Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-12-15
FOUR PACTS LIKELY
TO co TO SENATORS
U. S. Probably Will Be Looked
To for First Ratification
by Signatories.
by n. o. MESSENGER.

Four major treaties are expected
to develop out of the arms limita-
ton and far eastern conference, for
presentation to the United States
Senate for ratification. One, the
naval limitation plan is designed for
economic effect as well as its bearing
upon peace by discouraging ad-
ditional preparation for war, and the
others will relate directly to the
tranquility of the world by remov-
ing potential causes Of war.
The Prospective Treaties.
ments of peace and prosperity named
in the probable order of their con-
sideration by the Senate:
A treaty fixing the ratio of naval
contraction by the United States.
Great Britain. France, Japan and
Italy. and providing that no fortifica-
tfons in Pacific waters shall be in
creased, or further naval bases es-
tablished.
The treaty guaranteeing to the
United States rights in connection
with the maintainance of unrestric-
ted cable and wireless communica-
tion through the stations on the
island of zap to be under the con-
troll of Japan.
A treaty to which the nine powers
represented in the far eastern
branch of the conference shall be
party. safeguarding China'S interests
and thereby minimizing friction that
might lead TO serious consequences IN
the future.
The treaty entered into by the
United States. Great Britain. France
and Japan. called the four-power
pact, to conserve peace among them
selves.
Agreements Are Interdependent.
To a degree. all these agreements
are intertwined and interdependent.
Two have been negotiated-the four
bower and the Yap: one is practically
completed. the naval ratio. and the
remaining one is progressing ia
vorably to conclusion.
The succeeding step. then. would be
their ratification by the United
States Senate. The responsible Off
cials of the administration and par
ticipants in the conference are hrm-
ly convinced that favorable act1on IN
that body will be taken on all the
It will be recalled that shortly after
the conference assembled, when the
clouds of pessimism and cynlc1sm were
dispeIled by the dramatic presentation
of the American program OF naval
sacrifice, the chorus arose that the
conference could not fail to be sue
cess. 1t was contended that with such
a brilliant prospect ahead for ma
terial accomplishment, no single ma
ton or group could AFFORD to assume
the responsibility for failure
U. s. Expected to Ratify First.
So it is being said now that once
the treaties are negotiated. no single
country can risk the world odium of
being responsible, by failure of rati-
fication through it's own particular
constitutional method, for a world
catastrophe such as would be regard
ed the breaking down at the very end
of this monumental work for the
worlds welfare.
1t is probable that the United States
will be expected to ratify first of all
the signatories In that event, it is said,
not only viii the attention of the peo-
pie of the United States be fixed upon
the Senate. but the interest OF the
whole world will be focused there.
No such difficulties. it Is contended,
will confront the Senate in consider
ing ratification as have attended the
negotiation of the treaties, and by the
same token it is held that the SEN
ate's responsibility for concurrence
will be increased.