The New York herald., 1921-10-26
AMERICA Will VIEW
ANCL0-JAP ALLIANCE
AS POSSIBLE MENACE
Arms Delegates Agree Pact
Is Not i'm Harmony With
Aims Of Farley.
CONFER WITH HARDING
Plans Are Withheld Until
Conference Meeting on
November II.
HUGHES DUE TO PRESIDE
Underwood With President on
Southern Trip and Root Re-
turns to New York.
HUGHES DUE TO PRESIDE
sreciol Despatch 10 TIE Nrw YoaK IIrrAlp.

Special Despatch 10 THE Nrw YozK HsEalp-
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. C., Oct. 2J.
The Anglo-Japanese alliance is re.
garded with an unfriendly eye by this
Government, and this fact will be
made plain during the arms confer
ence. The American delegation,
which ended its second session this
morning. definitely has adopted this
attitude as part of its programme o.
bringing about limitation Of naval
armament.
While the exact suggestion which
Will be made to the conference as the
American idea of how armaments
should be limited is being withheld
for submission to the conference, il
las become known that it's final ap-
proval depends upon decision by
both Japan and England to abandon
their compact.
Enough is learned here from re.
liable authority TO make 1t plain the
United States Government is pre-
pared to go into the conference with
n ready acceptance OF the apparent
willingness of the allied Powers, espe-
cjally Japan and England. to limit
their armaments under certain condi.
tions. The United States is willing
to meet many of these conditions
but will have conditions Of its own.
Would Rcassure the Far Cast.
! The most important Of these will
be the abrogation OF the compact,
which is regarded as being indirectly
aimed at this country and which is
believed to have disturbing effect
in the Far East
The United States will go into the
conference with the postulate that all
alliances are out of keeping with the
good understanding which is sought
as the object OF the conference. II
also will enter the discussion with the
firmly fixed determination that tho
safety Of the American Government IS
not 20 be imperilled in any circum-
stances
While the American navy Is supe-
r:or 20 that OF Japan. it is realized
here and in Japan that il is not sufii-
ciently so to render Il menace to the
japanese. both on account of the stra-
tegic position occupied by Japan and
because of the absence Of well equipped
and strongly fortified bases in the Pa
cifc.
AS the respective American and
Japanese navies now stand, and as
they will be after the completion OF
the programmes now under way. each
would be able to hold defensive posi-
ton against the other. While dlplo-
mats are unwilling 20 discuss the rela-
tive standing OF navies in terms OF
possible conflict. there is no disguis-
ing the fact that such a measurement
will register decisions as the basis OF
future limitation
Would Affect Navy Building.
Accordingly renewal of the Anglo
japanese alliance world nullify the
relative standing OF the uavies Of Great
Britain. the United States and Japan.
and in certain circumstances would
force the United States TO project its
future building on the basis of compe.
tit:on with these combined navies. II
is no. believed b. American statesmen
that either Great Britain or Japan
consciously aims this combination a.
the United States. but It is conceiv-
able that they might be so used.
The elimination Q, Germany as sea
power has enabled tho British Empire
20 transfer a large part OF tho force
which &c 7as compelled 90 hold in home
waters aud these vessels are now being
nassed in Pacific waters. where u is
planned 70 esta abiisn base q Singapore.
\ prog anne OF this character IS re
garded - ;ustified by Britsin's exten
slve Fal Fast interests. But both Japan
and The I'1ited states have interests
there. 60 the new disposal OF the British
fleet becomes a matter OF interest g
both countrics
American interests are material so Ear
- tho Philippine Islands are concerned.
They are more general in view OF its
policy OF the open door and its assump-
tion of the task or iusurng the terri
ioriai integrity Of China as safeguard
FOR this policy end as a matter OF Jus
tice to the Chinese people. X u no
secret that when the renewal OF the
Angio-Japaneso alliance was under dis
cussion ~ the time or the meeting OF
the dominion Preniiers IN London this
Government made It plain. in an in
formal way. that it deprecated the pos
sibility OF its renewal.
Establishment OF the British base a.
Singapore has relieved the British do-
minlons Of much Of the fear entertained
BY them at tho time OF tho meeting
concerning Japan and they VIII 30 a