Evening star., 1920-03-04

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F.. RESERvAT|0NON
| SHANTUNG ISSUE
Making ats first change in the re
| publican peace treaty reservation:
| adopted last November, the Senate
| voted today on motion of Senator
| Lodge OF Massachusetts,. the repub
l1can leader. to strike from the Shan.
| tung reservation all direct reference
| to Japan and China.
The change. worked out in the re-
cent bipartisan conference. had the
| approval of democratic leaders ant
was adopted. 50 to .. with only Sena.
tors Reed. democrat. Missouri, ant
| SUNDERLAND, republican. West Virginia
voting against it,
Senator Lodge told the Senate that
the modification had been suggested
by democratic members Of the bi-par.
| tisan conference. and did not change
| iota."
As amended the reservation reads:.
ed follows:
The United States withholds IT'S As-
sent to articles los. 157 and 15S. and
reserves full liberty Of action with re-
spt spec. y 10 any controversy which may
arise under said articles"
The articles relate to japan taking
over the German concessions in Shan.
tung. China.
The treatment Of the Chinese in Shan
lung 9y the japanese was severely criti-
cised by Senator Norris ~ Nebraska
and Senator Borah of Idaho. Senator
Borah declared that what the Senate
Is proposing to do. Is tb adopt more
mental reservation against the physi-
cal fact, and the physical fact viii
Senate Senator Borah sald that tn. ,...r.
walton proposed Would not meet the
obligation which, rests upon the
United Usitea States towhrd China. a friendly
PAc1's FRIEN4k TAPPING HOPE.
Reports were current about the
Capitol today ttat steps were being
taken which wGuld result in the rati-
ncation OF thy peace treaty. The de-
sire on the pYrt Of many Of the repub-
.eans And considerable number OF
out OF thy, way was respopsible for
tnese reviewed efforts. The 'negotia-
tions ave being conducted largely
wnnout consultation with leaders on
either fdde 50 far. ,I seas.
IN ,me; quarters. these efforts 1T q
WE skepticGm. Reports that a
TbnApromise might be reached have SO
, often In the past been made without
j-ny such results that some OF the
lfsenators gave little credence to this
latest suggestion. 1t is understood
worked over will not change the
principle Of the Lodge reservation on
article X of the league covenant
though it makes some changes in
| What the President will do still
appears to be the dominant factor In
the situation. Undoubtedly efforts are
being made, it was said today, to OBJ
tain some concession from him.
/ Borah Says Europe Unchanged.
| Senator Borah Of Idaho. republican
foe of the treaty, yesterday after
cation of the pact in any form which
| would take the United States into q
league of nations. He charged that
the Europe Of today is no different
from the Europe Of before the war
and that If the United States. with
u
the powers 1t will be in danger OF
| being led into the paths Of European
! diplomacy. or in danger Of disinte-
grafton. He charged that the old re-
gime exists in Europe, as demonstrat-
ed clearly since the armistice was
tung question at the peace conference
the attempted settlement by France
Italy and Great Britain Of the Adri-
attic question. showed clearly that no
new rule ofojustice has been estab-
lished. Senator Borah approved the
course of President Wilson in con
demninS the proposed Adriatic settle
ment.
i The Idaho senator charged. however
that Shantung had been the price o.
the league of nations paid by Presiden,
! Wilson at the peace conference. I'm,
less lle powers had agreed that Japa,
might hold this Chinese province. HI
said, Japan would have remained out
side the league.
| says President Outgeneralea.
| He charged. too. that the diplomat
lists of Europe had been too strong 70
the President. that tho President has
come home ''shorn Of his principles
and his ideals"
| Great Britain and tho other Euro
| could in the settlement. Senator Borai
said. He insisted that. including Per
sia. Great Britain had added to II,
empire nearly two million suuar,
| miles. q territory nearly as great al
the whole United States.
Hitchcock I'm Defense.
In reply Senator Hitchcock. Ne.
| braska the democratic leader. de.
clared that some European nations
particularly Great Britain, had be.
come democracies. 'in some cases more
responsive to public opinion than /,
the government of the United States
1.-THE voice OF an American had
become the pulling. newling, mockine
voice Of q sycophant Of Great Britain
Senator Reed. democrat, Missouri de-.
clared. ut is the vice Of this treat,
that it has poisoned the fountains n,
pure patriotism for the senior sens.
tor from Nebraska (Mr. Hitchcockl
He stands here like a brass monke,
claiming that all is pure and hoIy
over there, while the President Is
threatening to withdraw the treaty
and the league of nations because olS
Adam still rules the diplomacy o]
Europe.
Picture to yourself, if you can. tn.
senator walking down the streets OF
the beautiful city of Omaha, his white
hair lifted to the native breezes OF
Nebraska. arm in arm with the MI.
kado of Japan-the Siamese twins o,
modern democracy"