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Show KING SfifS PACT ILL IE HATflED Utah Senator Declares the Treaty Favored by Eighty ' Per Cent of People. Wilson Said to Have Rendered Ren-dered China Service in Shantung- Matter. Declaring that failure to ratify the praco treaty would mean widespread disaster throughout Europe, United States Senator William 11. King last night said that the document will bo ratified without textual amendment!,, senator King stated it as his belief that U per cent of the people of the country favor the league of nations. That Pre? ident Wilsou rendered China and tin world a great service by his efforts for the Shantung provision of tiie treaty ami mat ms opponents deprecated his service for political reasons alro-ic is Senator King's statement. Article X, he says, provides against aggression of si ronger nations against weaker ones, ami will thus assure peace. He also referred to the safeguarding of the Monroe iloetrine in the pact anil declared de-clared that, while the league of nations is not perfect, it provides a framework which may be added to as the course of time makes necessary. Amendments Dangerous. "The treaty will be ratified with 110 textual amendments. '' Senator King caid. ''It would be a calamity so threat it cannot be comprehended if the Ireaty were rejected. If amendments to the text are made, other signatories v ill ask for amendments, and endless negotiation will be involved. It would be humiliating for us to go to Germany and discuss negotiations further with her. Germany has already manifested opposition to tho treaty, and the unwise un-wise and impolitic speeches of Senator Knox and others who follow in his l racks like sheep are encouraging her lo oppose the treaty. "The hypocrisy of some of the opponents op-ponents of the treatv is discovered when we remember that certain senators sen-ators and other opponents of peace denounced de-nounced Mr. Wilson when he went to Europe because, they alleged, he would make a 'soft' treaty with the defeated nation and would not exact reparation a ml demands called for by justice. Now they denounce what they' call the harsh lerms of the treaty. ''Some Republicans are making the treaty a partisan issue. They are more interested in trying to help their party than they are in the welfare of tho country and the peace of the world. A certain class of politicians and partisans parti-sans is pretending indignation because of the Shantung provision of the 1 rcaty, yet they know that under the treaty China's interests are preserved and the peace of the orient maintained. They decline to tell people that when the kaiser took from China Xiaoehow nnd concessions in Shantung a Republican Repub-lican secretary of State, Senator John Hay, sent a congratulatory message to Germany and complimented her upon her fair and humane conduct in dealing with China. "No Republican politicians then denounced de-nounced the Republican president and the Republican secretary for approving Germany's high-handed conduct in dealing deal-ing with China. Wilson Befriends China. ' Japan drove Germany out of China and after taking concessions she had extorted, made a treaty with China in '1115. This treaty confirmed in Japan the iigh t she had taken from German y. France and Kngla?id by treaties executed before the ent ry of the United States into the war. stipulated that Japan should retain the concessions in Kiau-chow Kiau-chow and in Shantung. Mr. Wilson was the friend of China .t ifi peace conference and earn est ly -fr.tei ded tf r the abandonment by Japan ox the i ichts she had obtained. .England and Kranec were in no position to oppose japan. It was imperative that japan should be in the league to secure the ln-ii'-tj of th Orient and the good of the entire world. Finally. Mr. Wilson was ble to secure an agreement by which .lap;"! n would in a short t ime after the ratification of the treaty return to China Kiau-chow and concessions tn Shantung. Mr. Wilson rendered a signal service to n u man Uy and the greatest service to China by his efforts. "Instead of praising him. narrow, bigoted, big-oted, part isan Pharisees who pretend to supei'ior knowledge and higher conceptions concep-tions of Justice, cruictze him and urge The defeat of the treaty beca use, of the Shantung provision. The same hypocrites hypo-crites can offer no better plan. They are unable to forgive Mr. Wilson, al-tiou$h al-tiou$h he rendered such conspicuous and meritorious service, because he is a democrat. I am happy to state that the icaumg ucptiltlicati ne. i-aiJci auu many great Itepublican leaders are not found in the narrow partisan class I l ave jun icK-rred lo. .Monroe Doctrine Safeguarded. "The .ame class of persons affect ,t;i cat concern because of the language In the treaty referring to the Monroe doc-ir:;,e. doc-ir:;,e. Tncii contentions are stupid and ! ant. The treaty in express terms makes the Monroe doctrine a worm-iccognized worm-iccognized policy and exempts it from lii. terms of the league. Germany was n;uavs oi'po.scd lo me doctrine, recognized recog-nized it "in the treaty. Kxamlnation nf the ot'.iceiioiis urged by those who 'ppose ils ratification reveals tiie flatu-I' flatu-I' i.e.- of their arguments. "The Christians of the world as well as all of lhe civilized nations sought rvcrvwliiTC iii the past for a means to avoid war. with all its horrors and evii3. This, great pact is a fnrward step look-iag look-iag towards uimersal peace. When people talk of prophecies in support of opposition to the league it is too absurd ij reason;. Lie contemplation. If men be-;i(.vc be-;i(.vc in prophecies, they believe that peace -.a 'arth ioiisi come, and that the lamb and the lion "ill He down together. "Tl c league of nations Is not perfect, l,,it it submits a splendid framework v.-;,c!i may oc added to as experience dfiio'istra'tes tiie wisdom thereo!'. Tho .un.-tiluiion of the L'nilcd States was at ;:-y imperf.". t. Patrick Henry and other i-Veat leadrrs were opposed to it. Frank-iii Frank-iii and Washington. however. insisted ,0011 adopt ion. saying that where the document was imperfect it could be amended. The constitution was adopted, and snortly alter ten important and beneficial bene-ficial aineiidrnents were added. Believes Ratification Certain. "i:ii: u lti. iTie of the keenest in- f' lie, is of tuc rnitel Stales, speaks in ingii t' vni.s of ti-'' provisions of tiie league pronations. Me doe.s not advocate Its re-leetion, re-leetion, although at first ho proposed unimportant un-important e!i,-i ngex. In his last letter, ad- lo Seiialo- Lodge, he d isapproves ; rt'clf ' V"t gn at Kepnhllean leaders I have insisted for foree behind tiie league I ..H !i means to prevent agiesiions by, ," ,.. r nations against veal.cr Orel. I rl:''" X pro. 'h-:s l'"f Oil-, con Jngency ' and is an extremely important provision of the league. "Jn my opinion. 80 per cent of the people peo-ple favor the league. Tiie peace treaty will he ratified and. with its ratification, the tense situation existing everywhere In the world today will he relaxed and men everywhere, with hope, faith and courage i In their souls, will take up the burden and responsibilities of life, rejoicing In the peace obtained and the promise of j continual peace which the league holds I out to ti:o world. I "If the treatv is rejected, no one can foretell the disasters which will sweep i Ihirope and the evil days that w ill come j to our own beloved land. I am glad the .resilient !s coining here. He Is a great friend of I'tiiii, tho people of the state:! an I I l:iio,v lie will receive a warm and I generous welcome from t:ie patriotic peo- I p!c of Ihls great state." |