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New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Senator Would
Fight Again to
Keep Liberties
No Peace Preferable to Sur
render of Rights of
U. S., Says Chamberlain
Sees Trick i'm the Treaty
manufactured Claims Ex-
changed for American
Sovereignty, He Asserts

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Chamberlain, of Oregon, chairman of
the Military Committee of the last
Senate, said in an address here to-
night before the Mississippi Society
that defeat of the treaty of peace and
another war would be preferable to
surrender of any fundamental Ameri-
can right. He dwelt particularly upon
the proposal of Viscount Ishii, the Jap
anese Ambassador, that the cofistitu.
tion of the league Of nations forbid
racial discrimination. r..
The speaker said the people were
asked to "divest our nation Of its full
independence and its most cherished
traditions and to sacrifice, in part at
least, our sovereignity."
He declared that "Great Britain, of
course, will yield nothing" but France
and Italy would readily cancel "manu-
factured claims" to territories they
never really wanted, "and in return
for these extraordinary. concessiona
we are to give them control of the
United States"
He offered as "perfect parallel"
the supposititious case that a great,
successful bank has been built up, that
burglars threaten some similar institu1
tions and that the big bank goes I'd
the rescue "in the nick of time. to
ward finds it has incurred heavy
liabilities, but with increasing bust
ness, while the other banks are near
bankruptcy. Then the proposal is
made that the banks combine, "the
assets being yours of course and the
liabilities theirs, and there will be
nine directors, Of which you shall be
one and president.
"They are to have the control, but
you are to have the honor" and "then
you go back to your stockholders and
report what you have done in the name
of humanity, for the common good, and
demand ratification of your superb
performance.
Suppose all that should happen.
Where do you think you would get
off 2"
"The right of racial discrimination
is purely a domestic question:" said
Senator Chamberlain. at is not an in
ternational question. If the clause
that Viscount, Ishii insists shall be in
the constitution Of the league of ma
tions is permitted to stand, it, means
we must lay down the bars to the ad-
mission of Orentals That would mean
the ruin of the west.
"But if the Allies refuse to allow
the plea of Japan, and that nation de-
clines to join the league, then we will
have three outlawed nations-Germany,
Russia and Japan. Then what becomes
OF your world peace? The three out
lawed nations could unite and bring
on another world war.
II hope our President, whom we
all love, respect and revere, will man
age to obtain for the world league
of nations thats swi4Fy prove .of sspch
power as to bring war to an end.'
In the course Of his speech Senator
Chamberlain charged that American
soldiers from Western states were
moved from an Atlantic port of de-
parkation to their homes in cattle
cars.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Senators Fear
Wilson Coup in
League Treaty
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position to the league among even the
thirty-nine Senators who signed the
round robin. 1t is stated in one cable
that Administration spokesmen in
Paris believe Borah and Reed NAV ne
deserted by their colleagues
"That is utterly ridiculous" said
Senator Poindexter Several Senatore
who signed the round robin have stated
since that they did not oppose the
league of nations idea, but that thew
did oppose this league as outlined in
the constitution published. That was
thoroughly understood at the time
The signers of the round robin merely
stated first that they favored the inn
mediate conclusion of peace, leaving
the working out of the league of ma
tlons idea until later; and second. that
they did not approve the league consti-
tuition In Its present form.
Perplexity Among Senators
Nov, when man saws he doos M.
favor this league, but might favor some
other kind of 81 league, it is about as
definite as stating that he is in favor
or sugar for his coffee, and just about
as helpful"
There is much pcrpexity among SEN
ators and other officials. both in the nro
and anti league groups, as to Just what
the situation is. They arc not sure as
TO the accuracy of the explanation of
the State Department., to the effect that
there Will be no reference to the league
in the preliminary trcaty-really an ex.
tension of the armistice, as il is cx-
plained-whilc the league will he an
integral part Of the permanent treaty
Some Senators even said they thought
the Presidents cable, as explained bv
Mr.. Tumulty, applied also to the pre-
liminary treaty, though this view is not
generally held.
One of the leading opponents of the
league plan called attention to-day to
the fact that number of newspapers
which at first took rather definite DO
sitions in favor of the league as pro-
posed are now. swinging rather rapidly
to the other side as the objections to
the instrument as drawn are pointed
out.
"This is true" he said. "of such i'm
portant Western papers, for instance
as "The Spokane Spokesman Review"
a paper which wields tremendous in
fuence on the Pacific Coast, and "The
st. Paul Pioneer Press" one of the
most important and influential papers
in the whole Northwestern country.
"Their attitude is that of the general
public, in my opinion, and is illustra-
tive of a characteristic of the Ameri-
can people. Take the American SOL
diers. Just before the armistice they
were fighting with all their might
They did not wish to come home. They
were not thinking about coming home
Now every man jack of them wants to
come right back and get on a new Job
Compare this to public sentiment on
the league.
"The people were not thinking about
the league at all. Then it was press
agented to them as preventive for
wars. At first they were all for it, or
most of them. But when they begin to
consider the thing intelligently, as the
biggest problem confronting America
today-for it is no less-they began to
see the clay feet of this idol / think
in a short time there will be an over
whelming public sentiment against this
league plan"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

