The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-29
GOD SAVE CHINA
FROM FRIENDS"
Senator McCymber Protests in
Senate Against Any Amend
ment to Treaty.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
Republican Senator Asserts That op-
p%onents Of the Peace Treaty In
the Senate Are Trying
to XIII IL.

TO NIL IL.
Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Nc
Cumber, for 20 years Republican sen.
ator from North Dakota, In a speech
in the senate today, charged that the
majority of the foreign relations COM
mittee ID trying to kill the peace treaty
and the League of Nations. Senator
McCumber spoke after his second
breach with the opponents of the
treaty on the senate committee on for
eign 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 Shantung peninsula.
Purpose 10 Apparent.
why did the majority of this COM.
mittee pause In the midst of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment" asked Senator McCum-
Der. THE purpose is apparent. 1t Is
to signify to the country that the Sen
ate is hostile to this treaty. 1t is to
put Japan in a position where she can
not. without an appearance of being
coerced, do what she has promised to
do. 1t Is to create trouble between
this country and Japan and thereby
send the first dagger thrust into the
body of this treaty.
II am satisfied that no greater blow
could v er be struck against the real
interests of China than by such an
amendment.
rs 1t an act of true friendship to-
ward China or a mere political move
to defeat the treaty? II It's sponsors
now fail I o come forward and openly
pledge that IL Japan Is driven out of
this treaty then the United States will
proceed single-handed and alone to
drive Japan out Of China, will renew
this world-war and send our soldiers
into the orient to fight for her, then
by this act they are b~etraying China
with a false kiss.
Would BE Inconsistent.
"If, on the other hand, they declare
they will make war to drive Japan out
Of China, to prevent Japan receiving
only those rights which the other
great nations Of the world have re-
ceived, then they are ~proclaiming a
policy which they have assailed az be-
ing the most wicked part of the
League of Nations. a policy Of inter
ference with the quarrels Of the old
world. Worse than that, while they
violently condemn a joint agreement
with the other great white nations of
the world to shield the greater white
races from humiliation, they would
send our sons to death to defend the
inferior yellow races whom we claim
ciate with us.
Either we will bring both Japan
and China into this League of Ma
tions, which by the very terms OF its
provisions will compel Japan to re-
turn to China all the German rights
acquired by Japan. not only by con-
quest 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 holding the German territory
and all the German interests by the
right of conquest and with the broken
word Of China, she ear work her way
to the very limit of subjugation Of all
the Chinese territory not now within
the sphere of influence Of other pow.
ers.
China Obtains Assurance.
With this League of Nations
China obtains an assurance which is
~tantamouh. to a guaranty by all the
world that not only will Japan return
to China what Germany wrested from
her in 1898, but henceforth and so
long as this League shall last no other
nation shall rob China of one inch of
her territory or exercise any control
over her people insistent with the
claims of complete independence and
sovereignty"
Senator McCumber then recfted the
history OF the several treaties under
which Japan took over the German
stene them In s u cSinss., P RE Is.n .ai to re-
by this amendment you declare thai
Japan cannot be trusted to keep sacred
her word. given not only to China alone
but also given to the United States and
every other important nation by reiter-
ated declarations.
But One Ho.orabIe Coarse.