New-York tribune., 1921-04-12
w arms Britain
Japanese Pact
Must Suit u. S.
Alliance for
World Peace Proposed by
Australian Premier, Who
Sees Peril i'll Sea Rivalry
Asks Treaty Modification
Renewal Vital to Empire,
but in Present Form Is
Declared Hateful Here


Wednesday in the Australian Parlia~
ment by Premier Hughes, in which he
advocated renewal of the Anglo
Japanese treaty in form agreeable to
the United States. was made public
here yesterday by the Australian High
| Commissioner.
Warning of naval rivalry on the Pa
cific. Premier Hughes appealed for can
alliance, an understanding between the
two great branches of the English
speaking peoples" and declared that
renewal of the Anglo-5apanese treaty,
modified if need be, should be sought at
the British imperial conference of do
minion prime ministers in London next
June.
In his address, which was regarded
as one of the frankest discussions of
international relations on the Pacific
ever carried on in the Australian Par
Lament, Premier Hughes dealt with
Japanese american affairs. He said, in
part:
"The bearing of the Japanese treaty
upon the naval defense of the empire is
obvious. AS we have seen lately, there
has been much talk of strained rela-
tions between the United States and
Japan. Now. in that lie the germs of
great trouble possibilities of infinite
disaster to this world.
Calls Treaty Hateful to United States
what is the hope of the world? AS
l see it, it is an alliance, an understand
ing between the two great branches of
the English speaking peoples. Now,
hpre iS our hi prrD,a Our Sofot, 1;oc
in a renewal of the Anglo-Japan
Treaty, yet that treaty is anathema to
Americans. America has said that she
must have the greatest navy in the
world-that she must have a navy suf-
fciently strong to defend herself. To
defend herself against whom? She has
left the world in no doubt, or in very
little doubt, as to whom. We not only
have no quarrel with America, we have
no quarrel with Japan. We have our
ideals, Japan has hers. There is room
in the world for both of us. We want
to live on terms of amity with all
nations of the earth
Even when one comes to the alleged
causes of disputes and of difficulties
between Japan and America those DIFF
ferences appear to ne trivial compared
with the tremendous evil which war
would infict upon both nations.
What do the Japanese want? They
want to hold land in America and the
right to enter the United States. Our
attitude is very much like that of the
people of the Western States of Amer
ica toward Japan.
"It is utterly wrong for the Japanese
people to think that because we have
passed certain laws we regard them as
our interiors. We admire their brav-
cry and their patriotism and we stand
among those who are loudest in ad-
miration of their magnificent achieve
ments for no other nation has ad-
vanced so far in so short time.
The Japanese are so intensely pa
trotic that they do not recognize
nationalizing any Japanese. A Japan
ese, no matter what he does. cannot
divest himself of his nationality.
Americas Approval Called Vital
"These are the main grounds of the
differences of opinion between the
United States and japan. 1t is the
bounden duty of Australia to use every
means at her disposal to effect such a
modus vivendi as will secure a re-
newal of Anglo-Japanese treaty in a
form agreeable to the United States.
Whether she is a party to it or not, is
not so material so long as she accepts
it and does not regard the renewal of
it as being in itself hostile act by
Britain directed against herself. While
making every effort to retain the
friendship of Japan, we cannot make
an enemy of the United States. Nor
can Britain do so. see no reason
why the treaty should not be renewed
in form which would be satisfactory
not only to the empire and Japan but
to America as we'll. An uninterrupted
era of peace is impossible to contem-
plate while the world is resounding
with the clang of naval construction
The most powerful agency for the
worlds peace to-day is the British
Empire. The hope of the future peace
OF the world seems to lie in some un.
derstanding-call it what you will
between America, England and France
The League of Nations is an unwieldv
clumsy contrivance. There is onlv on,
way to prevent war and that is for Tho
world to turn its back upon it,"