The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-10
COO SAVE
CHINA FROM
FRIENDS"
Senator McCumber Protests In
: Senate Against Shantuns
Amendment To
Treaty
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
Republican Senator Asserts That the
Opponents Of the Peace Treaty
In the Senate Are Trying
to XIII II.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA

to the Senate, charged that the ma
jority Of the foreign relations comLlit'
tee is trying to kill the peace treaty
and the League Of Nations. Senator
McCumber spoke after his second
breach with the opponents OF the
treaty on the Senate committee on
foreign relations. In the present
breach, Senator McCumber voted alone
with the supporters Of the treaty and
against the majority OF the committee
which voted to strike out Japan" and
insert "Chiha" in the three sections
awarding the Shantung Peninsula.
Why did the majority Of this com
mi,tee pause in the midst Of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment" asked Senator McCum-
Der THE purpose is apparent. 1t
is to signify TO the country that the
Senate is hostile to this treaty 1t is
10 put Japan in position where she
cannot withhold an appearance Of be-
ing coerced to do what she has prom
Used to do. 1t is to create trouble be-
tween this country and Japan and
thereby send the hrst dagger thrust
into the body Of this treaty.
II am satisfied that no greater
blow could ever be struck against the
real interests Of China than by such
an amendment.
rs it any act of true friendship to-
ward China or mere political move
TO defeat the treaty? If its sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that if Japan is driven out Of
this treaty then the United States will
proceed singlehanded and alone to
drive Japan out of China-will renew
this world war and send our soldiers
into the Orient to fight for her. then by
this act they are betraying China with
false kiss.
III, on the other hand, they declare
they will make war to drive Japan
cut of China. to prevent Japan receiv-
ing only those rights which the other
great nations Of the world have re-
,ceived, then they are proclaiming q
policy which they have assailed as be-
ing the most wicked part of the League
of Nations-a policy Of Interference
with the Quarrels Of the old world.
Worse than that, while they violently
condemn a joint agreement with tho
other great white nations of the world
to shield the greater white races from
humiliation, they would send our sons
to death to defend the inferior yellow
races whom we claim to be so inferior |
as to be UNIT to associate with us.
Either we will bring both japan |
and China into this League of Nations.
which by the very terms Of its pro-
visions will compel japan to return |
to China all the German rights &C.
quired by Japan, not only by conquest |
but by the solemn agreement made by |
her with China herself, or you will |
drive Japan out of the treaty, where |
she will not be bound by the obliga. |
tons which she would Isume by join |
ing the league, and where she will be |
holding the German territory and all |
The German inter its by the right of |
conquest and with the broken word |
of China. she can work her way to |
the very limit of subjugation of all
the Chinese territory not now within |
the sphere or influence of other pow
ers. With this League of Nations.
China obtains an assurance which Is
tantamount to a guaranty by all the
world that not only will Japan return |
10 China what Germany wrsstsd from |
her In 1898. but henceforth and 50
long a. this league shall last NO other |
nation shall rob China OF one inch |
of her territory or exercise any con-
troll over her people inconsistent with |
The claims Of complete independence
and sovereignty"
Senator McCumber then recltsd the |
Japan took over the German rights in |
sSins P aSsn .aa to restore them to
Japan cannot be trusted to keep sacred
her word. given not only 70 chin. alone;
every other, important nation by rsaterat-
There is but on. honorable. upright
and proper course to be pushed by all |
China and Japan. Let China keep her |
~ a. she has sdsis nss 10 %sss sG sS
proposed amendment which arrosates TO |
ch sns ana Japan !. snnu and ss 0s
.nausht a treaty made during the stress
Of battle between our CO. belilgerents and |
bring Japan and China into the world |
leagus-as sure as the sun shall rise
faith. China wiz receive Complete pres
ent justice and assured future protection.
"On the other hand. force this breach
of this league by insulting her honor;
relieve her from her treaty by first
breaking II yourself and thereby INSTALL
ing her In her impregnable position OF
right Of conquest. and China Is doomed.
The other European nations cannot help
her because they are tied by their own
treaties. and you will not make war on
japan TO help China after she has broken
her treaty.
TT these Dc friends Of China. then dod
save China from her friends"