The Washington times., 1922-02-27
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AS GIVING
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SEAR|CHTS
Underwood, Johnson, and Pit
man Declare Reservations
Should Be Accepted.
BY j. BART CAMPBELL,
Nv International News Service.

BY International News Service.
All the conference treaties were
removed today from the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee and
the fighting is thereby brought
into the open before the whole Sen
ate. -...
The committee finished its con-
sideration the treaties by order
ing the last pair reported out.
These were the Chinese treaties
one the general nine-powered
treaty restoring much of China's
lost autonomy, and the other grant
ing an incrase in Chinese custom
duties.
Lodge Reports Them Out.
Senator Lodge reported the
seven to the Senate soon after 1t
convened today.
The committees action in order.
ing the Chinese treaties to be re-
ported favorably was unanimous,
there being no record vote.
The Chinese treaties were the
last to be taken up by the com.
mittee, the four.power Pacific
treaty and other pacts having been
previously ordered favorably re-
ported.
Senators johnson OF California,
and Borah of Idaho. Republican
"irreconcilables," and three Demo.
cratic members, Hitchcock Of Ne.
braska, Swanson of Virginia. and
Pittman OF Nevada. were absent
when final action was taken on the
Chinese treaties.
Brings Up Yap Issue.
Senator Underwood Immediately
attacked the four.power treaty.
Japan grants us all we ask and
said. "If we do not accept this
treaty, Japan can order us off the
island under the terms agreed upon
at Versailles for the ALLEGATION OF for
mer German islands,"
Senator Pittman suggested that
fear" was at the basis Of the treaty.
1T is the fear that the United
States will not be permitted to use
this former German cable and will
be unable to extend II to China un.
less we get Japan's consent to using
Yap as a cable station" Pittman
declared.
THE ugly facts are that Japan
gets zap and other former German
possessions in the Pacific, not be-
cause she has any legal or rightful
title to them, but because OF the In
famous secret agreements made be-
tween Great Britain and Japan for
a division between them OF the
'spoils of war in the Pacific in
1917" said Senator johnson (Rep)
of California.
"Oh, yes, Japan, as the Senator
from Alabama well says, has her
rights in Yap and her Pacific islands
She has those rights because OF the
stealthy piece OF duplicity she end
Great Britain were guilty OF, she
has those rights because of the holy
League OF Nations. Surely no chap
ter in history possesses greater hu'
more or greater infamy than those
secret agreements the making OF
behind the back of the United States,
secret agreements which led-up to
the making OF the Leageu OF Nations
covenant, and finally to the present
Yap treaty which the Senate Is ask.
ed to swallow as a righteous and
clean thing!
Confirms Jspan's Title.
This treaty we are asked to ratify
would merely confirm the Japanese
title to all German islands In the
Pacific north of the equator" John
son added.
johnson declared he knew that his
Independence" on the Yap treaty
would bring a penalty from chose in
power"
II realize the penalty man pays
in this body for independence" he
said. 1T is almost impossible for a
man to stand for what he believes TO
be right without meeting the con.
demnation OF those who are in
power"