Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
FOURPOWER TREATY
SCRAPS OLD PACT OF
ENGLAND AND JAPAN
Pledges consultation, Media
ton. Arbitration In All Far
East Disputes.
NEARLY READY TO SIGN

Washington, Dec. "a great
peace pact In on tho verge Of being
exn.d In Washington by representa-
ti,r- ~ the Governments cf the
United states, Great Britain. France
ana Japan. These powers have agreed
en- th. terms ~ the agreement. The
Instrument VIII he submitted to the
Senate for ratification. being In the
form ~ a treaty.
The four cardinal points covered by
enc treaty are
First 4, nacs territorial integ-
rl,y m tho region Of tho Pacific.
each ~ tho powers being bound
not tn attack the territory of any
other.
aecond-it provides that n the
vital interests of any of tho
powers In tho Pacific are men-
sccd, u will be morally required
~ consult the other powers be-
fore taking action.
rhird II provides that in case
~ di.egrccmcnts between any two
~ the contrscting parties the
either two powers will he asked
60 mediate and arbi,rate.
rour,h--it provides for the d
abolition of the Angio-Japanese
alliance, which ends with tho cx-
change ~ ratlncations of this new
treaty,
There la nothing In tho agreement
shou tho reduction of naval arma-
Nunts ur Chinese problems.
No official announccur' Mt regarding
,he treaty has boon issued but may Id
fOrihrumlnr any moment.
The new treaty contains less than
snn words embraces the four points
and nuthinr else. and ~ regarded 10y
che American Government as mark
Ing the grcatest step ever taken TO-
ward enruring peace among the pow
sfa Interested IN the Far East.
President Harding had this agree
rient hctwcon tho powers In minr
when be- said to tho American Red
tto~s Wednesday:
u know whereof speak. We are
snlng 90 succeed beyond our fondest
hul~a,'
Onl, the Four Powers Invited.
lhe now treaty was proposed 20 the
fsur UoNcrnmcuts ~ q result OF the
conference which NJ ssrs. Hughes and
iaifnur and Rarun kato held at IN.
state Department Friday night. The
Japanese Government has approved
'hwpiVemcnt and its delegation ir
Washington has hecn ~ informed. The
ilrliish and American Governments
have agreed 20 a. 10 y understood alsC
that, although tho text of the agrNe
usnt was not handsd 90 Ambassador
.u~~.rnnd and NJ. Niviah OF tn
l'r~nch delegation until Wcdnceda,
,r,sht. the terms have hccn approval
hy them,
Italy haa not he~n asked 10 ~
S~fiy ~ IN. treaty in as much al
che has no territory IN tho Far Ehst
The Dutch have important colonia
Intervals there. but tho Nctherlandi
te not accounted one OF the majo
POWERS represented st the confcrenc,
Tho aim has been % limit the ar
tanglmcnt to the four major power
havinF territory IN the Far East
The caaence ~ the treaty ia TIA
tho powers give pledges that the stat
We uun 30 their respective t,rritorie
email i,c maintained and agree that
tho vital interests 90 any are affecte
thsy will consult tho others, with IN
,sv 90 mediation and arbitration bs
fore going to war This provision Is IN
tended ~ establish an indefinite COO
tnssu period % avert any confii,
over racinc disputes.
The mutual agreement not 20 attac
without wnrnlne asvures the safety
iaran and renders ~ possible for N
rukio HuvcrnmCnt 10 assent 20 N
termination % the Anglo-Jspanese a