Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-11


statement denounced the ne,
"treacherous, reasonable and
there would be a fight and
Other senators of the irreconcilable
group for the most part withheld COM
ment. Senator Borah of Idaho, de-
clned to comment, locking himself in
his office with copy Of the document
Republicans generally, including most
of the leaders, however, predicted rat
ification Of the treaty by an overwhelm-
ing vote and in this prediction to
greater or less extent they were Joined
by number of Democrats, including
leaders on that side of the senate
chamber Many senators on both sides
refused to commit themselves.
League Rewritten, Claim
Democratic senators in number Of
instances, said they did not attach the
Importance to the document as peace
measure that was claimed in Repub-
lican quarters and described it as in
nocous'' and as having great similarity
to the League of Nations covenant.
Some democrats pointed out article
9 Of the new treaty which binds the
signatories, if their rights in the Pacific
are Threatened by the aggressive ac-
ton of any other power to communl-
cate with one another fully and frankly
in order to arrive at an understanding
as to the most feasible method to be
taken Jointly or separately to meet the
exige .Yies of the particular situation.
This. they said, differed but little from
article 10 Of the league covenant, which
the Republicans found most objection
able.
Senator Harrison of Mississippi, one
of the Democratic spokesmen in the
senate, in his comment, said IN this
connection:
"The best parts of the treaty are
those provisions taken from the League
of Nations covenant. If more had been
taken it would have been better"
One of the principal effects Of the
treaty, both Republicans and Democrats
agreed, would be it's termination of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance.
No Power for U. S.
Senator Reed contended that the
treaty was an alliance and gave the
United States only one of four votes,
and pledged the United States to make
war, if necessary, in support Of British,
Japanese or French interests in the Pa
cific.
THE real purpose of the treaty is
cunningly masked by fine phrases"
Senator Reed declared. 1T is a verbal
photograph of Elihu Root, but notwith-
standing its sugar coating, it is nothing
more or less than d quadruple alliance
between Great Britain, France. Japan
and the United States by which they |
mutually bind each other to exert their
joint power for the control of the Pa |
cific and for the maintenance of the |
rights Of each others insular posses
sions and insular dominions in the re- |
gion of the Pacific ocean.
selves to go to the assistance of Japan,
and Great Britain and France in the
event their insular possessions in the |
Pacific are threatened. / have quoted |
from the preamble, but the purpose is
made plain by article 2. That article |
plainly means that these powers will as
seInble and will agree on the methods
to be employed, which Of course means
that they will Jointly go to war, if war
is necessary, or by their combined pow
er of threats intimidate other nations.
EntangIing Alliance
"It is not only an entangling alliance
but it is an alliance which entangles us
in the Orient, and compels the United
States, Japan, or English or French
claims Of the majority of the four pow
erS shall so determine. IL is an entang-
ling alliance against our friends, the
Chinese, and against our friends, the
Russians. 1t has all the iniquity of ar
ticle 10 of the League of Nations and
none of itsavirtues, if indeed that article
possessed any virtues.
$50 far as / am concerned, I will
never give my consent to submit any
question vital to the United States to
the arbitfant of tribunal in which we
have one vote out Of four, particularly
when all of the foreign powers are very
likely to have interests in common and
those interests inimical to the United
States Moreover, | will never give my
consent that the vote of Japan shall
even at any time determine an Ameri-
can policy. Above everything, l can
never give my consent to treaty by
which three foreign powers outvoting
the United States can call upon us to
sacrifice the blood of our sons and our
rstles from our shores.
''.rhe proposed treaty is, in my judg-
ment, treacherous, reasonable and
damnable. 1t will be repudiated by the
American people when it is understood.
This conference was called for the al
legged purpose of agreeing upon limita-
ton of armament. and, therefore, met
with the good will Of all lovers Of peace
and Of America, but it has hatched an