Show OPPONENTS OF i I i Ii TREATY DO NOT I FEAR JAP JAPANESE ANESE 1 i Fo Foreign Relations Committees Committee's Committees Committee's Committees Committee's Commit Commit- tees tee's Action Giving China I China Shantung Upheld j I IBy B By Justin McGrath ill 1 I E Editorial C dent D t I I Service Washington Aug AuS' 21 Opponents Opponents of ot the peace treaty treat In tho Sonata Senate were not In the thc least disturbed toda today by the tho contentions of ot tho treaty's advocates In the Senate and the tho administration that the action of or the Senate foreign relations committee in giving to China the German rights In n Shantung Instead of at giving them to Japan an as the thc treaty provides pro might involve In tho the United States in serious complications with Japan Fear of ot such complications as Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Johnson of or California indicated d in I his statement would not have havo d the thc foreign relations committee from taking the action it Ir did Nevertheless Nevertheless NC erthe I less serious complications are aro arnot not looked for b by the thc majority members of or committee who went on record au as favoring fa Chinas China's clIm jit M. s against Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan i w Dr Desire rc Complete nrc I If It the Shantung reservation voted b by the Senate Renate foreign relations committee committee committee com com- shall be by the thc Senate thc the treat treaty would woul thin then th n Inv hav to go back to Paris for reconsideration ion I IH If H the thc treaty shall LJ be tnt nt back bach to Paris it will then b be ba up to Great Britain Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain and France to derid- derid whether they will align themselves with th the thc United States or not If It they n to the reservation m made de h by the States State with respect to Shantung that reservation reservation reservation reser reser- would then become ic a part t It the thc treaty with Germany German three powers having 81 signed In that e event ent nt the expectation ex- ex I of or the Republican majority Is Japan would find it to ner ncr interest to get bet out of or Shantung Refusal Expression of ur Opinion I If It Great Britain and Iud France Franc 1 cruse to accept the thc reser reservation l. l the thc reserva- reserva reservation j lion tion of oC would not become a part of ot the treaty It rot not being n n. part hart of ot the treaty it will amount to nothing j I morn than nan 1 iLlI an C t l expression lun Ul of opinion on un the part of or the United States on what I the he treat treaty should contain Because the Senate saw fit to adopt It there thele would be no obligation put on the United Slates States to compel Japan to evacuate c Shantung The situation then would simply bo be that the tho United States had gone on record as disapproving ln of ot Japans Japan's occupation of ot this rich Chinese province against the thc protests of or China Republican members of ot the Senate foreign relations committee hold the conviction that there is more likelihood likelihood hood of bringing on a clash between Japan and tho the United States by the thc ratification of ot the treaty with the Shantung cession In it than there Will Willbo willbo Ill bo be by its rejection If Japan Tapan la is permitted permitted permitted per per- to S stay slay l In Shantung tho they lie lie- j be-j It will be he a 1 first step In the thc exploitation of all China by b- Japan In Inthis Inthis Inthis this way Japan will be able to build buildup buildup buildup up a power which will threaten the tho United States on the thc Pacific When he she felt strong enough It Is believed Japan would seek a quarrel with the United States Her exploitation of pf China It is felt elt would be h helped by bv our loss 8 of the friendship of ot the Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese through h ratification of or the thc Shantung Shan tung spoliation I l' Ien en en now It I Is 1 said the tho Japanese are arc en endeavoring oring ea to con convince nn- nn vince Ince the Chinese e that their best hest Interests Interests in interests In- In lie lac In an alliance o of the thc races Wilson Threw Down n Monument nt Republican opponents of or the treat treaty say S1 that the reaction from Paris on the White House conference was Just what they anticipated it would be he Tho The French press I Is inclined to thc the view that President Wilson b by his declarations at the White Hou House c e conference conference con Olt ference threw down tho the monument he ho built in Paris If It the thc safeguard pro l provided by b- tho the lea league ue Is IR to rut rest c t on a amoral amoral amoral moral obligation only the thc Fren French h press rC 3 is inclined to the thc view that it will bo be ineffective Tho The In commenting on the thc conference said An Any political p alliance which Is la not got o completed by a military convention con does docs not constitute a serious guarantee guarantee guaran guaran- tee tee teeThe It The A said that the thc Presidents