New-York tribune., 1921-12-21
4.Power Pact
No War Pledge,
ysTokugawa
Head of Japanese ENJOYS,
At Dinner Here, Asserts
Treaty Does Not Bind
signasories to Take Arms
Only Pledge to Consult
praises Achievement of
ParIey and Says That
Nipponese Will Rejoice

Prince Iyesatao Tokugawa, head of
=. Japanese delegation to the Confer
,ass on the Limitation of Armament
.,ye 20 New York from Washington
yesterday to attend dinner given in
~ honor by Lindsay Russell. founder
i the Japan Society. at the Hotel Am
.bassadcr.
To draw from the Iour-power treaty.
prince Tokugawa said. the conclusion
ssat Il pledged the powers to make the
Warfare OF one the common cause of
s.sif was too extreme to need denial.
aCritics of the treaty." he said.
eseem to be trying to read into its
vsry plain terms some moral pledge
hiading the nations to go to war The
f,vsty is moral pledge of the four
nowers to consult enc another in a
friendly manner. to maintain the gem
sral peace Of the Pacific As such, no
nation can refuse to accept it.
aGentlemen. 1t has been a remarkable
thing that we have done at Washing
eop. Let me enumerate only few of
she several agreements that were
rc&CuCU 4tt 4tcN 1iSlt AlNG WtSNS &t(SC
41e day that NJ. Hughes surprised the
World with his drastic and dramatic
pYeposal for the limitation of arrna
u,ents In less than ten days the ma
lions pledged themselves to the Root
principles which guarantee the integ-
rity. independence and administrative
autonomy Of China, giving her the op-
portunitv 10 unity her internal condi-
zion and TO strive with confidence to
work cut her own salvation and the
splendid destiny that ought to be hers.
an about three weeks after the con-
ference was opened the so-caIied four
power treaty was made known. This,
gentlemen. as you know, is treaty be-
tween the United States, Great Britain
France and Japan. providing for con
sultation among them in case of any
disagreement. either among themselves
or with all outside power, which the
ordinary methods of diplomacy shall
rot be able adequately to solve
Critics of the treaty seem to be try
ny to read into the very plain terms
some moral pledge binding the nations
To 60 10 war But that Interpretation
Is so far-fetched it needs no refutation
TIE treaty is a moral pledge OF the
our pOWrlS % COHSNlS one announcer IN q
friendly manner TO maintain the gen
eral peace in the Pacific. AS such no
nation can refuse 10 accept it.
@ln little over four weeks after the
memorable Saturday of November II
the three great naval powers had
reached an agreement upon terms that
we're all but Identical with the original
program aid down by the American
Ill /. IL
read the terms, which have been Off
cislly published.
And may add that we have all but
concluded an agreement between China
and Japan for the settlement of what
sas been called the 'Shantaalg question.
More properly and fairly that question
night be called the 'Tsingtae question,
OF the question of the Tsingtao-
Isinanfu Railway for Japan, after
driving Germany out Of Tsingtao at
considerable cost in blood and money,
did not reserve to herself even the full
extent OF German privileges and claims
IN Shantung.
"Let me repeat, gentlemen, for it is
certainly remarkable, that the principal
II these agreements were reached IN
less than Ave weeks. If it had not been
the case that the spirit of Japan was
in the fullest accord with that of the
ether great nations that have suffered
IN the recent terrible war, this agree
ment could not have been concluded.
You viii see, if you have not already
ssen, that Japan as a whole will re
iOiee in these agreements. The opposi-
lion TO them viii be negligible in our
country. As long as Japan is assured
that she need fear no assault upon her
own independence and need contem-
plate no dangerous aggressions upon
the security of China, you will find that
shs will play the part of peace. The
security Of China is vital to her, as is
sbyous and she rejoices not only be-
cause of the evidence that this confer
ehce has given that she need not fear
for herself. but because of the evi-
eence OF security which has also been
gwen to her great and worthy neigh
COR
Among those present at the dinner
we're Otto H. Kahn. Norman Davis, H
Aashiwagi, Guy F. Tripp, F. Kingsbury
Curtis, Don c. Seitz, Mr.. Shiozaki, Pro
lessor S. Takagi, Eugene C. Worden.
Charles Reed. lie Roy v. Baldwin
Grenville Kane, Hamilton Holt, Ralph
Sraves, ". ". Hawkins, K Kumasaki
Darwin P Kingsley, Melville Z. Stone
tenry " Taft, Charles II. Sheriff.
William G. Redheld, Z. N. Bethel
frederick Roy Martin, Henry s. Has
seil, Dr. Albert Shaw. Professor Walter
Pitkin and William G. Bibb.
Prince Tokugawa viii return to
Washington TODAY.