The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
FAN and McCumber, Republic
ans, Have Words Over Treaty.
New Mexico Scion Implied Nc
Cumber Hadn't Read Pact.
WON'T LET IT Be CHOPPED UP
Nelson, Also Republican, Says
Senate Won't Permit 1t.
Fall Charges Opponents With
Trying To Railroad Treaty.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Fall,
Republican. New Mexico, replying in
the senate today to an address yes
terday by Senator McCumber, Repub-
Hcan, North Dakota, criticising the
foreign relations committee for
amending the Shantung provisions of
the peace treaty, said senators who
had not read the treaty and did not
know its contents were the most in
sistent that it be ratified Immediately.
Soon after he began speaking Sem
ator Fall was interrupted by Senator
Nelson, Republican. of Minnesota,
who asked what he proposed to do
with the treaty.
Senate Won't Permit 1t.
There is no use attempting to chop
this treaty into mincemeat," declared
the Minnesota senator. IF. that is the
meat will be wiped aside by the
senate "
Get Into Personalities.
you take advantage of your age"
Fall retorted to Nelson.
I'm as young as any man in the
senate" said Nelson, who is over 10.
"Oh, well. there is second child
hood" said Fall.
Nelson demanded an explanation
and Fall apologized. adding that
Nelson. who is insistent on early ac-
ton, has himself delayed the treaty in
for an investigation of the disposition
of the Aland Islands.
Later interruptions of Senator Falls
speech by Senator McCumber led to
one of the bitterest exchanges since
the treaty debate began. Facing each
other at a distance of few feet the
two senators raised their voices and
pounded their desks to emphasize their
declarations.
Gets Under McCumber's Skin.
When Senator Fall said that Senator
McCumber had defended on the
ground of justice the award OF Japan
of goods stolen by Germany from
China" Mr.. McCumber sprang to his
feet and shouted: II deny that state
ment in toto as being absolutely and
unqualifiedly false. l have never tax
en- the ground that the act of Germany
was fair and moral"
you did defend the Shantung pro-
vision" retorted Senator Fall, land
claimed Japan had the right to take
| Shantung."
"And she derived that right under a
solemn pledge to return it, but you
/ leave that out of your statement re-
| Joined McCumber. -r.t.-
! Senator McCumber said that as Sen
ator Fall was prescribing for, the, con-
duct of senators. he should take some
of his own medicine, adding, land you
will take it before you are thru"
Railroading Treaty. He Says.
! Referring to statements by Senator
McCUmber that the committee had in
tended to slap Japan in the face
and make trouble by the Shantung
amendment, Senator Fall said he was
weary of having his motives i'm
pugned and of the efforts of some to
make the nation take the treaty just
as it came from the White House
typewriter with no more considera-
ton for the American people than was
shown the Germans when they signed
at the point of the bayonet."
IF l err" he continued. II err sin
cerely. 1 err thru an excess of patri-
otism. I err because I am an Amer
| lean"
The declaration started a wave of
| handclapping in the galleries which
drew the usual warning from the
| chair.
! Refers To Wilson's Reply.
Referring to President Wilson'S re-
i cent reply to twenty questions sub
mitted by him, Senator FAN said il
was his conclusion from the presi-
! dents response that Mr.. Wilson was
| so obsessed with the idea of getting
something like the shell of a league
of nations that he could not give at
| tention TO details of the treaty or
even the details of the covenant, add
ing that parts of the treaty were con-
strued differently by both the presi-
dent and Secretary Lansing. Senator
| Fall defended the committee action
in conducting hearings on the treaty.
declaring the document contained a
great mass of details regarding the
future of European boundaries and
peoples that the committee should
! know about.