Indiana daily times., 1921-12-10

hope that the discussion may lead to an
agreement which viii deal generally with
the problems affecting China. especially
with regard to her territorial status"
Mr.. Hughes then read the resolution
adopted by the Far Eastern committee
guaranteeing the neutrality Of China dur
ing wars to which she was not Il party.
He asked approval OF the conference Of
the resolution and il was unanimously
given.
The conference then approved the reso-
luton Of the Far East committee by
which the powers agreed to make no
secret agreements infringing upon the
rights Of China ana undertook not to
attempt TO extend their spheres Of in
fueuce I'm China.
LODGE MAKES TALK
FOLLOWING DISCUSSION.
Lodges speech came az the conclusion
Of the Chinese discussion
When he had finished there was long
pause while ii was being translated into
French, and then Niyiani took the floor
for France, picturesque dramatic and
forcefu.
? Viyiani announced at the outset Of his
address the acceptance 10y the French
government Of the proposed treaty.
He coutended that the treaty would
have great moral value" in helping
to preserve the peace OF the world.
Senator Lodges speech, made al the
opening OF the conference. follows:
Il should be insensible indeed II
did not feel deeply gratihed by the op-
portuuity which has come 10 ME to lay
before the conference the draft OF
treaty, the terms Of which have been
agreed upon by four OF the great powers
Of the earth In regard to the islands OF
the PaciGc which they control. either as
possessions or dominious. ! viii begin
by reading to the conference the treaty
which is both brief and simple and yet
am sure is fun Of meaning and i'm
portance 10 the worlds peace
Here he read the draft Of the trcatvO
The signing Of this treaty =. on the
part Of the United States. subject to
the making Of a convention with Japan
concerning the status Of the Island or
Zap and what arc termed the 1nandated
Islands in the Pacific Ocean north OF
the equator, the negotiations in regard
to which are almost concluded. and also
to the reservations with respect to what
are termed the inundated islands In the
Pacikc Ocean south Of the equator.
DOES NOT TOUCH ON
DOMESTIC ISSUES.
1T should also be observed that the
controversies to which the proposed
treaty refers do not embrace questions
which, according to principles OF inter
national law, lie exclusively within the
domestic jurisdiction Of the respective
powers.
The conference will perceive that
spoke correctly when I referred to the
terms Of the treaty as simple. To put
It in few words, the treaty provides
that the four signatory powers will agree
as between themselves to respect their
insurlar possessions and dominious In
the region Of the Pacific and that If any
controversy should arise as to such
rights, all the high contracting parties
shall be invited TO a joint conference
looking to the adjustment Of such con-
troversy. They agree to take similar
action In the case of aggression by any
other power upon these insular posses
sions or dominions. The agreement is to
remain in force for ten years and after
ratification under the constitutional
methods Of the high contracting the ex-
listing agreement between Great Britain
and Japan which was concluded at Lon
don on July 13 1911, shall terminate And
that is all Each signer is bound to re-
spect the rights Of the others and before
taking action I'm any controversy to con-
suit with tNen. 1neTe Is no provision
for the use of force to carry out any of
the terms of the agreement, and no mill
tary or naval sanction turks anywhere
III the background or under cover of these
plain and direct clauses.
BEST PREVENTION
REMOVAL OF CAUSE.
"The surest way to prevent war is to
remove the causes Of war This is an
attempt to remove causes of war over
great area Of the globes surface by re-
lance upon the good faith and honest in
tentions of the nations which sign the
treaty solving all differences through the
processes Of diplomacy and joint con-
sideration and Cancellation. No doubt
we shall hear 1t said that the region to
which this agreement applies is one most
unlikely to give birth to serious disputes
and therefore an agreement Of this char
acter is of little consequence. History