The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-18
SHERMAN tURtytty
JAP PANESE KAISER
RULING THE ORIENT
SENATOR ATTACKS SHANTuN0
PROVISION AND FEARS WE
MAY LOSE PHILIPPINES.

Washington, July 17.-Urging the sen.
ate to refuse compliance with the Shan.
tung provision In the peace treaty,
Senator sherman. republican, of Illinois,
declared today that the section giving
Japan control Of Shantung peninsula
so taints and poisons the professed al.
truism with which the League of Ma
tlons was heraldcd as to crown IT the
superlative treachery in the history of
modern times"
The provision asserted the speaker,
would aid Japan in becoming "the sabre.
rattler of the world,' and strengthen
her for the day when she might try.
| like Germany, for world empire. In such
an cventuality, he continued. and with
British ana Japanese interests in the
orient identical" the United States
might well look to the safety of the
Philippines.
"Why China should be exploited" he
said, "her territory absorbed in the guise
of leaseholds, her port cities dominated
by alien powers, her mining and railway
rights seized by Japan, does not appear
except under the rule of covetous desire
coupled with military force.
at is material to notice that under
the japanese constitution the emperor
has the supreme command of the army
and navy, declares war, makes peace,
and concludes treaties. The kaiser could
do no more in the days he menaced
Europe and the world 1t is as plain as
the MONDAY sun that the government
is autocratic and that it will add chi.
nesc province upon province, conces-
sion upon concession. until an Asiatic
kaiser will dominate the affairs of Asia
and the Pacific ocean.
IiarshnesS of Japan.
an 1897 Germany. processing eXas
peration by the murder of two eXiled
German missionaries by ignorant fanat
les in Shantung, sent Gcrmany's war
ships TO the bay. bombarded the ports,
landed troops and occupied the terri
tory. In settlement. she compelled the
Chinese government to sign a 99-year
lease with concessions for railway build
ing and mining. \ mere lease of prop
crty by one government to another does
not divest the lesser government of soy
ereignty over the territory so leased. ia
pan entered the war FOR the express pur-
pose Of driving the cermans out Of the
leased territory. The expulsion of Ger
many gave Japan no sovereign rights
there which she has since assumed.
"The harshness of japanese occupa-
ton. HE cruelties inflicted on the help.
less inhabitants. the seizure of property
ana the resulting lOoting. irresstihly
turn ones thoughts to the German con.
duct in Belgium. We dcnounce one in
measured terms. We are asked to APP
prove the other and declare it justified
in a holy cause.
Japan intends. we are told. in linn
tied time TO withdraw from Shantung
and return that country to the Chinese.
In every instance in which Japan has
pledged herself on the continent of Asia
to occupy temporarily she has made oc-
cupancy permanent. The United States
exercises sovereignty in the Philippines
Japan's expansion is seaward as well as
landward. Her ambition covers the Pa
cific ocean as we'll as the Asiatic main
land with Germany, in perpetual in
trigue, it is no far inference that n
practical partition resulting from a un-
ion of these two powers in Europe and
\ sa is no impossible event.
Charges Conspiracy.
"TaDan assumes sovereign rights over
Chinese territory. Mere refinement or
language or specious Interpretation will
not remove this impending truth Japan
will not surrender this advantage so
gained Article 10 and the portion of
the treaty relating to Shantung are twin
brothers of a common iniquity. They
speak the language of joint outrage
and bear the evidence of deliberate pre-
arranged conspiracy.
Great Britain bore a large part in the
war. The life.blood of Great Britain
is her foreign trade. We are without
ADEQUATE experience in foreign trade.
We are upon the threshold of that eE'
Great Britain is keenly OBJ
servant of our course. She has been
void of sentiment, and sometimes of hui
manitv. i'm breaking down and destroy
ing her rivals.
1--WE have denied Japan the right or
for her subjects. 1t is
wound to their pride. We are vulnera-
BILE in the Philippines. Our great friend
lives beyond in the people OF the Chlnese
In our day of peril it must
be remembered that the interests of
Great Britain and Japan in the orient
are identical.
1--WE can defend ourselves. 1t will be /
n heavy price TO pay, but it Will he
paid We may lose the Philippines. Our
greatest friend may then be the Chinese
-. ,,.l,o,, today we are asked to hui |