The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20
Statements to Senate Commit.
tee Called an Assault on
Honor Of Japan.
GREAT ALLIES INVOLVED
Imputation of Deception on
"Secret Engagements" Re-
scented by NJ. B. Mcintosh.

! Section Ct THE SUN on questions affect
! ing japan, has trritten the foIiotcin1 in
the to,m Of an open letter to Thomas
: r. Miliori In dnsicer to statements made
before the FOREIGN Relations Committee
: of the United States Senate:
II was hoped that you would have
. shown more discretion than to appear
: before the Foreign Relations Committee
: Of the United States Senate as you did
; on Monday OF this week and there In
: dulge in your supreme passion and really
: expose yourself and your true purpose.
+ but since you have selected this channel
/. this indictment of one o our allies il
3 behoovss those who see through such
attempts TO answer in complete frank
ness.
You may be able to hold the stage at
hearing OF the Foreign Relations Com
F, mttee, where out of respect for your
. supposed position as expert on the Far
East such a course would demand, but to
, expect the people at large to accept un-
: challenged your vicious and unjustifisble
: assault upon the integrity and honor of q
. friendly nation 10 inconceivable, and /
, here invite you to note the following
, comments. for which 1 assume full re-
> sponsibility. II you are the expert on
e Far Eastern AFFAIRS. as many believe, you
: will make a real contribution to our
knowledge by replying specifically to this
, letter.
You state according to yesterdays
SUN: Let the State Department at the
I request of the Senate call on the British
. Ax.II at, g. O..
concerning any as yet unpublished en-
gagements between France and Great
[, Britain on one side and Japan on the
~other whereby France and Britain are
bound to support Japan hereafter in her
efforts to retain her position in Shantung
, instead Of returning the Shantung rights
TO China, as she agrees in the treaty.
There is much reason to believe that
such secret engagements have been
made.
, IF the State Department knows moth
ing of them let the Senate request that
: K catcgoricai!y question the French and
British Governments and induce them to
disclose the facts Let il be understood
; that our disposition toward the Franco
; American pact TO maintain the European
balance OF power will depend very
, largely on their attitude regarding the
, Far East. They want something from
US at tilS tiiHc. 1ct tHtTl III eA-
change the pledge that IL in future a
conflict arises in the East over the set
, tlement of the great issues that are de-
. Veloping there they will take our side
, OF it, That is the method OF practical
world politics. That could be done with
= out changing a word in the treaty, with
out an Interpretation of reservation.
obtain these pledges and we would
I be insured that II ever the time came for
' To IN xrhn tha~ ~
cute her ultimate policy Of remaining in
China she would realize that she was
confronted by an overwhelming force and
, that 1t would not do TO repudiate her
agreements as to Shantung."
Honor of Allies Involved.
In your first suggestion your plan
amounts to an imputation o. the honor
Of not only our own Government but of
our allies as we'll You must know that
no matter what kind of agreements or
treaties. secret or otherwii.. have been
entered into by those nations who viii
comprise the league, their terms must
be made known to the league and be
approved In principle BY &. To make
use Of words as you have here which
carry the idea that there is good rea-
son to believe that our two stanch
allies have deliberately and are DELHI
erately deceivin,s US Is a course which
am afraid you will have great diff
Guilty In defending. Secret agreements
have been entered into I'm the past be-
tween nations as a matter of course
when that seemed necessary for their
mutual development and protection
perhaps some have bean made with in
ufgue as their basis. but simply be-
cause such have been known to have
been made in the past are we to origin
ate such suspicious and give them the
tone of international insult? Mr.. Mil
lard, what are you trying to do here
by suggesting such calumny? Is II
your purpose to contribute to the gen.
eral peace and harmony OF the world. or
are You in fact attempting to Islander
the peoples with whom we have fought
side by side through the war, and come
to know and to love. with the hope OF
mus building UP background of hypo-
tnetical fear and doubt, SO that we will
IN our madness seek even your wild and
extravagant panacea?
Our Pledge to France.
In our pledge of support to France
II is contingent upon her being made
The object of an unprovoked attack by
Germany. We are here referring 70
the possible activities of a nation with
whom We have been at war, not upon
the theory that perhaps Great Britain
might rise in her might some day and
start trouble with France. and ! ask
you TO defend your position when you
suggest the possibility of our having 10
lace dishonorable course taken by our
other ally, Japan. No one will Justify
you In this effort to create an issue
where none exists, and we are tired OF
your incessant endeavors to so obscure
the horizon and see only your mirage OF
war
II you wish to reha bilitate yourself
IN the esteem OF the peace loving com.
monwealth OF America you will be
obliged to turn your attention and your
remarkable powers TO a calling more In
consonance with the spirit of construc-
i've cooperation. Don't mislead yourself
with the notion that simply because you
nave been residing among a people
Nhere intrigue has become the order OF
the day that this necessarily applies Il
Japan 7 am surprised that an expert
on the Far East would knowingly place
MS knowledge OF common history In
such an untavorable light Arc you
ignorant or are you really trying tc
deceive US with this transparently alb
surd hypothesis? II the former, may
suggest that you consult the Encyclo'
pedia Britannica or any modern worl
OF this character and learn OF the faith
iul performance OF the International OBJ
LEGATIONS Of our slandered ally-Japan
these' believe, compare fayorably with