The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-09-06
GOD SAVE CHINA
FROM FRIENDS
SENATOR MecUM1ER PROTESTS
IN SENATE AGAINST SHAN.
ruNe TREATY AMENDMENT.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
Republican Senator Asserts That Or.
ponens OF the Peace Treaty In
the Senate Trying TO XIII Il

McCumher. for twenty years republ
can scugtor from North Dakota. I'm
speech in the senate today, charge
that the majority OF the foreign rell
tons committee Ia trying to kill th
peace treaty and the League Of Nation,
Senator McCumbor spoke after hi
second breach with the opponents q
the treaty on the senate committee o
ioreign relations. In the prcson
breach senator McCumber voted alon
with the supporters OF. tho treaty an,
against the majority OF the commltte,
which voted to strike out Japan" an,
insert China" In tho three sectloni
awarding the Shantung peninsula.
"Why did the majority OF this com
mittec pause In the midst OF theiI
hearings To make this particular
amendment asked Senator McCum
ber The purpose is apparent II II
10 signify TO the country that the sen
ate Is hostile To this treaty. II In "a
put Japan In position whore she
cannot without an appearance OF be.
ing ooorcod do what she has promised
10 do.
Against Real Interests Of China.
Il am satisfied that no greater blow
could ever be- struck against the real
interests Of China than by such an
Amendment
ia it an act ot true friendship toward
| China OF mere political move 10 de-.
| feat the trcaiy7 II its sponsors now
fail 10 come forward and openly pledge
that % Japan is driven out Of this
treaty then the United States will pro.
ceed single handed aud alone 90 drive
Japan out of China--wlll renew this
vofil.a1r aud send our soldiers into
the Or.uut 20 fight for her. then by
this act they are botraying China with
q falsp kiss
III. on the other hand. they declare
they will make war TO drive Japan out
Of China, 10 prevent Japan receiving
only those rights which the other great
nations 10 the world have received,
hen NUy are proclalmlng policy
which ih,y have assailed ns being the
mos, wicked part of the League Of Ma.
lions policy OF interference with the
quarre,s 90 the old world. Worse than
that. while they violently condemn a
join, agreement with the other great
white nations of the world 10 shield
the greater white races from annihila.
ton they would send our sons 10 death
to defend the inferior yellow races
whom Ne claim TO be so inferior as TO
Be unfit TO associate with us.
Japan Unhsmpered N Outside League.
Either We will bring both Japan
and China into this League OF Nations.
which By the very terms OF Its provi.
slons Mill compel japan to return 10
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 viii drive
Japan out OF this treaty wherein she
vii not be bound BY the obligations
shieh she would assume by joining |
the league.
with this League Of Nations China
oomlns an assurance which 10 tanta.
mount 10 guaranty by all the world
80 NNfN Japan IttuIu W
ChinA what Germany wrested from
her In 1898. but henceforth and 30
long a. this league shall last no other
nation shall rob China OF one inch OF
hsf territory or exercise any control
over her people inconsistent with the
claims Of complete independence and
sovereignty"
senator McCumber then recited the
history of the several treaties under
winch Japan took over the German
nights in ShantuDg lie then said:
oistrust Of Japan Shown.
"by This amendment you declare
mat Japan cannot be trusted 10 keep
sacred hor word. given not only 10
onlha alone but also given 10 the
Ohited states and every other impor-
AM nation by reiterated declarations
There is but one honorable, upright
ind pi "r course 10 be pursued by
VI lho r.at nations OF the world. In.
''u1iht alma and Japan. Let China
'eep A.l treaty; give Japan an oppor.
uhl'5 'o 10 what she has pledged her
'a'l"N'i honor 10 do. Cease this at.
empl 10 luggle this country into war
'Nh Japan; defeat this proposed
'mehament which arrogates to our
'''es the right 10 annul a treaty be.
"eeh Ohlna and Japan and set at
'sushl treaty made during the stress
pa'ile between our co belllgerents
'na Japan before we entered into the
var bring Japan and China into this
'asue and as sure as the sun shall
use 'oLHorrow Japan will keep her
lighted faith.
oh the other hand, force this
'oSch oi contract by China drive
apah out OF this league by insulting
OF honor relieve her from her treaty
hrst breaking II yourselves and
leieDy Installing her In her impreg-
aDIe a position OF right OF conquest and
n'hs II doomed. The other European
aNonS cannot help her because they
&c ~'e uel by their own treaties, and
" VIII DOT make war on Japan to
up emma after she has broken her