Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
CLAIM THAT PARIS
PLEDGES JAPS AID. ID.
CAUSE OF DEMAND. !.
Believe Reservations to
Separate Pact Will Necessi-
tate Showdown.
DIPLOMATS SAY PRESENT
AGREEMENT is ONE-SlDED
Acceptance of Proposed Terms by
France Would Clear Reports
of Secret Pact.
NO WORD FROM WILSON AS YET
President Has Not Made Known
Stand on Changes of Treaty
With Germany.
NO WORD FROM WILSON AS YET
President Has Not Made Known
Stand on Changes of Treaty
With Germany.
By JUSTIN McGRATH.

NASf1iN1IoN, July 27.- Through
reservations to the Franco-American
treaty. whatever displomatic double
dealing may have been practtced
against the United States in Paris can
be uncovered. A definite proposa1.
aimed to accomplish this result al
ready has been made to some Sena-
tors. and has been received favorabiy
by them. .s,.
1t Is proposed to attach to the French
treaty new clauses. which wila,bilfd
France to act with the United States
in resisting any changes In Asia or In
the Pacific Ocean which may constt-
tute menace to the United States ana
to the peace of the world 'saYsg
The French treaty is regarded by
many diplomats hero as unique, In
that 1t is absolutely one sided All (
contracts between nations. as we'll as
upon reciprocal Obligations. InSstSe
Erench treaty 1t is only the United
! The United fsStatcs binds Itself 1sto8Eos
iimTmediatfiys I'M to the aid Of Fra NEE IN
by Germany. The French government
assumes no obligation whatever to the
United States in return for this aS-
surance or protection to France. ~ NJ
Sought Secret Treaty. l,-Ns.s
Now, 1t has been charged by the~cbf.l
nese representatives in Washinrton
fnat IN 1t, the representatives, Of Japan ssin
France secret agreement by which
Great Britain and France were to- side
vovns wfS nspam on al II future ass
Pacific. The Chinese representatiyas
assert most positively they Wthat
Thomas F. Millard. the editor st the
Far-Eastern Review, who acted with
the Chinese delegation in Paris. ina
II u ~
relation to this matter Of a new secret
treaty between Great Britain. France
and Japan: - ls,r.,ssSs,
1T is practically certain that assnrf1
SalfouF Piehon and and MaRino. RiiTe.'nis mast 81
the British. French and Japanes saF gov.
ernments mutually would support each
otner c'a IN the conference on all quess
tung. - = t'-sAas 81
HIVE Private UnderstandIns. -
iahat ,ahi, private understanding. + am
the revision Of the covenant Of the ths
league Of nations. with the Monroe
Roetsine Do Mne clause lArticie 25 BY Shies
regional understanding and then p, eser. =
isting and subsequent reg iona under
S,smdhings, S,s n Ing u among the nations that ars
Hlemoers or The league are made va Iids6
So 1t appears that certain powersi1oMn
allies so-called) first made a priyata
future status and biets1s BALANCE Of paWs aVoA
Asia H and then wrote provisions. sinto
shs s,atas atesty So1a aad covenant to mako such
fTspres.entatiyes believe. was ma de sse sube
treaty and the league OF nations peSso pes.s
Hant Hsa..s nag been adopted by the United
Britain and France, notwithstanding
tnat ,n they owe their national existence
Gnted ns statss IN renSsred 1Ss them
peril. should have entered pe in into .nsip ap
agreement so inimical to the welfare
made that they did so. CertainlS tbs
United States before binding Itself Tor
Know ] whethePp PrGteSti9n fhs1 d'd has right 20
right to know whether in the fmtiira
shiey sidy are to be on its side or on the
cifc. '' :" ING "a
Provides Methods.
The, proposed amendment of the
french treaty provides a way In which
this ms knowledge can be definitely OBJ
II they have entered into no. such
arrangement with Japan, no good rea-
not obligate themselves to stand with
y, 1he United States on Asiatic questions.
no disposition to aggrandIze Itself in
Asia They know that the United
states S,1et II Is I'll the one nation whose eens
Eastern matters has been controIlsd
absolutely by it's conception oiathe
best interests of the Asiatics and alb.
soiutely uninfiuenced by any selfish
They know. furthermore than III,
pans policy in the past has beens-a
policy Of spoilation and that her seiz-
ure, OF Shantung shows no Intention
to depart from that policy. but rather
denotes determination to follow IL
In the future. sst'.3.,es5,
Therefore, il they have only the best
interests OF the people of Asia at heart
and are free frsm any desire to ar,ss
grandtze themselves at the expense oE
these people 1t would be natural for
them to align themselves with the
United States, rather than with Jauarr
on all questions affecting Asia and the
Pacific.
Refused Means show Down.
II they should refuse to do so, their
to suspicion. = !. = sSy.
There appears to be no good reasnp
why the Intentions Of Great Brffafyi
and France with respect to a future
Far East policy should not Be made
Ppanitsst through reservations tesstks
Z This. at LEAST. is the view Of ;ssrntss
Of D.,s the asnsn ssatfsms1 tss, who VIII hays