The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25
GOD SAW: |: CHINA
FROM FRIENDS:
Senator Nc umber Protests.
Against Sh!antung Amend
ment ID. Treaty. II
AeAlNs i INTERE ST OF CHINA
Republican Senator Asserts That OBJ
ponents o. the Peaos Treaty y
II the Senate Are Trying s
XII # to Kilt Il. III II s

washington, Aug. Senator Nc
Cumber, for twenty years Republican
senator from North Dakota, In 4 2
speech In the senate today, charged
that the majority OF the foreign 5rela la
tons committee Is trying to Kill the
peace treaty and the league Of nations.
Senator McCumber spoke after his
second breach with the opponents q
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 three sections
awarding the Shantung peninsula
.sWhy did the majority Of this com =
mlttee pause In the midst Of their
hearings to make this particular
amendments asked Senator McC 'lrn !
Der. ..The purpose IS apparent. y y
to signify to the country that the SEN
ate is hostile to this. treaty. II is g
nut Japan in position where she can
not without an appearance Of being
coerced do what she has prOmlseu 20
do Il ia to create. trouble between
this country and Japan and thereby
send the first dagger thrust into the
! body Of this treaty. s.5s.
II am satisfied that no greater blow
could ever be struck against the real
/ II E0n
| amendment. Sss ~ 81
| SIS 1t an act of true friendship to-
| ward China or a mere political move
| to defeat the treaty? If it's sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
| pledge that if Japan is driven out OF
| this treaty then the United States Will
proceed single-handed and alone TO
| drive japan out of China---Wlll 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 tO4drive japan, out
of China, to prevent, Japan receiving
OILY 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
i fsagHes 81 natlons-a policy of Inter.
ference with the squarrels OF the old
lw0rld. Worse than that, while they
violently co1demn q 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 asso-t
ciate with us. IA II .# =
EITHER we will bring both Japan
and China into this league Of nations
which by the very terms Of it's pro-
visions will compel Japan to return to
China all the German rights acquired
BY Japan, not only by conquest but
by the solemn agreement made by her
with China herself, or you will drive
Japan out Of this treaty wherein she
will not be bound by the obligations
which she should assume by joining
the league, and where she will be hold.
ing the German territory and all the.
German interests by the right Of con-
quest and with the broken word Of
China. she can work her way to the
very limit Of snbjugatiOn Of all the
Chinese territory not now within the
sphere Of influence Of other powers B
With this league ct nations China
! tain an assurance a which is tanta-
mount t to guaranty by all, the world
that not only Will Japen retura to
China l1l what Germany Wrested from her
In lSDS but hencef0rth and so long as
this league shall " last no other nation
shall rob 90 China Ofs one Inch OF her ter
rit0ry or exercise any control over her
people Inconsistent with the claims
o. complete Independence and SOW
erefgnty. 3.s $t 4