The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-03
ANCL0-JAP
PACT GOES
IN DISCARD
American Anglo Japanese
Franco Understanding
to Replace.
BY A. L. BRADFORD.
limited Press Stah Correspondent
Copyright, 1921, by the United
PreSs.j

United Press StdH AoTEespohueLi''
copyright, 1921. by the United
Press.)
washington, Dec. 3.-The Anglo
Jananese alliance is scrapped.
The United States, Great Britain,
ranau and France enter into an IN
Outstanding to take the place OF
the alliance.
Janap. in view Of the above con-
d;fions. accepts the "5-5S' naval
limitation plan of the United
States.
These momentous steps in world
affairs. the most important that
have been taken in the present con-
ference on limitation of armament,
have been virtually decided on by
Hughes for the United States. Bal
four for Great Britain and Kato for
Japan. it was learned today on
highest authority.
Wait Final Approval.
This is a virtual decision, be
cause these steps have been sub
mitted to the home governments
concerned by the delegates here,
: and only final word of approval
from some of the governments is
necessary before they are put into
definite shape, promulgated 10 the
world and formally adopted.
These great decisions were
reached Informally in two-hour
conference last evening between
the big three" of the United States,
Great Britain and Japan-Hughes,
Balfour and kato.
Thus are to be solved the most
important questions before the linn
itation of armament conference.
These steps by the great world
statesmen mean that the menace
OF the Anglo-Japanes alliance to
the United States is to be removed,
that war between the United States
and Japan is to be made nearly i'm
possible and that the Hughes plan
for limitation of naval armament
is to be definitely accepted.
Two Main Parts.
The understanding" between the
United States, Great Britain. Japan
and France is to have two main
parts, the United Press is inform
ed. as follows:
L That these great powers
pledge themselves to observe and
maintain to the best of their abil-
ity the peace of the Pacific and the
far east.
.. To further that end. and to
lessen the chances of conflict
among themselves, these powers
agree to the non-fortification of the
Pacific isles.
Admiral Baron Kato, chief OF the
Japanese delegation, last night i'm
mediately after the conference of
the big three" sent an urgent, Sc
cret cable message to his govern
ment in Toxic asking authorization
10 accept the so per cent naval ra-
ito for Japan on the above stated
conditions.
Up TO Toxic.
Conditional acceptance" was
sad to have been given by Kato in
me conference of the big three.
hato is understood to have stressed
10 Hughes and Balfour the neces-
sity OF Japan having a 70 per cent
naval ratio from the standpoint OF
national security without some
guarantees such as non-fortifica-
uon Of the Pacific islands and the
new Pacific understanding
Inc entire plan seems TO be ur
70 Toxic, and Japan is expected
o accept A reply will be a few
days coming from Toxic.
TIE next plenary session of the
conference will be a momentouS
one 1t is then that Secretary
neehes is expected to announce al
al accomplished fact the under
sIdEdlng between the four great
powers to take the place of the
AAgio-Japanese alliance.
hughes Second "BOmbshelI."
tals will be Hughes second
oomtshell, the expected one on the
tOonunued on Page Thirteen.)