The sun., 1919-07-16


ment by the treaty of Paris, was
urged upon the Senate by Senators
Williams and Hitchcock, and Mr..
Borah retorted:
"If the time has come when the
United States must take part in the
enslavement Of peoples, when we must
be a partner in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of the Chinese Empire, when we must
violate the pledges Of our forty-elght
treaties with China, wherein we
pledge ourselves to protect her terri
torial integrity-if the time Is come
when we must do these things, or
face the challenge Of another nation
then we will face that challenge.
1--WE have crawled and cringed long
enough before japan. I do not be-
lleve we face the danger of war with
Japan. But l do say that whether
or no the American people will never
submit to become party to the OPP
preston of another people. They will
refuse to assist In the breaking up of
the Chinese Empire. II trouble with
Japan must be the alternative to that
course we may as we'll have 1t now
as later"
Hitchcock Invokes Dignity.
Mr.. Hitchcock had declared that It
was foolish to give undue credence to
To- ha
tween japan and Germany. ITO ask
the President II he has information
that Japan offered to negotiate a sep
arate peace with Germany" he said.
referring to Senator Lodges resolu-
ton, sis unworthy OF the Senate's dig
nifty. There is no foundation for it.
The information could have been had
otherwise. 1t implies that those intro
ducing and passing such a resolution
credit these reports that Japan under
took to do such thing. Such proceed
ings tend to the development of bad re-
lations. No good can possibly come
from them.
IT will not oppose this resolution be-
cause know there are the votes here
to pass 1t. But hope that when the
mark this as the last fishing eXcur-
sion of the Senate in the effort to breed
trouble.r
Senator Lodge retorted that the in
formation about the alleged negotia-
tons between Japan and Germany was
carried in a United Press despatch
from Budapest; but this was not all
the Information on the subject. The
Far Eastern Revteto had printed the
story, and the Far Eastern Bureau OF
New York has published 1t in much de-
tail.
"At time when we are making a
treaty of the nations, including Japan
among them" said Mr.. Lodge, "a
treaty that involves a gift to Japan OF
100000 people to help Japan build
up Its national power, we should know
whether there is truth in detailed
statements thus made. So the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations reported
the resolution. 1t is understood a copy
of this treaty has been in possession
of the State Department for some
time; and in any case the President
can decline, II he sees fit, to convey the
information"
But. insisted Mr.. Hitchcock. ct can
not overlook the Senator's statement
that a gift Of a great population Il
Japan is involved in the treaty. Ger
many. as the Senator knows, got 1T
rights in Shantung by treaty made IL
1898 with China
Asks for Whole story.
81 wish the Senator will tell the Who'll,
story" interrupted Mr.. Lodge, "of tn,
murder OF two missionaries and Of Ger
many making 1t a preiext for extortin,
this treaty from China"
THE facts are" continued Mr. Hitch
cock. that Germany gained its right
in Shantung twenty-one years ago. tina
Japan attacked Germany in Shantun,
and took them from Germany in Novem
Der. 1914, two and one-hah years befor
the United States was in the war, an,
two years before China was in 1t. Tn
treaty between Germany and China wa
acknowledged before the world &C
knowledged by the United States whil
Roosevelt was President and Hay Sec
rotary OF State"
But that treaty provided that Ger
many's rights there could not be as
signed TO any other nation withou
China's consent" insisted Mr.. Norris.
And in 1915 China by treaty witt
Japan agreed to accept the settlement
OF the matter that Japan should make.
added Mr.. Hitchcock.
THE United States acknowledged an
recognized that treaty. and in 1899 Joh
Hay even complimented Germany on It
liberal policy OF administration there
So the German title was acknowledged
The German rights there were taken b.
Japan by war before we were belliger
ent ! object TO the intimation of tn
Senator from Massachusetts that a gil
has been made to Japan. She has onl
secured certain rights and concessions
while the sovereignty remains VIII
China.
Moreover. China gets by this neN
treaty something that Is the creates
asset she has ever possessed-the guar
antee under Article 10 that she will nc
hereafter be despoiled by the nations"
here the Republican side of thu
chamber burst into derisive laughter, an
Mr. Hitchcock, with a great deal OF hea
declared:
You may laugh. but 1t Is true. tina
now for the first time China is given tn
guarantee that hereafter she shall b
safe from spoliation by the other ma
tons; a protection she had never befor
been assured. China II a beneficiary G
this treaty"
This led Mr.. Fall TO ask IL Mr.. Hitch
cock disagreed with the statement o
Senator Swanson (Va.) the previou
day. that Article X. amounts to moth
ting" Mr.. Hitchcock denied that MI
Swanson said anything OF the sort, add
ing that Article X. contained an oh
legation on the member nations to TAX
very definite course in case Of DANCE
he llatI nR IA "a