The Mankato free press., 1922-01-20
DISCUSS PACIFIC
FOUR-POWER PACT
Former Chinese Minister
Sounds Warning
ATTITUDE OF JAPANESE
Essential Points Are Control of
Shantung Railway, With
drawaI Nippon Troops
IAssociated Press Dispatch.l

Washington D. c., January 19.-
The wisdom of American participa-
ton in the four power treaty adopt
ed at the Washington conference to
preserve peace in the Pacific can be
judged only by the results obtained
IN It's disposal of remaining questions
in the Far East, DR.. Paul 5. Reinsch,
former minister to China, declared
in an address here today before the
National Popular Government League
DIR. ReInsch, who is now counselor
to the Chinese government, asserted
that the enthusiasm" with which
had been received in certain quar-
ters," should give warning OF ex
pectation or hope" that the United
States thereby will support or al
least condone, aggressive actions
and policies OF one or the other part
ner on the mainland OF Asia"
This suspicion" the speaker said
could be counteracted only by such
a settlement OF the questions relat
it plain that a more favorable and
equita bic policy will be followed, and
particularly that Japan will abandon
certain elements in her policy which
If continued will inevitably make war
on the continent unavoidable"
EsSntiaI Points involved
"The essential points involved" DR..
Reinsch continued, ARE the control
of the Shantung railway, the aboli.
ton of spheres of interest and spec
iaI privileges in China, and the ac-
tual and immediate withdrawal of
Japanese military forces from China
and Siberia. These are the points
on which the conference viii be test
ed. Their disposal will indicate
whether the great opportunity for
American leadership in establishing
sound and just conditions of interna-
tional life has been utilized, Or
whether we are in the main to un.
derwrite the aggressive policies OF
the other powers"
While he believed, DR.. Reinsch
said, that it should be possible for
the United States to keep strictly
within the written terms" of the
Pacific treaty without putting "fur-
ther contingent obligations" he
warned that its provision for joint
consultation should have the rights
to insular possessions in the Paclnc
be attacked from without might
easily become source OF entangie-
ment"
"The only possible source OF out
side attack upon the Pacific islands"
the speaker said, would be
and united Russia and
China. Such possibility Is very
remote, but should it arise the Unit
ed States would undoubtedly desire
not to be committed before hand.
"If the treaty is clearly understood
in its limited sense and watchfulness
Is exercised not to be drawn into
more extensive and implied commit
nents, It would be acceptable, as af- |
'ording a temporary relaxation Of po- |
itics pressnre IL tRs area eeSysFea
and more particularly ss displacing |
the Anglo Japanese alliance"
Adopted Two Resolutions
The Far Eastern committee of the
conference today adopted
.wo resolutions dealing with Chinese
and then began consideration |
of the status of existing commitments |
N China, the last item on the Chinese |
section of the conference agenda.
One of the railroad resolutions adop |
led, presented by Sir Auckland Geddes !
2f the British, pledges the powers and !
China against unfair dissemination" in !
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