The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-03
HITCHCOCK ATTACKS
ENEMIES OF treaty

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-De
claring that senators who de
msnd amendment Of the peace
treaty propose an insane inter.
national policy" In which pol.
troonry and faliney" are 80 MIXED
II N difficult Co see which pre-
dominates. senator Hitchcock.
administration spokesman. today
Ia u senate speech opened the
fight for unqualified ratification
OF the pact
Amendments win not only kin the
treaty but win involve the United
states In enormous losses and dan
gers. Hitchcock declared. Those de
manding amendments. he said. APP
pear not 60 realize the advantages de.
rived by the United States from the
peace settlement.
Suppose the senate should vote
In favor Of the shantung amend,
ment or any other. what would hap.
penn" asked Hitchcock. "inevitably
one OF two things would happen
either tho president would refuse 90
SO further with the treaty and put IL
In one OF the pigeonhoies of the state
department. occupied by other treat.
les that have been abandoned. or he
would submit the amendment 20 the
nations associated with the United
States in the war for consideration.
Wouldn't Accept II
docs any one believe they would
accept ~ Does any one suppose
that Japan herself would submit TO
this humiliation before the eyes OF
the worldr cannot conceive that
any intelligent and candid man
would assume any such thing as a
possibility.
Japan f. now in control OF Ger.
man rights and possessions In Shan.
tung. she has held them for five
years ana Il Is prcposterous TO as.
sumo either that Japan would
knnckle down 20 n majority Of the
United States senate In this matter
just as II 4. preposterous To assume
that France. Great Britain or Italy
would ask her TO do 30.
cit a. therefore evident that II
such proposition were submitted
10 tho nations associated with us In
this war We would be met with an
instant refusal 10 accept the amend
mcnt. and then where would the
United States find itself In this inter
national settlement
Out In the Cold
"Thc answer is simple We would
find ourselves out in the cold. iso.
lated from the rest OF the world. The
work of ratifying the treaty would
proceed without Us and within a
period OF a few weeks after France
and Japan had ratified the treaty. 4,
would be in working order. IL would
become an established settlement and
operations under Il would be com
mcnccd.
II, Is easy for any one to see the
enormous benefits which Great Brit.
ain and France viii derive from this
treaty. think no one viii dispute
that those two nations at least will
do nothing to impcril this treaty.
They Will not take any chances.
Japan ~ In IA more Independent, pos
slbly more indifferent position. but
II IL prrpostsrous to- suppos. that
Japan will either delay the ratlfica.
ton OF this treaty or yield up the
territory provisions relating 10 which
this treaty contains
II think. therefore. the result IL
beyond all question; that those three
countries at least will put the treaty
into operation at the earliest possible
date.
Kill the Treaty.
what then win the United states
do What will those American
statesmen propose who stand for this
method OF killing the treaty. Some
Of them win say that congress can
pass joint resolution declaring a
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