treaty the British, it is understood,
will concedc the point, although they
still believe that the preliminary pact
is not the proper place for the in
auguration of the league, which, they
declare, should be included in the
final peace pact.
This attitude was indicated to-day
after the announcement that the
American delegation strongly desired
the inclusion of the league in the pre-
liminary treaty, as we'll as in the final
pact.
The British, it is made known, do
not wish to delay the league. of ma
tions programme in any way, but they
express the keenest desire for the i'm
mediate signing of the preliminary
peace treaty, so as to alleviate un-
satisfactory conditions resulting from
the continuation of the armisticc.
In order to get speedy action they
propose to strip the preliminary com
pact of all eXtraneous matters which,
they believe, include the league of ma
tions. The league, under the British
programme, would be taken up imme-
diately after the conclusion of the
preliminaries OF peace, and, with any
amendments which might be added,
would be made part of the final pact
No decision has yet been made con-
corning the seat of the league of ma
tions, but the Minister of Foreign At
fairs of Belgium has offered one of
the historic palaces of Brussels as the
home of the league, if Brussels is
chosen. The prevailing American
sentiment continues to be favorable to
Geneva.
Leon Bourgeois, the French delegate
on the league of nations, will confer
with Colonel House tomorrow con-
cerning two proposed amendments to
the covenant. Rhe amendments deal
with Investigations by the league of
the military status Of all the member
countries.
Frank Hitchcock accompanied M.
Bourgeois and the American dele
gates who attended the league of ma
tions congress at London, but is now
back in Paris taking an active interest
in the league.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

bilious. They are satisfied that his
dearest wish-that which has inspired
every move he has made-is to have his
name associated in history with a sue
cessful league of nations.
Expect More Tolerance Now
Satisfied of that, they are assured
that opposition in his own country has
been of great personal importance to
him, and they feel that if he is to pre-
vail in the final test he must be able to
present to the United States Senate for
ratification a pact which is backed by
the solid support not only of the En-
tente but of the neutrals, who, signif-
can, y enough, are invited to Paris the
week after the Presidents second ar
rival.
SO in France they expect now, per-
haps not a chastened Mr.. Wilson, but
certainly a Mr.. Wilson who has
greater regard for others than that
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Japanese Immigrant
Plan Is Opposed by
Senators From, West
Ne1o York Tribune

i
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Vigorous
declarations that there must be no
amendment of the league of nations
constitution which would force the
United States to permit Japanese or
Chinese immigration were voiced by
Pacific Coast Senators here to-day, af-
ter they had read the speech made by
Ambassador Viscount Ishii to the ia
pan Society in New York last night.
This speech aroused much interest
here. George. Rothwell Brown, writ
ing in "The Washington Post" de-
clared:
Japan has given notice that she
will not join the league of nations as
tits now framed. Viscount
lshii, in speech in New York last
night of great international and diplo-
matte significance, confirmed the warn
ings uttered by Count Okuma, last of
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Teutons WrangIe Over
West German RepubIic

