Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-01-27
SHANTUNG ISSUE
IN UPPER HOUSE
WALSH DEMAND FOR iNFoRMA.
TloN ON CONFERENCE CRIT.
cisED BY UNDERWOOD
Lodge Also Opposes Injection OF
Matter into Senate as Dan
gerous Proceedings; Trouble
Is Expected

Washington THE Shantung contro
yersy, which played such an important
part In the defeat of the Versailles
treaty, stalked into the senate Friday
to menace ratification of the various
pacts growing out of the armament
conference
Senator Walsh of Montana, Demo.
crat, introduced resolution designed
to bring the Shantung dispute, now
raging between the Japanese and
Chinese delegates, into the open. The
resolution called upon President Hard.
ing to furnish the senate with the
facts concerning the situation Sen.
ator Walsh declared that failure to
adjust the difference between Japan
and China would endanger ratification
of the four-power pact and other
agreements resulting from the confer.
ence.
Senator Lodge, Republican leader,
and Senator Underwood, Democratic
leader, delegates to the conference,
both happened to be in the senate
when Senator Walsh introduced the
resolution.
They moved promptly and In perfect
unison TO squelch 1t. Each made a
speech opposing action on the mea-
sure at this time.
General debate ensued. in which Mr.
Lodge and Mr.. Underwood undertook
to lay before the senate a clear view
of the situation now before the con.
ference. The debate brought out these
salient facts.
That the conference is unable to
conclude It's work because of the Shan.
tung issue.
That the American delegation keen.
ly appreciates the Importance Of II
settlement of the Shantung question
and that it realizes failure to set
tie would adversely affect prospects
of ratification of the various pacts.
That Japan Is unwilling to permit
other nations to Intervene in the con-
troversy, and, under the terms Of the
Versailles treaty, other nations are
powerless to compel Japan to submit
the Shantung question to a plenary
session.
That the delegates have high hopes
that settlement OF the Shantung
question will be reached.
Senator Lodge told the senate the
American delegation had made every
effort to use its good offices in behalf
of China, but that impenetrable bar
riers Mad been set up by the Yer-
sailles pact,
Senator Lodge also stated that he
doubted whether all the details of the
Shantung negotiations had been laid
before the president.
Senator Borah, Senator Johnson and
Senator Brnndegee, 'irreconcilables,
asked Senator Lodge numerous ques-
tions, all tending to show that the CON-
mitments of the Versailles treaty were
menacing the success of the present
conference. AS the discussion began
to take on lively aspect, Senator
Underwood said:
"Any delegation or government in
trumentality which tried right now 70
throw this question into plenary
session and force somebody's hanl
would be throwing monkey wrench
into piece Of machinery that may
affect the world very seriously; where.
as, think, If 1t Is let alone for q
short time II will work itself out fair
ly satisfactor!ly--at least, have every
reason TO hope that 1t willard that q
fairly reasonable settlement can bC
arrived at"
The resolution was laid on the tabi'
until Saturday, when it probably vii
be referred to the foreign relations
| committee.