The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-10
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President Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing. the report remarks:
The people themselves know how
much information in regard to the
treaty was received by the committee
upon those two occasions
While criticism for delay has been
aimed at the foreign relations COM
mittee, the report points out no action
has been taken by France, Japan or
Italy. The arguments that the treaty
speedily should be ratified that trad
ing with Germany might begin, the.
report dismisses as rather faded, and
declares the United States has been
trading with Germany since the sign
ing of the armistice in increasing vol
ume. The statement that trade can
not be resumed until the treaty is rat
flied is characterized as mere
delusion."
Before leaving this subject" says
the report, 1T may.not be amiss to re-
mark that Mr.. Lloyd George has re-
Gently made two important speeches
expressing grave apprehensions as to
the social and political unrest and the
economic troubles now prevalent in
England. He seems to have failed to
point out, however, that the ratifica-
ton of the covenant of league of ma
tons by Great Britain had relieved the
situation which he had described. He
was apparently equally remiss in omit.
ting to suggest that prompt action by
the senate of the United States in
adopting the covenant of the league OF
nations would INN diately lower the
price Of beef
Would EquaIize Votes.
The first amendment offered by the
committee relates to the league. 1t is
proposed so to amend the text as to
secure for the United States a vote
in the assembly of the league equal
to that of any other power.
Great Britain has under the name
Of the British empire one vote in the
council of the league. She has four
additional votes in the assembly of
the league for her self-governing do.
minions and colonies, which are most
properly members of the league and
signatOries to the treaty. She also
has the vote Of India, which is neither
a self-governing dominion nor a col
cny, but merely a part of the empire
and which apparently was simply put
in as a signatory and member of the
| league by the peace conference be-
cause Great Britain desired it. Great
Britain also will control the votes OF
the Kingdom of Hejaz and of Persia
With these last two of course We
have nothing to do. But if Great
Britain has six votes in the league, no
reason has occurred to the committee
and no argument had been made to
show why the United States should
not have an equal number. If other
countries like the present arrangement
| that is not our affair; but the com.
mittee failed to see why the United
| States should have but one vote in the
assembly of the league when the Brit
ish empire has six.
Amendments SO to A, inclusive,
transfer to China the German lease
and rights if they exist, in the Chimes :
province of Shantung, which are given
by the treaty to Japan.
| Shantuns Term Condemned.
The majority of the committee
were not willing to have their votes
recorded at any stage in the proceed
ings in favor of the contamination of
| what they consider great wrong.
They cannot assent to taking the
property of a faithful ally and handing