The Washington times., 1921-05-19
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Hapgood Says Hughes Notes
Have Paved Way for Pro-
test on Treaty.
By NORMAN HAPGOOD.

One Of the most important issues
facing the Department OF State IS
not being discussed. Yet 1t il time
for plain speaking. Whether at the
imperial conferences in London NEXT
month the treaty between Greet
Britain and Japan is renewed Is u
matter of vital interest to the United
States.
am not a lingo. My tendencies
are perhaps extreme in the opposite
direction. | think am capable of
realizing sympathetically Japanese
ambitions, needs, and points OF view.
ENDANGERs WORLD PEACE.
But that Is not the point. The point
is, that IL Great Britain renews the
alliance with Japan she endangers the
peace or the world.
Our State Department, in it's posi-
ton on mandates, notably In Its
m ethod of expressing our rights In
Yap. and in it's contention that al
though not in the League Of Nations
we are Interested in the peace OF
Europe. has laid the foundations for
a policy that leads logically to an ex-
precision from our Government on the
subject OF the Japanese alliance.
VIEW CONVEYED BY CHINA.
The point OF view that am now ex-
pressing has been conveyed by the
Chinese government within rev
DAYS unofficially to Mr.. Hughes. He
has not committed himself about MS
Intentions.
Everything that he has done since
taking ONCE would lead up TO some
kind OF statement, correct, OF
course in form. through which as
tute minds such as David Lloyd
George could see in an alliance De-
tween Japan and England peril TO
the relations between England ana
the United States
Colonel wedgewood. who keeps IN
particularly close touch with Anglo
American relations, has requested the
British cabinet to give to the House
OF Commons all papers bearing on
possible points Of friction between
Great Britain and the United States.
The prime minister replied that no
official Representations had been re-
ceived. He promised IL they were re-
ceived, to put them before the house.
CHURCHILL AN OBSTACLE.
A menace to the course that may
be taken by the conference lies in the
fact that Winston Churchill. in his
present position OF minister for the
colonies. will be a claimant for the
post of vice chairman.
As Lloyd George will be away much
OF the time, the vice chairman will
l.A alf g.
times invisible. powers that a chair
manship implies.
The Canadians have no intention OF
submitting to this claim OF Churchill.
They not only realize that Churchilfs
personality and outlook constitute 'op-
position to what they seek to bring
about. but as the oldest dominion they
feel that the position belongs as a
matter of right to them
II Lloyd George gets straight
suggestion from Mr.. Hughes, or II
there is direct speaking enough in the
American press to attract attention,
the agile prime minister will see
where the larger interests of the en-
pire lie and will skillfully sidetrack
any forces that may be making for
renewal OF the treaty. The Canadian
premier will energetically take the
same position.
CANADA TO NAME MINISTER.
Canada's determination to work for
an increasing voice in foreign ahairs
is also shown in her intention OF ap-
pointing a minister to this country.
That she will do so is entirely settled.
The only reason that IT Is not done
at once Is the difficulty OF deciding
whether Sir Robert Borden or n. w.
Rowells is to be the first minister.
When the minister is appointed he
will be deputy OF the British am
bassador. His special occupation, OF
course, will be with trade relations
between this country and Canada
Canada at present feels sore because
her dollar suffers an 1I-cent loss In
the exchange. She knows well that
the, reason is in the balance OF trade.
and her business men want every pos
sible step taken to stimulate exports
to this country.
While Canada has other reasons for
objecting to a renewal of the Japa-
nese treaty (as Australia has also)
her Increasing sense Of the import
ance to her relations with this coun-
try form an added consideration.
If public opinion Is asleep II is pos
sible that a bunch OF typical bureau
there is any sufficient expression OF
popular feeling in this country, in
Canada. and in liberal circles in Eng
land, the treaty will end in July,
never sto be revived.