Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
Senate Votes on Shantung Amendment
FATE OF PACT
FOES PLAN IS
TO BE DECIDED
Defeat Proposed Treaty
Change Said To Be
Conceded.

1
Conceded.
Washington, Oct. 16.-Debate
| on the Shantung amendment to-
! the peace treaty was resumed
! in the senate today with leaders
hopeful that a final vote on it
would be had before adjourn
| ment. Although cOntendiRg
| the vote would close, support
erS of the proposal generally
| cOncede that 1t would be de-
| feated.
! At the outset of the debate Sena-
tor Kellogg, Republican. Minnesota,
announced his opposition to the
amendment declaring it would be
| inconsistent for the United States
to presume to dictate in the far
| east now, after remaining silent
while Germany and other nations
had seized their territory in years
past.
The Shantung settlement was
condemned as immoral by the Min
nesota senator who said he would
support a reservation by which the
United States would decline to be
party to the transaction.
Hale Also Against 1t.
Senator Hale, Republican, Maine,
also announced he would vote
against the Shantung amendment
and added that he expected to vote
against the Johnson amendment for
equalization of voting power in the
League Of Nations. He said he ia
vored a reservation dealing with
Shantung and would vote against
the treaty unless such a reservation
were adopted.
Urges Defeat of Plan.
In urging the defeat of the Shan
tung amendment Senator Phelan,
Democrat, California, declared
American interests were not only
braced in the preservation of
peace "but in Kidding America Of
the Japanese incubus"
"If Japan must expand, then her
expansion in Shantung by agree
ment with China is more accept
able to us than her expansion in
America" Senator Phelan said
"She has inaugurated steamship
service which dominates the Pa
cific and landing her nationals
upon North and South American
shores. If we exclude Japan from
America as a wise national policy,
then we should not be unduly
alarmed about Shantur The
League of Nations will prevent her
forcible expansion in the future
and Japan is a member of the
league. For this purpose we must
keep her there"
Late Vote Expected.
At 2:30 p. m. number of sena-
tors still were waiting to speak
and leaders did not expect a vote
would be reached until late in the
day.
Senator Townsend, Republican,
Michigan, in announcing that he
would vote against the amendment
and insist upon strong reserva-
tions, said it was to be regretted
that so many hard things had been
said against Japan when efforts
were being made to adjust the diff
ferences of the world.
Senator Sherman, Republican,
Illinois. gave the senate some of
his reasons for supporting the
amendment
"TlI vote for any amendment
that comes along, consistent or in
consistent" said Senator Sher- |
man. IF anybody will write out
any amendment that has anything |
to do with the treaty at all, I'll |
vote for it. And when they're all !
in I'll vote to throw the whole
thing into the alley"
Others Against Amendment.
Senator Smith, Democrat, of
Georgia, and Senator SmoOt, Re |
publican, of Utah. announced that |
they would vote against the amend /
ment. They said the point could /
be covered in reservations.
Also opposing the amendment, I
Senator Sterling, Republican, /
South Dakota, said its adoption |
only would serve to keep the Unit :
ed States out of treaty which al
ready virtually was in force. Sena- /
tor Lodge, Republican, Massachus-
etts, called attention to the Paris /
reports that the treaty's effectuation !
had been postponed indefinitely, but |
Senator Sterling said the delay ap /
parentIy was only temporary, and |
would not change to situation.
FaVOrs Reservation.
Senator Watson said a reserva-
ton on the Shantung provision
would have his support.
Senator McCumber, Republican,
North Dakota, denied that there
had been bad faith in the Shantung |
settlement. Japan held the Ger
man Shantung concessions by
right of arms. he said. and the
allies were under no obligation to
reveal to the United States their
secret treaties on the subject.
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