Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-30

rnar the nomeIand or Japan did not
come within the words "insular pos
sessions and insular dOminions" I'M
der the pact, except as territory prop
er of any other nation which is a
party to the agreement. Senators
Lodge and Underwood hurried to the
White House and evidently informed
the President that the American dele
CATION had intended that the treaty
should apply to the Japanese main
islands and hat the purpose was to
insure the application of its guaran-
tees to the Hawaiian islands which
are considered a territory, not an in
sular possession, of the United States.
WhereupOn a statement issued from
the White House which said in part:
"The President announced tonight
that the difference in view in nowise
will be permitted to embarrass the con-
ference or the ratification of the agree
ment. He had assumed all along that
the spirit of the conference contem-
plates a confidence which pledges re-
spect of territory in every way which
tends to promote lasting peace.
HE has learned from the United
States delegates to the conference that
they have agreed to the construction
which includes the homeland of Japan
in the term 'insular possessions and
insular dominions,' and has no objec-
ton to that construction"
The administration considered that
this closed the incident, but among
certain senators the effect of the con-
tretemps was the preparation of sew
eral reservations to the ratification.
Borah proposed n providing that mo
action of the high contracting parties,
acting under Article 2, shall COM
init any nation, either legally or NOR
ally, to use force in meeting an ext
gency." Senator McNary of Oregon,
who does not say he will oppose the
treaty, wants a reservation providing
that nothing contained in the pact
shall be construed as applying to the
Japanese mainland, which probably
would result in the exclusion Of
Hawaii. Senator Reed took advaD-
tage of the misunderstanding to at
tack bitterly the treaty, which he
charged was drafted with the idea of
"deceiving the people of the United
States,' and declared the job was so
successfully lone "that even the Pres
ident was deceived"
MOT until after the holidays, prob
L ably, will the S%hantung question
be settled. The Japanese and Chinese
delegates reached an impasse in their
negotiations and the whole matter was
referred to Tokyo for further instruc-
lions. DR.. Alfred SEE said the dead
lock was over the demand of the Jap
anese to retain the traffic management
of the railroad, and Mr.. Hanihara said
it was cver questions concerning pay
ment for the road and the employment
of Japanese experts. The Japanese
also say the money with which China
is to pay for the road must be OBJ
tanned from Japanese capitalists.
A WEEK ago it looked as if Great
"A Britain and France were about
to reach a complete agreement on
German reparations. Both Lloyd
George and BRAND, as well as their
expert advisers, were of the belief
that Germany could and must pay
the sums due. Then it appeared they
could not agree upon the method Of
payment, and the whole matter was
referred to the allied supreme coun-
Gil, which will meet at Cannes, France,
during the first week of January.
Italy had stepped in, meantime, with
a strong protest against the discus
sion of vital topics in which she is
concerned, without an italian repre-
sentative being present. The entire
subject of the finances of Europe is
involved In this reparations matter,
and the supreme council is to discuss
the general economic situation and de-
eide upon an agenda. 1t is said the
council will be asked to invite the in
terested powers to name a commission
which shall draw up a general plan
for the rehabilitation of central Eu-
rope and Russia. The United States
and Germany will be included in the
representation, and possibly Russia
also.
HAIL EIREANN had a fine time
~ last week with the Irish treaty.
Verbal s%hillelaghs were used unspar-
ingly by both sides, and outsiders grew
rather wear of the debate. De
Valera had a surprisingly large fol
lowing in his opposition to the treaty
and their utterances were SO passion