The sun., 1919-07-18
SHERMAN DEFENDS
CHINA IN SHANTUNG
Senator Calls Japanese Award
Superlatiye Treachery Of
Modern History.
MIKADO LIKE THE KAISER
Predicts Nipponese Will Try
to Dominate Orient and May
War on America.

WASHINGTON. July 17.-Urging the
Senate to refuse acceptance OF the Shan
tung provision In the Peace Treaty, Sem
stor Sherman (In), Republican. de-
clared to-day that the section giving
Japan control Of Shsntung peninsula 80
taints and poisons tho professed altru-
ism with which the League of Nations
was heraided as to crown 1t the superla-
tive treachery In the history Of modern
times"
The provision. asserted the speaker,
would aid japan in becoming the sabre
RATHER of the world" ana strengthen
her for the day when she might try.
like Germany. for world empire. In
such eventuality. he continued, and with
British and 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 allen Powers, her mining and rail-
way rights seized by Japan does not
appear except under the rule Of covet-
Gus desire coupled with military force.
1T Is material to notice under the
Japanese constitution tho 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.
"It Is as plain as the MONDAY sun
that the government Is autocratic and
that II will add Chinese province Upon
province. concession upon concession. un-
til an Adriatic kaiser will dominate the
affairs Of Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
Japan entered the war for the ex-
press purpose of driving the Germans
out OF leased territory. The expulsion
of Germany gave Japan no sovereign
rights there which she has since as
sumed.
The harshness of japanese occupa-
ton, the cruelties inflicted on the help
less inhabitants, the seizure OF property
and the resulting looting irresistibly
turn ones thoughts to the German con-
duct in Belgium. We denounce one In
unmeasured terms. We are asked to
approve the other and declare 1t tusti-
fed in a holy cause.
Japan intends. We are told, In
limited time to withdraw from Shantuns
and return that country to China. In
every instance In which Japan has
pledged herself on tho continent OF Asia
to occupy temporarily she has made
that occupancy permanent.
The United States exercises sover-
signty in the Philippines. Jspan's ex-
pansion Is seward as we'll as landward.
Her ambition Govern the Pacific Ocean
as well as the Asiatic mainland. With
Germany in perpetual intrigue. II Is no
far inference that a practical partition
resulting from union OF those two
Powers in Europe and Asia is no Inn
possible event
Article 10 and the portion Of the
treaty relating to Shantung are twin
brothers OF a common iniquity. They
speak the language Of 4 joint outrage
and bear the evidence Of deliberate pre-
arranged conspiracy.
We have denied Japan the right OF
migration for her subjects. II Is q
wound to their pride. We are vulner-
able in the Philippines. Our great friend
lies beyond in the people OF the Chinese
Republic. In our day of peril 1t must
be remembered that the interests Of
Great Britain and Japan in the Orient
are Identical.
I'VE can defend ourselves. II will
be a heavy price to pay. but 1t will b
paid. We may lose the philippines,
Our greatest friend may then be the
Chinese people. whom to-day We are
asked to humiliate and dismember."