The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-25
Japan's Secret Pacts
Menace to America,
Declares WOOdhOuse


2. The treaty between the Aineo
and associated powers and Greece
signed at Sevres on August ~, lSzV,
affecting former Turkish territory
and granting broad rights 10 the
members of the League OF Nations,
revoking the provisions OF the treat
les of London, and providing that
Greece undertakes to MIKE no
treaty, convention or arrangement
and to take no other acton which
will prevent her from joining In any
general convention for the equitapie
treatment of the commerce OF otner
states that may be concluded under
the auspices Of the League OF Ma
tons within five years from the
coming into force of the present
treaty"
Treaty With Turkey.
Under this treaty and under the
treaty with Turkey. the United
States cannot take any action re-
garding any part OF Turkish terri
tory, and could not send destroyer
to Turkish waters to protect Ameri'
can interests in case OF another mas.
sacre I'm Armenia, without creating
excuses for Japan to occupy United
States possessions on the Pacific.
8. The treaty whereby the princi-
pal territories in Thrace which be-
longed to the Bulgarian monarchy
were transferred to Greece and
granted certain privileges 10 the
members of the League OF Nations.
Japan is a party to this treaty as
well as to the treaty of peace with
Bulgaria, signed at Neuilly-sur-
Seine on November 81, 1919. II
Bulgarian massacres or disturbances
should necessitate sending United
States destroyer to those waters to
protect American interests Japan
could seize upon that as a pretext
for occupying the Philippines.
4. The series of treaties and agree
ments affecting the open door" pol
icy in Syria, Palestone and MesOpo-
tamia and other former enemy terri
tory, being based upon the covenant
of the League of Nations, to which
Japan is a party, bat the United
States is not, are all possible causes
for trouble, because the United
States during the past two years has
severely protested to the League OF
Nations and to Great Britain and ia
pan against the violation OF the
open door" principle. These pro-
tests were unheeded, and even the
promise Of the league of Nations to
not award mandates until after the
United States could consider the
proposed award was disregarded.
Article X Involved.
The many questions raised by the
United States in the correspondence
with the League Of Nations, Japan
and other Powers regarding these
violations of understandings reached
at the Paris conference are still UNI
settled, none Of the nations having
shown any tendency to compromise,
expecting the United States to accept
the unfair terms stated in the pro-
posed zap treaty.
Under existing conditions, until
Japan's part in European treaties
and agreements which affect tho
United tates has been fully and
completely abrOgated, the safety Of
the United States possessions on the
adequate military AND naval pr0tec-
ton.
1t must be borne in mind that ia
pans past policy has been to invade
and occupy territory without prior
warning.
Could Act Quickly.
She never agreed as other nations
did to The Hague convention. which
provides that the signatory nations
will not start hostilities without a
prior declaration of war, giving rea-
sons or sending an ultimatun..
Therefore, Japan could, without
violating, any agreement, suddenly
invade and occupy United States pos.
sessions on the Pacific on the pre-
against and denuncia tiore III ,nv ~
the Near East coil treaties" mr. NJ
any League Of Nations award NJ
inundated territorities In Great Rrit.
ain. ,Japan or other nations or onno.
sitjon TO the extension of the Rrifish
oil MONOPOLY. endan9er. Janan,s
source of SUNNY of oii for the Ian.
anese fleet.
Japan NAV use anv NJ tho nretexts
mentioned and claim as iustification
for occupying limited states nossea.
sions the foIIowinp articles ~ the
covenant of the League of Nations
upon which the said. treatie. and
agreements are based.
ArticIe n.
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