New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-12-07
Proposed Understanding Is
Designed to Do Away
With the Anglo-Japanese
Pact-DOes Not Include
zap.
Provision Is Made for
China to Be Neutral

Washington, Dec. 7.-(By the AS
sociated Press)-The four. power
agreement being considered by the
| United States, Great Britain, Japan
| and France. it was learned today from
official American sources, would be an
agreement for joint consultation on
any matters affecting interests of those
nations In the Pacific islands and not
an alliance or technical entente.
The agreement is in process of be-
| ing reduced to treaty FORM, it is said,
and if accepted is to be submitted to
| the senate.
Does Away With Past
The proposed undertaking is design
ed to do away with the Anglo Japan
ese alliance and proposals have gone
to Japan for renuniciation OF that al
lance if the new agreement should be
consummated
AS now under negotiation the agree
ment is said to be limited to the Pa
citic islands. Under the tentative pro-
posals each of the powers would agree
to consult each other before going to
war on any differences that might
arise relating to those islands.
The agreement, American officials
said, would not deal with Notifications
in the Pacific, nor with questions relat-
ing to the island of Yap. Neither
would 1t deal with any matters affect
ing China but only those relating to
islands of the Pacific.
Separate Treaty for zap
The questions at issue between the
United States and Japan relating to
cable facilities and other matter af-
fecting the island of zap are to be
dealt with in a separate treaty, which
was said to be near completion.
The proposed four power agreement
to deal with the Pacific islands is said
to have already been given approval in
principle by British representatives at
the Washington conference. The SUBJ
stance of the proposed treaty also was
said was Cabled to Toxic and to Paris.
The formal responses of the British,
japanese and French governments
still to be remained to be received
however.
Also it was said that the simplicity
of the four power agreement in its
single obligation for consultation be-
tween the powers before declaration
of war, should win favor.
The proposed treaty, it was said,
has not yet been reduced to written
form but its scope was said to be well
understood between the representa-
tives here of the four powers. France,
it was said, was being invited to join
the agreement because of her possess
sion of islands in the Pacific.
The agreement according to infor-
nation from American sourceis would
not deal with Hawaii nor interfere
with further fortitication of the
Hawaiian islands.
China Neutral
The Far Eastern committee of the
Washington conference adopted a res
olution providing for the neutrality of
China in case of war in which China
is not a party.
This resolution, it was said covered
point number eight of Chinas bill of
rights the committee also adopted the
Root resolution drafted in sub-com-
mittees concerning the wireless install
ations OF foreigners on Chinese soil.
The question Of Japanese troops in
NanChuria came up for discussion and
t was understood Japanese members
made a statement to the committee on
he subject.