Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE VOTES
SHANTUNG TOCH|NA
Eliminates Name of Japan
From Text of Paris
Award.
ACTION TAKEN YESTERDAY
WINS BY ONE MAJORITY
Democratic Members and Senator
McCumber Oppose Change
in Document.
OTHER DATA ARE REQUIRED
Senator Lodge Declares Lack OF In
formation Is Delaying Report
on Pact.
OTHER DATA ARE REQUIRED
Senator Lodge Declares Lack OF In
formation Is Delaying Report
on Pact.
tBy Associated Press

voting amend the peace treaty by
striking out Japan's title TO the Ger
man rights in ShantunE. the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee notified
President Wilson today that 1t could
not diligently proceed with it's work
on amendments until he furnished ad-
ditional Information.
The action on the ShantunG provi-
sion was taken in short order. Chair
man Lodge proposing the amendment
and the committee adopting II. wire
tually without debate. Tho vote was
to g. with all the Democratic mem
bers and Senator McCumber. Republi-
can, North Dakota. voting in the mega
tive.
Then the pon, OF INADEQUATE. in
formation was raised by Republican
members. Chairman Lodge declaring
portant documents which were abso-
lutely essential to- the determination
of questions involved in the commit
sidcratlon OF the treaty. the chairman
said, the committee had been ham
reRed by lack Of infornl"si ION that
should have been given IL weeks ago
Democrats E1prcss Opposition.
Democratic members are understood
to have expressed general opposition
to any interruption Of the committees
plan for prompt action, hu; lina Ign on
crat Mississippi and without
recorded vote, the chairman was in
struc,ed 70 ask the President Tor ne
two agreements regarding the Rhine
section. 10 which the United States was
party. and such information as may
be available about the treaties now
under negotiation with Austria. Hun
gary. Bulgaria and Turkey.
In anne ndne the Shantung award the
method. Chairman Lodge moved to
srike out the word Japan wherever IL
occurred in the section relating to the
German ShantunG rights. and 10 In
instead the word China. i lie
effect would be TO restore TO China
all the German holdings in kiaochow
and vicinity.
With the committees action the fight
over the ShantunS settlement is trans
fcrred TO the Senate floor. Republican
leaders say they have the votes 10 up
hold the committee anne ndment. but
administration Senator'S appear equally
certain that i. will be beaten?
virtually No Discussion.
Members said there virtually was
il came before the committee today.
those on both sides having made up
their minds. the subject having been
debated at length In 5hH senat conneeii
cut, asserted all Of the American peace
delegates had gone or. record as be-
syns ,se I a%sra and Of asSed the Como
WAS right Senators Hitchcock;
Neb1aaska pit.man r Meyads w ane
absent, but their votes were recorded
in the negative.
All OF the documents asked OF the
President. Republican members de-
clared, had direct bearing on the
treaty now under consideration and
should be before the committee ON
cially when II acted. The Poilsh
treaty and the Rhine agreements had
hccn submitted TO the British House
of Commons, some time ago II was as
serted, and British prints had been re-
,,rnHiciallv nv committee MEM
hers and put into the Senate record.
What effect the request for intorma-
ton might have on the hopes OF some
members for committee report next
week was Il matter OF wide Specula-
ton.
say Delay FAINT of Opponents.
Chairman Lodge declared considera-
ton Of the treaty WAS progressing as
ra pidy as possible and that any delay
had been due to an inability to get in
formation. Some Democratic members.
on the other hand openly charged that
committee action was being unneces-
sarily delayed by the treaty's OPP
ponents.
No other amendments were taken up
at today's meeting, but the committee
voted TO hear a determination OF Hun
garian- Americans and receive also
petition from negro organization on
regarding the disposition Of Germany's
sor the hearings. Action was deferred
on request that a Scotch delegation
4e permitted to present Scotland's
claim to self-determination. members
suggesting. that it might he improper
TO hear the claims of foreigners with
out an arrangement through the State
Department.
Joseph w. Folk, will present brief
for the Egyptian people Monday. but
it is the general expectation that for
several days thereafter the committee
will work on amendments.
Explain Committees Request.
Explaining the committees request
for information. Chairman Lodge said
the treaty with Poland was directly in
terwoven with the German treaty and
he could not understand why the Presi-
dent had not submitted it.
The Rhine agreements had been
signed, Mr.. Lodge continued. by the
President and the Premiers of Great
Britain. France and the representa-
lives OF Germany. One of them he
said. was in effect protocol forming
"a part Of the treaty with Germany"
Regarding tho other treaties now
under negotiation. the chairman re-
called that President Wilson had told
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