Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1919 — M’CUMBER CRITICISES DELAY [ARTICLE]

M’CUMBER CRITICISES DELAY

Senator McCumber (Rep., N. D.) in criticising his colleagues in the senate chamber Tuesday on their Inaction and dilly-dallying oh the peace treaty, in referring to the Shantung excuse, said: “That however interesting a discourse might be it availed nothlnig unless it reached some definite conclusion. 'The question still stares you in the If ace: ‘How are you going to" settle it?’ What are you going to do to wrest that territory from Japan? Does Senator Lodge mean to say by striking out ttfe name Japan and inserting China in the treaty clause that that will settle it? Japan’s answer would be to us: "“Well, what are you going to do albout it?’ “I am opposed to pointing an unloaded gun at anybody, especially ■when the party at whom it is pointed knows it is unloaded.”

Senator Owen (Dem., 0k1a.,) suggested that the senate might attempt to settle the Shantung award by unlimited debate. “And I think that is where it will end,’’ Senator McCumber shot back, adding that the league of nations “wouHd have a grip on the situation and demand of all nations that they fulfill their treaty obllgationa.’’ Japan would give back territory at the request of the league, he said, and if the league was of any value it would not have to use force. Senator McCumber said that Japan sknlply was carrying out an agreement made with Great Britain, France 'and Italy, and to which China herself assented.