The New York herald., 1921-12-12
EDITORS SAY SENATE
MUST PASS TREATY.
n. Y. !World' Sees Conditions
More Favorable Than Those
Faced by League.

lca, IN auultion 10 lilat reproduced Dy
THE NEW YORK HERALD yesterday, on
the four Power compact, follows:
The New York World-That the peo-
pie of the United States will welcome
an agreement that puts the Angio-Japa-
nose alliance into liquidation and sub
stitutes for il a four Power guarantee
OF stabilized Pacific conditions. the
World has no doubt. Even In the Sem
ate the situation Is much more favorable
for the ratification OF this admirable
treaty than that which faced Woodrow
Wilson and the League OF Nations. We
cannot expect Democrats wholly to for
bear reminding their party adversaries
that the Hughes four Power project is
in effect an Asiatic Article X, carefully
phrased to meet Senatorial scrutiny yet
imposing a moral obligation which a
nation Jealous OF its honor must ever
hold sacred. But when vote Is
reached. both patriotism and political
logic should dictate an honest support
of the ratification Of the treaty. In
time we might even hope that Thar
monious accord" of some nations in the
Pacific will pave the way for better
accord of all nations with the United
States resunling the leadership in world
influence that party politics In 1920
compelled 1t to abdicate. On the Re-
publican side the treaty may meet with
some opposition from the irreconcil-
ables. But Mr. Lodge naanifestly can
not threaten with ''the sleep of death"
a covenant of his own creation, and
there is already apparent strong cur
rent Of Senatorial approval on the ma
jority side for the able diplomatic policy
of the Republican Administration.
Whatever maybe the outcome. the press
and the public need not delay for
Senate verdict their conmendation of
the work of the conference. The time
to speak that word Of merited praise
Is now.
The New York Tfmes-Senator Borah
will perceive, Of course, that this little
treaty ia an offshoot of the League OF
Nations: that It Is drawn up in the spirit
Of the league: that without the league 1t
would never have been heard Of. Never
theless. we advise him to refrain firmly
from uncorlxing any ancient Walls Of
wrath. II is not worth while. for this
treaty is only detail. Moreover, the
treaty is sound, commendable and has
been concluded for good purposes. The
Senate should ratify the four Power
treaty without any hesitation at all. To
be sure, It leaves great deal to be done
before what are called the Pacific Ques-
tions can be settled. It does not touch
the great questions at all The greatest
Of all, the one where the danger lies,
relates to the protection OF China against
aggression from any quarter. OF neces-
sity the conference must draw up q
treaty or firm agreement, an agreement
TO be kept and enforced in good faith,
assuring China against encroachinefts
upon her independence or her territory
enc f1
now exist. 10 the end that her sover-
eighty and her control OF her own soil
may be unimpaired That important
treaty, to be concluded between the nine
Powers represented at the conference, is
under negotiation.
Tho Boston POst--The agreement ap-
pears to be based upon a genuine wish
TO avoid war and Is heartily to be com
mended In that respect. What the SEN
ate element that swears by the memory
of George Washington not to engage in
any foreign alliance will think and say
of 1t may easily be foreseen. They will
shout that by agreeing to It the United
States will have yielded some of her
Sovereignty" which of course Is true.
Every treaty with other Powers in such
matter as this yields something of SOW
ereignty This time, however, the Sem
ate. for obvious reasons. will not wreck
the agreement.
The Baltimore News--The fact that
the draft of the four Power treaty has
been agreed 90 by all four shows that nc
nation Is holding a preferred position In
the Pacific. or is putting forward claims
there which cannot be adjusted by the
ordinary processes Of diplomatic confer
| ence. We now know that neither In the
matter of armament limitation, nor IN
| that OF the Pacific proper. is there any
! thing so serious as 10 prevent the sue
| cess OF the conference.
The Baltimore American--It looks as
! is the treaty will have a very easy legis-
iative road. We probably shall have
some antics from Mr.. Reed and Mr. Wat
son and a few others who love above al
else to "cut up" but there is nothing ir
| the logic of the situation to give rise tc
serious trouble. Besides-and most oi
the Senators realize this---the country Il
| In no frame of mind to encourage a Sec
ond national stampede, such as expert.
enced by Mr.. Wilson. unless there should
be a plain and profound necessity foI
| Il. And certainly In respect to this
| treaty it's possible opponents can de.
\ raonstrate no such profound necessity