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Show NO PROTEST WAS MADE 71Y M'KINLEY. Yet at the time of that grant, continued the president. President McKinley made no protest on the part of the American government. gov-ernment. Neither were protests made, he asserted, when other nations took parts of Chinese territory. "Which of the gentlemen that are now protesting." he asked, "were prominent in protesting against the original grant to Germany? It makes my heart burn when some men are so late in doing justice." U is not from China, but from Germany, the president said, that Shantung is taken by the treaty. There was applause when he added that, on the other hand. China's interests were protected by the league of nations. "It is the first time in the history of the world." he asserted, "that anything has been done for China." Fatigued from his thirty-four-hour train ride from Portland. Ore., tiie president decided de-cided to rest d urine the afternoon Instead of taking a n automobile ride, which had been arranged tor him. to Stanford university. uni-versity. It was said that after the luncheon lunch-eon at which he had promised to speak early in the afternoon he would not leave his hotel until the time for his night meeting at the Auditorium. |