Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-04
SAVE CHINA
| FROM FRIENDS"
Ssnaior McCumbef Protests In
Senate Against Amend
ment 10 Treaty.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
Republican Senator Asssrss Thss o.
!. penents Of the Peace Treaty IN
the Senate Are Trying
4 10 KIN o.
AGAINST lnTEREsT OF CHINA


Cor twenty years Republican senator
from North Dakota. In q speech In the
senate el. ed that the major
ity OF the - Ign relations committee
Is trying to kill the peace treaty and
the league Of nations. Senator Nc
Cumber spoke after his second breach
with the opponents Of the treaty on
the senate committee on foreign re-
iafions. In the present breach Sena-
tor McCumber voted alone with the
supporters Of the treaty and against
the majority OF the committee which
voted to strike out Japan" and In
sert .,China" In the three sections
awarding the Shantung peninsula
"Why did the majority Of this COM
mittee pause In the midst of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment" Senator McCumber ask
ed. "The purpose Is apparent. II
II to signify to the country that the
senate Is hostile to this treaty. II Ii
10 put Japan In a position where she
cannot without an appearance Of be-
ing coerced do what she has promised
to do. II Ia to create trouble between
this country and Japan and thereby
send the FIRST dagger thrust into the
body OF this treaty..
II am satisfied that no greater blow
could ever be struck against the real
interests of China than by such On
amendment.
us 1t an act OF true friendship
toward Chine or q mere political move
to defeat the treaty. II It's sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that if Japan Is not driven out
OF the treaty then the United States
will proceed single handed and alone
to drive Japan out Of China, will re-
new this world war and send our SOL
diers Into the Orient to fight for her,
then by this act they are betraying
China with q false kiss.
eff on the other hand, they declare
they will make war TO drive Japan out
OF China to prevent Japan receiving
only those rights which the other great
nations OF the world have received.
shen they are proclaiming a policy
which they have assailed as being the
most wicked part OF the league Of ma
tions-a policy OF interference with
the quarrels Of the old world. Worse
than that, while they violently con-
denim joint agreement with the other
great white nations of the world to
shield the greater white races from
humiliation they would send our sons
to death to defend the inferior yellow
races whom we claim to be 50 inferior
as 10 be unfit to associate with N.
Either we will bring both Japan
and China into this league OF nations.
which by the very terms OF Its proyis-
ions will compel Japan to return To
CHINA all the German rights acquired
DIV Japan, not only by conquest but
by the solemn agreement made by her
with China herself, or you viii drive
Japan out Of this treaty wherein she
Will not be bound by the obligations
the league, and where she will be
holding the German territory and all
the German interests by the right of
conquest and with the broken word
OF China, she can work her way to
the very limit of subjugatIon OF ali
lie Chinese territory not now within
the sphere of influence OF other pow
els.
with this league OF nations China
oatains an assurance which Ia tanta-
AIuunt 10 guaranty by all the world
tl,ht not only VIII Japan return to
China what Germany wrested from
her In lSyS. but hencefor1h and so
long as this league shall last no other
na Ion shall rob China of one inch OF
her territory or exercise any control
over her people inconsistent with the
claims OF complete independence and
sovereignty"
Senator McCumber then reviewed
the history OF the several treaties
under which Japan took over the Ger
E;an rights In Shantung, promising to
restore them to China. He then said:
BY this amendment you declare
that Japan cannot be trusted 60 keen
her word, given not only to- China
alone, but also given to the United
States and every other important ma
ton by reiterated declarations.
There Is but one honorable, up-
right and proper course to be pur-
sisd by all the great nations OF the
world, including China and Japan. Let
CHINA keep her treaty; give Japan an
opportunity 10 do what she has pledg-
ed her national honor TO do: cease
this attempt TO juggle this country In
posed amendment which arrogates To
ourselves the right TO annul . treaty
between China and Japan and sets al
naught treaty made during the
stress Of bottle between our co-beilig-
erents and Japan before we entered
into the war: bring Japan and China
into this world league and as sure as
the sun shall rise tomorrow Japan
Will keep her plighted faith. China
Will receive complete present justice
and assured future protection.
ON the other hand, force this
Japan ont OF this league by INSULTING
her honor; relieve her from her
treaty by first breaking Il yourselves
and thereby installing her In her i'm
pFegnable position OF right of con
I'iest and China Is doomed. The other
European nations cannot help her he
cause they are tied by their own
treaties, and you win not make war
on Japan To- heip China after she has
broken her treaty.