Show t t t tb b OF ENTIRE JRE PEACE TREATY LOOMS AS AS' AS ASI I SHAN S AWARD TO JAPAN IS THROWN OUT our t I OVI Ct I IS Rt RESTORED 1 RE JUC fl CHIN INA tr IA Of CEI CEIf f t Peace ace Treaties Between U. U S. S and Germany fend nd nd Japan and nd Germany May lay Be Forced by Au Amend Amend- e cl ct Adopted by hy Foreign l Relations Committee Other Nat Nations 18 Expected to Reject Reject-It It D f. f I 1 i By James R. R Norris Norr 1 I Staff Correspondent Universal Service I As Aug Aug- 23 An An amendment to the peace treaty providing providing provid ovid ing ing- for the restoration of Shantung Shantung- to China instead of delivery to ton ton n was adopted 1 b by tho foreign n relations c. c committee of or the Senate t to- to It was the thc first direct action bi by the committee on the treaty To many minds it is believed this action spells defeat of the entire It H Is riot not conceivable that tha Japan will to the amendment if it if the te e should support the committee in its decision to give back Shantung ina ma Nor is it believed that England France and anel Italy bound hound by secret tics to lo support Japans Japan's claims to Shantung will UI be bc able ble to accept the MCm an amendment even If Ir the treaty t finally ratified after strong strong- reser tons Ions on American questions shall b been en a adopted d it IL J I t highly po poa- poa c 0 c. c that the thc other nations wll vi rc- rc ito 5 l' l to accept font ont one of ot the t F. directly re- re for Cor the Shantung amendment I Uld id 11 adr admit lt t that this was heir pur- pur in fn forcing the Issue o on the Que r iet ue- ue of oC the disposition of oC the ChIne se Evince Inco However cr it may l lie be said Id tho the Senate is ts fully fulty alive to th the which have havo been lIeen bp the treaty situation by lIy the of n or of this amendment Strict lury Vote the tho event that other nations told refuse to accept the treaty with Shantung amendment in it it the zhe he stIon st- st It- It lOn Ion would be bo created in which Ja- Ja and the United States Slates us lS well old Jd be ic forced to mako make a a. separate I e with Germany while England rice Ti e and I Italy l.-i l. I would accept the ily ty as as it now flow stands h h amendment was adopted by at n a ni Jcl i t party part vote except that Senator Cumber of or North orth Dakota n voted with the Democrats against Lg amendment The voto vote was a f 1 to S ws For r the amendment Senators Senator Lodge frs Knox of or Pennsylvania Borah of ot bo ho Johnson of ot C California Harding ohio phio New cw of oC Indiana ee of oC Moss of lr Now New Hampshire all of or New cw Mexico alost the amendment Senators of or Nebraska Swanson of oC Pittman of or Nevada e Smith of oC Izona ona ana of or Ohio Williams Mississippi Shields of at lonne Tennessee McCumber of or North Dakota Three e Hitchcock Pittman and ields elds were absent but their votes i re IC per permitted 41 to be cou counted tie e C amendment was iva proposed b by tor Lodge chairman of or tho the com com- tee and w wa was adopted without dla- dla ion Bjon on Senator Lodge told the thu cornCe cornee corn corn- tee ee Ce that all th the experts on far Car east east- at st- st Wh- Wh who had had testified before committee had expressed the tho at the United Sta States es could n not notto t rd to to support the Japanese claims and that unless the tho doa den de- de n a was giveR given a complete disavowal oval kite ito he Senate th the tho revulsion of ot opinion ng ng the tho Chinese with respect to th the ted t d States would auld present a threat threat- nt- nt nJ ng obstacle to continued peace in orient o 0 Q effort was made mado by those e who hlo ported the amendment to nr ilac k consequences which might follow tollow repudiation of the arr arrangement ch President Wilson lIson confessed hy he 1 forced to t make in order orriN to J curo Pans Pan's operation co-operation In th the the- peace eale con con- conIce Ice nce cc The o tAl un by lIy ho parity members of ot tho the committee ever vcr was as Unit that t the tho weakness cx x- x ted b by the he American peace Jeue mission ing with tJ tin the Shantung iJ JIS not bo be accepted d as n. a H Pro proper T f dl for tar tho committee In Iii Inthe 1 the aano ct H 5 nM r 0 of Connecticut Pe e C this position clear by the thc hl- hl terne c statement t k cl ow rh not to b be b b br of ot the UIO American jv nae a. a rt rte l'- e vu Jn at T S that h. tIt the den de- de fn n a wu wj h W l bit jt vo of c l for St St. t. t The IO to te voted ote oten n- n what nl thoy i j w.-vs w. ini ator Bator Johnson o o of California forn one onee P e e moving spirits In the tho effort to t te e wrong done to China Chin nt at tho the I conference 1 Issued u a statement ment mentI I in in which which- he said Bald that a action of pt the tho I conference had been be dictated by expediency ex ex- ex- ex pe len len-c and fear rear and hat the corn com mitt e e was WM ruled by no sue ich es 4 s From the White HoUse there came camo cameno no st statement rt regarding the committees commit commit- committees committee's I tees tee's action It It ItIs Is believed that President Pres i ident ent Wilson will have something to I say on the matter in III a 1 few ew days It ItIs Itis Itis is taken for tor granted that thal the President will UI Interpose a vigorous I orous objection to I the amendment and will attempt to toI I show that the committee is wrong in undertaking to overrule o tho the action of oC the thc pea peace co conference n t In view of oC the Presidents President's own statement however to tho the effect that thal he hc did not nol personally bell believe e In In the tho justice of oC the decision lon and that all an theother theother the tho other members embers of ot the American dele d delegation le- le gation were opposed to giving giving- Shantung Shantung Shan Shan- tun tung to Japan it is difficult for the members of th the committee to under under- understand I I stand Just how the President can sot tot 1 himself in fit opposition to the committees committee's committees committee's commit commit- tec tees tee's action except ou on on diplomatic grounds Defense of oC J Japans Japan's position means defense of oC secret treaties and the President has his already voiced