COBLENZ, March Is (By The Associ-
ated Press) Three columns of edi-
torials and protests against petitions
which urge the formation of a west
German republic were printed in yes
terday's issue of the Coblenz "Ga-
zette." The 'Coblenz branch of the
German Peoples Party resents efforts
being made here and at Mayence and
Wiesbaden to establish the republic
The local branch considers these ef-s
forts injurious to Germany and be-
lieves they will lead to the destruction
of the, German characteristics of the
country bordering on the Rhine.
A recent meeting held at Colonge, in
favor OF the republic was accepted
by the people as the signal for pleh-
iscite.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Germany Gives
Up 3,500,O0O
Tons of Ships
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ditions decided upon by the Entente
the Germans asked to be allowed to
withdraw for consultation. They then
formed three sub committees to deal
with questions of finance, food supply
and mercantile marine.
At o'clock last evening another
plenary session was held, Vice Admiral
Wemyss saying at it's close that salts
factory progress was made. In the
evening the Germans asked to be given
the use of telegraph line to Weimar.
During the proceedings the German
representatives sat on one side of
long table while on the other side were
an equal number of Allied representa-
tives. There were no greetings, sal
utations or amenities of any sort. The
whole proceedings were marked by
impersonal rigidity. The chairman of
the German delegation stared at
spot on the table and addressed his
remarks to no one in particular.
Abided by Armistice
Admiral Wemyss began by reading
statement prepared for him by the
civilian members, calling on the Ger
mans to say categorically whether
they abided by the. terms of the armis-
tee Under SECRETARY of State Won
Braun replied curtly, "Yes."
Admiral Wemyss then read one page
OF typewriter memoranda, giving in
crisp sentences the terms Of the AL
lies for granting food to Germany
the German merchant fleet to be hand
ed over at once, financial provisions
to be made at once, food to be deliv-
cred at once, and to be continued un-
til the next harvest as long as Ger
many abides by the terms of the agree
ment.
AS the statement was read it was
translated into German and French,
the German replies receiving the
same treatment. The air Of imper-
sonality was preserved throughout.
Hoover Leads Food Committee
1t was then settled that the details
OF the ration of 100000 tons of food
monthly, with the shipping and finan-
cial plans, should be elaborated in sub-
committees, and the first plenary ses-
SION adjourned, having lasted only
few. inmates. The sub committee on
food was under the chairmanship of
Herbert Hoover, director general of
the lnterAllied Relief Organization:
Thomas w. Lamont represented the
United States on the sub committee
on finance, and U. r. Robinson, of the
United States Shipping Board, on the
sub-committee on shipping.
IN this meeting there were no an
peais or references to humanity and
civilization or to women and children
the only statement in this connection
being that infant mortality had
doubled in the last three months. and
this was simply mentioned as cold
declaration of fact in connection with
the request of the Germans for more
condensed milk.
The German delegates were anxiou.
to enlarge the proposed monthly i'm
ports OF certain commodities, onlv to
be met with the statement: III regret
shat the worlds shipping does not
reference on some points was re-
served by the Germans for discussion
wlth the government at Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

