The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-05
M'CUMBER DEFENDS
SHANTUNG CLAUSE.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR SAYS
AMENDEMEMT Is ONLY |
TO MAKE TROUBLE
INVITES A WAR WITH JAPAN
In a Matter With Which We Have No
concern-WouId Sacrifice Our
White Boys to Defend An
inferior yellow Race.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 26.-Sen-
ator McCumber, for twenty years re-
publican senator from North Dakota,
in a speech in the senate today,
charged that the majority of the for
eign relations committee is trying to
kill the peace treaty and the league of
nations. Senator McClmber spoke
after his second breach with the op-
ponents 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
Japan" and insert China" in the
sections awarding the Shantung penin-
sula
why did the majority of this COM
mittee pause in the midst of the hear
ings to make this particular amend
ment?" asked Senator McCumber.
"The purpose is apparent. 1t is to
signify to the country that the senate
is hostile to this treaty. 1t is to put
Japan in a position where she cannot
without an appearance OF being CO.
creed do what she has promised to do.
1t is to create trouble between this
country and Japan and thereby send
the first dagger into the heart of this
treaty.
Il am satisfied that no greater blow
could ever be struck against the real
interest of China than by such an
amendment.
rs it an act of true friendship
toward China or a mere political move
to defeat the treaty? Ii its sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that il Japan is driven out OF
this treaty then the United States will
proceed single-handed and alone to
drive Japan out of China-will renew
this world-war and send our soldiers
into the Orient to fight for her, then
by this act they are betraying China
with a false kiss.
IF, on the other hand, they declare
they will make war to drive Japan
out of China, to prevent Japan receiv-
ing only those rights which the other
great nations OF the world have re-
ceived, then they are proclaiming a
policy which they have assailed as
being the most wicked part of the
league of nations-a policy of inter-
ference with the quarrels of the old
world. Worse than that, while they
violently condemn a joint agreement
with the other great white nations Of
the world TO shield the greater white
races from annihilation they would
send our sons to death to defend the
inferior yellow races whom we claim
to be so inferior as to be unfit to as
sociate with us. We will bring both
Japan and China into this league of
nations which by the very terms of its
provisions will compel Japan to return
to China Ill the German rights ac-
CURED by Japan, not only by conquest
but by agreement made by her with
China herself or you will drive Japan
out of this treaty where she will not
be bound TO by the obligations which
she should assume by joining the
league, and where she will be holding
the German territory and all the Ger
man interests by 6le right of conquest
and with the broken word of China.
she can work her way to the very
limit of subjugation of all the Chinese
territory not now within the sphere
of influence Of other powers.
with this league of nations China
obtains an assurance which is the
same as a guaranty by all the world
that not only will Japan return to
China what Germany wrestled from
her in 1898, but henceforth and so
long as this league shall last nowhere
any nation shall rob China of an inch
of her territory nor exercise any con-
troll over her people"
Senator McCumber then reeited the
history of the several treaties under