Evening star., 1921-12-17
NO WAR0BLGAT0N
FOUND IN TREATY
Administrative Spokesman
Make Reply to Senator
Reeds Attack.

Administration spokesmen have let
it be known that they did not regard
the so-cailed four-power pact as i'm
posing any obligation to take up
arms. 1t came as a result of the at
tack on the treaty by Senator Reed
democrat, of Missouri, in which he
said that it might compel the United
States to go to war against China
and Russia.
Official administration spokesmen
have insisted repeatedly that the
treaty in no way affects the main
land of Asia and could not be in
voked in relation to questions arising
within Chinese or Russian jurisdic-
ton.
Further than this there has been
no attempt by the administra tion to
interpret or explain the language OF
the treaty, repeated queries meeting
with the response that the text of the
agreement speaks for itself.
Attitude Of Silence.
The same attitude of silence has
been adopted by administration sens-
tors, and after the thrce-hour attack
on the four-power Pacific treaty yes
terday by Senator Reed, Senator Cur
tis Of Kansas. their party whip. an
ncunced that there would be no DIS
cussion Of the subject until II is
ding.
Mr. Curtis statement was made
it was understood. as an explanatioti
for the fact that no speeches had
been made in favor of the treaty ana
in reply to the attacks of Senators
Reed and Borah, republican. Idaho
Taken in conjunction with the party
policy of the democrats, who have
decided to maintain silence. leaders
on both sides predicted minimum OF
4 i. fAN-
the armament conference is ended.
At that time. it has been indicated.
all of the agreements reached in the
conference will be forwarded to the
Capitol.
Proposes Long Delay.
Senator Reed. however. announced
another purpose. He proposed TO
people just as was done with the
treaty of Versailles" and he pre-
dicted that by the time the voter
have an opportunity TO act on fh"
question, they will know that this
treaty has all of the vices charged
to the treaty of Versailles. with none
| of its virtues"
| Mr.. Reed declared he could see
nothing but trouble in the new agree
ment and attacked the administration
] for what he described as changing
| face. saying there was no difference.
except grammatical changes. between
the four-power pact and the Yer
sailles covenant. His speech through
out was interspersed with attacks on
Great Britain and Japan, each of
whom he declared had come to the
armament conference with the
| "avowed purpose of getting them
! selves out of a hole
| Sees No Good Fellowship.
This treaty ties us up with the
! only nation that has shown US an ugly
pair of teeth in years." he continued.
| Il wonder what the people of the Pa
! cific coast think of their new pro
/ tector l wonder if they feel that
| they can go to bed at night and say.
| .'Oh well. Japan will watch over US"
! All. Senators. We refuse TO make a
treaty to protect France from Ger
many. but we make an alliance with
Japan to protect her loot
The Missouri senator said that al
though some of the sponsors of the
treaty were talking privately of the
good fellowship to be brought be-
tween the nations by the treaty, he
could not arrive at any such conclu
sion.
Calls II silly Longing.
| This longing for good fellowship
/; is very good as oratorical extrava-
ganza." he added. But this silly long
ing for a foreign stepmother makes
me sick.
AS Senator Reed concluded his ad-
dress. started Thursday, Senator Nor
ris. republican, Nebraska. introduced
| a resolution urging the President to
invite representatives of foreign gov
ernments to the International Dairy
Congress in the United States in 1923.
Mr. Reed was on his feet in an in
slant and queried:
Can the senator guarantee that
there will be no treaties evolved by
that meeting? / am getting so / am
afraid of all of them