The New York herald., 1922-01-21

npccldt Dispatch TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. G., Jan. 20.
The Senate attempted to offer to-
day first aid to the Chinese people,
who are demanding that the Japanese
Empire take it's clutches off Shantung.
The effort started i'm the form Of
resolution introduced by Senator
Walsh (Dem.) of Montana, calling on
the President for information regard
ing the Shantung question.
In making this initial venture into
the deliberations OF the international
conference the promoters of the Sem
atorial contribution were warned Of
the probable consequences of throw
ing monkeywrench into the machin-
cry of that enterprise.
During the first open debate on
conference undertakings rather con-
vincing evidence was provided that the
battalion of DEATH Senators have not
shifted their position on the League
Of Nations in the slightest. Republic
tan Senate leaders who poured the
Walls of wrath over the Versailles
treaty indicated complete consistency
by their unfricndly references to it
to-day. Defense of tho momentous
enterprise which the Senate rejected
nearly two years ago came from one
lone Democrat-Senator King (Utah).
Asked Not to Mcddle.
The debate on the Shantung dispute
inspired Senators Lodge and Under
wood, Republican and Democratic
delegates TO the international confer
cnce, to appeal to the Senate to re-
frain from meddling in conference
events until conclusions had been
reaotua ar-f transmitted to the SEN
ate in the form of treaties. They
based their appeal on the manifold
cmbarrassments that had confronted
the American delegates in trying to
solve the Shantung problem by the
only processes available.
They further revealed the fact that
the conference itself had no iurisdic-
tion, so to speak, over the Shantung
dispute because seven of the partici-
pating nations indorsed the award of
TIE valuable Chinese territory when
they signed the Versailles treaty. The
certain objection of Japan would pre-
vent conference action on 1t.
Although only indirect reference
was made to the fundamental causes
of the failure of China and Japan to
agree on terms for restoring Shan
tung to China, the debate unmis-
takably revealed the complete sym
pathy of Senators with China and re-
flected their conviction that the trad
ing processes employed by Japan are
not viewed with favor in that body.
Conference Disturbed.
The projection of the Shantung dis
pute into Senatorial proceedings was
not only unexpected but disturbing to
the conference itself. The American
delegates frequently had expressed
the hope that the Senate would per-
NIT them to complete their work of
effecting agreements of great value to
the cause of world peace before pro-
ceeding will, the discussion of specific
mattors in process Of conference ad-
justment.
The resolution which provoked the
debate over Shantung therefore caused
considerable uneasiness among the
delegates because of the possible adj
verse effect on the Japanese delegates,
who have made an excellent impress
sion by their amiable acuuiescence in
conference events.
Tho representatives of the Mikado's
Government were not inclined to at
tach serious Importance to the general
expressions of sympathy for China
which characterized the Senate debate
ana the negotiations between them
and the Chinese delegates continued.
II is quite probable that the Senate
debate would have taken n more de-
cisive turn but for the appeal made |
by Senator Underwood 20 his Demo-
cratic colleagues who, with a few Re- |
publican Senators. instanced their APP |
proval OF the Walsh resolution.
Unacrwood's Reply to Borah.
The Democratic member Of the
American delegation In replying to |
Senator Borah said:
"If the Senator will allow me to say
that because this question is one we |
arc very earnest about and which IL |
very important in world affairs and |
Just about approaching a settlement. |
any delegation or Governmental TN |
strumentality which tried right now
70 throw this (the Shantung dispute) 1
into a plenary session and force any ,
bodys hand would be- throwing "a
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