Wilson'S Pastor Urged
To Preach on Humility

NetO York Tri6lne
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 15.-
w Senator-elect Medill Nc
Cormick, of Illinois, in a state
ment to-day attacking President
Wilson and the proposed league of
nations, said:
"It would be we'll if the Presi-
dents pastor in Paris would
preach Sunday on Matthew, xiii.
IL, and if he would read from the
fourteenth chapter of Luke and
from the eighteenth chapter of
Matthew"
The twelfth verse of the. twenty
third chapter of Matthew, on
which Mr.. Mccormick wishes the
Presidents pastor to preach, is as
follows:
"And whosoever shall exalt him
self shall be humbled; and who
ever shall humble himself shall be
exalted"
The same idea runs through the
other Biblical references.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Medill Mccormick Reused
at Wilson's Attitude in
France Toward Senators
Fears Enforced Treaty
Opposes Lloyd Georges Ap.
parent Effort to Support
Presidents Aim Abroad
NeD Yor1s Tribune
W1ahin1f0n Bureau

Vh9HtngtOn bureau
WASHINGTON, w March ia charge
that the censorship on news from
America to Great Britain and France is
"crime,' the only purpose of which
can be calculated attempt to deceive
the peoples of Europe as to the opinion
of the American people and as to the
attitude of Senator'S regarding the pro-
posed constitution for the league of
nations" is made in formal statement
issued tonight by Senator-elcct Medill
eMcCormick, of Illinois.
Mr. Mccormick, who succeeds Sem
ator j. Hamilton Lewis in the upper
house, declares that President Wilson
Is attempting "coun d'etat' in def
ance of American public opinion, as ex-
pressed at the last election. He de-
plores the anti-British sentiment en-
gendered in America by the coopera-
ton of Lloyd George and President
Wilson in attempting to force the
league of nations ideas as proposed.
He says:
"A censorship upon news from Amer
lea to Great Britain or to France is a
crime 1t can have been imposed only
IN calculated attempt to deceive Eu-
rope as to the opinion of the American
people and as to the attitude of Sena
tors regarding the proposed constitu-
tlon for a league of nations. Europe.
perhaps, does not understand that Mr..
Wilson's leadership was definitely re-
pudiated in the last election.
Quotes Presidents Statement
"His statement of October rs read. in
part, as follows:
If you have approved of my lead
ership and wish me to continue to he
your unembarrassed spokesman in af
fairs at home and abroad | earnestly
beg that you will express yourselves
Enthusiastically to both the Senate and
the House of Representatives
The return of a Republican majority
to either house would be
interpretive on the other side of tho
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
water as reputation of my leader


ship
"The American people defeated Mr..
Wilson's candidates for Congress by a
decisive majority and gave the Repub-
licans control of both houses. AS Colo
mel Roosevelt said not long before his
death: Ten days before the election
Mr.. Wilson issued an appeal to the
American people. The Americans re-
fused to sustain Mr.. Wilson.
In no other free country in the world
to-day would Mr.. Wilson be in Office
Now it appears that Mr.. Lloyd
George, who achieved a political tri-
umph shortly after Mr.. Wilson met
his humiliating defeat, has Joined with
the President to force upon America
the constitution of an international
confederacy by linking it to the peace
treaty so that one may be inextricably
bound to the other.
Trying Coup D'Etat
Europe must come to understand
that Mr.. Wilson is attempting coup
d'etat in defiance of the decision of the
common people of America, uttered
at the last election. Despite the in
junction of Lord Shaw that we ought
to rewrite our constitution and mend
our ways, the American people cherish
their constitution as they do the Mon
roe Doctrine. They will neither vitiate
the one nor yield up the other; they
VIII not guarantee the territorial in
tegrity OF the turbulent Balkan states
or the great heterogeneous empires of
France and Britain; they will not un-
dertake to pcrpetuate British domin-
ION OF the seas against their future
judgment If some day they decide to
ouild navy as great as Britain's or,
lndeed, to raise an army as great as
Frances; they will not agree that the
British Empire is entitled to six votes
IN the league Of nations as against one
Tor the American union with twice
the empires self-governing popula-
ton; they will not agree to arbitrate
the subject of prohibited immigration
or any other domestic question; they
Will not assent to a treaty which may
require that their armies take shin
for Asia, Africa or Europe by any but
the free decision of their own Con-
gress
"Sixty Senator's, out of total of
ninety-six, Democrats as we'll as Re-
publicans among them, share the
opinion expressed by tho thirty-nine
signatories to the Knox-Lodge rcso-
luton. Mr.. Hughes, Mr.. Bryan and
even Mr.. Taft say that the constitu-
tion as proposed requires amendment.
During Mr.. Wilson's hurried visit to
America he uttered nothing but ele-
CANT nebulosities and contemptuous
threats.
"A few weeks ago it seemed impos-
sible that the new cordiality and
friendly candor between allied Europe
and America might be broken by a
growing suspicion and sudden ami
mostly which we must frankly say is
chiefly directed against Great Britain.
THAT suspicion and animosity will
grow apace if Mr.. Lloyd George and
Mr.. Wilson continue in their present
course. The gentlemen in Paris ought
to make peace with Germany. Then
the President ought to put aside his
pride to invite Senator Lodge and
Senator Knox, Republicans. and Ser
ator Hitchcock Democrat, to the peace
conference to draft convention which
the American people and the Senate
can approve"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

