The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-10
FOUR POWER TREATY BEFORE CONGRESS
COMPACT LASTS FOUR YEARS
SUPPLANTS ANGLO-JA PACT

inmate 1t upon twelve months notice
| Article w:
"'This agreement shall be ratified
! as soon as possible in accordance with
the constitutional methods of the higl
contracting parties, and shall take eff
feet upon the deposit of notifications
! which shall take place in Washington
| and thereupon the agreement between
Great Britain and Japan, which was
concluded at London on July 10, 1911
| shall terminate
Lodge Explains
1.-THE signing of this treaty." said
Senator Lodge, continuing, sis on the
| part of the United States subject to
| the making of a convention with ia.
pan concerning the status of the is.
land of zap and what are termed the
inundated islands in the Pacific ocean,
north of the equator, the negotiations
in regard to which are almost con-
cluded, and also to the reservations
with respect to what are termed the
inundated islands in the Pacific ocean.
south of the equator 1t should also
be observed that the controversies to
which the proposed treaty refers do
lot embrace questions, which, accord.
ng to principles of international law.
lie exclusively within the domestic
Jurisdiction of the respective powers.
A Simple Treaty
The conference will perceive that
| spoke correctly when / referred to
the terms of the treaty as simple. To
put 1t in few words, the treaty pro.
yides that the four signatory powers
viii agree as between themselves to
respect their insular possessions and
dominions in the region of the Pacific
and that If any question should arise
As to such right the high CONTRACTING
parties shall be invited to a Joint con.
ference looking to the adjustment OF
such controversy. They agree to take
such action on the case of aggression
by any other power upon these insu.
iar possessions or dominions.
Lasts 10 Years
The agreement Is to remain in
orce for 10 years and after ratifica-
ion under the constitutional methods
II the high contracting parties the
;xisting agreement between Great
Britain and Japan, which was con.
,luded at London on July 10. 1911,
,hall terminate. And that is all. Each
iigner is bound to respect the rights
Of the others and before taking any
action in any controversy to consult
with them. There is no provision for
he use OF force to carry out any of
he terms or 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 to prevent war is
to remove the causes of war. This is
an attempt to remove the causes of
war over the great area of the globes
surface by reliance upon the good
faith and honest intentions of the ma
tons which sign the treaty, solving
all differences through the processes
of diplomacy and joint consideration
and Cancellation. No doubt we shall
hear it said that the region to which
this agreement applies is one most
likely to give birth to serious dis
putes and therefore an agreement of
this character is of little consequence.
History unhappily has shown that
there Is no corner of the earth so re
mote or so valueless that it is not
capable OF giving cause for contro-
versy or even for war between the
tribes of mankind, but the islands of
the Pacific, although remote from the
dwelling places of the mass of hu-
manity, are far from valueless. The
islands Of the southwestern Pacific
extend over vast space of that great
ocean. They reach from the Mar
n or RI h on
on the west; from the Aleutian is
arctic circle on the south. They are
far more numerous than Is generally
realized.
Toxic. Dec. 1O.-(By the Assoeiat.
ed Press.)-Proposed abrogation OF
the Anglo-Japanese alliance in favor
Of an agreement between the United
States, Great Britain, Japan and
France, promises to raise Japan s
international standing higher than
ever, in the opinion of high Japanese
officials. What Japan lost through
an abrogation OF her alliance will
Great Britain she would regain
through creation of such an entente
they believe.
Il N~~~->@0N
ing that the present alliance is val
liable asset for both the countries
| concerned and does not permit of it
dissolution simply because it's objec
., tive has disappeared
Called to Order By Huges
Washington, Dec. 10.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press. 1.-The fourth plenar,
session of the arms conference
opened at IL o'clock with a statemen
! by Secretary Hughes that most sat
isfactory progress has been made b
the committee of the whole on tn
tfar eastern questions
eEu"That committee" said Secretar
I Hughes "at first permitted genera
y discussion of the questions before tn
+ committee and then proceeded "a
take up the topics specially indicate
lin the tentative agenda.
a THE hrst subject considered wa
I China. u tie course of the Esnsrl
/. (QpNtipned on RaRe