Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

up from the oceans floor through miles
OF water before they touch the air.
To the western and the eastern
world alike most Of the islands on the
Southwestern Pacific are little known.
There still fingers about them the charm
No compelling and so fascinating which
an undiscovered country has for the
sons of men who are weary Of main
Travelled roads ana the .ra,nplcd high
ways of trade and commerce which
cover the surface Of the patient earth
Upon these islands still shines the
drama of romance in the stories of
Melville and the writings Of Robert
Louis Stevenson. to whom the South
Seas gave both grave and monu-
ment impershable as his own fame.
But the Pacific islands are much more
than this. They possess certain quail
ties other than natural beauty and ro-
mantle charm. which to many minds are
more enticing.
The larger ones are rich in many
ways, fertile in the gifts of soil and
climate, and in other forms of riches
desired by men, which extended from
the untold mineral resources of Aus
tralia to the pearls which are brought
from the depths Of the ocean. There
are among them all great areas Of forest
anu Oh pam III 1OT the support anu
prosperity Of civilized man.
I'm q word, they have a very great
material value, largely undcveloped, and
where this condition exists the desires
of men will enter and conflicting human
desires have throughout recorded his
tory been breeders of war. Thus far the
wastes of the Pacific Ocean with all the
crowding islands, except on the edges
of the continents, have not been the
scene Of great wars; and yet not many
years have passed since three great ma
tions sent their warships to Samoa be-
cause there was dispute in regard to
those distant islands. Therefore an
agreement among the nations control
ling these islands has very serious i'm
portance to the peace Of the world.
Trust In Nations Good Faith
1--WE make the experiment here in
this treaty Of trying to assure peace in
that immense region by trusting the
preservation of its tranquility to the
good faith of the nations responsible for
it. The world has just passed through
n war the very memory of which makes
us shudder.
I'VE all believe deep in our hearts
that this hideous destruction of life.
this suffering and ruin. which still besct
us must not be permitted TO come again
IL we can prevent il. IL the nations of
the earth are still in the inncrmoSt re-
ccsses of their consciousness planning
or dreaming Of coming wars and longing
for COnquests, no treaties of partition
and no alliance can stay them, but If.
as | firmly hope, the world has learned
a frightful lesson from the awful cx-
pericnces Of the great war of 1914. then
our surest appeal in order to prevent
tn Nhn f,tf, % hn 60, tln
hearts. the sympathics, the reason and
the higher impulses Of mankind.
such an appeal we make today BY
this agreement among four great
nations. We rely upon their good faith
to carry out the terms of this instru-
mcnt. knowing that by so doing they
will prevent war should controversies
ever arise among them. If this spirit
prevails and rules we can have no
better support than the faith Of ma
tiOnS.
For one I devoutly believe the
spirit of the world is such that we can
trust to the good faith and the high
purposes which the treaty I have laid
before you cmbodics and cnshrines.
New Spirit in World
"Agrccmcnts of this kind | know
hCvc often been made before. only tl
fail. But there has been a far reaching
change in tie mental condition of men
and women everywhere That which
really counts is tho intention of the ma
tiors who make the agreement.
I'm this hour of trial and darkness
which has followed the war with Ger
many the spirit of the world is no longer
the same If we enter upon this agree
ment which rests only upon the will and
honor of those who sign It, We at least
make the great experiment and appeal to
the men and women of the Nation to
help us sustain 1t in spirit and in
truth"
There was more applause when Mr..
Lodge said that no military force lurkcd
in the background of the agreement
Viviani Speaks for France
When Senator Lodge finished his ad
dress the galleries again Joined in
wave Of handclapping. Rene Niviani
then presented the position of France on
the new treaty.
Praising the instrument rs clcai
and precise presentation of n great
principle. VI. Viviani, said France
gladly accepted place in the new in
tcrnati0nal concord. The moral value"
Of the treaty, said the French states
man. was an element that would be
greatly priced by his nation.
Senator Lodges analysis Of the
meaning Of the treaty was also praised
by NJ. Vivinni. who paid tribute to the
general accomplishments of the Con-
ference.
Speaking in French with an eloquencc
which evoked repeated applause, VI.
Vivani rccountcd Frances sacrifices in
the war and said h" wanted to again
remind the Conference of the peculiar
position of the French republic. France,
he snid never had hcsitatcd to "s"al
with her blood" She assumed, and sh"
necessity arose in the future.
No Reservations by France
VI Gan Snid that France gave
full " lesion without reservation, 70