The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
Japan to Announce Intentions
In Taking Over of Shantung
May Help Cause of Treaty
Ratification in u. S. Senate
Prohibition Now Declar-
ed to Have Become Factor
In the Situation

| " WASHINGTON, August i-Japan's
! intentions in tho Chinese province Of
ShantunE. whore She is given control by
| the Versailles treaty. soon aro to be set
| forth in Il formal declaration from tho
Toxic government. according to infor-
nation received todCy III official circles 3
hcrr.
declaration was not forecast. il was as
sum"d il would follow tn" limos Of the
repeated statements # japanese states
mon that tho province eventually is to
hN returned to China. In some quarters
| u was believed Japan might oven set a
! dat" for tho restoration and acknowlcdgc
ruhllNl IN" secret understanding she IS
said 10 have with China on that subject.
May Ala Ratification.
| Tho reported decision Of the japanese
! government 10 make known its purposes
/ is believed 10 be the cutgrowth Of in
formal diplomatic conversations between
Washington ara Toxic rejecting tho
American governments desire that all
III" facts in the case br GiYcn to tho
public. President Wilson has told many
senators that complete exposure Of the
! case would throw new light on the
Sii'ttlNNllf~ IIpN ISlbI, WINCH mas DFCn one
/ Of tho points Of attacy in senate oppo-
sition 10 the treaty's ratification
Although It had been known for sew
! eral days that a development was immi-
ncnt. there had been much speculation
in senatorial and diplomatic circles
whether the japanese government itself
would speak on the subject or would re-
main silent and permit the disclosure Of
Japan's promises regarding ShantunE 10
como from Mr.. Wilson. Tonight coniec-
ture had shifted to the questions whether
the Jaoancse declaration would he con-
sider"d by the president as fully diSclcs-
ing the situation and what effect II would
have on the prospect OF ratification Of
the treaty.
Prohibition q Factor.
Ncws Of tho expected development re-
garding Shantung reached tho capitol
after tho Foreign Relations oommitco
had opened the wry 70 other Important
disclosures by asking Secretary Lansing
10 come before It Wednesday to discuss
features OF tho treaty. II is expected
the sessions will be public and that sornc
of the committee members will want tho
secretary &c trl much 81 tho inside story
Of how tho treaty. with its League Of
Nations covenant, was drawn up at Yer
saillcs.
With the rc-assemoling as the Senate
after tho week end recess there was
much discussion among senator's as to
the possible erect o: tho prohibition is
sue on the ratification fight. The sub
jet became conspicuous through an In
tcryiew between representative of tho
liquor interests and Senator Hitchcock
Democrat. Nebraska. leader Of tho pro-
treaty forces. at which the former Is
said to have urged that peace would be
concluded SO President Wilson could
suspend wartime prohibition.
Liquor Lined Upa
Senator Hitchcock said hc told his
caller that the only way state Of peace
could be established was ny ratification
or the treaty and remarked that ratifca-
ton was eeinE opposed by some senators
with whim the "wcts' had been intlu-
cntial.
Ever since President Wilson made II
clcar a month ago. that hC considered II
irnpossihlc TO declare mobilization COM
pIcte and thus make prohibition susp"n-
sion possible until peace has been cstab-
lshcd. treaty opponents have charged
that the liquor interest were being lined
I'D to force ratification. Senator Hitch
cock said today. however. that there had
been no effort Of that sort and none was
contemplated.
Hitchcock's Revelation
Mr Hitchcock said the call from the
liouor agent was entirely at tho lattcrs
solicitation and that the treaty had been
4 discussed only after the agent had asked ;
him to use his influence with the presi-
dent to have prohibition suspended. This
tho senator said nc refused to do.
Although the senate spent mcst or its |
day discussing the high cost of living !
Senator Sterling. Republican. South !
Dakota, made n speech announcing he f,
could not vote FOR tho treaty without !
reservations and Senator sherman, Re-
publican. Illinois. criticized President |!
Wilson for his attitude regarding Fiumc !
Senator Swanson. Democrat: Virginia; !
put into tho record n letter from David |
Hunter Miller, who was connected with !,
the league Of nations section Of tho 3
peace treaty declaring II tho intention ,
Of the covenant that any nation W .:hng ,
TO withdray should itself Judg" whether /
its obligation had been fulfilled
Continuing its questioning OF cconom- .
ic advisers to the Versailles conference .
the foreign relations Comm.tt"" today .
heard Norman Davis relative to finan-
cial provisions of the treaty.