, 1921-12-10
CONTINUED Prom Plss /,

form have agreed as follows:
- Articei THE high contracting
parties agree as between themselves
TO respect their rights IN relation 70
their fnsulnr possessions and lnsular
dominions in h regions of the Pa
ciflc ocean.
II thers should develop between
any of the high contracting parties a
controversy arising out Of n Pm
cific question and involving their
said rights which is not sstisdctorily
settled by diplomacy and Is likely 10
affect the harmonious accord now
happily subsistlng between them they
shall invite the high contracting par
ties 10 a joint conference TO which
the whole subject will be referred for
consideration ana adjustment.
" Article 2-1f the said rights are
threatened by the aggressive action Of
any other power. the high contracting
parties shall communicate with one
another FULLY and frankly in order
to arrive at an understanding as to.
the most efficient measures 70 be TAX
en-. jointly and separately. to meet the
exigencies OF the particular situation.
" Article 3-This agreement shall
remain in force for ten years from
the time II shall take effect and after
the expiration OF aid period II shall
continue to DO in force subject to the
right Of az Of the high contracting
parties TO terminate It upon IL months
notice.
" Article 4.-This agreement shall
be ratified as soon ms possible in ac-
cordance with the constitutional me
thods OF the high contracting parties
and shall take effect on the deposit
of Publications which shall take place
ut Washington. and ~thereupon the
agreement between Great Britain and
Japan. which was concluded at Lon
don on July 10, 1911. shall termi.
nate
The treaty has not been signed
formally but has been initiated by
representatives Of the four powers as
affirmed.
Tho signing OF this treaty" said
Senator Lodge. continuing. lis on the
part OF the United States subject 10
the making of a convention with Jap
an concerning the status OF the island
of zap and what are termed h man
dated islands in the Pacific ocean,.
north of the equator. the negotiations
in regard TO which are almost con.
cluded. and also tc' tho reservations
with respect TO what ARE termed the
mandate islands In tho Pacific ocean
south OF the equator.
ut should also be observed hat tho
controversies to which the proposed
treaty refers do not embrace questions
which. according TO principles OF In
;ernationul law lie exclusively within
the domestic Jurisdiction OF the re
spective powers.
.Th conference will perceive that I
spoke correctly when / referred TO the
terms of the treaty as simple. To put
IL ina few words h treaty provides
ttat the our signatory powers will
pfree as between ahemselves TO re-
spect their insvfar possessions n
dcminions in the region OH the Pacific
and that IL any controversy hould
arise as to such rights all h high
contracting parties shall be invited to
a Joint conference looking to h nd-
Justment OF such controversy.
They agree to take similar action
in the case of aggression by any ether
power upon these insular possessions
or dominions. The agreement is-to re-
main in force for 10 years n after
I1llllCdtlQh QiiutE AiiJ 40fto
methods OF the high contracting par
ties the existing agreement between
Great Britain aid Japsn which was
concluded at London On July Is. 1911.
shall terminate. And that is all. Each
signer is bound to respect the rights
of the others and before taking action
in any controversy to consul with
them. There is no provision for the
Use Of force to carry out any OF the
terms of the agreement and nc mill.
fsry or nav1 sanction turks anywhere
ia the background or under ove OF
I. csc plain and direct lauses.
THE surest way to prevent war is
% remove the causes OF war. There Is
ar attempt to remove causes OF war
over a great area OF the globes u r
face by reliance upon the good faith
and honest intentions of the nations
which sign the treaty. solving all DIFF
erences through the process of di-
plomacy and joint consideration and
Cancellation. No dubt we shall hear
It said tina the rszion to which this
agreement applies is one most uni
likely to give birth TO serious dis
rutes and therefore an agreement of
this character Is OF little consequence.
History ~unhappily has shown that
I; erc is no corner OF the earth so re-
mote or SO yaiueiess that it Is not cap
abe of giving Gauss for c~ontrovers,
or even for war between the tribes
nd the nations Of mankind
But the islands OF the Pacific al
though remote from the dwelling
places of the mass OF humanity are
far from ~valueless. The islands Of
the southwestern Pacific extend over
a vast space in hat great ocean
They reach from the Marquesas on
the east to the Philippines on the
west; from the Aleutian Islands on
the north nearly to the Antarctic cri-
Gle on the south. They are far more
numerous than is generally realized.
I do not know what h total NUM-
her Is, but I am informed as to the
Philippines and 1t appears that this
group alone contains over 3,10o
islands. Of which 1000 have names.
We have probably heard Of h re-
mark of Robert Louis Stevenson
when on leaving n of the Pacific
islands. he was asked how he was go