The Lexington intelligencer., 1919-09-05
Senator McCumber Protests in
Senate Against Shaniung
Amendment TO Treaty.
AGAINST INTEREST OF CHINA
Republican Senator Asserts that op-
ponents Of the Peace Treaty In
the Senate Are Trying
to Kill Il.

o~laLoI NUN 4Nol III IdkOld, III q 5pcbtu
in the senate today charged that tho
majority Of the foreign relations com
mittee is trying to kill the peace treaty
and the league Of nations Senator
McCumber spoke after mis- second
breach with the opponents OF the treaty
on the senate committee on foreign rs-
lations, In The present breach senator
McCumber voted alone with the sup
porters Of the treaty and against the
majority OF the committee which voted
to strike ou. Japan" and insert Chi
Ma" in the three sections awarding the
Shantrg Peninsula.
why did the majority Of this com
mittee pause ia the midst OF their hear
ing to make this particular amend
ment?" asked Senator McCumber
The purpose is apparent It is to
signify to the country that the senate
is hostile to this treaty It is to put
Japan in a position where she cannot
without an appearance Of being CO.
creed do what she has promised to do.
II is to create trouble between this
country and Japan and thereby send
the first dagger thrust into the body
Cf this treaty ! am satisfied that no
greater blow could ever be struck
against the real interests Of China than
by such an amendment
"Is it an act OF true friendship to-
ward China or a mere political move
to defeat the treaty? If its sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that II Japan is driven out Of
this treaty then the United States win
proceed single handed and alone to
drive Japan out of China -wiil renew
this world war and send our soldiers
into the Orient to fight for her, then
by this act they are betraying China
with false kiss
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 received,
then they are proclaiming policy
(which they have assailed as being the
most wicked part Of the league OF ma
lions a policy OF interference with the
uuarrels of the Old World. Worse than
that. while they violently condemn a
| irint agreement with the other great
white nations OF the world to shield
the greater what races from annihila-
ton they would send our sons to death
to defend the inferior yellow races
whom we claim to be so inferior as to
be unfit to associate with us.
Either we will bring both Japan
and China into this league Of nations.
which BY the very terms OF It's proYl-
sions will 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 will drive
Japan cut OF this treaty wherein she
viii not be bound by the obligations
which she should assume by joining
the league. and where she will be hold
ing the German territory and all the
German interests by the right OF con
quest and with the broken word OF Chi
na. she can work her way to the very
limit Of subjugatiou CT all the Chinese
territory not now within the sphere Of
Influence Of other powers
"With this league OF nations China
,btains an assurance which is tanta
mount to a guaranty by all the world
J hat not only will Japan return to Chi
na 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 ter
ritory OF exercise any control over her
neople inconsistent with the claims Of
complete independence and sovereign
N."
senator McCumher then recited the MIS-.
J tory OF the several treaties under which
sapan took over the German rights In
Shantmg. promising to restore them 20
China He then said ''By this amend
sut You declare that Japan cannot be
, trusted to keen sacred her word, given
NOT only to China alone hut also given
TO the United states and other Import
; fnt nations hy reiterated declarations,
"There is but one honorable upright
and proper course 10 be pursued by all
I tie great nations Of the world. includ-
} INK china and Japan, let China keep
. hst treaty give japan an opportunity
10 do what she has pledged her national
honor To do; cease tlis attempt TO Jug
: sie this country Into war with Japan,
J. defeat the proposed amendment which
I trrogates TO ourselves the right to annWl
/. a treaty between china and Japan AMI
sets at naught treaty made during tho
. stress OF battle between our cooelliger-
ents and Japan before We entered nm
tie war: bring Japan aud China into
this world league AVID as sure as the sun
: shall rise tomorrow Japan viii keep her
4 llighted faith and China win receive
complete r-ssent Justice and assured ia
!. turs protection.
ION the other hand force this breach
! cf contract by China, drive Japan out
! 81 this league by Insulting her honor;
4 relieve her from her treaty by fifat
breaking Il Yourselves and thereby In
I stailing her In her impiesnahle position
q of right Of conuuost and China IL doomed
I r'e other European nations cannot hslf
, her because they axe tied by their own
= treaties and YOU VIII not make war on
. Iapan TO help China after she has broken
> her treaty
4 III these be friends OF China. then
God save China from her friends"