New Britain herald., 1919-09-03
SUICIDAL FOR |. S|
 NOT TO AGREE I TERMS-- --HITCHCq
Unless Pact Is Ratified, Am| Will Be Left Out in Cold
 He Predicts
ASSERTS SENATE WILL NOT ACCEPT CHAl

NUl AUUEPl Uf1Aq Senator Hitchcock Protests Thd
 pan Would Not Submit to HuI
 tiOn of ShantUmg Amendment
 France and England Would
 Sanction Proposed Changes, Leaving U. s.
 Washington, Sept. 3-DeclarirI real purpose of the foreign rel committee majority in amendirl peace treaty was to kill the 1 entirely and that such a course be suicidal to the United Stated ator Hitchcock, Nebraska, demd leader asserted in a senate spee| day that the majority of the se| 1 never would accept any of the| mittee changes. Scoffs At KnOx's Suggestiod iAS u \hhNN IIG crawl on the ground with \ scope searching for pitfalls league of nations and overlook stantial benefits which the would bring the nation. Ind posal of Senator Knox, repul Penn, that the treaty be rejectd separate peace made with Gel was characterized by the speal a mixture of poltroonery and By a vote of 9 to s. sal senator, the committee on il relations is to bring squarely 1 the senate the question of def 1 the pending treaty. Suppose th
 ate should vote in favor of the 1 tung amendment or any other ?l would happen? Nations Would Object.
 Either the president would l to go further with the treaty S| ! would submit the amendment
 nations associated with the i ] States. Does any one believe| would accept it? Does any od
 lieve that Great Britain who. Tl
 ready ratified the treaty and \
 under a pledge to Japan with
 to Shantung, would accept the
 tung amendment? Does any
 think that France, also under 8 to Japan, would ratify this cd
 Does any one suppose that herself would submit to this hJ 1 tion before the eyes of the worl
 1T cannot conceive of any ! gent and candid man who wou
 sume such a thing as @ possibtli|
 would be met by an instant reTu l accept the amendment and them l would the United States find i this international settlement would find ourselves out in th< isolated from the rest of the The work of ratifying the treaty. proceed without us. World Ratification Is ASsuri "The treaty itself providV when three nations in addit Germany have signed it shall effect. It is easy to see the en benefits which Great BritaiE France will derive from this They will not take any chancea preposterous to suppose that will delay its ratification. Ing is beyond all question.
 What then will the United do? Some say that congress c joint resolution declaring a peace with Germany. Others k United States can negotiate a seI treaty all acts of the United Stat dentIy have no conception of th4 nous benefits which the United derives from this treaty. How America Benefits.
 Tn article 231 Germany is cd
 ed to accept full responsi bility
 damages caused by the war, anyone think if we undertook
 tiate a separate treaty with G
 Germany would make any sl
 sessions to the United States
 many might say she had nd
 clared war on the United StateN
 it was the United States which
 war upon her.
 Take the matter of Germ
 erty in the United States. Uf
 treaty all acts of the United St of the alien property custodiay
 regard to that property are va unless Germany can show fraud. Is anyone insane enV suppose that Germany will voh1 make that concession to us if
 the hold upon her which thisI gives? Suppose Germany points treaties of 1799 and 1928 undeu1
 we agreed to respect the privat erty of German nationals in tf1 ed States
 IT. s. Needs Representa- This treaty creates a coN