The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-18
DEAL
IS MADE CLEAR
BY Mr.. WILSON
CHINA IS PROTECTED
ASNEVER BEFORE
Treaty Is Forst In Worlds His
tory To Do Aanything For
the Chinese

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. l7.--Discuss-
ins at length the ShantunE provision CT
tho peace rrcnty. President Wilson said
i'm an address here today. that II" had
bcon assured by IN" great powers that
und,r tho Icasr" or ratious there would
ho new International policy for the
protection "r Chimes" integrity.
These powers. said Mr.. Wils"n. had
Iapan's promise 10 return ShantunE to
China and intended to 50" that IL was
fulfilled und"r thn l"nEu". II" said hc
had asked his rollraCu"S at Versailles
specifically whether they meant under
tho LEAGUE to .nnucurat" n new policy
toward china and they I"ld him they
did.
Far from being d"trin'"utal 10 t'hina's
interests, declared Mr.. Wilson IN" trcat:
really vas N" first in IN" worlds his
tory 10 do something fer Ihina'S h"n"-
.ft. In all previous instances ui acQuisi-
iinn Of rh.ncS" territory. h" said. ilr>
United states had not even protested.
Tho presidents declarations w"r" rc-
coivcd with applause and Chc"rS 10y III"
l. sh0 women pr"S'at nj tho wUm"nS
luncheon n Mich u" spoke. Thor" w"r"
cries of 'nc. no when hr asked whc'h-
or il Unuld he wis" tn ~ I" war over
ShanturG Thor" is no other way. h"
said. to secure tho immediate return of
tho PROV inc" I" i'hina.
Monroe Doctrine.
Mr.. wilson also discussed tho Mnnro"
Doctrine" Article TO- and IN" right 0f
withdrawal from the league. repeating
previous arguments against reservations
g. on rhcs" points and declaring som" "f
tho changes proposed involved merely 4
question Cf literary style.
Turning 10 tn" objection that Great
britain has siv votes in the league as
sombv. Mr. Wilson said Il 50 happened
that "rur ono lnt" is just rs powerful
as their siX." There is no case in which
Tho assembly could vote on any import
ant subject cxccjt admission Of now
members without Il decision first having
h""u mad" by tn" council in which there
was an equality Of votes.
Dcn6unCing ''hyrhcnarcd Americans"
:hc president r"p'a at"d his rharC" that n
pro- German propaganda was again
spreading in IN" United states. VI" said
opponents or III" treaty w"r" desiring
III" same ends Germany Mas desiring.
hut assorted his cnnfid"nc" that tho
tr"nry would h" accented
As to ShantunS.
Tho President told thn luncheon
guests that there wrrc ne words strong
enough - pictur" properly III" extent
/" which the world was trusting To tn"
leadership oC America.
"Wc cannot desert humanity" he
said we nrr tn" trustees of human
ity. cannot concciv" n motive ado"
Guaic 1" hold mon off from this great
cntcrrris".
MIR Wilson snid hc was not satisfied
with IN" ShanrUrE settlement. hut that
II WAS "irrati0nnl' In rrnpos" tn max"
IN" situation better by tn" tr"atys
amendment. H." traced at length the
growth Cf .Iaran"&" power In Shantung.
declaring tn" original grant of tho
ShanrunG rights Ia Germany vas tn
result "f n hypocrtIral demand by tho
German foreign office.
Yet. at IN" tim" Of that demand. con-
tinucd Mr.. Wilson. President Mckinley
mad" no protest OH the part Of tt
American government. Neither wero
protests made. hr asserted. when othet
nations took parts of Chinese territory.
(which "f III" Gcntlcment that are
now protesting" hc asked were prom
incnt in protesting against thcorignal
grant Ia Germany" 1t makes my heart
burn when some mon are so late in do
ing justice"
In is not from China. but from Ger
many. tn" President said. that Shantung
is taken by the treaty. There was ap-
plaus" when ho added that on the other
hand China's interests were protected
ny tho League Of Nations.
IT'S tho first time In tho history Of
the world" he asserted. that anything
has been done for China"