White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
Senator McC umber Protests
in Senate Against Sha,tung
Amendment to Treaty.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA


Der, for twenty years Republican n
ator from North Dakota, in n speech
In the senate. charged that the ma
3ority of the foreign relations commit
tee ID trying to kill the peace treaty
and the league Of nations. senator
McCumber spoke after his second
breach with the opponents Of the
treaty IA 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 COMMITTEES
which voted to strike u Japan
and insert China in the three sec
lions awarding the Shantung PENN
sula.
why did the majority Of this COM
niittee pause in the midst of their
hearings TO make this particular
Amendment asked Senator Mccum-
Der. THE purpose is apparent. 1t
is 10 signify TO The country that The
senate is hostile TO this treaty. 1t.
Is to put Japan In position where she
cannot without an appearance of be-
ing coerced. do what she has prom
toEh ~ W.. ~ ID W 1tait NAONDA ~
tween 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.
rs 1t an act of true friendship
toward China or a mere political move
A. Al. S-Aa n les ennnanra
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-wih renew
this world war and send our soldiers
into the Orient to fight for her. then
by this act they are betrayine China
with a false kiss.
IF on the other hand they declare
they will make war to drive japan
out OF China, to prevent Japan re-
ceiving only those rights which the
other great nations of the world have
reserved. then they are proclaiming
a policy which they have assailed as
| being the most wicked part OF the
league of nations-a policy of inter
ference with the quarrels of the old
world. Worse thar that, while they
violently condemn a joint agreement
with the other great white nations Of
the world to shield the greater white
races from annihilaiion. they would
send our sons To death to defend the
| Inferior yellow races whom they claim
TO be so Inferior as to be unfit to
associate with ns.
Either we will bring both Japan
and China into this league of nations.
which by the cry terms OF its pro
visions will compel Japan to return To
China all the German rights acquired
By Japan. not only by conquest put
BY the solemn agreement made by her
with China herself, or you will dr1ve
Japan out Of this treaty wherein she
will not be bound by the obligations
which she would assume by Joining
the league. and where she will De
holding the German territory. and all
the German interests by the right OF
e-onnuest 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 ~ influence Of other pow
ers.
with this league of nations china
obtains an assurance which Is tanta-
mount 70 a guaranty by all the world
that no only will Japan return to
China what Germany wrested from
her in 1898. but henceforth and so
| long as fhis league shall last no other
| nation shall rob China of n inch OF
her territory or exercise n control
over her people Inconsistent with the
claims Of complete independence ana
sovereignty"
senator McCumber then recited the
history of the several treaties under
which Japan look over the German
rights In Shantung. promising to re
store them to China. He then said:
"By this amendment you declare
that Japan cannot be trusted to keep
sacred her word, given not only to
CHINA alone but also given to the
Tinted States and every other impor-
tant nation by reiterated deciarati0ns.
There IL but one honorable. upright
aud proper course to be pursued by
al the great nations Of the world,
irc,uding China and japan. Let China
keep her treaty give Japan an oppor-
trinity to do what she has pledged her
national honor to do; cease this at
tenpt 70 juggle this country into war
with Japan defeat this proposed
amendment which arrogates to our
selves the right to annui a treaty be-
tween China and japan and sets at
naurht n treaty made during the stress
of hattie between our c~o-belllgerents
and Japan before we entered into the
war; bring japan and China into this
world league and as sure as the sun
shall rise tomorrow japan will keep
her plighted faith. China VIII receive
complete present justice and assured
future protection. 49,.
son the other hand, force this
hreach of contract by China; drive
JaDan out OF this league by insulting
her honor: relieve her from her treaty
nv first breaking 1t yourselves and
thereby installing her In her impreg-
nahle position Of right Of conquest
and China is doomed. The other Euro
mean nations cannot help her because
they are tied by their own treaties and
Won will not make war on Japan to
help China after she has broken her
treaty.