The sun., 1919-10-16

not want an opportunity to cut out the
cancer that is contained in Il, but would
merely say that we were not a party to
the cancer. / want TO make them cut II
out. What we need here Is more real
American nerve"
Cession In Effect Soon.
| Senator Lenroot suggested the form
| OF reservation which he believed most
onicacious. I'VE should hold ourselves
| with full liberty to help China IL occa-
sion arise and we desire so to do" he
| said. THE treaty has come into full
| life. II is in full effect as among Brit
| ain, France, Italy and Germany. 1t will
he in effect as to Japan very soon The
cession of Shantung will be a fact as
soon az Japan ratifies, which vii win u,l be
| amendment proposed here could not be
| accepted by Britain. France or Italy
without the consent of Japan. A reser-
walton would leave the United States not
a party to the crime in any way. at full
liberty to assist China at any time In
future.
I 1.-The other Powers cannot undertake
| to change the status unless Japan con-
sents and we know she never will"
relations to Europe and our relations
to ASIA" suggested Senator Lodge I'VE
are an Asiatic Power by reason of hold
ing the Philippines but we are not In
any way n European Power. SO 1t is
not competent to say that we are Inter-
fering in Old World concerns by adopt
ing this amendment We have interests
in Asia that we are bound to consider
in making treaties. They must choose
between us and Shantung."
Yes and II would mean the killing
of this treaty" said Senator Lenroot.
UNLESS provisions are made that will
protect the interests Of the United States
| will vote against ratification of the
treaty. 1 would rather do 1t outright
than by reservations
America Master of Terms.
Senator Lodge heatedly injected: ave
will never see the day when Europe will
refuse to let the United States in on
any terms we choose to name We can
be perfectly sure of that. The whole
world settlement Is house OF CARDS
without us in 1T Therefore it behooves
us to be careful that we be not en-
snarled in this thing 80 that after act
ing we find that we are in position
from which we cannot extricate our
selves"
Preservation of Egypt's right OF self
government and future action by the
League of Nations to give freedom to
all capable subject states were proposed
in interpretative resolutieny presented
Senator owen (Dem. Okla.E Both pro
posals were put in as measures entlrely
separate from the ratification. Senator
owen announcing he had not changed
his stand for unqualified acceptance Oh
the treaty.
The resolution relating to Egypt, which
Senator owen advocated as an imp"i-
tant step in the interest of peace Ana
justice, declares:
THAT the protectorate which Ger
many recognizes in Great Britain over
Egypt is understood to be merely
means through which the nominal
suzerainty of Turkey over Egypt snail
be transferred to the Egyptian people
and shall not be construed as recogni-
ton by the United States in Great Brit
ain of any sovereign rights over the
Egyptian people or as depriving the
people of Egypt of any right OF self
government"
Under the other resolution the United
States would declare the armistice pro-
vision for Just treatment of native in
ha bitants to be still in force, and would
propose amendment of the covenant AT
some future date to provide that free-
dom for all the subject states OF the
members of the league shall be estah-
lished by the said members as soon as
the ending of competition in armament
is assured, and the peoples Of such sub
ject states are found capable (by the
member nation in control of the gov
eminent of such people,, of sustaining
orderly self-government, or by vote Of
two-thirds of the council and assembly,
under a charter guaranteeing free in
stitutions.
Senator owen said 1t had been agreed
at the time Of the armistce to make
peace on President Wilson's fourteen
points and subsequent addresses. These
principles applied in a measure to
Egypt. ireland, Poland, the Philippines
and to other peoples, but Mr.. Owen
added that it was entirely inexpedient'
to take up at the peace table the ques-
ton of self government among the Brit
| ish and other domnions.