Shan,unr shsi France n soon TO rat
iiy the treaty and is under the same
pledge 10 Japan.
DOES anyone suppose ,hsf Japan
herself would submit 10 such a humiI
iation before the eyes OF the world, ,"
asked Hitchcock eThe answer IL sins-
Pile !" ne xssersed I'VE would nnf our
selves ost in the cold. Isolated from
the rest OF the world
What then. vii the United States
DO. What Will thoss American states
men propose Who stand for this meth
% OF killing the treaty. Some 81
them. Will say that congress can pass
A joint resolution declaring u stxse OF
peace with Germany Others say the
United States can negotiate q sepa-
rate and independent treaty OF peace
with Germany Those who talk this
way evidently have no conception az
the enormous dement's and advantages
which the United States derives from
this treaty, which we wrung from
Germany al the canncns mouth.
Neither have they any conception OF
The diHiculeies involved in negotiating
a new treaty with Germany to es,ab-
iish the terms OF seace and settle tho
OF the war.
TO my mind II could be suicidal for
the United States 70 throw away the
advantages and benefits provided in
this treaty 1t would be disastrous
and financially, II
would put ns al An enormous disad
vantage in our international relsiicrs
no. only with Germany but wifh those
nations which we would thus desert.
They would remain bound together by
Ties OF naa,usl interest They would
enjoy the benefits OF the treaty and
would not be SLOW 10 take every ad-
vantage cf them. They would resent
our desersicn.
"up 70 this point. have discussed
The possible defeat OF the treaty b.
means OF proposed amendments TO H.
That il the real program and hope OF
the majority OF the committee ON for
eign relations II Ia for that purpose
that the treaty has been locked up in
cold STORAGE for 80 many weeks. The
enemies OF the league OF nations IN
the senate are not many compared TO
IT. friends. but they control the COM
mittee They have felt Justified in re
taIninx the treaty in the committee.
holding useless hearings and making
Killing amendments with the full
knowledge that amendments would
beat the treaty just as effectnally a.
q refusal 10 ratIiy.
a few. q very few. senators have
declared that they would vote against
the treaty because Of the league OF
nations. nut It hxs remained for lhe
senator from PENNSYLVANIA fMr.
Knox, 10 declare boldly against our
IN She treaty settlement
aTo say tnat be has amazed the
country Is to~put IL smddly rhe has
shocked the country.
~strans s4ly enough, after months Of
time and number ot speeches IN,
which his attention to The treaty has
4 x~s~f.