The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
FQUR-POWER PACT
HAILED AS GREAT
sSTRIDE TO PEACE
Delegates Assured U. S.
sSenate Will Accept
New Treaty.
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9th 3 plenary session next week at
whiph there will be announced
jan sn;s acceptance of the naval ra-
tios and a general agreement on
thes ten-year naval holiday. Then
wifi come completion Of the formal
assignment which will cover all of
thee Chinese points. There will be
son unfinished business. OF course,
bu4the big work will be out OF the
way in ten more days, 1 believe"
Optimism Is Evident.
japanese spokesman said last
nigAt that they hoped to hear some
thias by the first of the week.
rofound optimism prevailed in
all conference quarters and spokes-
meh insisted that all danger of any
Thing developing which would
Gauge a premature breakdown in
perfecting the program has passed.
connection with the reserva-
tiOHs made by Senator Lodge in his
spe4eh that acceptance of the pro-
Sims of the pact shall be subject
to s''the making of a convention
wiz Japan concerning the status
Of she island of zap and what are
termed the inundated islands north
of fhe equator. and also as to the
rcSsrvations with respect to what
ares termed the manadted islands of
thu Pacific south Of the equator il
was Explained by American officials
thae tn $ would not work any hard
ship in the future. The reservation
va made to protect. publicly, all
possible American interests.
1 zap Position REALIZED.
IE also was said that all Of the
del stsatiOns appreciated the position
are 1earned the inundated islands of
Of the United States on the sub
jccp and respected il. As for Nap.
TOGO has accepted the Ameri-
cam position. and announcement
10 this effect can be looked for
nentarily. The rights of the
United States to maintain wireless
and cable stations will be fully and
cOToi1letely observed in this under
taking. The reservations. further
than as applied to zap. cover what
arc known as mandates c. The
league OF nations divided the man
dated proposition into three parts.
A aid r. so identified. have not been
granted. On c. where the grants
have been announced by the league.
thee United States has gone on
record as protesting that it had
riEsts whether it was a part Of the
league or was not. and this protest
Is accepted as in force. The Lodge
reservatiOns were to make this clear
TO Ill nations not participants in
thespresent negotiations.
Tuqfdnur9ITy- suerpl
snese problems in California and
other Western States might he
brNught up for negotiation We're
Laughed out of court by American
ofHeals. These are entirely dOmes-
tic -iIroblems. and fully recognized
as such, 1t was explained.
sAccept Committee Reports.
II addition to the four-powered
pact the plenary session of the
conference approved the action Of
all committees to date. These in
cIuaed ratification Of the agreements
reached on China. and the Chinese
delegation publicly accepted tho
provisions of the Root resolutions
as Supplying to them. They were:
u TO respect the sovereignty. the
independence and the territorial and
administrative integrity of China.
~ To provide the fullest and most
un5fnbarrassed opportunity to China
to develop and maintain for herself
an effective and stable government.
q To use their influence for the
purpose OF effectually establishing
and maintaining the principle of
email opportunity for the commerce
and Industry Of all nations through
outs the territory Of China.
v oil f,rr 1ya -,
Ia IL Of the present condition in or
dca to seek special rights and
rrSiieges which would abridge
ths rights Of the subjects or citi-
90 of friendly states and from
roIitenancinE action inimical to
the security Of certain states.
No Special Privileges.
Each nation in turn publicly
ra 5fied this agreement In NOV
s sas acceptance Chairman Hughes
1t is hardly necessary to point
oue the great Importance of this
declaration. 1t is. in truth. a char
terE containing an assurance to
China OF protection from acts in
delegation of her sovereignty and
independence and Administrative
authority. and also an assurance
thatta as between the Powers there
VII be careful observance Of the
priAcipIe of free and equal oppor-
tulty in matters relating to China
and that no one will seek special
ad santages or privileges at the ex-
pense OF the tights of others"
The extra-territOriality resolu-
tioH providing that foreign courts
shddt be removed from China If in
ve#ization by a conference COM
mittee shall show that Chinese
courts and the Chinese judicial sys-
tern are equal to the task of af-
forting impartial justice to all
people. was then formally approved.
This carried with it an assurance
from. the Chinese delegation that
Chena will cooperate with the
corpmittee in its Investigations in
evJy way.
Hopes for Agreement.
NE agreement to recognize
Chiha's rights as a neutral also was
approved. as was the Geddes resolu-
tioa specifically defining what the
Rosf resolutions actually mean.
Chairman Hughes then said:
4 may add that the discussion
of the questions relating to China
aretstill in progress in the commit
teef which deals with Pacific and
Fa9 Eastern questions, and it is
hoped,' or perhaps 1 should say that
1 venture to express the hope. that
,hese resolutions already adopted
andzthe consideration of other mat
terS that are before the committee