Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-13
-FOUR BIG POWERS
ENTER AGREEMENT
FOR PACIFIC. PEACE
Delegates to Conference Be-
Iieve They Are Over Top
of HiII-Pact Is Contrast
ed With League

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-tBy the
Associated Press. 1.-The controversy
between Japan and the United States
over the island of zap has been set
tied, and the terms of the settle
ment will be announced during the
afternoon, Secretary Hughes today
told the Far Eastern committee of
the Washington conference.
Although the terms Of the treaty
were held for an official announce
ment in the daily communique of
the Far Eastern committee, it was
understood that the convention gives
the United States certain definite
rights as to the island of zap, in
GLIDING cable rights.
The conference swung into it's fifth
week with delegates confident that
it would see rapid strides toward
completion of their major tasks,
now definitely hoped for by the end
Of the year. Another session Of the
Far Eastern committee was sched-
uled for today to press forward dis
cussion of the Chinese questions and
the Japanese and Chinese delegates
also were meeting for another ses-
sion of their separate Shantung con-
ference, the most important ques'
ton of control of the railway in the
Japanese leasehold there being up
for discussion again.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Icy AS
ISOLATED Press.)-A new quadruple
agreement to preserve peace in the
waters OF the Pacific was announc-
ed to the world Saturday 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 ten-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 dispute
arises or If the rights of any of the
four are threatened by any other
power.
Senate Must Ratify
TO be binding on the United
States the treaty must be ratified
by the senate, several of whose mem
bers withheld comment tonight per d.
ing a further study of the text.
Open war was declared on it by some
of the 'irreconcilable group" of the
Versailles treaty fight, but Republic
an leaders and some Democrats de-
clared ratification was certain.
The signatures of the representa-
tiVes of the powers have not yet
been affixed to the document, and
there is an intimation that they may
be withheld until the question of ma
val ratio has been settled definitely.
The naval situation remains un-
changed 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 princi-
pal delegates have put their initials
on1the official copy of the treaty, ID
Senator Lodge said tonight that this
act of affirmation was to be inter.
preted as meaning that the docu-
ment had been approved to all in
tents and purposes"
Contrasted With League
The treaty agreement is expected
in itself to hasten decision nj
only on the naval ratio, but on all
the other issues before the arms con-
ference. The delegates believe they
IRE over the top of the hill, and d
British spokesman went SO far to.
night as to characterize today's ses-
sion as practically the breakup OF
the conference" so far as major con
siderationS 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 late
ly WAS the center of a bitter fight
in the senate. By an official spokes
man of the American delegation il
was pointed out that q feature of the
covenant on which the attack was
concentrated is omitted from the
four-power peace agreement. In Ar
ticle X of the league the members
agreed to respect and preserve
each others territorial integrity, but
in the new treaty the pledge is &c
respect" territorial rights in the Pa
cific.
The omission of the guarantee tt
preserve" the integrity of foreign