Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-17
Sherman Attacks
Shdntung Agreement

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Japan will not surrender this advantage
so gained. Article 10 and the portion
Of the treaty relating to Shantung are
twin brothers of common iniquitT
They speak the language of joint out
|. rage and bear the evidence Of deliberate
prearranged conspiracy.
British and Japan's Interests Akin
"Great Britain bore a large part in
the war. The life blood of Great Britain
Is her foreign trade. We are without
adequate experience in foreign trade.
We ore upon the threshold OF that eX
nerimept. Great Britain Is keenly OBJ
servant of our course. She has been void
of.sentiment and sometimes of humanity
in breaking down and destroying her
rivals.
"we have denied Japan the right OF
immigration for her subjects. II Is
wound to their pride. We are vulner
able In the Philippines. Our great trlend
lies beyond in the people of the ChineSe
republic. In our day of peril it must
he remembered that the interests OF
are identical.
''We can defend ourselves. 1t Will he
a heavy price to pay. but it Will be pro
duced. We may lose the Philippines 'ut
greatest friend may then be the Chinese
people whom today we are asked To
bumiliate and dismember.
Senator Colts Address
Senator Colt. in his address, told the
Senate that the nation must at least see
the great undertaking upon Whlch we
have embarked in entering 'h' ""'
through to the end and which can oh'E
be done by our becoming MEMBER o'
the league ,,.,,
The Rhode Island Senator declared
himself unable to agree with the oo
iections that the league would 'r'h,'
s,,norstate or subvert the American
constitution. He said however, that the
Monroe Doctrine must be clearly sa.'
rrordod and domestic questions left tor
: national action.
Either League or Anarchy
..Tba league of nations in its esSen'"
:. sirn,v an association of free ma
ternational co operations as tue ''e"r9
br which international peace ca" W
,node secure has never been Ule" w
fore All other means of preventing ""'
have failed. Not to try TINS 'Ai'''
,t would leave the world in the same
nd;+ion Of international anarchy hS y"
,,os before the war. There Is II" ii"
.ononism between true nationaIlSm IN"
on internationalism which W"uld sun
hn 49, ro;gr Of law for the reign ot
force. ,Il ho dis
,n,h,o n Withdraw from Europ" a,
this time. to desert frah'' ',.hon
aud Italy in this critical ho"I' WI, .I,
th, y.ro'c world is in turtno!i' ''''' ~,
United States should certalHlE ''","''
IN the league during tins Worlu N''''
rrut ard until peace ana order "'r
stored. To my mind we must at l'"S'
500 the great undertaking upon VII" i"
r,a embarked in entering the war
through to the end, and as a part oi
th:s undertaking we must heIp 10 re
establish n new world order by the en-
forccmcnt of the terms of peace. Whlch
con only be done by our becoming a
member of the league of nations.
Believe Americans Want League
.'I believe the great mass of the
American people favor the league or
nations based upon international co
operation. | am in favor of the prln-
ciples embodied in the league of ma
tious. This does not mean that |
havp reached a decision that the league
should be ratified in the precise form
in which it is now presented.
II have always believed the league
to be inseparablp from the peace treaty.
The peace treaty leaves the world on
FIRE with national aspirations unsatis-
fed. territorial limits underlined. racial
conflicts impending and with incipient
wars already started. If it is unthink
able for us to desert England. France
and Italy when the world is in chaos.
we must become member of the league
as providing the only machinery for the
restoration of peace and order.
Sees No Superstate
"The provisions of the league with
respect to arbitration or investigation
s and report have been criticized as no.
strong enough. but they clearly vii
tend to prevent war. As to the genera
objection that the league creates a su
perstate and hence is destructive of on
Independence and sovereignty. | am un
able to see the force of the argument
in support of this proposition.
81 believe the popular sentiment
universal, and | certainly share it, tina
the Monroe Doctrine should be clcar
safeguarded. ! also believe that do
Z nestle questions. like immigration
which in some of their aspects may b
international. should be properly safe
guarded
''There is a wide distinction betwee
temporary and a permanent retentio
of Article 10.
Upon the question of reservation
reserve my judgment for full discus
sion and consideration >"