Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-16

when the war ended. That magnificent
military machine was still there and 1t
is there now. In u hours with a proper
leader 1t could be placed at any desired
Joint on the German frontier.
THE real reason for this provision
in this treaty was that Japan was 60
Ing to walk out and quit and there
would be no treaty II she did not OBJ
tain her demands
Suggestions that Japan may not keep
her promise to restore Shantung are
insults to an ally. Senator Williams
declared.
Unlike some Christian nations be
said, Japan so far has kept her pleds.
ed word. II she does not, then the
League Of Nations will have the right
to say that Japan must vacate Shan
tung."
When 1t was objected that the lsi5
treaty was imposed upon China by
farce, Senator Williams. another MEM
Der Of the foreign relations committee.
replied:
80 was our treaty with Mexico i'm
posed by force. So is this present trea-
ty. Do lou want to repudiate a treaty
because it was the result of force?"
Senator Norris put into the Record
what he said were copies Of diplomatic
correspondence In which Great Britain
and France promised in 1917 to uphold
the Japanese claim to Shantung.
Announcing for the first time that he
could not vote for the treaty. he char
acterized the Shantung agreement as
IAN outrageous perversion on justice"
and an attempt to purchase peace at
the sacrifice of honor"
Every nation that sat around the
council table," said Senator Borah.
the integrity OF China. But no ma
ton ever played her game with
greater foresight than did Japan. In
the first place she put forward her
racial equality clause, which she did
not expect to be achieved. Then
when the question Of the German
possessions came UP she was in a
position to say that she must not be
refused twice on matters vital to
her.
THE President could do nothing
else than give Shantung to Japan If
he wanted the treaty signed. But
the whole question with us is wheth-
er the United States will become now
a party to that transaction.
Il do not anticipate that IL we re-
fuse to underwrite and guarantee the
rape of China we will have to go to
war. I do not think Japan expects
to underwrite this. She would have
been perfectly satisfied with a treaty
with Great Britain and France. That
is their business.
But if the time indeed has come
when the United States must engage
in the enslaving Of peoples and must
break her 4S treaties guaranteeing
Chinese integrity or else face the
challenge of another nation. then she
will force challenge of another ma
tion. We have cringed long enough"
Referring to the declaration by
Senator Swanson yesterday that the
theory of unanimous consent for
Withdrawal was untenable, Senator
Borah said there were so many diff
ferent constructions of the withdraw
al questions that either President
Wilson or Secretary Lansing should
SA'S GA AiAeSA ~ CNdtIOh SuIuS tue
Senate in possible revision.
I'm utterly bewildered as to how
l shall set onf if get in," said Mr..
Borah. Il ann sure it will be harder
to get out than in"
The debate closed with an ex-
change between Senators Williams
and Fall, the former reading as a
commentary on the days proceed
ings humorous article in which the
Senate was represented as debating
now l lay me down to sleep" and
Mr.. Fall responded:
The account would be more COM
plete if it were said that the PRAYER
was presented by a Republican and
that someone on the other side OBJ
jected and passed the word, Run, run
to the telephone and find out whether
the President wants the prayer en-
dorsed By the Senate and, on hear
ing that the President was at Golf.
the reply would be, Then tell Turn
ulty.'"