The sun., 1919-03-01

nary processes of diplomacy they will
In no case resort TO war without previ-
ously submitting the question and mat
tiers involved either to arbitration or to
inquiry by the executive council and I'M
I'll three months after the award by
the arbitrators, or a Recommendation by
the executive council. and that they will
not even then resort to war as against
member of the league which complies
with the award Of the arbitrators or a
recommendation of the executive coun-
cil."
Hitchcock cannot take the time OF
the Senate to enter into discussion Of
the merits OF the league. did not rise
for that purpose. but / will say to him
that IL 10 very obvious from n reading
of the constitution and II was very obvi-
Gus from the conversation with the Pres
ident that the league Is intended only
for the purpose of assisting In the set
Element Of disputes which may arise on
international questions; and domestic
questions like immigration and marriage
and divorce and the voting franchise
and all other domestic questions remain
solely and only in the keeping of every
nation that is a member Of the league.
Japanese Immigration.
Poindexter-Does the Senator deny
that the outbreaks between the United
States and Japan over japanese immi-
grafton, which was particularly q con-
Germ on the Pacific coast, was an inter-
national question.
Hitchcock affirm that immigration
to this country and emigration from this
country are purely domestic questions ;
that every country has the right 10 pro-
tect Its citizenship; every country has
the right to say what aliens shall be
allowed to come to Its shores. 1t is gen.
orally provided by treaty with various
countries who will DO allowed TO come.
Poindexter-Of course what effect the
constitution would have upon this ques-
ton must be demanded by the language
of the proposed constitution, which
have Just read. and not by what the
President says about II.
Hitchcock-Japan evidently realized
the utter impossibility of bringing the
Japanese question under the jurisdiction
of the league. The mighty effort which
Japan made In Paris to secure a declara-
ton OF the conference that race equality
should be recognized and that no dis
elimination should be made because of
race was voted down unanimously by
every member OF the league When
Japan failed In that she lost the last
shred OF hope Of bringing the immigra-
ton question within the Jurisdiction OF
the league.
Poindexter-Neverthele that article Is
a provision which covers every question
which can be conceived of absolutely
without Limitation or exception.
Asserts Wilson Said Opposite.
Hitchcock-Well. there is where the
Senator and differ. Now come to tho
next statement which the President 10
charged with having made with fnality I:
Chinese and Japanese exclusion
20 out OF American control into the
hands OF league control.
The exact opposition OF that was the
unqualified declaration OF the President
in answer to definite questions. because
the President stated with fnality and
conclusion that immigration was a ques-
ton purely and entirely domestic ana
wholly within the control OF thetCpited
States. That Is one reason why did
not think the correspondent got this from
a Senator. I cannot conceive any Sena-
tor willing to misrepresent the President
or not have intelligence to have under
stood what the President said.
This Is another statement which the
President is said to have made with
hnality:
American troops would be COM
PEELED OF necessity to participate in
purely European wars.
The President made no such state
ment 1t might be concluded BY some
Senator in reading the constitution as
the Senator from Massachusetts, Mr..
Lodge, has concluded. but the president
did not make It az
In conclusion I desire to SAY that one
Of the paragraphs In this Newspaper arti-
Gle reads as follows: Every Senator
Knox. Lodge. Brandegee. McCumber.
Hitchcock"-naming a few who discussed
the dinner to-day-"aEreed that the
President actually made these statements
or admissions"
had not seen this until "a few mo-
ments ago. l had not any knowledge
that anybody pretended that the Presi-
dent had made such statements. and GER
tainly / made no Admission of the sort
deny on behalf OF my colleagues that
they made any such statements.