The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
.PACTPROPOSED
TO CHECK JAPS
INPACIFICZONE
Senate Leaders Discuss
U. S., Canadian and
Anzac Alliance.
DOMINION'S STAND
MEETS APPROVAL
Fear of Oriental Power
Common to White Races
In Its Path.


States, Canada, Australia and New
Zealand on an oriental foreign pol
icy to express the determination Of
those peoples to check Japanese ag-
gression in the Pacific is contem-
plated by Republican leaders Of the
Senate, for submission to President
elect Harding.
Negotiations are held to have pro-
ceeded to the point where members
of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations have received informal
overtures from responsible spokes-
men of the British dominions. No
difficulty is anticipated in reaching
at least an informal agreement as
to the immigration question. 1t is
said that through conversations
which have taken place in Wash
ington the London Foreign ONCE.
through the British Embassy here.
has bee n apprised of the whole mat
ter.
Lodges Address
The first public reference to such
an understanding was made by
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge in his
address before the Union League
in Philadelphia. His statements at
tracted wide attention in diplomatic
circles in Washington. They led to
a discussion in the Senate, among
leaders who are sure to be inf1uen-
tial in the party councils OF the
new administration.
1t is likely that any understand
ing reached by the Republican ad-
ministration with Australia, Canada
and New Zealand relative to immi-
grafton questions would be MADE
/ through the agencies Of the British
Embassy. There Is no suggestion
! of the British dominions and Amer
lea expecting to act through the
] league of nations. Mr.. Lodge and
other Republican factors are repre-
sented as leaving the league out
of the question.
Expansion In Pacinc.r..st
There IL a strong sentiment In
! the Senate cloakrooms to the ef-
! feet that such understanding would
operate against Japanese expansion
/ in the Pacific. especially in rela,
ton to her control of the former
German insular possessions.
The island of Yap, which PLAYED
such a prominent role in the dis
cussions here of the Internationa
Communications Conference, enter
into the whole matter. and it i:
suggested that pressure from hel
dominions caused Great Britain Il
maintain an attitude toward Amer
ica's demands, that otherwise NIGH
not have followed frcm her clos'
alliance with Japan. The unequivo
cal Endorsement and the assurances
of full support given Norman II
Davis when he discussed the cabl'
controversy with the Senate Foreign
/ Relations Committee has come Il
be regarded as indicative of the de
Termination of the Republican lead
ers to stand out for America
claims against all odds.
Antagonism shown.
The outspoken antagonism towart
japanese policies, given expression
In the Senate discussions over tn
Shantung award. is causing no lit
tie speculation among diplomats a
to the course to be followed by tn
Republicans when they take owe
direction OF foreign affairs. 1t
certain that President-elect Hard
ing spoke the sentiments of the Re
publicans in the Senate when b
declared at Norfolk, Va, that Amer
lea would have to have a might
naval armada, unless other nation
quit building battleships and sub
marines and destroyers.
One of the purposes of the Bora
resolution proposing an agreemen
between the United States, Grea
Britain and Japan for a five-yea
curtailment of naval constructio,
was to smoke out" the Japanes,
; who, it is felt, will not, on a show
down, agree to a-reduction of arma
ments. They feel that Japan ha
won position asa world power sole
lily through her military strength
and that once she sacrifices tina
prestige she ceases to be a leadin
: power. It Is their purpose to sho,
the world that japan will not con
: sent to reduction of naval arma
ments and that a strong America
navy is necessary to give effect t
American policies in the Pacific.
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