The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-11
GOD SAVE CHINA
FROM FRIENDS
Senator McCumber Protests
In Senate Against Shaniung
Amendment to Treaty
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA

AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA.
Republican Senators Asserts That
Opponents OF the Peace Treaty In
the Senate Are Trying To XIII It.
Washington, Aug. 26. Senator No
Cumber, for twenty years Republican
senator from North Dakota, in a
speech In the senate today, charged
that the majority Of the foreign rela-
lions committee is trying to kill the
peace treaty and the League Of Ma
lions. Senator McCuinber spoke after
his second breach with the opponents
of the treaty on the senate committee
on foreign relations. In the present
breach Senator McCumber voted alone
with the supporters of the treaty and
against the majority Of the committee
which voted to strike out Japan and
insert "China" in the three sections
awarding the Shantung peninsula.
why did the majority Of this com
mittee pause In the midst Of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment?' asked Senator Nc
Cumber. .1The purpose is apparent.
II Is to signify TO the country that the
senate Is hostile to this treaty. 1t Isl
to put Japan In position where she
can not without an appearance Of be-
ing. coerced do what she has promised
to do. 1t is to create trouble between
this country and Japan and thereby
send the first dagger thrust into the
body Of this treaty
II am satisfied that no greater blow
could ever be struck against the real
interests Of China than by such an
amendment.
us 1t an act Of true friendship to-
ward China or mere political move
to defeat the treaty? II it's sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that If Japan is driven out of
this treaty then the United States will
proceed single-handed and alone to
drive Japan out Of China--will renew
this world war and send our soldiers
into the Orient to fight for her, then
by this act they are betraying China
with a false kiss
III, on the other hand, they declare
they will make war to drive japan ont
OF China, to prevent Japan receiving
only those rights which the other
great nations of the world have re-
ceived then they are proclaiming 4
policy which they have assailed as be-
ing the most wicked part Of the
League Of Nations a policy of inter-
ference with the quarrels Of the old
world Worse than that, while they
violently condemn a Joint agreement
with the other great white nations OF
the world to shield the greater white
races from humiliation they would
send our sons to death to defend the
Inferior yellow races whom we claim
to be so inferior as to be unfit to asso-
ciate with us.
Either we will bring both Japan
and China into this league of nations,
which by the very terms Of its provi-
si0ns will compel Japan to return to
China all the German rights acquired
by Japan, not only by conquest but by
the solemn agreement made by her
with China herself, or you will drive
Japan out Of this treaty wherein she will
not he bound by the obligations which
she would assume by Joining the
league, and where she VIII be holding
the German territory and all the Ger
man interests by the right OF CONQUEST
and with the broken word of China.
she can work her way to the very
limit of subjugation Of all the Chinese
territory not now within the sphere Of
influence of other powers With this
League Of Nations China obtains an
assurance which is tantamount to a
guarantee by all the world that not
only will Japan return to China what
Germany wrested from her In 1898.
but hencef0rth and so long as this
league shall last no other nation shall
rob China Of one inch OF her territory
or exercise and control over her people
inconsistent with the claims Of COM
plete independence and sovereignty"
Senator McCumber then recited the
history Of the several treaties under
which Japan took over the German
rights In Shantung. promising to re-
store them to China. He then said
BY this amendment you declare
that Japan can not be trusted to keep
sacred her word Given not only to.
China alone but also given to the
United States and every other Inn
portant nation by reiterated declara-
tions.
"There is but one honorable, upright
and proper course to be pursued BY all
the great nations Of the world, includ-
Ing China and Japan, Let China keep
her treaty; give japan All opportun-
ity to do what she has pledged her
national honor TO do cease this at
tempt TO juggle this country into war
with Japan !; defeat this proposed
amendment which arrogates to our
selves the right to annul treaty be-
tween China and Japan and sets at
naught treaty made during the stress
Of battle between our co-belligerents
ana Japan before we entered into this
world league and as sure as the sun
shall rise tomorrow Japan will keep
her plighted faith, China will receive
complete present Justice and assured
future profeetion.
"On the other hand force this breach
of contract By China drive Japan out
of this league by insulting her honor Z: