The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-12-16
"BIC" FOUR POWERS
SIGN PACIFIC PACT
Foreign Delegates Approve Covenant
Which Requires Ratification
by Senate

Washington, Dec. IA new
quadruple agreement to preserve
peace In the waters of the Pacific
was announced to the world today by
the United States, Great Britain, ia
pan and France.
AS a consideration OF the inter
national realignment, Great Britain
and Japan agreed to consIgn to the
scrap heap the Anglo-Japanese al
lance. long viewed with apprehen-
sion in both America and Asia.
The provisions OF the agreement,
which is in the form of ten-year
treaty, are confined Ito the region of
the Pacific Ocean" Under them
the four powers are to respect each
others island possessions. and to meet
in consultation II dispute arises or
II the rights of any of the four are
threatened by any other power. An
nouncement OF the treaty terms was
made at a plenary session OF the arms
conference by. Senator Lodge. OF the
American delegation. and was fol-
lowed by expressions of approval by
the plenipotentiaries of Great Bril-
tain, France. Japan, Italy. China and
Belgium. the Netherlands and Portu-
gal.
To be binding n the United States
the treaty must be ratified W the
Senate, several of whose mem beers
withheld comment tonight pending a
further study of the text. Open war
was declared on it by some of the
''irreconcilable group" of the Yer
sailles treaty fight, but Republican
leaders and some Democrats declar-
de ratification was certain.
Confident OF Approval.
The signatures of the representa- |
tives of the powers have not yet been |
affixed to the documents. and there
is an intimation that they may be |
withheld until the question vi naval |
ratio has been settled definitely. The
naval situation remains unchanged |
pending word from Toxic. but there
is general confidence that approval !
of the American 1853" plan will be |
made unanimous in the very near flu
ture.
In lieu-of signatures the principal |
delegates have put their initials on
the official. copy of the treaty, and
Senator Lodge said tonight this act
of affirmation was to be Interpreted
as meaning, that the document had
been approved to all intents and pur-
poses.
The treaty agreement Is expected
in itself to hasten decision not only
on the naval ratio, but on all the 9TH
err issues before the arms conference
The delegates believe they are over
the top of the hill and a British
spokesman went so far tonight as to
today's session as prac-
tically the breakup of the conference
so far as major considerations are
One of the first impulses of some
Of the senators was to compare and
contrast the treaty with the League
If Nations covenant. which so latelyl
vas the center of a bitter Senate
light. BY an official spokesman OF
he American delegation il was
pointed out tonight that feature of
he covenant on which attack was
is ommitted from the
our-power peace agreement. In Ar
iele V of the league the members
greed to respect and preserve each
,thers territorial integrity. but in
he new treaty the pledge is to re
pect" territorial rights i'll the Pa
,ific.
Important Commission
The omission of the guarantee to
preserve" the integrity of foreign
lations is declared by the American