Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-30
NEBRASKA MAN RIDDLES WILL
SONS WORLD AGREEMENT
WIDE OPEN.
TREATY
SINFUL AND UNJUST
Dishonor and international Disgrace
Wrapped Up in Secret Agreements
Privileges Accorded to Favored
Nations-obIioatss United States
to Send Troops at Beck and Call.

Lincoln, Nebr.. Oct. 30.--t'or Two
hours and ten minutes United States
Senator George w. Norris held the
attention Thursday night Of an au-
dience that almost filed the city
auditorium and that showed fire.
quently its sympathy with him in his
denunciation OF the Versailles peace
treaty.
Il have studied the treaty" the
Senator declared, and l believe that
1t is the most treacherous instrument
put together by the ingenuity OF
man."
1--WE are concerned today" Senator
Norris stated, with the most TIM
portant issues. There are very i'm
portant domestic questions to be set
tied and very important international
questions. The paramount question
Is the treaty with Germany.
Personally / bear no Ill will to-
wards Governor Cox. I count him as
my friend. But he has announced
that he was in favor Of the treaty as
Woodrow Wilson brought it back.
He has wobbled some since, but
think that 1t can be fairly stated that
he favors the treaty Of peace as
nearly like as Wilson brought it. 1
have made a careful study OF the
treaty and believe that It Is the
most unjust, treacherous and sinful
instrument ever gotten together by
man"
Il only REGRET that in this cam
paign, that Woodrow Wilson is not
lne democratic candidate for, presi-
dent. II il Woodrow Wilson that
ought to set the trimming that will
lie handed out in few days to Cox
Where was the first copy Of the
peace treaty found?" the senator in
quired. I'm Wall street. The league
Of nations covenant was published
broadside but not SO with the peace
treaty. l could not believe 1t. When
I, read that first copy which was
found in Wall street
Selling an official copy of the YER
sailles treaty, which he had brought
with him and placed on table on
the stage, Senator Norris paced back
and forth across the stage the pom
derous volume in his hand. The
peace treaty is a monstrous docu-
ment as far as it size is concerned
he, declared, holding high the copy,
At the 'sight Of the big volume the
Audience broke into laughter and ap-
plauded.
Says Treaty is Sinful.
e..In this document" the senator
continued, holding up the volume.
lis. more sin, dishonor and more In
ternational disgrace than has ever
been put together by man. Secret
agreements and treaties were to have
been abolished. Yet this document
gives legal effect to secret agree
ments by the allies during the war,
by which they divided the world"
Japan did not want China in the
war, Senator Norris declared. so that
China would not be at the peace
table. Tersely the speaker here des-
.cribed Japanese cunning. Japan
wanted certain Chinese provinces.
When 1t became apparent that Am
erica would enter the war, immed-
lately after the election Of Woodrow
Wilson on the grounds that he kept
us out of war, Japan got busy and
began to Make secret agreements
with England, France. Russia and
Italy. She would be influential in
bringing China into the war. China
had ships and ships were needed at
the time. But Japan in these secret
diplomatic exchanges. wanted the
support Of the allies in her claim to
these Chinese provinces. One by one
the different allied governments re-
piled affirmatively but with certain
strings attached. Japan must support
them in some Of their claims. Eng
land wanted free hand in the mat
ter Of the German islands in the Pa
cific, France wanted China in the
war at once. Russia wanted this and
Italy that.A
In this fashion, Senator Norris
pointed out, all the allies but one