The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
8 POWER VOICE APPROVAL
Treaty Agreement Expected To Pave
Way For Early Decisions on
Naval Ratio and Other
Issues.

EA6utS, VI GdCA UtuSI Ill fu0 EdCAHC
ocean, and thereby remove potential
cause for future wars.
The announcement of the agreement
was made under dramatic conditions
before the delegates of nine Powers
participating in the Conference for the
Limitations of Armaments and the
Discussion of Far Eastern and Pacific
Problems.
ST. The new undertaking, which will
supersede the Anglo-Japanese ALI
ance, received the full approval Of
Great Britain, France and Japan. The
acceptance Of it by the United States
Is contingent upon the assent Of Japan
10 reservations relating to the man
dated islands in the Pacific, with spe-
cial reference to Yap.
Negotiations for complyins with the
demands of this country foa equal priv
ileges in these mandates islands are
progressing and practically concluded
to the satisfaction af all pasties con-
Cerned.
The new treaty was Endorsed not
only by the four Powers whose sig
natures will be finally appended to the
document, but by the representatives
of Holland, Belgium, Italy, Portugal
and China, although the latter country
insisted until the last that it be in
clude& in the arrangement. The Of
ficiaB Of this Government do not ex-
press the slightest doubt of the &C.
ceptance of the new treaty by the
Senate, although they expect some
opposition to it from the "irrecon-
cilable" Republican group and few
Democratic Senators.
The acceptance of the new Pacific
treaty by the officials of this Govern
ment, Great Britain, France and Japan,
is regarded by the delegates to the
International Conference as being of
almost as great Importance as the
agreement over the Limitation of naval
ornaments, which will probably be an
nounced at the next. public session of
the conference, probably this week.
The Japanese Government cabled its
full assent to the new four-power
agreement effective today, but its de-
cision as to naval ratios has not been
forwarded, or at least has not been
presented, a circumstance which nat
uraNy creates the suspicion that Japan
has withheld it until satisfactory
substitute for the Anglo-Japanese
treaty had been approved
With the first definite move to clear
up the international situation success
fully negotiated, delegates to the In.
ternational Conference believe that So
sutions for remaining problems will be
speedily found. They admit, however,
that there are many difficulties anead,
most or all of them relating to the
future of China.
The agreement reached by nefdelc-
gates of the United States, Great
Britain and France imposes no obi
cation on this or any country that is
not specifically set forth in the instru-
ment itself. There is no "joker," hid
den meaning or Interior purpose con-
cealed in the phases of one of the
briefest and simplest international in
etruments of its kind.
This at least is the view of the
officials of this country and it's dele
gates in the conference. They say
there is no Article 10" in it.
The outstanding feature Of the
agreement, of course, is the abandon
ment of the alliance between Great
Britain and Japan, against which this
Government had set its face. The
substitute agreement merely pledges
the four signatories to respect the
insular possessions and insular domin-
ions of each other in the region of
the Pacific ocean; to frankly discuss
differences before committing an as,
gressive act, and to remain in effect
for 10 years, when it may be termi-
mated on IL months notice.
The treaty does not guarantee to
respect and preserve" the territories
of the member nations as does the
League of Nations. It does not obli-
gate member nations to render mill
barry assistance to each other, as pro-
vided in the Versailles treaty. Fur
thermore,it respects the constitutional
process of each Government relating
to declarations of war. There is, to
be no court of reviews; instead there
are to be conferences when there are
disputes.
The treaty, while confined to the
territorial possessions or dominions
of the signatory countries, win exer
else a restraining influence upon all
nations holding possessions in the
Pacific. as in the case of Holland.
A close study of the new treaty
sustifes American officials in declar
Ing that none of it's provisions pledges
the United States to take any action
that is not countenanced by the con
stitutional provisions of the American
Government. It is, therefore, made
clear that military participation in
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