The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-22
PRESIDENT ASKS !!
FOR COOPERATION
Makes Request for Con-
hrmation of Repairs
ton Commissiou isI
Connection With WorIx
on Treaty.
By JAMES R. NoURsr.

Washington, July 81.
China's right to the continued
possession of the Shantunx
peninsula will be officially III.
ognized by the senate foreikn
relations committee when the
treaty is reported to the senate.
An amendment striking
from the treaty the article
which attempts to tEaIk %
control Of Shantung to .JaI1sl
will be adopted 81 the comm
tee, it was announced today
The amendment : will n ~
votes OF the ten Republicans ns6MkSs
OF the committee. including 0nnt34r
! McCumber. who favors ratiAcat1onA ~
present temper Of the senate ~ IN
Shantung question would indicate fhAk
the amendment will be adopted ~ ~
senate also,
f. Standings delegates to the peace
conference were here today. They
held long conference with Senator
, Lodge, chairman Of the foreign F4la.
lions committee. to whom they ~.
/ pressed their extreme qualification ovee
the strong sentiment which has be6n
developed in the United States, In faros
OF China and against the claims III.
, serted by Japan
| 1t is probable some ARRANGEMENT may
be made for the appearance Of the della.
| cation before the entire committee ~
that the committee may learn how the
rights of the Chinese Representatives
were disregarded at the pr1cs-c0nters
ence. The delegates brought with them
great deal OF documentary evidences
which will be placed at the disposal -
the committee.
Those in the delegation which called
upon Senator Lodge were: chao-ChQ
WI. son OF former Chinese Minist4f
WI Ting Fang, J. H. Hsu. II. ~.
Hung and Secretary wang * AlIA
Chinese legation here. 4
ACT ON APPOINTNENT1.x
The committee will holdaAnaAalS11s
tant meeting tomorrow It suxfoA ,1l
be considered . request from FrS4x61E
Wilson for approval BY the Committee
OF the appointments OF Americas rsls
resentatives on the reparaticn cogn4
mission. authorised by thSSfl<Aty ~
| The committee received 4%6&uH1e
from the president today II SSkne III
the form OF . letter to Senator 6a34
/ rs follows: sSSss
My Dear Senator:-There are sossse
things in connection with the exteu&
ton OF the treaty Of peace Sshich Go
hardly await the action Of the. e9veIGl
! governments which must set nth &
/ gard to ratification Of the Stra9kl ri
| the chief Of these Is the funetfo1fnK ~
the reparation Commission. 9ltAA6S
| so much Importance to the busines0 31s
| terests Of the United States n zen III
/ to the pations with which We are esE
ISOLATED. that the United States ahcus4
! be represented on that cornmi14t0n. aXE
represented now while the work 81 tf2~
commission Is taking shape, that I&ealf
taking the liberty Of writing ~ ae&sa HI
You will not BE- kind enouRhft0 cpitSs
suit the committee on foreign t6l8&s
tions with regard to this paYtfcut1E
appointment, and say to them thsk VA
would very much appreciate their ~
prevail Of my appointing provlstona1iSs
a representative of the United stafSQ
to act upon the reparation cDsu1pts4f61
Very sincerely. yours.
| WOODROW W1LG0Nf m
| When the presidents lcttefss44 xT&ll
there arose at once a sharp. nclttt
division in the committee u M M "A
! course which the committGe thoNl4s
take. syss ssEsSS
REPUBLICAN CLAIM TRICK
In the discussion that followed ~.
Republican members of the coinntxf
plainly indicated that they ra3n< Y
the action of the president ~ AMt11S&Es
to inveigle them into what ~ Y
q virtual acceptance Of the te1e1 q
was felt that approval by IT, 8Gi6
mittee OF the appointment ~
Der of the reparAtion comnatn111
would amount TO recognittnu III IT.
committee that the treaty n n NJ q ~
Ned and such q commission A1tho
Senator Lodge expressed IN 2
, ments OF the Republican me j
saying: sS1s
I'VE know = trap whsn w9n<9
| Senator Williams. Dimoer1S8
fering Z resolution wOrded
Resolved. That 40 roGl
| Jurisdiction In the menb44
! committee ~ 4 comtnittG
subject matter IN IN proe1 -
| but We think the pr61
pow9 to appoint -