The sun., 1919-10-15
SENATOR WARNS
CIVILIZATION OF
NIPPON MENACE
Lodge Reveals Persistent
Breaking of Treaties to
Build Up New Power.
SHANTUNG AN INCIDENT
Makes Powerful Appeal to
Protect China and Save
Peace of Universe.
spec.a, pespatcA 10 Tue sux.


WASHINGTON. Oct. IA. Senator
Lodge (Mass.) in a strong speech
dealing with the Far Eastern situation.
and especially with the peace treaty's
cession of Shantung to Japan, warned
the Senate and the country to-day
that Japan is fast building up an i'm
perialistic power in the Pacific that,
unless its menace is recognized and
curbed. will surely cause the world to
confront a new outbreak Of universal
war.
Persistently and relentiessly reach
ing out for control Of the resources
and man power of China. he said.
Japan ultimately will employ those
resources and that human power to
endanger the safety Of the whole
fabric Of Western civilization, Eu-
ropeRn and American alike.
TT is impossible" he declared. ito
understand how any conscientious
American can consent to treaty that
win extend the power Of such a nation
n Japan over China. when the United
States deliberately drew China into the
war with at least an implied promise
to assist and protect her at the peace
conference" ---'--F=-
Mr.. Lodge reviewed in detail the
record Of Japan an a maker of inter-
national agreements that were after
ward violated. The history of her re-
lations with 'Corea, Manchuria- Mon
golia and China were set forth as DEM
onstrating that the fundamental pol
icy of Japan had been STEADY, relent-
less aiming to get ultimate control Of
the vast population and great terri
tory Of China"
Important Paper. withheld.
In the course Of his address Mr.
Lodge referred to the difficulties under
which. the Senate had labored in deal
ing with the treaty by reason of tn
persistent unwillingness Of the Presi
dent to submit to 1t documents tina
we're absolutely necessary to the Sen
ate's understanding Of the genesis an'
significance of many provisions of tn
treaty. He referred especially to tn
refusal to communicate documents re
lating to the rapidly expanding contro
of the Chinese railroads by Japan.
what reason was offered for no
giving the Senate this information?
was interjected.
"The Senator from Connecticut (Mi
Brandegee) knows the phraseology bet
ter than l." replied Mr.. Lodge.
whereupon Mr.. Brandegee said:
The letter from Secretary Lansing 4
reply to my request for that repoI
stated that the report had never re
ceived the approval of the Department
of State But the report was made t
the Department of Commerce. not I
tho Department Of State. For som
reason do not know It found Its wa
10 the Department of State. and thar
was refused to the Senate on tn
grounds. first, that It had never n
ceived the approval of the DepartmeI
OF State. and that therefore the Set
yetary did not wish Il to obtain publicit!
There was an intimation also that SON
diplomatic negotiation was going @
with, China with which this might II
terfere. The President In replying
the Senate's resolution asking Tor II
report said he did not think 1t con
patible with the public interest"
Would Await Needed Document
'T had hardly supposed" pursue
Senator Reed, that the Senate WI
70 be barred from seeing anything b.
ha
of the Secretary of State. That seen
to me a new doctrine I think Il
Senate Is entitled to every paper al
every document bearing upon Il
treaty. The Senate can be just as muS
expected to respect necessary secrecy
GAN the State Department So far
am concerned think considerati'
or the treaty ought TO be laid asi,
absolutely until the Executive places q
Senate In possession of the papers. Th'
have been withheld without precedent
Justification. To expect the Senate
pass upon an important document wit
out knowing the facts IL to expect &
Senate to submit TO being played I
tool with. I am tired OF dealing wi
the case without the papers. and thii
tine Senate ought to take that attitude
"Will the Senator from Massachuset
inform u.s." inquired Senator La Fe
lette (wis.), whether this 10 the on
paper connected with the treaty whi
the Senate has been refusedf'
''oh. no." replied Mr.. Lodge. ''V
were refused practically everything ,
asked for except two drafts OF [
American plan for the League OF N
tionA One of these was called I
American draft, the other the compost
draft Mr.. Bullitt In his testimo
A added a number of other drafts TO I
collection. so that we are rather W
supplied with drafts of the Americ
pian--whieh was discarded There W
also sent TO US. after some acutens