The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-12-29

seems to have made n slight slip which
caused lot Of excitement and sup
piled some ammunition to Borah,
Reed and other opponents Of the four
power Pacific treaty, who assumed
there was division between the
President and the delegates In con-
STRUNG the agreement. Mr.. Harding
In his interview expressed the opinion
that the homeland of Japan did not
come within the words "insular pos
sessions and insular dominions" un-
der the pact, except as territory prop
er Of any other nation which is
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 that 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 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-
tion 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 one providing that 'no
action OF the high contracting parties.
acting under Article 2. shall COM
nit any nation. either legally or NOR
ally, TO use force In meeting an exi-
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 I'm the exclusion Of
Hawaii. Senator Reed took advan-
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 done that even the Pres
ident was deceived"
MOT until after the holidays, prob
~ ably. will the Shantung question
be settled. The japanese and Chinese
delegates reached an impasse In their
negotiations and the whole matter was
referred 10 Tokyo for further instr,ic-
tions. DR. Alfred Sze said the dead
lock was over the demand OF the Jap
anese 10 retain the traffic management
OF the railroad, and Mr.. Hanihara said
Il was over 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 he OBJ
tained from japanese capitalists.
A WEEK ago II looked as II Great
1A Britain and France were about
10 reach complete agreement on
German reparations. Both LLOYD
George and BRAND, as well as their
expert advisers, we're Of the belief
that Germany could and must pay
the sums due. Then II appeared they
could not agree upon the method OF
payment. and the whole matter was
referred 10 the allied supreme coun.
ell 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 Il
concerned. without an Italian pnre
sentative being present The entire
subject OF the hn"nces ~ Fu-"nn =
involved IN thiS ~"n"r"'ionS 'r"''".
and tho S''"