Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-07
u. S.-BRITISH-JA FRENCH
AGREEMENT ADMITTED TO BE
UNDER WAY AT WASHINGTON
Matter Has Been Carefully Guarded Until Today II Viii
Supercede Engish-Japanese Treaty. and viii Only
Apply to Keep Peace in the Pacific; Not Treaty Nor
an Entente Delegates Explain


Special Correspondence Ee4ry Ev.nin-
Washington, DEE. T.. 80 p. in. The
four-power agreement being consid-
cred by the United states. Great Bli.
tain. Japan and France. it was learn !
today from official American sourt~s
would be an agreement for Joint con.
sultatiou on any matters affecting 80
tercsts OF those nations ri the Pacis
islands and not an alliance or techns.
cal entente
The agreement is in process Of beins
reduced 10 treaty form. 81 waa safd 4
accepted it IS 20 bs submitted 20 ths
Senate.
The proposed undertaking is d.
signed 20 do away with tho Anglo.
Japanese alliance and proposals hav.
gone 70 Japan for renunciation ~ thu
alliance II the new agreement ehoua
be consummated.
As now under negotiation. f,
agreement is 10 Re limited 20 -.
Pacific isiands. Under the fenta.i
agree 20 consult each other bofo 4
going 70 war on any differences thhf
might arise relating 70 those islands
The agreement, American oefcials
said, would not deal with foruhcations
In the Pacific nor with questions res
lating 10 tho island Of Yap. %eithes
would It deal with any matters afecf.
ing China. but only those relating "A
islands Of the Pacific.
The questions Mt issue between the
United States and Japan. reia ting "a
cable facilities and other matters AZ
secting the island Of zap are 10 q
dealt with IN a separate treaty, wifica
was said to be near completion.
The proposed four power agreement
20 oeal with the Pacific islands a
said 10 have already been given an
provai in principle by British repre-
/ sentatives at the Washington coufer-
ence. The substance of :he proposed
treaty also IL was said. has been ralf-
cd 70 Toxic apd Paris.
I The formal responses OF the British.
japanese and French government )
itill remain TO DC received. however,
The opinion in American quarter.
was hopeful for final uegotaatfon 4
the new treaty.
The american delegates had another
meeting TO-DAY and IL was reDortr q
discussed at length the situation rc.
latins 70 the four power asrccmcrr
This. it was said. was regarded "a
American quarters as a separate pro-
ceedinS from the American proposal
tor limitation of naval armament tsli
1t was expected an accord on both al.
Pacific islands treaty and the nay.-
program might be reached almost
simultaneously.
Some formal and official exDressio,
from the American delegation was "a
prospect.
ii American circles j. was said that
q fuI understanding OF the pronose5
agreement, with the official s,ate-
ment that an alliance or even al
entente was not the aim. would r.
move much OF the criticism vhica a.
ready has developed IN some quarters
4 All four OF the American d.elerate.
were reported as favoring the FOUR
power agreement.
one American official said he had "a
doubt that when the agreement v-as
ituliy understood it would meet with b.
partisan support on being submitted "a
the Senate. Those who have advo-
lcated American entrance to the laarus
OF nations, il was said. would be con-
sistent in giving their support 70 ths
new PROPOSED agreement
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