prophet of new day who attempted at
first to ride down all who would not en-
tirely accept his visions as practicable.
And therein lies hope that France and
Belgium and Serbia will not lose.
What they in the beginning expected of
the prophet they now expect of the
politician.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Want Food Until Aupp.t

BERLIN, March IL (By The Asso-
Grated ,Press) Germany expects that
the Allies will provide food supplies
untIi Aug, 10, which is the earliest
possible date that -four from this
said Under Secretary Of State ry' von
Braun to-day before leaving for Brua-
sols to take part in negotiations with
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
German Austria Passes
Lac to Join Berlin

RASEL, March 16.-A Vienna
dispatch says that a law has
been enacted declaring German
Austria to be part of the Ger
man republic. The realization of
the union, the dispatch adds, re-
mains subject to negotiation, and
in the last instance to a plebis-
cite.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Argentina Wants Changes

BUENOS AYRES, March 15.-The
Foreign Minister held long conference
with ministers of neutral powers this
afternoon.
The neutral ministers We're informed
that Argentina will answer the invita-
ton from Paris to join the league of
nations, which Foreign Minister Pueyr-
redon said was accepted in principle by
this country. He said, however, that
some changes would be Suggested.
Senor Alvear, the Argentine Minister at
Paris, has been instructed to sound the
delegates to the conference, and espe-
cially neutral observers. regarding these
changes. No details of the suggestions
will be made known until Senor Alvear
acts. After the conference the For
eign Minister cabled instructions to
Senor Alvear
1t is understood that the object Of
the conference was to seek the support
of other South American neutrals for
Argentina's proposals.
Latin Americans Resentful
A dispatch to "La Prensa" from
Paris to-day says that the Latin Amer
lean delegates to the peace conference
are resentful over the small representa-
tion given them upon the financial and
economic commissions.
These delegates, the dispatch declares,
make the charge that the small nations
of Europe have been favored at their
expense. They assert that the Ameri-
can nations broke relations with Ger
many or entered into hostihties against
her in sympathy with Allied ideals and
not because they were directly threat
ened, as were the small European ma
tions which entered the war.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Conference Hears of
Method Whereby the
Kaiser Can Be Tried

PARIS, March 15.-A sub-commis-
sion of the Commission on Response
bility for the War reported yesterday
that, strictly and technically, criminal
prosecutions of those who brought
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Neutrals Send Paris
Vieaus Concerning
League of Nations

PARIS, March 15-The invitation
sent by the peace conference to neutral
states to participate in discussion Of
the league of nations has brought re-
sponses from Switzerland, Holland
Denmark, Norway and Sweden. These
countries have forwarded statements on
their views to the secretary of the con-
ference.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Wilson Mere
Delegate Now
In French Eyes

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