Evening journal., 1921-12-10
FOUR POWER
TREATY KEEPS
WORLD PEACE
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States as part Of its coast defense.
Lodge made it plain that there is
no provision OF force in the new
treaty to enforce its terms.
mo military or naval sanction
turks anywhere in the background
or under cover OF these plain and
direct causes" declared the Senator.
The surest way to prevent war is
TO remove the cause Of war" con-
tinued Lodge.
This treaty Is an attempt TO re-
move causes OF war over a great
area Of the globes surface by reli-
ance upon the good faith and hon
est intentions OF the nations which
sign the treaty. solving all differ
ences through the processes of di-
plomacy and Joint consideration and
Cancellation"
The venerable Senator resurrected
for a moment at the conclusion OF
his speech the horrors OF the late
world war and continued:
If the nations Of the earth are
still in the innermost recesses OF
their conscienceness planning or
dreaming Of coming wars and long
ing for conquests. no treaties OF par
tition and no alliances can stay them
but II, as I firmly hope. the world
has learned a frightful lesson from
the awful experiences Of the great
war OF 1914. then our surest appeal
to prevent wars in the future must
be to the hearts. the sympathies. the
reason and the higher impulses OF
mankind. Such an ar peal we made
today by agreement among four great
nations.
When Lodge finished reading the
fourth article OF the treaty provid-
ing for scrapping OF the Anglo
japanese alliance. applause broke
out from both galleries and was
taken up by the spectators through
out the hall. Again. when Lodge
assured the conference that nothing
in the treaty called for use Of force
or bound the nations to go to war
there was further applause. 1t was
clear the Senator was speaking
through the conference to the Sen
ate.
France Accepts.
Viviani in replying for France
laid emphasis upon the vital points
OF the treaty. He pointed out that
the rights OF each power are TO be
respected and that disputes will b.
submitted to conference before
other action is taken.
Without reservation or hesita-
ton" Niviani said, Il subscribe ir
the name Of the French government
10 what Senator Lodge has said"
The French statesman declared N
was authorized to give Frances con
sent to the decision OF the confer
ence.
The powers represented at Wash
ington, Niviani declared. had joinel
together TO throw down autocrac,
and bring about justice; they woul'
not now fail to act together 70
peace.
THE day after ratiflcations are ex
} changed. France will assume all he
obligations. just as she will clair
all her rights" ViviRni said.
Viviani stressed the moral value O
the proposed treaty.
Il feel I can say that this confer
ence has fully succeeded"
} For the four nations TO put thei
heads together he said was sumcien
guarantee of the peace OF the world
The Root resolution was adopte
by the conference in this manner.
! After outlining what It contained
Hughes said:
Il will now put the question be
fore the powers. The United State
. accepts"
Each OF the powers called sys
b tematically responded in turn an
Hughes. after the Portuguese dele
gate had accepted one word:
Adopted"
Some observers here professed
see another ARTICLE 10" OF tn
League Of Nations in article OF IN
pact treaty. Article 10 which de
{ feated the League in this countt
: pledged all the members Of tn
, league to protect the territorial in
tegrity OF each OF the member Statei
This article provides that II tn
rights Of any OF the four powers b
threatened by aggressive, ,action q
. any other power" the four power
shall communicate with one anothe
Ito arrive at an understanding a
to the most efficient measure to b
10 taken Jointly or separately TO NEE
b the exigencies Of the particular stu
alton.
Secretary Hughes statement oper
ing the session follows:
'I have the honor to report
the conference that most satisfactor
progress has been made in the wor
of the committee appointed to de-
with Far East and Pacific question
" That committee in accordance wit
the procedure recommended by th
4 standing committee on program an
procedure at first permitted a ger
eral discussion Of the questions b.
I fore the committee and then pr'
ceeded to take up the topics spec
ally indicated under the head of p;
cific and Far Eastern question in n
h tentative agenda proposed by n
= American government. The fir
, subject considered was China.
!, the course OF the general discussio
a most decisions were made on beha
= OF the powers represented expressir
their intentions to respect the sove
eighty, independence and admin
= trative integrity OF China and all
TO observe as among themselves Il
principle Of fair and equal oppo