his opposition to undertakings of oC this na naI na- na I ture i re fhe The rhe committee took other action to today today today to- to day looking to long IonS delay in bringing about a voto vote In tho the Senate on the treaty It decided to proceed no further fur fur- thor ther with the consideration of or tho the treat treaty until certain documents In possession pos pow session of oC the President aro are transmitted transmit transmit- ted These The include the treaties with Hungary Austria Bulgaria and Poland together with a n declaration signed in I Paris June 16 by Premiers Lloyd George and and President Wilson lIson re regarding the payment by Germany Germany Ger Ger- Ger many of oC reparations Senator Loll Lodge c ca a was as Instructed by the committee to lo ask the thc President to forward forward for tor- ward these documents Senator Lodge I. I dhe said 8 he had learned also o of a protocol consisting of oC thirteen articles s which was waa signed ned b by Great Britain Prance Franco um and nd the tho United States Stales on Juno Junt 10 which tho committee should have and he lie was Instructed to ask u k for tor It Knox Urh Urges t luy IK-luy Senator Knox read the committee a. a severe ere lecture about proceeding further with the treaty until the President has given this Information He was wons Joined by Senator Lodge in th President t for Cor apt dealing fairly with tho the committee Senator Lodge Lod-c becoming becomIng becom becom- the attitude Indignant over o In ing quite which thi the President has pursued In Information from the such uch committee This Is what Senator lA Lode he said sa td to th thi tb press presa The committee has lias worked hard barn and andas aa as steadily aa as any tn committee Q I 01 oversaw over been on a number of ot saw 1 and I 1 have ha them but ha has been hampered rd nt itt evory ry t stage by lack lacI of or Information J Time h II-i II s been consumed In trying to get In Information lii- lii o- o formation here and there thero that lint sh should havo havn been In our hands weeks ago ao It Itin Itis that w we is in of oC tho the utmost importance treaties or at al rr get the other othor four tour least some knowledge e of their their- contents con con- tents to assist u us in an Intelligent of ot the German trent treaty They ar ard alt all Intertwined we know but we wo do not 1 Know V no tho lie provisions as to territory and an t other things which ma may iw t In in them Tile Tho Committee Is IA to hear Joseph Josol v. 1 Folk on behalf o of the Egyptians I Monday Then Jhen will follow hearings of ot the tho claims of or thu this Greeks Creeks anO the Irish representatives In- In d l 1 P. P Walsh day tlc tI Austrians A lI Hungarians and C Continued on Pace Page 2 DEFEAT OF ENTIRE I PEACE TREA TREATY TV lOOMS Continued from page 1 To this list the committee added to- to I Austro Americans and representatives of various arious colored organizations on the I question of the dh disposition po of the African At- At Ati i rican possessions of or German Germany George e J J. J Bruce telegraphed to Senator benator Sen- Sen ator alor Lodge e from frum New Neu ew York asking for tor fora tora a hearing for tor the Scottish national committee with a plea for or Scotland's right to self determination The Tho committee committee committee com com- took no action on the request Senator Johnsons Johnson's I I Shantung Statement I II B Ire DJ 1 Tl al Service I V Washington ashington Au Aug Following ing the I j action of oC the foreign orel n relations committee commit commit- I I t tee c declaring that tint Shantung should hould be bo gi given buck back to lo China tho rho following statement was made by Senator Hiram i Johnson of oC California who from the tho thuI I I first has hns taken the position that Japans Japan's JaI Japans Japan's Ja- Ja I pans pan's seizure of ot the territory should 1 I I not receive the sanction of or the United Slates Mates I I One of the outstanding inequities of or orthe the treat treaty neither excused nor justi just Justl- j i fled except on the Pruss Prussian Ian philosophy philosophy ph phy of or force was the Shantung de decision do- do I I cislon g er livery American commissioner including the President has condemned It and or e every witness before beCore the foreign for- for eign relations committee has deI denounced de- de it It presented with wilh none of or ori I i the prejudices prejudice In dealing with an enemy on- on em emy a cut clean-cut moral Issue I Decided for The members of oC tho ho foreign relations relations relations rela rela- I committee had to decide whether I a friend and an ally should be bo despoiled de despoiled de- de spoiled upon the sole ground of expediency and fear and they ha have decided for tor the right All AIl we could do was to lo disapprove an admitted wrong and fraud practiced upon a weak a friendly friend friend- ly h and defenseless people and this wo have doneIt doneIt done It may be true as asserted by our opponents that we cannot remedy the wrong at lea least t we are arc not parties to it And now Just as the attempt has been made to drive dri us Into acceptance of or the treaty without dotting an T I 1 or crossing a t t b by tho the who wholly 11 specious and unwarranted assertions about the high cost of or living lI the effort will be made to play upon our fears and the fears of the American people because in a a. matter concerning which we were called upon to act we have acted In a righteous manner at with the wishes of or Japan Action 4 Justified If rr It be claimed as doubtless some administration people will claim that our action toda today will Interfere with our relations with any country countr then It becomes obvious that In matters mallers before before before be be- fore us we can act only onto as other countries direct us to do This apparently apparently apparently Is the position of or those who would tako take our country countr Into a league where we have but onO one vote while whilo Great Britain has ti si six and where our republic would be subject to the rho di direction direction direction di- di of ot foreign nations and In which after atter robbing China of a Ii great province and nearly nearh people we would guarantee the infamy by our tre treasure and our blood I |