Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-26
Senate Committee Further
Revises Work of Peace
Conference.
WANTS AMERICA TO
HAVE LITTLE PART
Representation Of Various commis-
sions Voted OF BY G. o. p. Members
of Committee, Excepting Reparations
i Commission and Others to Be APP
pointed ey League 81 kations-Mc-
cumbsr Defends shantuna Deal.

Washington. Aug. 26.-Under
blanket amendment to the peace treaty,
agreed to today by the senate foreign
relations committee. American repre-
sentation would be eliminated from the
various information commissions which
are to supervise the European recon
struction. with the exception of the
reparations commission and such 9TH
ers as are to be appointed by the
league Of nations.
The vote on the successive amend
ments was to Z the committee divid-,
ing on party lines.
The change would affect about
score of commissions and would
change the language of the treaty in
fifty places.
Mccomber'Defends Treaty.
Declaring the republican majority
OF the foreign relations committee was
attempting by the Shantung amend
ment to the peace treaty to drive a
"poisoned dagger" into the peace treaty
and TO place the United States in the
position of "big bully" Senator Nc
Cumber of North Dakota, the only re-
publican member of the, committee who
voted against the amendment, asked
the senate today to overrule the COM
lmittee's action.
"No greater blow could ever be
struck against the real interests OF
China" than by the committee amend
ment. the actual purpose OF which. ne
asserted. was to kill the treaty and the
league The amendment PROVIDES
that the old German right in Shantups
province shall 60 to China in place OF
Japan.
''Why did the majority Of the COM
mittee pause in the midst of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment" he continued. "and then
proceed with the usual leisure to lay
out dates for further hearings which
will consume week or more? The
purpose is apparent. 1t Is to signify
to the country. that the senate Is hos
tile to this treaty. 1t is to put Japan
in a position where she can not, with
out an appearance OF being coerced.
do what she has promised to do. 1t is
to create trouble between this coun-
try and Japan and thereby send the
first dagger thrust into the body Of the
treaty.
Sees Danger to China. y
'Is It an act Of true friendship to-
ward China, or mere political move
TO defeat the treaty? II It's sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that II Japan is driven out OF
this treaty then the United States viii
proceed single handed and alone TO
drive Japans out OF China--will renew
th.a world war and send our soldiers
Into the orient to f.Sas ss,S:. @
BY this act they are betraying China
with false kiss.
'.They know, ana we know. that this
country will never 90 to war against
Japan to prevent Japan from doing just
what we have allowed every other ma
ton to do In China without q protest.
With the league Of nations. China OBJ
tains an assurance which is tanta-
mount to guarantee to all the world
that not only Will Japan return to
China what Germany wrested from
her In 1893. but henceforth and 80 long
as this league shall last, no other ma X
tion, shall rob China Of one inch cf her
territory or exercise any a.ssy cont. 3. over