The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19
PACT OPPOSED BY
HALF THE WORLD
Senator Borah Says Protests
Are Being Made by Fet-
tered Millions.
AGAIN ATTACKS JAPAN
Declares European News Agen-
cies Prevent Publication
Of Truth.
AGAIN ATTACKS JAPAN
spec.al pe.reteA to TIE srr.


the protests against the terms Of the
peace treaty will show that half the
population OF the world 10 arrayed
against these terms" declared Senator
Borah (Idaho) to-day In opening a
speech which dealt especially with con-
ditions In Egypt
Some OF these protests have been
suppressed. some are coming to belated
attention" he proceeded. 1T is q grave
enough responsibility we are under
taking in underwriting the settlement,
but when we IND that half the peoples
subject to the rule OF our own allies are
protesting It IL still more serious The
Coreans, the Chinese. the Egyptians, the
lrish-practically all the subject peo-
Piles have objected In some form to the
disposition made Of them.
Article x. of the league covenant has
been by some construed to mean that we
guarantee all States against external
aggression. But even SO. Article XI.
makes any war or threat OF war q
La to deal with n Everything that could
happen under Article X. could thus hap
pen by the application of Article XII
even II Article X. were stricken out II
y. were out but XII. remained In and
China should attack Japan, 1t would be
a threat of war and subject to the
leagues Jurisdiction. We would be con-
cerned in every quarter of the globe.
Japan's Big Gains.
The distribution made at Versatile,
was q distribution OF the territory o.
two hemispheres among three nations
Great Britain. France and Japan
Japan before It went to the peace con
gress had Ccrea. Formosa, the thre,
provinces Of Manchuria and Mongolia
In Shantung Il added q vitality importan
holding in the heart of China. placing
Japan practically In control OF the East
ern world. II the Shantung settlement
Is ratified and Japan carries out II
policy, the directing ana controlling in
| fuence In the Eastern Hemisphere will
be japan. Against that arrangement
until 1t is settled by war win stand thu
protests OF a third OF the earth"
But" interrupted Senator King
4, (Utah). lis II wrong TO concede that
Japan, which cannot turn TO America. &c
Australia, to New Zealand. must turn
somewhere, and therefore has q special
| interest In As,a7'
The Root-Takahira agreement espe,
cially avoided conceding TO japan q
special interest in China, while the Lam
s'ng-Ishii agreement grants IT," replied
Mr. Borah.
"If the Senator's theory be accepted"
interposed Senator Reed (Mo.). what
becomes Of the assumption that the ma
tons are to be protected under the
league? He accepts the baroaric theory
OF Japan that he who has the strength
may expand wherever he Will"
"I would not discuss these matters,
continued Mr.. Borah. but we wer'
called to underwrite the whole proceed
ing. At the threshold we are called tc
guarantee and perpetuate the whole ar
rangement Does the special interest
OF Japan IN China mean merely an In
terest based on propinquity or purpos'
| TO dominated II on propinquity then 4
might as we'll be declared also thai
China has q special interest In Japan
| which Japan would never allow.
BASED on Power.
Japan's position is simply based OF
| military power. Japan places her owl
| construction on II, says It means para
mountcy and by her acts IL already as
sorting paramountcy in the Orient"
Turning to Egypt the Senator reat
news articles on conditions there. Oh
serving they have been delayed four tC
I six weeks IN transmission. They show
the country In open rebellion agains
| English control Tracing down the stor,
of British control OF Egypt from 1881
| to date he proceeded: When the peac'
congress met Egypt attempted to sent
| delegates, but was denied the right
Those who went were informed. and ar
| practically imprisoned yet though tn
| world does not know the facts. Bacl
of them was the protest OF the whol'
people held by force. Turbulence and
bloodshed are everywhere, condition
that we are to look after under Articles
| X. and XII The whole East 10 seething
millions under the British nag are pro
testing.
by this war the British Empire hai
added a territory almost equal TO tina
4 Of the United States with SS,0O0,60'
people. This comes close TO us. 70
! when the league is operative their pro
| tests will be as much our concern a
England's Egypt will as easily call 70
our troops and intervention as win Mex
leo. OF the true conditions there W
learn, not by the accepted channels o
news information. but through specia
repre- sentstives of the people. who stea
out like fugitives. The great Reuter- anC
Hayas news agencies have for month";
kept the United States ignorant; wha
we learn is over the protest Of our owl
allies.
Coreans Outraged.
There have been four years OF devRs
tation and outrage in Corea as bad a
the worst performance of the Germans
yet we are told Jspan's rule has been
! blessing and believed II till the agent