The Washington times., 1921-12-11
senate SHOULD
KILL NEW PACT,
SAYS POL|T|CUS
Four-Power Pact Called Cross
Between Article x and Anglo
Jap Alliance.
BY POLITICUs.


Is now I'm the hands OF the Senate.
Messrs. Hughes, Root, Lodge and
Underwood have done all in their
power to commit this nation to a
treaty which Is a cross between the
League Of Nations and the Anglo
japanese alliance. 1t is up to the
Senate to reject the hybrid result as
IT rejected the treaty Of Versailles a
year and a half ago.
As In the case Of the covenant OF
the League of Nations, 1t will take
weeks Of discussion to reveal the
perils of this device to protect the
imperialism Of Great Britain and
japan with the altruism of the United
States. But the discovery of it's dan
gers win move far more rapidly than
in the long debates over the treaty
OF Versailles. The American people
have learned much OF the wiles OF
diplomatic language. Of the hidden
meanings of diplomatic phrases, of
the harmless words that are the pit
falls and snares Of international
intrigue.
The quadrilateral treaty which IL to
deliver the Pacific possessions OF the
United States to the mercy Of Great
Britain, Japan and France Is so
ostentatious In its studied harmless
ness that many-in the Senate and
out Of twill be misled. As in tho
fight over the League Of Nations, Its
proponents will hide behind beautiful
phrases Of brotherly love and persua-
sive protestations Of eternal peace
Beneath that eloquence 1t will require
months to unearth the perils 1t con-
ceals.
But the United States Senate also
has had experience in this task. The
long debates which ended In the
rejection of the League of Nations
were not entirely in vain. 1t will be
more difficult for Messrs. Hughes and
Root to win the support Of the Senate
for their augmented Anglo-Japanese
alliance than It was for Mr.. Wilson to
obtain Senatorial ratification for his
covenant. We say "Messrs. Hughes
and Root" because Senator Lodges
poetic revellings in the presentation
Of the treaty text reveals how little
he really had to do with the building
Of the treaty itself. AS for Senator
Underwood, he sits In the American
delegation because he Is the Demo-
cratic leader of the Senate, and there
~ nothing to indicate that he was In
the confidence Of the big three when
Il framed the compact a week ago.
Before the Senate votes, there Will
be time enough for the American
ment and to record their judgement.
It will have to be picked apart, line
by line, sentence by sentence, para
graph by paragraph, article by article.
It's crevices must be searched and Its
words-yes, It's very punctuation
studied, not only for what they say
but what they conceal. The American
people will do this. because they have
learned how important 1t is to guard
- - -, AtSxv1 H~r
against international encroachment.
They win insist upon knowing all the
dangers that Turk in the brief treaty
which the United States Is now asked
to sign as the price Of the abrogattOn
Of the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
That alliance is regarded by our
State Department as a standing men,
ACC to the peace of the United States.
Under the cloak of it's pledges, Japan
has encroached deeper and deeper into
China and Russia and has hold us at
bay by threatening to. invoke her
British ally. Why should we now
undertake to commit ourselves to a
Partnership in that alliance?
The very terms OF the document
Fad to the Arms Conference tell the
Tory. II there be any doubt about
10 parentage of this new treaty, II
only necessary to- compare it's text
fh that of the Anglo-Japanese al
pee and the Covenant Of the League
Nations. Here LIS Article of the
treaty:
The High Contracting Parties
rec as between themselves to re-
bct their rights in relations to
DIR insular possessions and insular
ninions In the region Of the
cific Ocean. II there should de-
Dp between any of the High Con-
sting Parties a controversy arising
OF any Pacific question and In
ling their rights which is not
sfactorily settled by diplomacy
Is likely to affect the harmon.
accord now happily subsisting
veen them, they shall invite tho
n High Contracting Parties to
pint conference to which the
le subject will be referred for
Iteration and judgement.
Re Is the text of Article I OF
Anglo-Japanese alliance:
Is agreed that whenever, in
opinion Of either Great Britain
apan. any Of the rights and In.
It's referred to in the preamble
lis agreement are in jeopardy.
Two governments will communi-
with one another fully and
KY, and will consider In COM
the measures which should be
to safeguard those menaced
Is or interests.
cle X Of the League Of Ma
the article on which the league
wrecked-reads:
q members Of the league un.
IKE to respect and preserve as
hst external aggression the
torfal integrity and existing
cal independence Of all mem
of the league. In case of any
aggression or in case of any
ri or danger of such agrees
the council shall advise upon
means by which this Obligation
be fulfilled.
q here is Article II Of the new
y:
the said rights are threatened
the aggressive action af any
pr power, the high contracting
ties shall, communicate with one
Their fully and frankly In order
arrive at an understanding as
the most efficient measures to
taken. Jointly or separately. to
b the exigencies Of the particu-
situation.
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