East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-13

many respects the present senate debate over the four
treaty is interesting than the discussion
the league covenant 1t is less partisan in character
and has been of value bringing light unexpected fea
lures connection with the one agreeemn that shrowded
in much during the Washington conference The
average American newspaper and the citizen have
yet graspd the fact but the treaty in the senate have
raised disturbing questions about what they term the
Pacific alliance Uncle Sam is expected to enter.
For instance Senator Hitchcock who started out with the
intention of supporting the treaty but has found it contains
points he is not willing be responsible for voiced his
misgvngs in speech on March L. The following verbatim
tract from the congressional record of Mar gives line
point of objection to the Pacific pact:
Mr. HITCHCOCK Mr. President almost all hpaesyes and alliances
tain provision that the aggressive action must he unmooke who can
explain the omission of the unprovokd" treaty?
a which was presented by the senator from MASSACHUSETTS, Was
be called in the Pacific whenever
ent meeting this without
o We are entitled to tnow a% one of h @ %oras Which ms be % inserted ted
this treaty either by an amendment by reservation in order that
the making the United justified binding
sion unless the stipulation the that that be
Mr. BRANDEaEE Mr. President
The VICE PRESIDENT Does Nebraska yield the
Mr. HITCHCOCK yield
Mr. BRANDEGEE Does the
the
Mr. iTcIcocK Mr. '%T President "r "y S SnS @ Gas e T"ed
States the event for instance that Russia takes aggressive action AGAINST
against the island of Formoso island along the of Asia to
70 devise the efficient meeting such Unfortunate
words to leave senators in doubt their exact meaning rh" most
efficient might thing and
action for the defeating
such
part of the other country and the present time we know that Japan
Of the secretary of state hmerthn, IN" tinted s,c is in protest agnm
of Of
matter think considerable why Great
Britain desires rid the sloJapans alliance because long
that alliance that
tive avon win Britain trouble,
The foregoing confirms fears held by many that the Pacific
in Nha
nothing gain by the pact because all Pacific islands
held by title that cannot and will not be questioned With Ja
pan the situation different Japan is aggressive and has
many points of possible controversy with other countries
tally Russia and China pretty we'll Japan
taken advantage of Russias helpless condition and has
croached upon Russian rights Some day restored Russia
demand reckoning When that day Uncle Sam will not
wish to be deal under which he would have be the moral
not the physical ally of Japan regardless of the justice of the
Japanese position.
The tone of the present discussion indicates that Sec
reay hughes who alone of all the American delegates had
hand in writing the Pacific pact have been anxious
get rid OF the alliance that in order reach
this end he unwittngy stepped into something worse
Will certainly be strange if the senate that unwilling
to accept the League of Nations finds it possible to
swallow the Japanzed Pacific treaty The league covenant
placed America in very desirable position our rea
tons with Japan concerncd the Pacific treaty will place
Japan an envabe position the treaty ratified stands
EDITORIAL SIDELIGHTS
1t not wise to get Just side of controversies the other
fellow may have more of than you realize and may be
equally sincere in his view.
Too much overhead keeps many business under foot
Washington reports the public debt grew to 500 600 600 last
month"; but what's few millions when can't pay them?
fine way teach small boy to fight is to make him wear
a red tie to school.
The handwriting the wall shows the man rents the house