The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-05
GOD SAVE CHINA.
FROM FRIENDS
SENATOR .MccUMBER PROTESTS
IN SENATE AGAINST SHAN.
TUNG TREATY AMENDMENT.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
Republican Senator Asserts That op-
ponents Of the Peace Treaty In
the Senate Trying to Kill it.

Washington, August Ex-senator
McCumber, for twenty years republi- |
can senator from North Dakota, in . |
speech in the senate today, charged
that the majority Of the foreign relar
lions committee is trying to kill the
peace treaty and the League of Nations.
Senator McCumber spoke after bis
second breach with the opponents Of
the treaty on the senate committee on
foreign relations. In the present
breach Senator McCumber voted alone
with the supporters of the treaty and
against the majority of the committee
which voted to strike out "Japant and
awarding the Shantung peninsula
why did the majority of this COM
mittee pause in the midst of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment" asked Senator McCnm-
ber 1.-THE purpose is apparent. 1t is
to signify to the country that the SEN
ate is hostile to this treaty. 1t is to
put Japan in a position where she
cannot without an appearance of be-
Ing coerced do what she has promised
to do.
Against Real interests of China.
II am satisfied that no greater blow
could ever be struck against the real
interests of China than by such an
amendment.
els it an act of true friendship toward
China or mere political move to de-
teat the treaty? If it's sponsors now
tail to come forward and openly pledge
that if Japan is driven out of this
treaty then the United States will pro-
coed single-handed and alone to drive
Japan out Of China-will renew this
world-war and send our soldiers into
this act they are betraying China with
, false kiss.
IF, on the other hand, they declare
they will make war to drive Japan out
IF China, to prevent Japan receiving
only those rights which the other great
nations of the world have received,
then 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 condemn
Joint agreement with the other great
white nations of the world to shield
| the greater white races from annihila-
ton they would send our sons to death
to defend the inferior yellow races
whom we claim to be so inferior as to
4 - at
Japan Unhampered If Outside League.
| EITHER we will bring both Japan
and China into this League of Nations,
which by the very terms of it's provi-
sions will compel Japan to return to
China all the German rights acquired
by Japan, not only by conquest but by
/ .he solemn agreement made by her
with China herself, or you will drive
Japan out of this treaty wherein she
1 will not be bound by the obligations
which she would assume by joining
the league.
with this League of Nations China
obtains an assurance which is tanta-
mount to a guaranty by all the world
that not only will Japan return to
China what Germany wrested from
her in 1898, but henceforth and so
long as this league shall last no other
nation 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 recited the
history of the several treaties under
which Japan took over the German
rights in Shantung. He then said:
Distrust Ct Japan Shown.
by this amendment you declare
that Japan cannot be trusted to KEEP
sacred her word, given not only tc
China alone but also given to the
United States and every. other impor
tant nation by reiterated declarations
There is but one honorable, upright
and proper course to be pursued by
all the great nations of the world, in
GLIDING China and Japan. Let China
keep her treaty; give Japan an oppor
tunity to do what she has pledged he
national honor to do. Cease this at
tempt to juggle this country into wa
with Japan; defeat this proposed
amendment which arrogates to our
selves the right to annur treaty be
tween China and Japan and set a
naught treaty made During the stres
of battle between our co-belligerent
and Japan before we entered into tn
war; bring Japan and China into thi
league and as sure as the sun shal
rise tomorrow Japan will keep he
plighted faith.
"On the other hand, force thi
breach Of contract by China; driv
) Japan out of this league by insultin
her honor; relieve her from her treat
= by first breaking it yourselves an
thereby installing her in her imprei
nable position of right of conquest an
China is doomed. The other Europea
nations cannot help her because the
are tied by their own treaties, an
you will not make war on Japan {
help China after she has broken ht