New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

smaller nations and peoples of the
world. without now being bound to in
sist on the rights, territorial and
otherwise, Of those nations and peo-
pies being preserved.
~ do not agree with those who con-
tend that the league Of nations would
commit US to future foreign wars, or
roe Doctrine or upon essential Amer
lean or domestic rights. believe the
league will do much to insure perma-
nent world peace"
McNary for Covenant
McNARY, REPUBLICAN: II am sat
isfed with the treaty and the league
Of nations covenant as signed in Paris
The signing of the treaty is welcome
ment will be ratified by the Senate In
virtually its present form. There may
be explanatory reservations adopted by
the Senate, but not amendments which
would nullify any part Of the treaty
or strip from it any section Of the
league covenant.
II have no objection to league op-
ponents in the Senate being allowed
to explain their constructions or in
depreciation of the treaty, but l GER
tainly would object to any revision
being attempted by the Senate that
would materially change or nullify any
portion of the document"
China Betrayed, Says Borah
BORAH, REPUBLICAN,: Gin view of
the great wrong which we helped
perpetuate upon China, the President's
statement about respecting nationali-
ties and justice to all peoples is the
most remarkable statement ever made
by President or any public man to
the American people. The Shantung
affair is perhaps the most complete
moral backdown in the history of
treaty-making.
China was our ally She went into
the war upon our advice and upon the
assurance of our government that she
would be fully protected in her rights
at the peace conference. In the face
of this assurance and in the face Of
her manifest rights, we consented to
transfer what, in effect, is one Of her
richest provinces, inhabited by nearly
40,0OO,000 Cinnamon, to her pronounced
enemy, japan. Valuable rights, fran
chises and Chinese territory were de-
llberately transferred against the pro-
test of the Chinese people.
"The peace conference went so far
as to refuse China a hearing. China
was helpless and Japan was strong
and we consented that China should be
robbed in the house of her friends.
We have wronged her as the United
States would be wronged should the
old Commonwealth of Massachusetts
be delivered over to some foreign
power
"Now we have not only, like Saul of
DID, consented to the crime, but we
have agreed by the league of nations
to underwrite it and to perpetuate it,"
MCCORMICK, REPUBLICAN,: "The
Presidents message is a very general
statement. Certainly it offers no specific
reason to hope for dominion, autonomy
or independence for the Irish or any
other people"
Calder for Reservations
CALDER, REPUBLICAN,: 81 favor
reservations to the league of nations
covenant and l am quite sure they will
be made in the Senate. l believe there
ought to be a reservation after Sec
ton X. This could be done through
qualifying resolutions which would
have the effect of eliminating it from
the treaty; or America could recog-
nize through a reservation Section X,
but at the same time make it explicit
that other nations would not be COM