Evening star., 1919-10-14
|MR. LODGE WARNS
j. S. Of JAPANESE
Tells Senate She Is Building
Far Eastern Empire Which
Will Imperil.
HAS FAILED IN PLEDGES

Japan is building 1ar eastern en-
pire which will become "a peril to
America" and threaten the safety of
the world. Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts. the republican leader, de-
adoption of his amendments to the
peace treaty under which German
rights in Shantung would be returned
to China instead of being awarded to
Japan.
Steadily and relentlessly Japan is
gaining control of China, Senator
Lodge said and he predicted that she
would use China's vast man-power to
endanger the safety of both America
and Europe.
ator Lodge, how any conscientious
American can consent to any act or
treaty that will extend the power of
such nation as japan over country
like China. especially when the Unit
ed States deliberately drew China into
the war with at least an implied If
not an express promise to give assist
ance and protection at the peace con-
ference.
Japan's Vital Omissions.
The principal argument made by
those who sustained the delivery Of
control of Shantung to japan .
is that Japan has promised at differ
ent times to return 1t to China. What
ever promises she has made .
were all marked by one vital omis-
sion. In no instance do I find that
Japan ever fixed a time when she
would actually return the province to
what japan is likely to do it is neces-
sary to consider what she has done
for twenty-five years."
Japan was charged by Senator
Lodge with breaking innumerable
pledges regarding her course in China
door policy. destroying foreign COM
merce in Manchuria and Korea Her
fundamental policy, he said, had been
steady. relentless aiming to get ulti-
mate control of the vast population
and great territory Of China"
'steeped in German Ideas
"As it has been in the past. so it
will be in the future in regard to
Shantung." he continued. Japan is
stepped in German ideas and regards
war as an industry She means to
exploit China and build herself up
until she becomes a power formida-
BILE to all the world. She will use
ultimately the practically unlimited
man man po"eI VI Cnina Ior military pur-
poses just as Germany and Austria
used In their armies the man power
of the 26.000,000 Slavs, who were
utterly opposed to German domino.
ssn,;,,is. eiSn; e promote their schemes Of
Japan will be enabled to con-
will threaten the safety OF the-world.
She IL already advancing In Siberia.
Ahd, with her control there and China
developed as. she means to develop
1t. she will threaten Europe
Greatest Menace to q. s.
But the country that she would
menace most: would be our own, and
unless we carefully maintain a very
superior navy in the Pacific the day
Will come when the United States
VIII take the place Of France in an
other great war to preserve civiliza-
tion.
But there Is one other reason even
more decisive to my mind than this.
It is a great wrong. this giving of
Shantung over to the control of
Japan. Morally 1t is indefensible. and
1t Is no answer to say that we failed
70 object to the German seizure Of
Shantung. AS a matter of fact the
open door policy Of Mr.. Hay was the
reply to the German movement and
for the time arrested it. The Presi-
dent has gone out OF his way to say
that just 80 we could trade with these
stolen territories we are willing to
let them be stolen.
Criticises Attack.
This attack upon the dead is the
most repulsive of all those attacks
which the President has seen fit to
make. If ever there was a disinter
ested policy it was that of Mr.. Hay.
we got nothing from it whatever that
al the world did not get. The inten-
tton of the policy was to save China
and prevent further extension Of for
eign acquisitions Of Chinese territory
But even il 1t had been otherwise
1t would be no answer to what II is
now proposed to do by this treaty. to
say that we should have interfered
wrongs never made a right"
Ultimate Effect of Award.
Few realize the significance or ulti-
mate effect of the Shantuns award.
Senator Lodge declared. picturinr' az
q parallel to Japan's economic ri9hts
the situation II Great Britain had aim.
liar privileges In this country. "The
springs to ones nn mtnd" %c:t ,s naturally .a;a
.i'iiiob nc SdlQ, is
the assumption, that Great Britain.
with her control of Canada, which is
less rigorous control than Janan
exerts over Manchuria or eastern
inner Mongolia, were to hold under
her control the port of New YorL
all the wharves. all railway terminate
also. including our two principal rail.
roads, the management of orr CEN
trail customhouse. post office cahie
terminals. telegraph and teiephone
administrations. the absolute owner
ship and control of the Pennsylvanio
railway through to Chicago. with tha
right to extend 1t at least an far
west as Kansas City; the prior riaht
to finance or build and furnish snnt
plies to all railroads; of imnortsp+
mines. present and future. In that
territory. and any other lmprove.
ments that our people. through this
government, might Contemplate max
Ing In any of that territory north NJ
Washington and east of Chicago MO
vtded Great Britain would 6erforu
this work for us as cheaply an anv
other responsible bidder. '
Before acceding to this aact,o, .r
tne peace treaty the Senate should
carefully note what such grin ~
Great Britain would mean not onIv
TO the United States, but to ali othay
nations OF the world wishing 70 A.
business with the United States"
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