Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-08-22

Wilson Tells Senate Committee
Congress Only War Maker.
JAPAN WON'T RULE SHANTUNG
Tells Senators Tokyo Has Promised to
Give Up Any Sovereignty There
Asks Them to Interpret but
Not to Change Treaty.

Washington, Aug 2O-To q query
as to what sovereignty Japan retained
In Shantung President Wilson said at
the conference: "She has not retained
sovereignty over anything. | mean
she has promised not to. Senator
Borah has asked whether this under
standing was oral or otherwise. / do
not like to describe the operation ex-
actIy if it is no perfectly discreet.
AS a matter of fact, this was tech
nically oral, br4t literally written and
formulated AID the formulation agreed
upon"
President Wilson said he disagreed
with the opinion given the committee
by Secretary Lansing that Japan
would have signed the treaty regard
less of whether it contained the Shan
tung provision.
when is the return (of Shantung
to China) to be madei" asked Sena-
tor Johnson.
THAT was left undecided, but we
were assured at the time that 1t would
be as soon as possible"
ibid not the Japanese decline to
Ok any date?"
"They did at that time, yes; but 1
think 1t is fair to them to say they
could not at that time say when 1t
would be-"
Did Japan Have Mastery
Senator Johnson asked whether the
economic privileges retained did not
give Japan "a fair mastery" over the
province. The president replied that
while he did no t feel qualified TO
Judge, he would regard that as IAN ex-
aggerated veiw."
In answer to Senator Knox the
president said he believed a League of
Nations would have prevented Japan
from spreading her influence as she
has over Manchuria ard Korea.
When Senator Johnson Of Califor-
MIA asked the president how the Amer
lean delegates voted on Japan's pro-
posal for racial equality the president
replied that ain the interest of inter-
national good understanding" he
could not answer the question.
The president did not approve Of a
suggestion that the transcript of the
prCress verbal he brought from Paris
and laid before the committee because
every one has spoken with the utmost
freedom.
Asked whether he thought Japan
could be depended on to carry out her
promise in good faith, the president
replied:
81 have every confidence that she
Will"
Senator Moses asked whether u Sc
cret agreement with reference to
Avlona was produced at Versailles.
The president replied that he had
heard of 1t, but never had seen 1t.
Senator Moses-The purpose Of my
inquiry was to ascertain whether
there was laid before the council OF
ten any textual agreement which
transferred parts of the territory of
independent nations to another
The President-Only those that you
have spoken of.
Senator Notwithstanding and Az
iona?
The President-Only those that we
have had under general discussion.
cannot enumerate them. But there
are none that have not been produced
so far as l know. That answers the
question.
In answer to further questions by
Senator Johnson President Wilson
said Japan had notified the confer
enee her delegates would not sign the
treaty as drawn. The Shantung pro-
vision was inserted, the president said,
In view of the engagements of Great
Britain and France and because he
thought 1t the best that could be done.
Thinks League Would Have Helped
Senator Knox--Mr. President. the
economic privileges that they origin.
ally acquired in Korea and subse.
quently in inner and outer Mongolia
and in northern and southern Man.
churia have almost developed into q
complete sovereignty over those coun
tries, have they not?
The Presidential the absence of +
League of Nations they have.
Senator Knox-You think tht
League of Nations would have pre-
vented that?
The President am confident Il
would
Senator New-Mr. President. doe.
not this indefinite promise OF Japani
suggest the somewhat analogous cas-,
of EngIands occupation of Malta? Sh,
has occupied Malta for something Xix,
a century, believe. under a very sim
liar promise
The President hope you will par
don me if do not answer that cues
ton.
Senator Fall asked who would de
fend the mandate territories agains
external aggression under the league
and the president replied that prinal
lily the duty would rest with the mar
datory power.
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