Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-16
PARIS CONFERENCE
bound BY SECRET
ALLIED COMPACTS
Admitted President Found
1t Impossible to Alter
Situation.
SENATE SESSION MARKED
BY ANTI-JAPANESE TONE
Borah Says It Were Better tc
Fight Than Indorse Despoil-
ing of China.
AN EASTERN ALSACE-LORRAINE
Many Members Take View That Seed
of New Conflict Is Sown by
Treaty Award.
SENATE SESSION MARKED
BY ANTI-JAPANESE TONE
AN EASTERN ALsAcE-LoRRA1Nr
Many Members Take View That Seed
of New Conflict Is Sown by.
Treaty Award.


Senate fight over the peace treaty
shifted away from the league OF ma
tions covenant today and broke with
new fury about the provision giving
Shantung Peninsula to Japan. tse
In five hours of debate the treaty
opponents charged in bitter terms that
the Tokyo government had wheedlcd
Shantung from China at the peace
table without the shadow OF cause
except the ambition of conquest. and
supporters of the treaty defended the
gotiations by declaring the only alter
native was failure of the whole peace
conference. - =! 80
!, Chairman Lodge. of the Foreign Re-
was ss"a price paid" for Japan's accept-
snse sor q No1rIs !hs e1sSs Gf aaiIons
charged that Japan in ist7 secrs3iy
had inveiEled the European allies into;
s,,Ims pTemlse sslosI to snppers her shan.unx
Idaho. asserted that IL thee United
States must Neither underwrite the
ehaense Of sno,her power S affspt iSe eoh the
try would choose the latter course.
Won From Germany by Armed Force.
senator Hitchcock. Nebraska. rank
,hg n1fsd democrat ,hn, rat OF the committee re-
,ung were obtained legally by treaty.
IN IN issS: and were won fairly from
f'ntah oS Japan long before the
United states entered the war.
Senator Williams. Democrat. Mis-.
slssippi. said the President had to ac-
SSept the Shantung settlement or como
nome without general treaty OF
peace. and that Japan never would
give up the peninsula unless forced to
The President was helpless. It was
stated, and was obliged against his vii
10 aGeede TO Japan's demand, which
made by Japan with England and
france. The alternative would have
neeh pee separate peace between Japan
or the league.
What is the Senate going to do
aoout ape n, i,; was the challenge hung to
''oh or the matter had been made.
May DIsavow Section
Inc Senate's answer may be reso-
!utlon disavowins that section OF the
areaIy and Withholding the Shantuns
Senator Norris, OF Nebraska. Will of
corn cer such resolution when the treaty
comes before the Senate.
= ! The admission that the President
eison i not hs Of the
anSe ance of i came as a surprise 1eeeI. to he
SSann SS6Saare. i was made by, senator John
mdst % Of iifnmS fnnious OF d shissssissipp in the
lu5iop by Senator Lodge demanding
Sia az the facts in the possession Of the
legged secret treaty bstpeelnf between the ,n ai
GiermaIny inr aI1yyra5 and al information regard
tween these two nations while the var
The resolution. called up by sena-
hhnfa,ly hnfnlyy adopted by unanimous vote. But
oatore oen me vote was taken there was
which the Senate has istened Since
'he discussion Of the treaty began
ator afier Senator rose to add his word
and he whois OF iSs award
conference to Japan.
Anti-Jnpnnesc Tone Strong.
Throughout tho debate the anti
Japanese rhn tone was particulariy violent.
was denounced as the virtual ensiaye
ment OF its millions OF inhabitants. 1t
sive @Ss 1i"aTed the ,err,tnrx tn%S JanSns
kept any promise she made" ~ ; 1t heyss Wss
eventual dsmemberment of China in
Japans favor and that the immediate
the e., thrse gateways. to China =
bsr The eon,, d,ominance given to Japan by
referred to ana It was stated that the
decision would greatly strengthen the
menace of Japan's rising power in the
Better Fight Than Tndorse Theft.
senator Borah. OF Idaho, threw a
b,ombshell into the debate by asserting
that :, IL It would be better for the Un!tsd
give assistance to the theft of territory
and and the .enslayement of the Chinese
II the time ever comes when we
must choose between aiding in the
OF millions of the human
race, the dism emberment OF a free
republic. the partition OF. the territory !.
or one OF the best friends this nation
has ever had. or face the challenge
Of another power, we will face ths.G
other power.
II have no fear that any action which
this Senate may take will mean war
with Japan. But there Is one thing
esrtatn. and that is that the people OF
the United States VIII never consent
when the facts are known to tho en-
slavement OF millions OF people with
our help. and assistance. The Ameri-
can peopie will refuse to cut up or die-
member China. have no thought OF
war with Japan. but IL we muet face
that Issue rather than consent 10 ,hIs
treatment OF millions OF free people
then we may as welt have 1t now as
some time In the future" :, 90 (
Senator Lodge warned the Senate
a against agreeing to the award 10 Japan *
ond declared that there vii, be IAN
opportunity in the Senate FOR those
who oppose II to vote ASadnst it," NJ,