Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08
STATEMENT TO SHOW
CONFERENCE SUCCESS
Either President Harding or Secretary
Hughes Expected to Issue One for
Public Information.

have the aid and support of the
sympathetic fashion. 1t, is beside the
mark to say that the powers are not
disinterested. that they are not acting
as 100 per cent philanthropists. and
all that sort Of thing. 1t is commended
that the measure of self-interest felt
by the powers Is a guarantee of the
carrying out Of the plans for China's
assistance
Self-interest in the future Of China
may, it is argued. stimulate efforts by
all concerned to see that the general
scheme is not upset by any one of
them.
1t is the judgment in conference cir
cles that better feeling between ia
pan and the United States Is sure to
result from this meeting and. indeed,
has already set in. That is another
point in accomplishment which could
stand alone as well worth the price
of admission" If nothin more were
done. Removal Of mutual suspicious.
a better understanding Of each others
motives and interests. are counted
upon as a sure outcome Of the confer
ence.
The Japanese, it is said, have made
a splendid impression at Washington.
Senators are interested in the num-
Der Of treaties which are to come out
of the conference. At first it was
thought there might be two or three,
but. as the work has enlarged, the
prospective number has grown to pro-
portions that promise almost to
swamp the Senate. Some of them
have been mentioned before. of
course. but at the risk of repetition it
may not be out of order to include
them in recapitulation. which will
probably De enlarged after another
week haTpassed.
How the Senate will find time to
give them full discussion Is a subject
the senators are now considering and
probably xwill have to be determined
on basis of gentlemen's agreements
to limit debate. 1t is a certainty that
If senatorial discussion rides I'M
bridled. the Senate will have not time
for anything else this winter and
next summer.
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Here are the treaties now in siRht
as result Of the agreements conclud-
ed and pending:
The pact Of the United States, japan,
Great Britain and France for the
preservation Of peace and their re-
spective rights in the Pacific. Threat.
ened complications in the Senate over
this treaty are likely to be removed
by clarifying statement as to the
applicability of the pact to the home
land Of Japan.
An agreement among the nine DOW
ers as to China, as to tariff and Gus
toms duties, post offices. communica-
tons and foreign troops.
The zap agreement between the
United States and Japan. relating to
cable communications in the Pacific.
The great naval Limitation treaty
with Great Britain, Japan. the United
States. France and Italy as the sign
ers. This will include the treatment
Of the submarine question. =.
Then. in the lap Of the future,
whence they may or may not emerge.
agreements as to Siberia. the Chinese
railway and German cables in the Pa
cific.
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The conference will not stay in
Washington to wait for the Senate to
act, however AS soon as the treaties
are signed, there will be adjournment an
the delegates will go trooping home
with lighter hearts, leaving the re-
sponsibility for the future upon "the
greatest legislative body on earth"
as the Senate Is popularity described.
Or, was it 'the greatest deliberative
the senate's traditional deiiberative-
ness in its proceedings. The future
may determine which Of these adjec-
tives should apply. according as the
Senate celebrates or acts.
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1t is contended by the administra-
ton, and the view Is supported by
high authority in the British and 9TH
er delegations, that there are no star
Ting or radical propositions in the
forthcoming treaties which should
challenge the Senate to refusal to
ratify.
The administration insists that no
entangling alliances. opposing the
traditions Of this country, are in
volved.
The administration also maintains
that the treaties contain the germs
Of peace and not the germs Of war.
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In short, the general contention is
that If these agreements cannot re-
ceive the approval Of the Senate, the
outlook is indeed dark for any future
endeavor to get the nations OF the