New Britain herald., 1921-12-10
Each Country to Agree to Respect Insular Rights of Others in Pacific Ocean
|. s. Senate Would Have to Ratify Terms-PrO- vides Each Power Can Withdraw After Decade.

Withdraw After Decade. Washington, Dec. 10 (By Associated Press) The draft of the proposed treaty between the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan which is to supplant the Anglo-Jap- anese alliance and pave the way for the acceptance of the American pro- posas for naval reduction was for mally laid before the arms conference today by Senator Lodge
 Ten Year Agreement
 It is a ten year agreement m which the four nations bind them selves to respect their existing rights in insular possessions and dominions in the Pacific, and in the case of dis putes which cannot be settled by dip lomacy agree to a joint conference among themselves.
 Anyone of the parties may with drew on twelve months notice after the expiration of the 10 years.
 The treaty require confirmation by the senate.
 The treaty has not been signed for mally but has been initiated by rep resentatives of the four powers as af- firmed.
 Senator Lodge presented the treaty to the conference in the following statement
 'I should be insensible indeed if l did not feel deeply gratifed by the opportunity which has come to me to lay before a conference a draft of a treaty the terms of which have been agreed upon by four of the great powers of the earth in regard to the islands of the Pacific which they con- trol, either as possessions or domin- ions. l will begin by reading to the conference the treaty which is both brief and simple and which I am sure is ffll of meaning and importance to the worlds peace.
 Text of Treaty
 ""The United States of America. the British empire, France and Japan.
 with a view to the preservation of the general peace and the mainten- ance of their rights in relatio nto their insuar possessions and insular dominions in the regions of the Pacific ocean.
 "T-have determined to conclude q treaty to this effect and have ap- pointed as their plenipotentiaries
 "'The president of the United States of America.
 His Majesty the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British dominions beyond the seas emperor of India.
 And for the dominion of Canada For the commonwealth of Aus For the dominion of New Zca- land
 "The president of the French re- public.
 His Majesty the Emperor of Ja- pan.
 "'Who having communicated thcl1 ful powers, found in good and due form. have agreed as follows:
 Report Pacific Rights
 ""The high contracting parties agree as between themselves to re- spect their rights in relation to then insular possessions and insular domn- ions in the regions of the Paclllt ocean,
 Terms Arc Simple.
 .,Tbe conference will perceive that I sno,,o correctly when l referred to the terms of the treaty as simple TO put it in few words, the treaty pro- vided that the four signatory powers will agree as between themselves to respect their insular possessions ana doniniOns in the region of the BaClt1C and that if any controversy should arisc as to such rights all the high contracting parties shall be invited to 2 joint conference looking to the ad- iustmcnt of such controversy. They apree to take similar action in the case of aggression by any other power lrpon the insular possessions or do- minions. The agreement IS to remain in force for ten years and after rati- ncation under the constitutional methods of the high contracting par ties the existing agreement between Great Britain and Japan which was concluded at London on July IS, l9l l, shall terminate. And that is all. Each sgner is bound to respect the rights of the others and before taking ac- ton in any controversy to consult with them. There is no provision for the use of force to carry out any ot the terms of the agreement and no military or naval sanction turks any where in the background or under cover of these plain and direct clauses
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 "1f there should develop between any of the high contracting parties a controversy arising out of any Pacific question and involving their said rights which is not satisfactorily set tied by diplomacy and is likely to af- feet the harmonious accord now hap billy subsisting between them they shall invite the high contracting par ties to joint conference to which the whole subject will be referred for . consideration and adjustment.
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 "'If the said rights are threatened hy the aggressive action of any other power the high contracting parties