The Washington times., 1921-12-13
DELAY On VOTE
WILL KILL PACT,
SAYSP0L|T|CUS
Wave Of Resentment Predicted
When People Of Country Learn
Terms Of Treaty.
BY FOLITICUS.

By FOLITICUS.
If the Administration could force
a vote in the United States Senate
this week on the ratification Of the
treaty with England, France and
Japan, it would win by an over
whelming majority. 1t is doubtful
whether more than ten votes would
be cast against the treaty.
If, however, as seems likely, the
vote is postponed until after the con-
ference has finally adjourned, the
victory for the Administration will
be narrow one.
Delay Means Defeat.
II the Senators who are fighting the
treaty can prolong their battle until
February. they may be able to rally
thirty-three votes against the measure
enough to reject it. II, as In the
League of Nations fighting. the de-
cision is delayed for six months. the
defeat of the treaty will be overwhelm-
ing
For, il is the LEAGUE Of Nations
fight over again. 1t Is case OF edu-
eating the people and the Senate to
the perils Of this new entangling
alliance, this partnership In the Anglo
Japanese alliance which We have re-
garded as the standing menace to our
interests and to the peace OF the Pa
cific.
Much will depend upon the other
commitments which the United States
will be asked 10 make in the weeks of
the conference that still remain. There
are important questions still to be
answered: How far are we to be
stripped of submarines? How far are
we to be asked to dismantle our forti-
fications in the Pacific, particularly
in Guam and in the Philippines? How
far will we be asked to modify our
original naval proposals to strengthen
the fleets of Japan and of Great
Britain?
Gives Japan Protection.
For the people of the United States
want to know to what commitments
they are to be pledged and what they
are to be given in return for the COM
mitments which they undertake.
To Japan, the proposed quadrilateral
treaty gives a blanket Of protection
while Japan enCrOaches In China and
Russia. II the United States, or any
other power, during the next ten
years, wants to offer a protest against
this japanese encrOachment, IL must
wait its turn before q fOur-pOwer con-
ference while the VncrOachment con-
tinues.
II China should resist "aggress-
iyeIy" and further tramplins upon her
rights, II would be the solemn Obliga-
ION Of the United States, not to pro-
ect China against encrOachment, but
% protect Japan az ainst China. And
! will be the duty Of the United
tates. under the treaty, ito arrive
an understanding with the other |
Ugh contracting parties As to the most |
fficient measure to be taken," to as |
re this protection to Jap III.
To Great Britain the document gives |
similar blanket of security for all |
re possessions which it had won. b. |
inquest or intrigue. in the Pacific. |
originally the Anglo-Japanese alliance
as written to give this security to |
ireat Britain as well as Japan. But |
re new treaty does it so much more |
fectively.
Only Sop to France.
To France the treaty gives li.tle
.ore than a sop to wounded French
ride. Had Viviani not succeeded in
ducing the big three to invite his
)untry to participate in this Pacific
'aaty he would have had to go back
Paris a defeated and disappointed
atesman as BRAND did two weeks
20.
AS 1t is, France was led blindfolded
10 the treaty. 1t was drawn up by
lpSsr6 Hughes Ralfour and Eafn nm |
Friday evening, December 2. NJ
Viviani was told that France would
be allowed to participate in the treaty,
but despite his appeals. the terms Of
the treaty which France was to be al.
lowed to sign were not made known to
the chief of it's delegation here until
afternoon, December 8.
And what does the new treaty give
TO the United States? 1t pretends to
give protection for the Philippines, for
instance. That IL to say, we are 10
eave the Philippines at the mercy Of
The Japanese or the British and they
will protect" them for us.
Why should we trust Japan's prom.
se Ito respect our rights in relati IN
20 our insular possessions and insular
In the region of the Pacific
Did not japan make an even
more solemn pledge to Korea when she
her troops across that Hermit
in the Russia-Japanese war
md did she not signalize that respect"
~ annexing Korea? We have learned
llso from the solemn pledges of the
Japanese to respect" the rights OF
Jhina in Shantung and Manchuria,
What the mean in an international
lgreement.