New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Toxic Rejoices
At Acceptance
OF Naval Ratio
Uchida, Who Warned That
20 Claim Was Jeopardiz-
ing Limitation Spirit,
Is Elatcd Over the Result
for Mutsu Abates
Agreement ON Fortifcations
Is Believed TO Amply Re-
pay Loss of Big Warship

TOXIC, Dec. IA (By The Associated
Press). s).~Acceptance Of ths naval
ratio Of the Conference on the Limi-
tation OF Armament was announced in
a bulletin this morning, ending weeks
Of speculation and argument in the
press and conferences in political cir
cles. The announcement created gen
eral satisfaction and gave welcome re-
licf from the tension under which the
various elements Of the population had
been laboring.
There had been apparent for Some
time desire on the part Of members
Of the Cabinet to SEQ an end to the
negotiations and the completion Of an
agreement along the lines originally
proposed at Washington, provided al
ways that Japan's interests were safe
guarded. The spirit aninaating the
Uchida, The Foreign Minister, who in
the course Of report to the Cabinet
Council yesterday pointed out, accord
ing to the Official organ Of the govern
inent, "the blind persistency Of claim
ing seventy ratio not only is mimi
cal to the very spirit Of limitation of
armament, but Is detrimental to the
eventual success Of the conference"
Loss OF Mutsu Overcome
While It is Certain there will be
widespread disappoint for senti-
mental reasons or otherwise, over the
exclusion of the battleship Mutsu, on
which SO much attention has been
conferred. it is regarded in official cir
cles that the importance attaching to
the Mutsu has been largely overcome
by the entente and likely will be COM
pletely eliminated by the anticipated
forticRtions compact.
While there continues to be some
adverse criticism in the newspapers
over the quadruple entente, the dis
position Of the people generally, after
sober contemplation Of the treaty, ap-
pears to be in favor Of It's acceptance
as evidence Of the good faith Of all
the participants in the treaty.
Peaceful Future Predicted
Viscount Uchida in an interview with
the newspaper mon to-day said with
regard to the quadruple power treaty:
"1t is regrettable that a pact 1.-THE
Anglo-Japanese treaty. with it's glori-
GUS history Of twenty years should end.
The British people doubtless share this
sentiment, DuC IL Is matter f0r con-
graduation that the alliance should be
enlarged into quadruple entente, with
bigger possibilities for contributing to
the cause of peace and within greater
spheres.
"The entente is important less on
account Of the phraseology of the
treaty than by the fact that the four
powers p1are permitted to exchange
views on the maintenance Of peace in
the. Pacific through diplomatic, instead
of military measures"
viscount uchida said he expected an
other agreement would be concluded
on the basis of the Root resolution.
The contention that the quadruple
entente contravened the covenant of
the League Of Nations was without
basis. On the contrary, the adherence
of Great Britain, France and Japan as
members Of the League Of Nations
added a guaranty for peace and en-
larged the purview or the covenant.
The agreement with regard to the
Island of Yap and the inundated islands
north Of the equator was a matter for
congratulation, said Viscount Uchida.