Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-28
Fall, MoCumber and Nelson
Join in Debate in Which
Desks Are Pounded and
Voices Are Raised,
VERBAL FIREWORKS
HINGES on SHANTUNG
New Mexico Member Accuses
North Dakota Senator of De.
Tending Award to Japan on
Grounds of Justice.

Washington, Aug. '27.-(By The
Associated Press. .)-Senate debate
on the peace treaty rose to the bit
terest point today since the docu-
fnent was presented by President
Wilson.
Facing at distance of a few
feet Senator Fall, republican, New
Mexico, who had just asserted that
Senator McCumber, republican,
North Dakota, had in his address
yesterday on Shantung defended on
the ground of justice the award to
Japan of goods stolen from China"
the North Dakota senator declared
that the assertion was "unquali-
fiedly false" and that he had not
justified Germany's action.
This brought quick retort from
Senator Fall that Senator McCum-
Der had defended the Shantung pro-
vision and had claimed that Japan
had the right to take Shantung. By
this time both senators had raised
their voices to a high pitch and
were pounding their desks. Senator
McCumber, plying shouted to SEN
ator Fall that Japan derived the
right to Shantung under a solemn
pledge to return ii, "but you leave
that out of your statement" referr-
ing to the assertion regarding Jap
ans unqualified right.
Nelson Interrupts.
Previously Senator Fall, who was
defending the action of the foreign
relations committee in adopting an
amendment to give German rights
in Shantung to China instead of to
Japan, was interrupted by Senator
Nelson, republican, Minnesota, who
declared if the committee had made
"mince meat" of the treaty, the SEN
ate would brush the action aside.
When Senator Fall said he would
not enter into discussion with the
Minnesota senator because of the
latter's age, Senator Nelson re-
sponded that the senator could con-
slider himself "the youngest man in
the senate" and as one who was
neither in his second childhood in
this matter nor in the Mexican mat
ter"
Further defending the committees
vote on the Shantung amendment,
Senator Fall said he was weary of
some who wished to make the ma
ton accept the treaty Just as it
came from the White House type
writer with no more consideration
for the American people than was
shown the Germans when they
signed at the point of the bayonet,"
Open Hearing to Start.
The foreign relations committee
in a meeting preceding tile senate
session was unable to proceed with
its consideration of proposed amend
ments and will begin tomorrow all
extended schedule of open hearings.
1t is understood that the leaders ex-
pecf to complete the report to the
senate by the end of next week.
Another development in the Shan
tung question was the beginning OF
an attempt by a group of republi
dis WIZ HoNS oSiNSo oii oSl VI
reservations to the league of ma
tions covenant to get together on a
reservation expressing the senate's
regret at the Shantung award.
The reservations which would be
proposed as substitute for the
foreign relations committees amend
ment will be discussed at a con-
ference of several republicans to- !
morrow
At tomorrow's session the COM
mittee will hear a delegation of
American negroes regarding the dis
position of Germany's African COZ
onies. Representatives of the Equal
Rights League and of the League of
Darker peoples of. the world are
among those expected to appear.
Senator Owen, democrat, Oklaho-
ma, who had expected to address the
senate today on the treaty, announc-
ed he would not speak until next +!
Wednesday. ,a -4