Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
FOUR POWERS TREATY COVERS
PERIOD OF ten YEARS WITH
PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL
Its Signature by United Staes Subject to Settlement Of
Yap and Mandaed Islands Controversies in the
Pacific With JAPAN Pact is for Unity of Defense
and Consultation; Laid Before Conference by Lodge
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Washington, Dec. 10.
The draft Of the proposed treaty be-
tween the United States. Great Britain
France and Japan which IS 20 SUP
plant the AngiO-JspancBo alliance snd
pave the way for the acceptance o. no
Ameicau proposals FOR naval rcduc-
tion was formally laid before the arms
I conference today by senator Lodge
I. is ton-yesr agreement in whiea
tn f0ur nations bind Themselves %
respect their existing rights in insuiar
/ posse ss.ons and doninious IN the
Pacific and IN tho case u disputes
which cannot bc settled 81 dipiomacv
agree % 4 joint conference among
4 themselves.
( ANY one Of the parties may withdraw
on twelve months aotice after the ez-
piration Of ten years
The treaty requires confirmation
( by tho Senate.
/ Senator Lodge presented INC freai1
70 the conference I'm tho following
satcment:
II should bc insensible indeed 10 {
did not feel deeply gratifcd by ths
opportunity which has come TO me %
lay before the conference a draft - 70
treaty the terms OF n-iiicb have been
agreed upon by four 81 the great pow
ers of the earth IN regard 20 The
islands Of the Pacific which they con
rol. either as possessions or dominion.
I viii begin by reading 20 the confer
ence tae treaty, which il both brief and
simple nd which 7 am sure Is FUN o.
meaning and importance TO the worlds
peace.
(The text Of the Treaty in columns
4 and So
The treaty has not been signed for
maIIy. but has been initiated" -
representatives OF the four powers ss
affirmed.
Yap Settlement Provided For.
Tho signing Of this treaty" said
Senator Lodge ssrtInmng. is on tho
j part Of the Gifted states subject iD
3 the making Of convention with
Japan concerning the status of ths
island Of zap and what are termed ths
inundated islands ia the Pacific Ocean,
: north of the Equator. the negotia.-1uI
in regard 10 which are almost con-
cluaed and also 70 the reservation
with respect 10 what are termed thu
inundated islands Ia the Pacific Ocean.
. south OF the equator.
1T should also be observed tina z
the controversies 70 which the pro-
posed treaty refers do not embrace
d. questions which. according 20 prin-
eiples Of international law lie exclu-
. slvely within the domestic Jurisdic e
p ton Of the respective powers.
Act in Unison II Attacked.
> The conference will preceive that Z
spoke correctly when I referred 20 tho
! terms of the treaty as simple. To puE
IL in a few words the treaty provides
that the four signatory powers viii
agree as between themselves 70 re-
: spect their insular possessions and
dominions in the region OF the Pacific.
and that II any controversy should
arise as TO such rights all the high
contracting parties shall be invited TO
a joint conference looking to the ad-
iustment Of sucn controversy. They
agree 70 take similar action IN the
case Of aggression by any other power
| upon these insular possessions or
! domlnions. The agreement is TO re-
main in force for ten years and after
ratification under the constitutional
methods Of the high cOntractlnls
parties existing agreement between
Great Britain and Japan which was
concluded At London on July IS, 1871.
shall terminate. And that is all.
Consultation Before Action.
Each signer is bound TO respect tn
rights of the others before taking
action in any controversy 10 consult
with them. There IS no provision FOR
the use Of force to carry out any or
the terms Of the agreement and no
military or naval sanction turks any
where in the background or under
cover OF these plain and direct clauses.
The surest way 10 prevent war =
= to remove the causes Of war. There IS
= an attempt 10 remove causes OF war
# over great area Of tho globes sur
e face by reliance upon the good faith
: Continued on page s.
am going 70 hear John Charles