The Washington herald., 1921-12-09
new PACT OUTLINE
Hughes May Make Plain
Pacific Agreement
Today.
PLENARY SESSION
EXPECTED MONDAY
Chinese Delegation Now
Realizing They Have
Friends at Court.

Official announcement OF the
character of the vari-powered pact
designed to replace the Anglo
Japanese alliance may be made to-
day. At the same time 1t is ex-
pected that Chairman Hughes. of
the American delegation. will clear
up the mysterious negotiations that
have been in progress since last
Friday between the chief powers
represented at the armament con-
ference.
These negotiations have had for
their object replacement of the
Anglo-Jap treaty with some form
OF agreement that would make for
security in the Pacific. 1t was nee
essary that such an agreement
should be of enough worth to ia
Fan to warrant her surrendering to
the viewpoint OF the United States
on the question of naval strength.
This now has been arranged. In
addition the United States will def
nitely agree with Japan that 1t will
not go further with fortifcations
in the Philippines. In Guam and in
American Samoa
In the suggested pact. which as
has been repeatedly pointed out by
The Herald. is in no way a treaty
in form but rather a "gentleman's
agreement" it will be agreed that
the powers accepting its provisions
hereafter shall negotiate in con-
ference" whenever any difficulties
arise in the Pacific. They also
agree to act in accord In consider
ing any possible aggression by
powers that are not siRnatories 10
the agreement There will he no
recourse to arms by any of the
nations pledged in the pact but
they oblirate themselves Is settle
through mutual parleys. all matters
that come into. dispute. There also
will be definite abrogation in the
instrument of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty
As was stated in yesterdays
Herald. this suggested agreement
VIII in many respects be similar to
that negotiated between the United
States and Great Britain during
the admi Illustration of President
James Monroe by which Limitation
Of warships on the Great Lakes was
agreed on. IT either can be sub
mitted to Congress for approval by
resolution or. If thought best can
te made effective through dipIo-
matte exchanges. II was gcnerall"
thought last night. however that
President HARDING will see III 10
suSmit il to Congress. Irssmnch
as II carries with il no hard and
fast agreement binding the United
states to fight an offensive warfare
to maintain the position of other
siEnatory powers il was suggested
that there might be no real op-
position in Congress to specifically
ratifying its provisions.
1t is expected that the agree
ment will be brought up for public
ratification at a plenary session OF
the conference, probably next Mon
day
Japan still withholds announce
ment of her complete reply to the
American Limitation OF naval arma-
ments proposals.
Her delegates last night stated
that they still were without COM
plete official word of TokyO's de-
cision. A part Of il had reached
them. It dealt with the proposed
understanding with reference to
Pacific problems and with collateral
propositions regarding American
tortifications in the Pacific. but
the direction uneduivocally to agree
to the american limitation on capi-
ia! ships still was missing. accord
Ing to the spollesmen for the Japa.
| nese delegation.
They admitted that they had rea-
son to believe that II was on its
! way But when pressed for a re-
/ ply. to. the direct query why they
had word on the lesser problems
and none on the greater they con-
| tented themselves with insisting
that communication with Tokyo
still was subject to great inter
ruption.
Hughes Avoids Reporters.
There was no Official announce
,ment from American sources. Sec
retary. of State Hughes avoided his
usual conference with the cores
pondents last, night. He was said
| to be too busy. As a matter OF
\ fact he was in conference with Ar
| thur J. Balfour. chief OF the British
| delegation. This much was ad-
mitted by his subordinates. but
they declined to say whether the
conference was confined TO the two.
or IL the other member of the big
Three" Admiral Baron Kafo, also
was sitting in.
The Hughes -Balfour conference
wasfmost important. 1t was inti-
mated they were completing details
| Of the program that will be pub
licly. revealed next week. Mapy
| problems have been settled, al
though they will not be exposed TO
the light of public opinion until a
series of plenary sessions is ar
ranged. First OF these is looked
for Monday or Tuesday Of next
week. II will clean up all OF the
subjects that have been the medium
of diplomatic exchanges between
Tokyo. London and Washington
ever since last Saturday. Behind
the scenes there has been a won
derful diplomatic picture. painted. II
was intimated by inspired sources.
But until all of the colors are set
II cannot Se exposed to the direct
rays OF the sun of complete pub
| Iicity. The artists are confident
that their work will be approved