Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-06
Forces Laying Plans For
Contest When Commit
tee Report is Made.
MINORITY REPORT BY
SENATOR HITCHCOCK
Campaign of Opposition to Combat Will
son Arguments During Swing
Around Circle to Begin Wednesday
NO Effort viii Be Made to Trail
President Across Country-Replies
to Be Made in Senate and Elsewhere.

Washir gton, Sept. 6.--With the
hearings by the foreign relations COM
mittee closed, attention turned today
to the efforts of the so-called mild"
and drastic" reservation advocates to
reach an agreement on the form
the proposed amendments should take.
In the meantime Chairman Lodge and
Senator Hitchcock were at work pre-
pairing the majority and minority re-
ports respectively, which they hope to
have ready next week.
Republicans opposed to unreserved
ratification of the treaty will begin a
campaign of opposition Wednesday.
Senator Johnson plans to speale'at In
dianapolis Thursday. st. Louis Friday
and Kansas City Saturday. Senator
Read will speak at Akron, O., next
week and Senator Wadsworth will
Speak in New York ,..
Senator PoindeXter plans an address
for Dunlirk, n. Y, Thursday, and
later will speak at Pittsburgh and
New York City. - .
In announcing plans for tic speech
making, the republican leaders said
there was no intention to "trar' the
president, but it was proposed TO reply
to his speeches both on the door of
the senate and elsewhere. .... --
I The Edge bill to create corporations
to finance American commerce abroad.
was before the senate today as the uu-
fiDis NED business.
Senator Norris, republican Of Ne
=, IL i,, f1,1 70 {HI, a,
on>~ehe claims of China to Shantung,
said that the president would not tell
the facts regarding the disposition of
that province because "it would cast
some reflection on the peace confer
ence."
Norris Grows SatjrieaI.
Supporters of the administration"
he said. dare not, because it would in
cur the displeasure of their great lead
er," SO the senator announced he would
relate the story of the t.oubled COM
munity.
In narrative form that usually be-
gins once upon a time" Senator Nor
ris told the story of Shantung. Thru
out his speech, which never changed
from it's allegorical style. nations were
referred to as individuals, Germany
being styled bill KAISER" Japan
Mr.. Japan" Great Britain, France
and Italy as John Bull" Mr. French"
and Mr.. Italian" while the United
States was named Miss Columbia
Bill Kaiser, pictured as a husky fel-
low, trained himself in the use Of fire.
arms with the idea Of despoiling his
neishbors, forcibly took the Shantung
farm from John Chinaman. and later,
when the other members of the COM
munity were engaged in publishing
MIR. Kaiser. Mr.. Jap. taking advantage
of Mr.. Katsers preoccupation, seized
the territory Mr.. Norris story includ-
ed a satirical account of the journeys
of Miss Columbia. who possessed a
beautiful voice and had a great com.
mand Of the English language"
Senator Norris declared that China
had greater cause for complaint
against the United States than against
the other judges, for the seizure Of
Shantung makes it impossible to bring
profitable measures to bear while
Japan is holding the country.