The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-27
Hitchcock Says It VIII Come
With Voting Down of All
Amendments During Sep
tember.
DANGER IN SHANTUNG
AMENDMENT is SEEN
Republican Member Foreign
Pelations c o m m i t e e
n Points Out Poisoned
| Dagger" in Proposal.


OF the peace treaty during September
defeat of the proposed Shantuns
amendment with the aid of at leasi
twelve republican votes. and voting
down of all amendments to the treaty
that might cause 1t to be sent back
for renegotiation was predicted today
by Senator Hitchcock. of Nebraska
senior democrat on the foreign rela-
tions committee. after a conference
with President Wilson.
Washington, Aug. 26-Declaring the
republican majority on the foreign re-
lations committee is attempting by the
Shantung amendment to drive the
poisoned dagger" into the peace trea-
~ and place the United States in the
position OF a sbig bully Senator Nc
Cumber. of North Dakota, only repub-
lican member of the committee who
voted against the amendment. asked
the senate today TO overrule the COM
mit.ee's action.
The amendment provides that for
mer German rights to Shantung go to
China instead of Japan. Senator Nc
Cumber said the amendment put ia
pan i'm a position where she cannot do
what she promised to do without APP
pearing to be forced to do it, He said
the League OF Nations guarantees Ja-
pan will return China's rights and that
no other nation will rob China. He
asked IL the United States Is going to
war single handed against Japan to
prevent her doing to China what the
United States allowed other nations to
do.
''Ts II an act of true friendship to
China or a mere political move to de-
feat the treaty" McCumber asked
.'If it's sponsors now fail to come for
ward and openly pledge that If Japan
is driven out of this treaty, then the
United States viii proceed singlehand-
ed and alone to drive Japan out OF
China. and drive Japan out of the
league by insulting her honor. Re-
lieve her from her treaty by breaking
it first yourselves and thereby INSTALL
ing her in her impregnable position of
right OF conquest and China is DOOM
ed" McCumber said
Senator Borah, replying, attacked
Japan's record in far eastern diplo-
macy. and declared there is every rea-
son TO believe Japan is not acting I'm
good faith in her promise to return
Shantung to China.
Washington. Aug 2s-Another
amendment to the peace treaty was
adopted today by the foreign relations
comm Htee. which voted to Z to elimi-
nate the United States from member
ship I'm the International commission
which viii determine the boundary be-
tween Germany and Belgium.
amendment was one Of series
OF a similar nature presented by Sem
ator Fall. republican. OF New Mexico.
proposing elimination of American
representation on such commission.
The committee divided along party
lines. all the democrats voting in the
negative. Senator McCumber. repub-
lican. OF North Dakota. who voted with
the democrats against the Shantung
amendment Saturday. was not present.
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee prepared today to begin two
days or work on proposed amendments
10 the peace treaty. Members thought
there was little chance that n report
would he possible before an extended
series OF public hearings begin on
Thursday.
Among the proposed amendments at
the head OF the committees calendar
We're several presented by senator
Fall. republican. OF New Mexico. de-
signed TO eliminate American repre-
senfation from various European com
missions set up under the treaty. Dur
inH< tho day Senator McCumber. OF
North Dakota. a republican member
or the committee. viii speak in the
uauaf@ AGAINST the arnaudrant to 49,
Shantung provision adopted by the
coy-raittae Saturday