The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
TREATY GAINING SUPPORT

One by one the Republican Senators are an nouncing their intention Of voting for the treaty wit the Leage of Nations covenant and other provision without amendment. Thus far Senators McCumber Colt, Cappers, McNar.. Jones and others have an nounced that they will support the President, and it is believed that Senators Nelson, Kenyon, Edge Spencer and others will likewise support him. Thc belief is general that while the covenant of the League Nations may be amended with the Presi dents consent il cannot be amended without it. and will be ratified the final vote. Prediction are free that the treaty will be out of tho way before many weeks
 The opponents of the League have, generally speaking abandoned the objections heretofore raised except very few. The most objectionable pro visions be those which provide that a nation have fulfilled all her international obligation before withdrawing from the League. and the shan tung provision. The objectors contend that the United States should insist upon being the sole judge in all matters relating withdrawing from thu League, and that Japan has got unjust advantages China in the Shantung arrangement
 The answer 10 the objection to withdrawals from the League Of Nations is that any provision for the withdrawal of the United States must b. applicable to other countries, and the international obligation, that the treaty and League place upon European countries and charge the League witt enforcing constitute the essence of the present in ternational situation To permit withdrawal of Eur opean countries which will have fulfilled their international obligations until the provisions of the peace arrangements carried out would be to de strolu the epsass tse Many of the important mat hat have been subjects negotiations fer man kzA xNohtRE swoufd again become unsettled an6 further peace centTences and pegotiations would become .Enecessary, sWthdrawals now for instance before ae nteFhatonal obligations of the countrie. concerned haTG been fulfilled would undo the wor of the peace conference in Paris where the leadin statesmen and best brain Of the world have been engaged for months
 The Shantnng arrangement was admittedly was not or the other American delegates as the best solution of the problem l. found that Great Britain Franc and Russia had agreed through treaties that Japan was to get the German concessions in Shantung Pen insuia Japan refused be a party to any treaty that did not recognize that right. Khe recognition Of these treaties was urged by Great Britain an france, Japan agreed 10 waive the 99-year provis ion of the German lease of Shantung and to. talk, the concession for indefinite" term She refused to proceed further with the Allies in the peace ne eotations and the League of Nations if this con oession were not made and the American delegate, finally acceded to the request France and Great Britain to grant Japan the compromise she insisted upon
 While the statements of those who have inter viewed the President have not been very compre. hensive they would to convey the impression that the latter believes it necessary to allow Japan to exercise the concessions her in the treaty for while.
 The term of the arrangement in the Far East Of course would depend almost wholly upon the Chinese themselves. Whenever China works out strong and stable government and demands ths in certain parts of the country then will they probab cease Until that time it may be difficult to curl the aggressive spirit Japanese diplomacy and ac ton in China.