The sun., 1919-08-13
PACT TO BE MADE\SAFE
Shantung Provision to Be
Changed, Substituting
"China" for Japan" f
HEARINGS NEARLY ENDED
Belief in Washington Is That
Paris Agreement Is Now
Doomed to Be Killed.
Special DespatcA to The sos.

Special Despatch 10 The Sun.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The Senate
Foreign Relations Committee held to-
day what may prove to be the last of
its public hearings In the effort to Sc
cure from the men who represented
this country at Paris illumination as
to the making and meaning Of the
treaty of peace and League of Nations
covenant
After three hours of fruitless ques-
tioning of David Hunter Miller, legal
adviser in the State Department. the
later said:
II think we will get no further in
formation and might as well take up
the detailed consideration OF the treaty
in the Senate. We have the votes here
to adopt the four Root reservations
and to put through the amendment
relating to Shantung. That cannot be
done by reservation; 1t must be an
amendment which will carry the treaty
back to the Peace Congress. There
are votes in the Senate TO adopt 1t
SO the treaty can be set down as GER
tain to go back to Paris,
IT am prepared to go as far as our
majority will allow us to go.
| First we will make the treaty safe
| for America by adopting these amend
ments and the Shantung reservation. But
that does not bind anybody to any course
after the treaty leaves the committee.
Anybody will be free to offer any amend
! ment or reservation he chooses To vote
| against the Shantung amendment will
be a mighty hard thing for any man to
explain afterward."
VIII Rush Report.
Mr.. Lodge said there was no ground
for reports that the treaty might remain
| a long time in committee without effort
to bring 1t out. He hoped II might be
reported in a week; certainly he would
devote all effort to getting II out as soon
as possible and he did not expect much
delay.
Republican leaders have been assured
directly, from Democratic sources that
there are number OF Democrats GER
tain to support the amendment relating
to Shantung II is not known in what
form this will be offered. The one ap-
parently most in favor is that which
would simply strike out the word
Japan" in several places in the para
graphs dealing with Shantung and sub
stitute China" thus simply giving to
China every interest, right and property
that had previously been given 70 Japan.
The fact that the treaty is likely to
come before the Senate soon is signifl-
cant In the mind Of close observers of
the fight of an increased confidence on
the part OF thick and thin opponents of
the treaty. There has been for somo time
a feeling that the opposition would seek
to keep II In the committee until 1t could
he reasonably assured of defeat after Il
got out
: Whether It shall be actually rejected
by the Senate in the final test, when a
two-third vote must be counted to pass
: It, or whether II shall be 50 amended
! as to send 1t back to Paris is, In the
; opinion of many, rather immaterlal. The
feeling is strong that II It Is forced back
. to the peace congress 1t Is as good as
. dead In its present form. The develop
; ing hostility to the instrument in other
countries, It is believed. will result in a
. food of amendments and reservations
by them which will compel a general
} decentralization and abandonment Of the
t ambitious plan to redistribute the world
| and then provide for It's future admin
l
istfation.
: Senator Hitchcock (Neb.). the Ad-
ministration leader. followed with much
3 interest the hearing in the Foreign Re
= lations Committee. One branch OF the
inquiry related to the comparative posi-
tions of the United States and the
. British Empire in the league. The EN-
pire has vote In the Assembly. and
Canada, Australia, New Zealand. South
onA haVa
controversy between two Powers sent tc
! the Assembly for decision the disputanti
are both barred from voting.
The committee wanted 20 know
whether in a controversy between q
British dominion and the United States
the United States and the dominion d.
I rectly involved would be barred from
: voting while the other five dominioni
would have their votes. Mr.. Miller was
uncertain but thought all the British
votes would be barred by reason of In
terest In the case.
The examination of Mr.. Miller by thu
committee opened with his statement
that he was a lawyer, special assistan
in the Department of State. He SAILED
with the House mission before the armis
tice and later was attached to the peac,
commission as one of its legal advisers
Did you have a part in drafting tn,
American plan for the League Of Ma
tions?' asked Senator Lodge,
: II think not" was the reply after som,
5 hesitation. IT was consulted and sub
y mitted a memorandum to Col. House be
Q fore / saw the draft of the American
! plan. 1 do not know what became O
that memorandum"
Plan Came From Wilson,
: Where did the Presidents plan com
v from?" asked Senator Lodge.
0 MilleT-I suppose from the President
0 discussed It somewhat with Col. House
3 1t appears to have been the same as tina
r recently submitted to the Senate by tn,
: President. No changes were made in !