Evening star., 1921-12-10
'4P|)HER TREATY
H&YfD Ml|oND0N
Called Greatest Achievement
in Statesteanship of
Our Tune.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December iN.-The work
thus far accomplished by the wash
ington conference, especially the
agreement for four-power Sreaty as
a substitute for the Ang1o-JN panese
alliance, is highly. praised in tfAe edi-
torial columns Of this mornings Uews-
papers. The editorials give lufre-
served praise to President Har,NnS
and Secretary Hughes for the pa.Nts
they have played
The Morning Post describes III"
four-power agreement as "indisputa-
bly, the greatest achievement in coll
structiye statesmanship of our tin.,
. fraught with powers for good
so large that they cannot yet D.
rightly estimated" adding: Although
the proposed treaty concerns the Pa
cific. its existence necessarily in
wolves cordial cooperation on all
other matters between America anu
Great Britain. the two nations which
above all are resolved to maintain
peace"
French IncInsiOn Important.
The newspaper thinks the inclusion
of France is of the happiest import
being 'in substance the accomplish
ment of that tripartite agreement
which. had it not been unfortunately
prevented, would have served so pow
erfully to settle distracted Europe.
1t also declares there could not be
better solution of the misunderstood
ings concerning the Anglo-Japanes''
alliance than the proposed treaty I'M
plies OF President Harding's shar'
in the developments, the Post says:
THE President has earned the es-
TEEN mad respect of the civilized
world. in tina: he has chosen witty
admirable courage to attempt a cours;.
which brought failure TO his prede
cessor."
Characterizing the conference aS
the first since the armistice at which
wisdom has prevailed and the result
says that ito MIR. Harding belcI -
the high honor of having initiated
conference and so guided its assent
that all the delegates met in a spin
OF mutual confidence and good Will
without without; the vulgar display Of un-
dignihed excursions which afford ii
50 painful spectacle at Paris
Monroe Doctrine Of Pacific.
The Daily Telegraph says thai IA
Guadruple alliance. if applied. will c.
tabliSh in the Pacific something in Ia,
nature of the Monroe Doctrine. Whit
warmly aDpreciating the advantage.
which it considers Great Britain de
ance. the newspaper says: 1T is
matter OF satisfact ton that the latter
may now be merged with the new IN
an agreement better suited to tn.
new conditions"
After lauding the initiative taken
by President Harding and Mr.. HuEheS
1t says: There have been conferences
before. but newer one held under such
favorable auspices. and for that not
only the President and his colleague
deserve grateful thanks. but also In
great mass of American people with
out whose support they would n
have dared to assume and maintai.
SO open and courageous an attitudr>
Already Outranks The Hague.
The Daily Chronicle says: "Thei :.
are still many gaps in the defense
that are being erected against wa
and the wicked extravagance of arm
ed peace. but enough already has
been accomplished to insure th.
Washington conference higher place
in the history OF the peace move
ment than anything achieved at TIL
Hague. The newspaper hopes the
meeting will be followed by an
economic conference and one to dis
/ cuss land armaments in Europe az
which Germany and Russia would b..
represented.
/, The Westminster Gazette thinks
President Harding's claim that "ti,~
! conference Is going to succeed be
yond our fondest hopes" is justified
| by all the information yet received
| here and hopes that if the four
power alliance is finally approved.
| the conference which surmounted So
| many difficulties will proceed with
Increased strength to further tasks '