The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-27
TREATY HAGGLING
SEEN AS DANGER
Possible Isolation Of United
States in Shantung Stand
Is Pointed Out.
WARNING TO SENATORS
Heavy Business Interests in
Far East Involved, Declares
Corporation Manager.

The author Of the JollotDino article
70 general manager of q laroe oorpora-
zion dealing almost exclusively 10Th the
Orient. He sees IN the present Shanttlno
controversy real danger tphich Is
threatening American business IL the
Far East.
Written for the For Eastern Section
Of TILE SUN BY
MILTON ID. MCINTOSH.
In the wake of the Shantung storm
we are able to calmly view the situation
in the light Of day. and we are persuaded
to believe that American business men
will now be keenly interested in the
work ahead Of us Throughout both
America and Japan the business men
have gagged fairly correctly the reflex
Of the outburst ip the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and seem TO feel
that their calculations have been con-
ftrmed by the premature action Of that
committee when on last Saturday It
attempted to stage a bit of melodrama,
and. as II It were In their power to do
so. rejected the decision of the principal
Powers of the world and rewrite that
which has not quite measured up to
their notion OF the matter.
Business men are used to such activi-
ties and are not readily moved to definite
action until there has been some evil
dence that the hurrahs have subsidized
and that reason has begun to act This
Is the time when the rationale from the
business quarter will be appreciated by
the whole people. and We here point out
some Of these conclusions.
Danger to United States.
First, II the committee action Of the
American Senate attempting to wrest
from Japan her honorably acquired
| rights In Shantung should be sustained
by vote in the open Senate We will
| be confronted with serious difficulties in
| our future attempts to do business in
tho Orient 1t is obvious that our ac-
ton In this regard will not meet the
| favor Of Japan's other allies who have
already repeatedly expressed themselves
and will probably operate to the exclu-
| sion OF the United States from any fur
| Their participation in the deliberations
| and settlements arising out Of the great
| war and which will form the basis
Of tho future world business. hence we
| will of our own volition step down from
| our TeCellly dCQuliou pOsAlAOh "a Aoo3SA
| ship to one of duplication.
| Without attempting to analyze the le-
| gality Of the situation, but actuated
| solely from a commercial point Of view,
| we do nor see how we can sit quietly by
and allow these things to come to pasL
The Senate must not be whipped into
submission by steam roller methods,
there must be given place to both sides
Of this subject, the Senator's are en-
titled to know all the facts before being
forced to vote when in a heat Of eloquent
oratory they might be influenced against
their better judgment. This Ia too serious
a subject and means too much to the com
mercial community OF America to pas
it over with but a wave OF the hand ant
a sigh II tho Senate should insist upor
confirming and giving official color te
the insulting action OF the COMMITTEES
there will be but one course for US II
our future trade relations with tht
Orient, and that viii be to deal directly
with China
Let us examine this prospective ave
nue. and see where It leads We will as
sumo that the peace treaty has beer
disposed OF by the Powers and become
a fact and the League of Nations hai
begun to function with the United States
outside. Title to the former German
rights in Shantung held by Japan ha
been passed and confirmed as legal!
belonging 10 her. Japans position ii
the family of nations having thus besI
vindicated she has set about arranging
for the return Of the former German
holding 20 China Japan and China arr
finally able to get together and amicabl!
settle this matter by themselves.
America Left Isolated.
This Is creating a spirit Of confidence
on China's part toward Japan, she 4
now able TO see her as she really Is
trade has resumed its normal status
boycotts are unpopular; foreigners ar
losing caste generally and the position
Of American citizens Is pitiable; Their
doesn't seem to be any place for them
That which was once very lucrativ,
trade has diminished and in its steai
there has come a feeling OF loneliness
all of the old time confidence and lou
talk Of commercial supremacy has gon
and we see realized at last that whicl
our Hearsts. our Johnsons, our Phelans
our Millards, our DR.. Jenkses and ou
agitators generally have been demand
ing.
We business people have had frs
hand dealings with the Japanese, W
know of our relations with these peop'
and that It Is to that small group o
Pacific islands that we must credit to
day an annual trade of merchandis
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