The New York herald., 1921-12-12


Copyright, 1921. bv THE New YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Dec. II.
The London newspapers comment in
enthusiastic terms this morning upon
the four Power treaty formulated at
Washington. The Chronicle says:
"Gt is possible now to regard the
conference as having put an end for
the present TO the evil prospect of a
Pacific armaments race and the fatal
friction and jealousies in China and
also as placing Pacific affairs on a
most satisfactory footing Of mutual
consultation, recognition and guar
anty. Four specific comments occur
to US:
"First--The British Empire has the
most varied and vulnerable interests in
the Pacific and will proportionately be
an immense gamer by the elimination Of
miltarsm and rivalry from that vast
region.
''Secondly-The Power outside the new
concert--Holland-w lose, but will
gain by its establishment.
''Thirdly--We entirely indorse what
Mr. Balfour said about our excellent re-
lations with Japan and are most graft
fled that the bond between us has not
been severed, but only enlarged 50 as to
bring in other friends.
"Fourthly-That prospect thus opened
of close, definite cooperation with the
United States corresponds to the DOM
inant political instinct of all British de-
mocracies--both In Britain and those in
the dominions."
The Telegraph says. ESsn after the
| remarkable effect produced by the man
ner the American Secretary of State in
augurated the proceedings of the con-
ference. the attainment OF any such
triumph as was announced Saturday
seemed remote enough from probability.
To-day the apparently impossible is an
accomplished fact. BY this achievement
! alone President Harding's Administra-
ton has justified TO the full the bold
| magnanimous stroke of statesmanship
which amazed the world six months ago.
Well might President Hardins
declare We are going TO succeed beyond
our fondest hopes"
The Westminster Gazette: with the
| Anglo Japanese alliance out of the way
England will occupy q stronger position
as an honest broker in any dispute be-
tween America and japan and Anglo
American relations should be immeasur-
ably happier and Anglo-Japanesc rela-
tions no worse. We have emerged
from a nightmare OF misunderstanding
about secret motives by these two ten
year agreements and President Harding
| has earned the good will Of the world
by the success OF his initiative"
Tho Times halls the four Power agree
ment as an achievement of which the
American people and their President
justly may be proud.
Never" says the newspaper, has a
document OF greater promise TO mankind
been adopted by the representatives OF
four such mighty States; never has an
agreement upon subject of such I'M
precedented Importance been so easily,
so gladly sanctioned by the spokesmen
OF nations whose most vital interests II
concerns. In lands where peace rs cher
ished as the chiefest Of blessings 1t will
be welcomed with profound satisfaction.
World friendship stands TO be greatly
strengthened by the Washington four
handed pact Of the Powers concerned
in the Pacific" says the Daily Mol.
land by the disappearance Of our own
treaty with Japan. which has increas-
ingly obstructed a complete understand
ing with the United States.
The Daily Netcs states that "tho news
from America could not bo better" and
adds: Long ago this paper suggested
that the Japanese alliance might be
obviated simply by extending II 80 as
so include other Powers But a rart of
the four Powers Is much more than an
extension OF that KIND. formal agree
ment between America. Great Britain.
France and Japan about anything on
earth is a factor OF the frat monrnt
in the consolidation OF world stability"