The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-09-19
Senator Hitchcock So Cherao-
terizes Senator Kn0x's At
tack On the Peace
Treaty
INSANE FOREIGN POLICY
Amendment or Defeat Of the
Treaty Would Be CONNER
cIal and Financial Disaster
For America, Says Nebraska
Senator

washington (SpeclaiJ. ipeciarlnB
that any amendment to the treaty Of
peace. good or bad, reasonable or UNI
reasonable, means the defeat OF the
treaty with all Its disastrous consc-
quences, Senator Hitchcock OF Nebras-
ka made powerful speech in tho
Senate today urging that the treaty be
ratified without delay and without
amendment. =
Referring to the recent speech OF
Senator MoCumber Republican OF
North Dakota, who voted against the
Slnlntung amendment In the foreign
relations committee, Senator Hitch
cock said.
"He has shown that the proposed
amendment, Instead of helping China,
deprives her Of the benefit OF tho
promises and concessions the United
States has exacted from Japan. He
has shown that Japan is already In
possession OF the German rights, priv
ilcges and leaseholds. He has also
shown that Great Britain and France
are under pledge to Japan to stand by
her In her claim. and he has challenged
the supporters OF the proposed amend
mcnt TO show how China can possibly
he benefited unless. when we reject Jn-
pans promises, We proposed to 20 to
war with her and drive her out OF
Shantung for the benefit of China.
Il think the Senator from North
Dakota conclusively demonstrated the
folly OF the proposed amendment az
far as II concerns China and the dan
ger stiat 1t involves TO the United
States"
Senator Hitchcock then explained
the inevitable results II the Senate
should vote In favor OF the Shnntung
amendment or any other. He said that
one Of two things would happen
either the President would rcfuSe to
90 further with the treaty or he would
have to submit the amendment TO the
nations associated with the United
States in the war.
Does anyone believe asked the
Senator. "that the other nations would
accept the Shantung amendment He
pointed out that Great Britain has nj
ready ratified the treaty and is under
pledge to Japan with reference to
Shantung; that France In soon to rat
lfy the treaty and Ia under the same
pledge to Japan.
Does anyone suppose that Japan
herself would submit to such humili-
alton before the eyes OF the worldf'
asked Hitchcock. "rhe answer is sim
ple,' he asserted. We would lind our
selves out in the cold, isolated from
the rest of the world
"What, then, VIII the United States
dor What viii those American states
men propose who stand for this method
of killing the treaty. Some Of them
will say that Congress can pass joint
resolution declaring state OF peace
with Germany Others say the United
States can negotiate a separate and In
dependent treaty OF peace with Ger
many. Those who talk this way EVIL
IDENTITY nave no conception of the enor-
nous benefits and advantages which
the United States derives from this
treaty which we wrung from Germany
at the lannon's mouth. Neither have
they any conception Of the difficulties
In negotiating new treaty
with Germany 10 establish the terms
Of peace and settle the controversies
Of the war.
"T'o my mind II would be suicidal
FOR the United States to throw away
The advantages and benefits provided
IN this treaty. 1t would be disastrous
and financially. II would
put US at an enormous disadvantages
n our international relations not.ot|y
with Germany but with those n1tIon*
which we would thus desert They
would remain bound together BY Ties
II mutual interest. They would enjoy
he benefits Of the treaty and would
rot be slow to tnke every advantage OF
hem. They would resent our deser-
ion.
"Up to this point. have discussed
he possible defeat OF the treaty by
means Of proposed amendments to 1t.
That is the real program and hope or
he majority OF the committee on for
ign relations. 1t Is for that purpose
hat the treaty has been locked up In
old storage for so many weeks. The
,nernies Of the League Of Nations in
he Senate are not many compared to-
IS friends. but they control the conf
nIttee. They have felt Justified In no.
aiming the treaty in the committee.
folding useless hearings and making
filling amendments with the full
that amendments would
'eat the treaty just as effectively as Il
'efusal to ratlfy.
"a few, very few. Senators have
declared that they would vote against
Ire treaty because Of the League Of
Nations, but 1t mas remained for the
senator from Pennsylvania (Mr.) Knox