President's admission at tho the White While House louse conference confer confer- ence nce nr Cr greatly nth diminished the tho h C th Institution he- he Ivi of tho he lie naively p pretended pre tended to he be the worlds world's panacea a. a The views of at other Paris Pads papers are aro similar Relieve In Force There haS been no expression of or opinion a as as' as yet ct from rom any British h or French officials upon the construction of or the len league of ot nations covenant co at the tho White H uso conference Senators do not look for or oran an any official comments from abroad nt at this time Their view Is that thu the British and French statesmen arc uro far too ch clever cher er to tit take Issue with the President PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident on hIt his construction of ot the covenant covenant cove O nant and the obligations which It Imposes Imposes imposes Im Im- poses while tho the treaty of ot peace Is j I still pendant The They want to get Jet the thc United Status committed to the treaty ty and the thc covenant co senators sa say before gluing giving out their construction But there can bo no doubt it Is said what their construction will be bo France all alon along through h Clemenceau and Inch Foch has hats a asserted that a u league of or nations which did not rest upon a responsibility ity to use force when force tore was necessary necessary essary to carry out its decisions would bo be futile Because of or this conviction con Clemenceau Clem- Clem insisted upon having a 1 special pact with the United States British h nt There tt Is is' vcr very little doubt that tho the ish statesmen esmen are aro In accord with t the ho French in tho the view t that ha t force must bo be employed b by the league of or na nations nations nations na- na when necessary Ur and that It will willbe be br the thc responsibility and und obligation of oC all members of the league to provide whatsoever cr force orce may Inay bo be necessary as ns 7 decided b by tho the council of the league to meet an any given emergency that may arise arie Once tho the treaty of or peace Is ratified n Republican opponents of ot the treaty the British and French will sa say make mako it very clear that their Interpretations of ot lt the obligations assumed h by bythe bythe the different nations parties to the treaty Is completely at variance with tho of or the thc President In his conference with the members rM of tho the Senate foreign relations committee Tic The British and French viewpoint these senators believe will be the viewpoint of or the thc council of or the league Opposition Ii JI Strengthened Holding ln to this view their lIOl to the tho th treaty has been strengthened strengthened strengthened strength strength- ened rather than lessened by hy tho the I Presidents President's Interpretation As they are confident the British and French con corn construction construction will differ with the Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's construction they thoy see seo only trouble ahead if the thc treaty shall shaH be ratified Thc They have decided to plant themselves themselves them them- selves firmly In hi the thc position of decidIng deciding ing for or the rl right ht rather than the thc ex ex- This view Is the view ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex pressed b by Senator Norris In his condemnation condemnation condemnation con con- of or the thc Shantung cession when he lie said We cannot build a temple of or Justice upon a foundation of or sand and We Ve cannot build an international tribunal upon the thc betrayal of an any peoples however I weak Sooner or later such structure mw must t crumble and decay Every I i guidepost of ot history points to the thc futility fu- fu I fu-I of such attempts made b by man roan i I I Whatever hate structure we build er however I powerful we wo may Tay mU bo be when we build it I 1 founded upon such uch an aim outrageous and unjust Judgment It will in Gods God's own j j time bring about Its destruction We Weare c I are arc only planting the seedy seeds of future i iwar war that will v. be just as certain to i come tomo as the thu universal la law or creation I remains Intact l So opponents o of the thc treaty in the thc 1 I Senate have determined to take their stand on what they believe to be the I right let the consequences be what they may But Bul they arc are serenely confident confident con con- I that the consequences will beless be bo less serious by following this course I than b by sanctioning wrong Senator Robinson of or Arkansas issued I Ia a statement toda today in which he said The time has come when those who are arc unwilling to accept the treaty must as assume ume responsibility for further delay Senators who insist upon Immaterial Im Immaterial Immaterial Im- Im material or unimportant reservations cannot afford aCford in m my opinion to throw v tho the treaty back to the peace conference conference conference confer confer- ence for or b by doing so o tho they may get a treaty more objectionable to them than tho the present nt treaty |