The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-11
ST. NICHOLAS GIRL TO HOLD COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREI
QUADRUPLE AGREEMENT is MADE
TO PRESERVE PEACE IN THEPACIFIC
IN FORM OF A TEN YEAR TREATY
Great Britain and Japan Also
Agree to Scrap the Anglo
Japanese Alliance.
10y The Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.--A new
quadruple agreement to preserve peace
in the waters of the Pacific was an
nounced to the world today by the
United States, Great Britain, Japan
and France.
AS a consideration Of the interna-
tional realignment, Great Britain and
Japan agreed to consign to the scrap
heap the Anglo-Japanese alliance, long
viewed with apprehension in both
America and Asia.
The provisions Of the agreement
which is in the form Of a 10-year
treaty, are confined to "the region OF
the Pacific ocean" Under them the
four powers are to respect each others
island possessions" and to meet in
consultation If a dispute arises or If
the rights Of any of the four are
threatened by any other power.
Announcement of the treaty terms
was made at a pIenary 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 Britain,
Italy, France. China, Japan. Belgium,
The Netherlands and Portugal.
To be binding on the United States
the treaty must be ratified by the SEN
ate. several of whose members with
held comment tonight pending a fur
ther study OF the text. Open war was
.slaclared on IL by SONS OF the sarrecon-
ciliable groups Of the Versailles treaty
fight, but republican leaders and some
democrats declared ratification was
certain.
The signatures of the representatives
of the powers have not yet been affixed
to the document, and there is an inti-
nation that they may be withheld until
the question of 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 "5-5-3"
plan will be made unanimous in the
very near future.
In lieu of signature, the principal
delegates have put their initials on the
official copy of the treaty. and Sena-
tor Lodge said tonight that this act
OF affirmation was to be interpreted
as meaning that the document had
been approved TO all intents and
purposes
ne IIGFSty dGEGGLl9BI Is GAp1GIGu IN
itself to hasten a decision, not only on
the naval ratio but on all the other
issues before the arms conference. The
delegates believe they are over the
top Of the hill, and British spokes-
man went SO far tonight as to charac-
terize todays session as practically
the break up of the conference" so far
as major considerations are concerned.
One OF the first impulses Of some
of the senators was to compare and
contrast the treaty with the league OF
nations covenant, which SO lately was
the center of a bitter senate fight. BY
an official spokesman Of the Ameri-
can delegation it was pointed out to-
night that a feature OF the covenant
on which attae5 was concentrated Is
omitted from the horsepower peace
agreement. In article 10 of the league
OF nations the members agreed to 're-
spect and preserve" each others ter
rttorial integrity but in the new treaty
the pledge is to respect" territorial
rights in the Pacific.
The omission Of the guarantee to
preserve" the integrity Of foreign ma
tons is declared by the American dele
gates to constitute an all-important
between an alliance and
for peaceful solution OF fu-
ture controversies.