Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-10
FOUR POWERS
TREATY COVERS
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md honest Intentions OF tho nations
which sign the treaty, solving all dr.
ferenccs through the process OF al.
plomacy and Joint consideration and
conciliation.
War Menace Turks Everywhere.
No doubt We shall hear II said the
region TO which this agreement ap- |
plies Ia one most unlikely to give birth |
to serious disputes. and therefore an
agreement of this character il Of little |
consequence. History unhappily has
shown there Is no corner OF the earth |
40 remote or 30 valueless that Il n |
not capable OF giving cause for con- |
troversy or even for war between
the tribes and the nations OF mankind |
But the islands OF the Pacific, AL |
though remote from dwelling places Of
the mass OF humanity, are far from
valuelcss.
scnstor Lodge then gave a pictur-
esque description OF the thousands OF
Islands ranging from Australia, con-
tinental In magnitude. to Atolis,
wherc there are no dwellers but the
builders OF coral reefs or lonely rocks.
More Than Centres Of Romance.
Upon these islands still shiner ths
drama OF romance In the storie. OF
Melville and the writings OF Robert
Louis Stevenson TO whom the South
Seas gave both a grave and monu-
ment imperishable as his own fame"
he continued. But the Pacific islands
are much more than this They
possess certain qualities other than
natural beauty and romantic charm,
which TO many minds are more entic-
| ing. The larger ones are rich in many
ways. fertile In the gifts OF soil and
climate. and In other forms of riches
desired by men which extended from
the untold mineral resources of Aus
tralia TO the pearls which arc brought
from the depths OF the ocean.
Riches OF Forest and Plain.
| There are among them all great
areas of forest and of plain At for
the support and prosperity of civilized
man. In word, they have a very
great material value, largely unde-
veloped, and where this condition ex-
lists. the desires Of men will enter
and conflicting human desires have
throughout recorded history been
breeders OF war.
Thus far the wastesrof the Pacific
Ocean with all the crowdng islands
except on the edges OF the continents
have not been the scene Of great
Wars; and yet many years have pass
ed since three great nations sent their
warships To Samoa because there was
"A dispute in regard TO those distant
islands. Therefore an agreement
among the nations controlling these
islands has very serious importance
10 the peace Of the world.
Treaty Based On Good Faith.
1--WE make the experiment here In
this treaty OF trying TO assure peace
in that immense region 10y trusting
! the preservation OF it's tranquility
to the good faith of the nations re-
sponsible for Il. The world has
! Just passed through a war tho very
/ memory OF which makes us shudder.
{ We all believe. deep in our hearts
I that this hideous destruction of life,
e this suffering and ruin. which still
, beset us. must not be permitted &c
come again II we can prevent 1t.
2 "If the nations OF tho earth are
h still in the innermost recesses oi
= their consciousness. planning or
dreaming of coming wars and long
4 ing for conquests, no treaties of par
n tition and no alliance can stay them
h but II, as | firmly hope. the worlc
= has learned frightful lesson from
. the awful experiences of the grea
+. war OF 1914. then our surest appea
| in order TO prevent wars In the fu
;, ture must be 10 the hearts. the sym
n psthies. the reason and the highe
s impulses of mankind.
n Trusts Worlds Spirit for Peace.
e such an appeal we make today b.
I, this agreement among four great mn
n tions. We rely upon their good fait
n 10 carry out the terms OF this In
= strument knowing that by so doin
'e they will prevent war should contro
l. versies ever arise among them. II thi
y spirit prevails and rules we can hav
no better support than the faith Of ma
tions. For one i devoutly believe tn
spirit OF the world is such that we ca
trust 20 the good faith and the hig
~ purposes which the treaty have lai
before you embodies and enshrines.
Agreements OF this kind, l know
have often been made before, only {
fail. But there has been far-reachin
:. change In the mental condition of me
:, and women everywhere. That whic
40 really counts is the intention of III
= | nations who make the acreement I
,n this hour of trial and darkness whic
,n has followed the war with German
I'd the spirit Of the world is no longt
the same. If we enter upon this agre,
of ment which rests only on the will ar
.r. honor Of those who sign it, we
Is least make the great experiment ar
in appeal to the men and women Of II
or nation to help us sustain it In spir
lg and in truth"