New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Pact Is Greatest Plan a Victory
Achievement, Is For Conference,
View OF British Papers Assert
Newspapers in England Ex-
toll Agreement Among 4
Powers as a Substitute
for Alliance With Japan
Harding Praised Highly
Hughes, Too, Given Share of
Credit for Work Confer
ence Has Accomplished

LONDON, Dec. 10 (By The Associ-
ated Press THE work ACCOMPLISHED
by the Washington conference, espe-
c'ally the agreement for four-power
treaty as substitute for the Anglo
Japanese alliance, is highly praised n
the editorial columns of to-day's news
papers. The commentators give hearty
and unreserved praise to President
Harding and Secretary Hughes
"The Morning POST describes the
tour-power agreement as "ind .sputably
the greatest achievement in construc-
tive statesmanship Of our time, g.
fraught with powers for good so large
that they cannot get be rightly esti-
mated" adding: although the pro-
posed treaty concerns the Pacific, it's
existence necessarily involves cordial
cooperation on all other matters be-
tween America and Great Britain, the
two nations which above all are re-
solved to maintain peace
Frances Inclusion Happy"
The newspaper thinks the inclusion
Of France is of the happiest import,
being 'in substance the accomplish
ment Of that tripartite agreement
which, had it not been unfortunately
prevented, would have served so power
fully to settle distracted Europe It
also declares there could not be bet
ter solution of the misunderstanding
concerning the Anglo-Japanese alliance
than the proposed treaty implies
Of President Harding's share in the
developments The POST says:
The President has earned the
esteem and respect OF the civilized
world in that he has chosen with ad-
mirable courage to attempt course Of
action involving some political risk TO
himself-a course which brought fail
ure to his predecessor.
Characterizing the conference as the
first since the armistice at which wis
dom has prevailed and the results been
OF definite value, the newspaper says
that ITO Mr.. Harding belongs the high
honor Of having initiated the confer
ence and so guided its assembly that all
the delegates met in a spirit of mutual
confidence and good Will" without "the
vulgar display of undignided excur-
sions which afforded SO painful spec
tacle at Paris"
Suited to New Conditions
"The Daily Telegraph" believes that
the quadruple alliance, if approved, will
establish in the Pacific something in
the nature of the Monroe Doctrine.
While warmly apprecating the ad-
vantages which it considers Great
Britain derived from tho AngIo-Jap-
anese alliance, the newspaper says;
ut is g matter OF satisfaction that
the latter may now be merged with the
new in an agreement better suited to
the new conditions"
After lauding the initiative taken by
President Harding ard Mr.. Hughes
THE Telegraph" says:
There have been conferences before,
but never one held under such favor
able auspices, and for that not only the
President and his colleagues deserve
grateful thanks, but also the great
mass of the American people, without
whose support they would not have
dared to assume and maintain so open
and courageous an attitude"
''The Daily Chroniclen says: There
are still many gaps in the defenses
that are being erected against war and
the wicked extravaganza OF armed
peace. but enough already has been ac-
complished to insure the Washington
conference a higher place IN the history
Of the peace movement than anything
achieved at The Hague The news
paper hopes the meeting will be fol-
lowed by an economic conference and
one to discuss land armaments in
Europe, at which Germany and Russia
would be represented
THE Westminster Gazette" thinks
President Harding's claim that the con-
ference is going to succeed beyond
our fondest hopes" is justified by all
the information yet received here, and
hopes that if the four-power alliance
is finally approved, "the conference
which surmounted so many difficulties
viii proceed with increased strength
70 further tasks