The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-27
sENAroR HITCHCOCK cHARAc
TERixEs SENATOR kNoxs
ATTACK ON PEACE TREATY.
INSANE FOREIGN polio,
Amendment or Defeat Of the vres6
Would Be Commercial and Fisan.
ciaI Disaster for America
Says Nebraska Senator.


able OF Unreasonable, means the do
feat Of the treaty with all its disaa
trous consequences. Senator Hitch
cock OF Nebraska made powerful
speech i'm the senate today urging that
the treaty be ratified without delay
and without amendment
Referring to the recent speech OF
Senator Mccumber. republican. OF
North Dakota, who voted against the
Shantung amendment in the foreign
relations committee, Senator Hitch.
cock said: a
He has shown that the proposed
amendment, instead OF helping China,
deprivee her OF the benefit OF the
promises and concessions the United
States has enacted from Japan. He
has shown that Japan Is already in
possession OF the German rights. priv.
ileges, and lsasehoids. He has also
shown that Great Britain and France
are under pledge 10 Japan 10 stand
by her In hcr claim. and he has chai-
lenged the supporters Of the proposed
amendment TO show how China can
| possibly be benefited unless whom we
reject Japsn's promises we propose TO
70 TO war with her and drive her out
Of Shantung for the benefit OF China.
II think the senator from North Ds-
kota conclusively demonstrated the
foley OF the proposed amendment 90
far an II concerns China and the dan
ger that ~ involved 10 the United
| States" v sUoN OF aua f31r
Senator Hitchcock then explained
the inevitable results n the senate
should vote In favor OF the Shaatuns
amendment or any other. He said that
one Of two thiass WOULD happen
eitber the President would REFUSE
10 60 FURTHER with the treaty. or he
WOULD have to SUBMIT tho amend.
ment 10 the nations associated with
the United States In the war.
Does anyone believe asked the
senator. that the other nations
WOULD accept the Shsntung amend
ment?" He pointed out that Great
Britain has already ratified the treaty
and is under pledge 20 japan with
reference 90 Shantung; that France
Ia soon 10 ratify the treaty and Ia un.
der the same pledge 10 Japan.
docs anyone SUPPOSE that Japan
herself WOULD SUBMIT TO such a
HUMILIATION before the eyes Of the
world" asked Hitchcock The an
swer IS simple" he asserted. we
WOULD find OURSELVES OUT in
the cold. isolated from the rest OF the
world.
What then. viii tho United states
do7 What win those American states
men propose who stand for this meth
cd OF killing the treaty. Some OF
| them will say that congress can pass q
joint resolution declaring a state OF
peace with Germany. others say the
United States can negotiate a sepa-
rate and independent treaty OF peace
with Germany Those who talk this
way evidently have no conception OF
the enormous benefits and advantages
! which the United States derives from
this treaty. which We wrung from
Germany nj the lannon's mouth.
Neither have they any conception OF
the difficulties involved IN negotiating
i new treaty with Germany TO estab-
fish the terms OF peace and settle the
controversies of the war.
''To my mind, ID would be suicidal
for the United Suites to throw away
the advantages and benefits provided
In This treaty. II would be disastrous
commercially and financially. Il would
put us al an enormous disadvantage In
our international relations not only
with Germany bti with those nations
which we would thus desert. They
would remain bcrad together BY ties
OF mutual interest. They. would en-
10y the benefits Of the treaty and
would not be slow 10 take even advan
tage 81 them They would resent oar
desertion.
"Up 10 this point. have discussed
the possible defeat Of the treaty BY
means Of proposed amendments to f.
That In the real program and hope
az the majority OK the committee on
foreign relations. N In for that pur
pose that the treaty has been locked
up In cold storage for 40 many weeks
The enemies OF the League ~ Nations
IN the senate are not many compared
20 it's friends. but they control tn
committee. They have felt iustl1et
IN retaining the treaty In the com
mIftee. holding useiess hearings and
! r aking killing amendments with tn,
fin knowledge that amendments
would beat the treaty just as efrec
lively an refusal 10 ratlfy
"A few, very few. senators hsy'
declared that they would vote agains
the treaty because Of the League o
Nations, but n has remained for TIT
senator from rcunsyivania (Mr
Knox) 10 declare boldly against on
participation In the treaty settlement
m ITO ~ that ne has amazed ~
soastvy n 70 pat n niidiy--hs hs
sheeksd ne eo.stry.
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