South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-22
JAPS GOT LONG
END OF TREATY
SEN. REED SAYS
Men Who Drafted Pacific
Pact. He Claims. Did 1t
So as TO Deceive.
HITS SECRET SESSIONS
Twisting and Turning Is
Characterization of Hard
ing's Attitude.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-The diff
ference of opinion over the inter
probation OF the four-power Pacific
treaty in It's application TO the ISL
ands of Japan disclosed in the White
House statement Tuesday night was
only further proof that the Japanese
statesmen again had got fhe long
end o. the diplomatic negotiations"
Sen Reed democrat Missouri. de-
clareL i'm ii brief speech in the senate
late Wednesday. The truth is" ne
added "the men who drafted the
four-pOwer treaty did il so as 10 de-
ceive"
The way things are moving" Mr..
Reed continued I'VE may wake up
tomorrow and find out that we have
agreed 20 protect the entire British
empire That may well be included
i'm insular possessions and domin-
IONS IL looks now like that tho
Dr. sident has said Whatever con-
strUCtiOn you want TO put on it is all
right with me-"
Pictures Meeting
Speaking in the senate Wednes-
day. Sen. Reed alluded repeatedly TO
the house conference which preceded
Prest Harding's statement Tuesday
night. saying he could picture MIR.
Hughes and Mr.. Lodge and maybe
Mr.. Underwood telling the president
that the treaty is just as good with
those provisions in it as IL is with
them out" He added that appar-
emily the president thought, how
ever, that he was sitting all opposi-
ton by announcing that there was
no guarantee of the Japanese main
lands.
HE seemed TO think" said the
senator. that the virtue of the pact
was that it did not have the vice Of
binding us TO protect all of Japan.
IF this thing keeps on, article ten
Of the League of Nations will be-
come respectable and the drafters
of the Versailles treaty will be re-
garded as the most candid OF men,
Suggestion To Harding.
The senator said he would recon-
mend that Mr.. Harding get better
acquainted with what his represen--
tatives are doing in the conference.
open session, he said. had been urg-
ed In some quarters, but that since
the real negotiations" was done be-
hind closed doors, the white house
should be connected by telephone
with the secret sessions so that tfe
president would not get off on a
tangent from the views OF the Amer
lean delegates.
Mr. Harding inquired whether any
senators thought that the British
or japanese representatives would
have been permitted by their gov
ernments 10 have remained here had
they gone ahead on such a PROPOSE
ton as the four power treaty with
out advising those at home whOt It
would amount TO when finished He
asked also whether those statesmen
had gone into this thing without
knowing that their foundation was
solid
II wonder" the senator added,
whether the American people are
going 20 follow blndly the statesmen
who have drafted this treaty and
who do not appear to know whether
they have bound our government 20
guarantee or protect an entire en-
pire or tho tiny atons that barely
reach the surface of the Pacific
+ ocean"
The whole situation yesterday. Mr.
Reed concluded reminded him OF
the story of the wheelwright and the
blacksmith who formed a partner
ship and who. In casting about for a
slogan that would accurately de-
scribe both businesses. painted on
their sign board All kinds OF twist
ing and turnins don here