Evening star., 1921-12-11
SENATORS ENTHUSIASTIC
FOR F0UR-P0WER TREATY
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esses whether any such decision is
to be backed up by the nation.
In other words, 1t would be for the
Congress OF the United States to
pass upon any question 80 arising.
and there would be no obligation
upon the Congress under the new
treaty to carry out a decision reached
in the suggested conference If the
country did not desire to go through
with it. Each nation will be able to
act independently under the new
treaty-which they would not be at
liberty to do under an article similar
to article x OF the league Of nations.
VIII Help Ratio settlement.
What happened today" said
spokesman for the British last night,
will help.tU gettle the question Of the
naval ratfb. r have no doubt. 1t. Is
happy augury of the success OF the
issues still to be determined"
The situation is regarded as ex.
tremelx favorable for the settlement
of the naval ratio question In accord
ance with the 5-5-3 proposal sf the
United States and accepted by the
British delegation. It was said that
the Japanese are still awaiting word
from Toxic regarding this matter be-
fore taking it up in the conference
again.
One point to which attention was
called by this spokesman for the Brit
ish was that apparently the four
power treaty would include In lts
provisions the entire territory OF
Japan as insular possessions and in
snlar doninions. Il. OF course m
cludes Australia, the Philippines, etc.
AbroEation to BE Automatic.
The Anglo-Japanese alliance. which
is eliminated by the new treaty, Will
cease to exist as an alliance as soon
as the four powers have all ratified
the four-power pact, 1t was saio.
While the present treaty OF alliance
between Great Britain and Japan con-
tains special provision for its abro-
CATION and signifies the manner In
which it is to be ended. it was pointed
out that as Great Britain and japan
are both signatories to the new
treaty, it will not be necessary to go
through the motions of formally alb
rogating the old agreement. 1t is as
though a landlord and tenant, who
have a lease running for twelve
months should suddenly draw up q
new agreement. under which the old
lease would be terminated immedi-
The Washington conference has
been in session for just four weeks.
It is admitted that it has moved with
great rapidity in disposing OF I'M
portant and vexed questions. Whiie
it Is doubtful that the conference Will
have concluded it's work by Christ.
1t will have finished by or soon after
New Year day.
Armament Treaty Expected.
Refore the conference concludes it's
work it is expected to draft treaty
on the limi itation of naval armacents
ard also to have provided In some
way for future sessions. with other
nations taking part. especially 1or
the consideration Of the Limitation OF
process it is expected an association
Of nations will evolve. A separate
agreement with regard to China, IN
which all nine nations attending the
present conference will take part, as
also predicted.
time. waiting for word from Toxic.
on the subject Of the naval ratio. it
will proceed with questions OF the
far east relating to China. The far
east committee Of the conference is
to meet at IL am. tomorrow.
Negotiations Making Progress.
The japanese and Chinese delegates
now in the process of negotiations
on the subject OF the former German
holdings in Shantung, at present In
the hands of Japan. are making
progress. it was announced last night.
They, too. will meet tomorrow at
3:15 PM.
The official statement in connec-
ton with the meeting held by the
Chinese and Japanese on Shantuns
yesterday afternoon follows:
The ninth meetig of the Chinese
and japanese delegates relating to
the question of Shantung took place
in the governing boardroom of the
an-American building at 3:15 this
afternoon. a The questions of salt
fields and that of the kiaochow-
Gilman railway were discussed. Con-
siderable progress had been made
toward an understanding on the part
of the two delegations. The meeting
adjourned until 3:15 pm. next Mon
Baron shidehara. Japanese ambas-
sador to the United States, who has
been confined to the embassy by III
ness since the early days OF the
washington conference. attended the
meeting yesterday afternoon.