Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-23
SENATOR HITCHCOCK so CHAR
AcTERlzEs SENATOR KNoxs
ATTACK ON TREATY.
"lNSANE FOREIGN POLICY"
amendment or Defeat Of the Treaty
Would Be Commercial and Flnan-
lal Disaster for America"
says Nebraska Senator.

TsesOnhDle, means the deIeat OF the
treaty, with all It's disastrous conse-
quences, Senator Hitchcock Of Nebras-
Ia made powerful speech in the sen
ate today urging chat the treaty DO
ratified without delay and without
amendment.
Referring 10 the recent speech OF
Senator McCumber, republican, Of
North Dakota, who voted against the
Shantung amendment in the foreign
relations committee, Senator Hitch
cock said:
He has shown that the proposed
amendment, instead of helping China,
deprives her of the benefit OF the
promises and concessions the United
States has sxacted from Japan. He
has shown that Japan Is already In
possession Of the German rights, priv
ilegss and leaseholds. He has also
shown that Great Britain and France
are under pledge to Japan to stand by
her IN her claim, and he has chal-
lenged the supporters Of the proposed
amendment to show how China can
possibly be benefited unless, when we
reject Japan's promises, we propose to
80 to war with her and drive her out
of shantung for the benefit of China.
7 think the senator from North Da-
kota ponclusively demonstrated the
folly of the proposed amendment as
FAR 40 II concerns China and the dan
ger that It involves to the United
States"
Senator Hitchcock then explained
he Inevitable results II the senate
should vote In favor OF the Shantung
amendment or any other. He said
that one Of two thinss would happen
either the president would refuse to
. further with the treaty, or he would
have TO submit the amendment to the
natious associated with the United
States In the war
Does any one believe" asked the
senator, "that the other nations would
ACCEPT the Shantung amendment"
He pointed out that Great Britain
has already ratified the treaty and is
under pledge to, Japan with reference
to shantung; that France is soon to
ratify the treaty and Is under the same
pledge to Japan.
Does any one suppose that japan
herself would submit to such Q hui
initiation before the eyes of the
worldf" asked Senator Hitchcock
"The answer IL simple" he asserted.
We would find ourselves out in the
cold, Isolated from the rest of the
world.
what then will the United States
do? What will those American states
men propose who stand for this meth
Cd of killing the treaty? Some OF them
Will say that congress can pass joint
resolution declaring a state of peace
with Germany. Others say the United
States can negotiate = separate and In
dependent treaty Of peace with Ger
many. Those who talk this way evil
IDENTIFY have no conception of the
enormous benefits and ADVANTAGES
which the United States derive from
this treaty which We wruns from Ger
many Ut the lannon's mouth. Neither
have they any conception of the diff
0ule6ss involved in negotiating new
treaty with Germany to establish the
terms Of peace and settle tho contro-
veries OF the war.
ITO my mind Il would be suicidal
for the United States TO throw away
the advantages and benefits provided
In this treaty. II would be disastrous
commercially and financially 1t
would put Us at an enormous disad-
vantage In our international relations
not only with Germany. but with those
nations which we would thus desert. |
They would remain bound together by
ties Of mutual interest. They would !
enjoy the benefits of the treaty and
would not be slow to take every ad- /
vantage of them They would resent
our desertion.
up to this point have discussed |
the possible defeat OF the treaty by
means OF proposed amendments to it.
That Is the real program and hope OF
the majority OF the committee on for
sign relations. II 10 for that purpose
that the treaty has teen locked up in /
cold STORAGE for so many weeks. The
enemies OF the league OF nations in 4
the senate are not many compared to
its friends. but they control the com.
mittee They have felt justified in
retaining the treaty in the com.
mittes, holding useless hearings and /
making killing amendments with the
full knowledge that amendments
would beat the treaty Just as effective
" as q refusal to ratify.
"A fsw. . very few. senators have
declared that they would vote against
the treaty because Of the league Of ma
tioas. but 1t has rems.ned for the sen
stor from Pennsylvania (Mr Knox TO
declared boldly asainst our particips
t5oa In the treaty settlement
-ro say that he has amazed the
eszatxy Is 10 put u mildly-he has
shocked the country.
-stranEsly enough aftsr noetAs Of