The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
800 SAVE GH|Nh
FROM FRIENDS
eENATOR MCUMBER PROTESTS IN
eRNATE AGAINST 0hANTUko
AMENDMENT TO TREATY.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
REPUBLICAN SENATOR AseERrs
OPPONENTS OF PEACE TREATY
ARE TRYING TO KILL IT.
(By Edw. B. ciark.)

Wy .O"s St0t NJ
Washington, August a6.-senator
McCumber. for twenty years repubH
can senator from North Dakota. In .
speech in the Senate today. charged
that the majority Of the foreign rela-
tons committee is trying to kill the
peace treaty and the league OF nations.
Senator McCumbsr spoke after his
second breach with the opponspts Of
the treaty on Senate committee On
foreign relations. n tha presapt
breach the senator 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
warding the Shantung peninsula.
why did the majority Of this oomr
mittee pause in the midst Of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment asked Senator McCum-
Der. The purpose II apparent. It IL
to signify to the country that the Sen
Ate is hostile to this treaty. 1t is to
put Japan in = position where she can
not without appearance OF being CO
creed do what she has promised to do.
It is to create trouble between this
country and Japan. and thereby send
the first dagger thrust into the body
Of this treaty. am satisfied that no
greater blow could ever be struck
against the real interest Of China than
by such an amendment.
III. on the other hand. they declare
they will make var to drive Japan out
of China. to prevent Japan receiving
only those rights which the other great
nations " the world have received.
then they are proclaiming = policy
which they have assailed - being the
most wicked part OF the league Of ma
tions, q policy OF Interference with the
Quarrels OF the old world. Worse than
that. while they violently condemn .
Joint agreement with the oeher great
white nations Of the world to shield
the greater white races from annihila.
ton. they would send our sons to death
to defend the inferior yellow races
which We claim to be 90 inferior to US
- to be unfit to associate with.
Either we will bring both Japan
and China into this league Of nations.
which by the very terms Of its provt-
sions 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
viii o be bound by the obligations
which she would assums by joining the
league. and whore she will be holding
the German territory and all the Ger.
man interests by the right OF con.
quest, 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 tho
sphere Of influence Of other powers.
With this league Of nations. China
obtains an assurance which Is tanta.
mount to Z guaranty by al the world
that not only will japan return to
China what Germany wrested from her
in 1898. but %henc-forth and 80 long
as this league shall last no other IA
tons shall rob China Of n inch Of
her territory Or exercise Any control
over her people inconsistent with the
claims Of complete independence and
sovereignity."
Senator McCumber then recited the
history Of the several treaties under
which Japan took over the German
rights in shantung. promising to 70
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 United
States and every other important ma
ton by reiterated declarations. There
II but one honorable. upright and
proper course to be pursued BY all the
great nations of the world. including
China and Japan. lot China keep hei
treaty. give japan IN opportunity to do
what she has pledged her national
honor to do. ceass this attempt to
juggle this country into war with Jap
a.. defeat this proposed amendment
which ayroSates to ourselves the right
TO annual . treaty between China and
japan. and sets ct nAught . treaty
made during the stress Of battle b.
tween our co-bsllissrsnts and japan
before ~ entered into the wsf. Bring
Japan and China into this world
league and. - sure - the sun shall
rise tomorrow. Japan will keep her
plightsd faith. China win receive com.
plete present Justice and assured t.
ture protection.
"On tho other hand. force this
breach Of contract BY China; drive
Japan ont OF this league BY insultins
her honor: relieve her from her treaty
by first breaking It yourselves. ana
thereby installing her in her tmpregn-
able position Of right Of conquest, aAA
China 10 doomed. The other European
nations cannot help her. because they
ar tied By their own treaties, and you
In nnA nakA nay m Ianan Ia hol0