Show ALTER iLlER PROVISION AS US TO 10 SHANTUNG SENATE COMMITTEE VO VOTES ES TO AMEND TREATY TO RESTORE PROVINCE TO CHINA First DI Direct Action Taken on Peace Treaty One Republican Voting With Democrats Against Proposed Change t Washington The Washington a The Shantung lung decision of oC the Paris peace conference was WIlS rev re- versed by the versed versed-by by senate foreign relations 11 v u committee ommittee on August 23 By a vote ote x 4 x of 9 9 to 8 the tie committee decided to tor r C amend the treaty to provide for the restoration of Shantung to China The change made was extremely simple i it merely strikes out the tile word Japan and und substitutes the word China In the section n which disposes of Germanys Germany's former rights In Jn the Shantung penin- penin sula sula Senator McCumber North Dakota k Republican voted with the Democrats against the Shantung amendment Otherwise the vote ote was of ot a strict party part nature Action Presages Presage Further Delay The rhe effect of the committe's action if sustained by the senate will be to send the peace treat treaty back to the principal allied powers As Japan Japan Japan Ja Ja- pan according to Wilson refused refused re- re fused to sign the Ute treaty unless given given Shantung and as France Great Brit Brit- bound I Italy their are by secret secret sec sec- ret treaties to support the Japanese claims claims' to Shantung It Is considered y extremely probable that the amendment amendment amend- amend i ment lent If sustained in the senate would create a deadlock among the powers Says Senate Will Reverse Action Senator Pomerene of Ohio Demo Demo- Deno- Deno 0 Cratic member of the foreign relations i 4 co committee ml ee declared the committees committee's action had no significance nce and predicted predict- predict ed d the senate would reverse its it s' s Senator Johnson of California Re Ke- A publican the praised praised the action c lon of the committee In wiping Sut gut the proposal a. a tl to guarantee y th Infamy of the Shan- Shan F x settlement b by our treasury and by i. i our blood |