Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-27
SENATORS ENGAGE
|NLWELY DEBATE
, OVER TREATY ISSUE
Many Eager for Ratification
Without Reading Document,
Mr.. Fall Says.
Mr., NELSON CRITICISES
concentrating" PACT
Minnesotan Declares He's Not In
His Second Childhood on Treaty
OF Mexican Questions.

Senator Fall, republican. New Next
co. replying, in the Senate today, &c
an address Yesterday by Senator Nc
Cumber, republican. North Dakota
criticising the foreign relations COM
mittee for amending the Shantuhs
provision of the peace treaty. SAID
senators who had not read the treaty
and did not know it's contents were
the most insistent that it be ratlneo
Immediately.
ator Fall was interrupted by Senate.
Nelson, republican, of Minnesota, VINO
asked what he proposed to do with
the treaty.
objects to Treaty Mince Meat.
There is no use attempting to chop
this treaty into mince meat, de-
clared the Minnesota senator. IT that
is the senator's object he Will ma
that mince meat will be wiped ASIDE
by the Senate"
, into a discussion with Senator Nelson
/. in Difference to the latters age,
Vhereupon Senator Nelson rejoined:
Not in Second Childhood.
you needn't consider my age. but
lust consider me the youngest man IN
the Senate i am neither in my sec
4; ond childhood in this matter nor IN
the Mexican matter.
Senator's in Bitter Exchange.
Later Interruptions Of Senator
Falls speech by Senator McCumber
led To one of the bitterest exchanges
since the treaty debate began racing
each ether at distance OF rev
feet, the two senators raised their
voices and pounded their desks to
emphasize their declarations.
when Senator Fall said that Sena-
tor NcCumbHr had defended on the
Eroand Ct Justice Justice the awa 1900 TO s flnn
GhiA1,s Mr. McCuhbex sprang to his
feet and shouted:
ST deny that statement in toto as
being absolutely and un9ualihedly
false. have never taken the ground
that the act of Germany was fair and
you did defend the shantung pro-
visien," retorted Senator Fall. "and
claimed that Japan had the right to
take ShaHtung."
rAnd she derived that right under
. solemn pledge to return it. but you
leave that out of your statement" re-
Joined Senator McCumber.
Should Take Own Medicine.
Senator McCumber said that as Sem
ator Fall was prescribing for the con-
duct of senator's, he should take some
of his own medicine, adding, "and you
win take it before you are through
Referring to statements by Senator
McCumber that the committee had in
tended to slap Japan In the face,
and make trouble by the Shantung
amendment. Senator Fall said he was
weary" of having his motives i'm
pugned and of the efforts Of some
people to make the nation take the
treaty Just as it came from the
White House typewriter with no more
consideration for the American people
than was shown the Germans when
they signed at the point of the bayo-
IF 1 err" he continued. Il err sin
cerely. / err through an excess of
patriotism. / err because 1 am an
American"
The declaration started a wave of
drew the usual warning from the
chair that applause was in violation
of Senate rules.
Refers to Presidents Answers.
Referring to President Wilson's re-
cent reply to twenty questions SUBJ
mitted by him. Senator Fall said it
was his conclusion from the Presi-
dents responses that Mr. Wilson was
SO 0bsessed with the idea of getting
something like the shell of a league
of nations" that he could not give at
tentiOn to details of the treaty OF
even the details of the covenant, add
ing that parts of the treaty were con-
strued differently by both the Presi-
dent and Secretary Lansing
Senator Fall defended the committees
action in conducting hearings on the
treaty. declaring it contained a great
mass OF details regarding the future OF
European boundaries and peoples tina,
the committee should know about
% No Further Progress on Treaty.
No progress was made by the Sen.
ate foreign relations committee TODAY
in its consideration of the peace
treaty. none OF the members having
amendment ready to be pressed for
action
Senator Fail. republican. New Next
co. moved 10 strike out the entire
labor section. providing for an inter
national labor organization but said
he was not ready for vote as he
desired to discuss the motion at length
Further action on the amendment
agreed to yesterday to eliminate
American representation on interna.
tionai commissions also was impossi
bic. because a complete list OF the
changes 1t will make necessary in the
text had not been prepared
tomorrow the committee will re-
sumo Its open hearings. beginning 4
schedule which is expected to preclL d.
any consideration of amendments he
fore the end of next week.