New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
II Pacific Treaty
Reservations
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and on this basis we have made this
treaty with Japan"
Pho Caroline. Ladrone and Marshall
islands, Senator Lodge said. were the
islands included ir She groups to which
Japan was given mandate
Nap Only Of Naval Importance
Describing the island of Yhp. he said
it was 1000 miles south Of Yokohama,
was fifteen miles long And eight miles
i'm greatest width. had population Of
eight thousand. chiefly OF Malay blood.
and was OF little economic Importance.
Less than ORC hundred OF the popula
ton arc fore cicncrs. aud of these soy
onty arc Japanese.
He read II letter from the Secretary
Of State to The effect that this govern
mcnt had no rights in Inp prior to the
World War.
It's Importance" said the Scnator,
"has come from the fac. that our naval
authorities have regarded it NJ Of great
value for cable and radio commtnicn-
ton; that it is a point Cor The rclaying
or interchange ot messages
Negotiations regarding American
rights in Yap. Mr.. Lodge said. were
begun last summer, and were nearly
concluded when the conference met.
This treaty" he continued, has
nothing to do with the conference and
is entirely a separate treaty. The
pending treaty gives the United States
everything she has ever sought upon
the island. We secure under the treaty
all the right we have ever desired to
have. 1t settles an annoying dispute
running over three years, or since the
making of the Paris treaty. and re
gard the agreement as very beneficial
one"
Senator King raised the question
whether the rights of American ma
uonals in Yap were limited to those
persons who might be concerned in
cables or in wireless matters.
81 don't think there is any limit Of
that kind" said Senator Lodge.
Senator Pittman took the position
that the rights Of our nationals were
not the same as those Of the japanese,
but were limited.
preparing for Another War"
Il express SURPRISE" said Senator
France, that the Foreign Relation
COMMITTEES had 50 promptly reported
the Zap treaty to the Senate, for, of
course, the ratification of this treaty
would clearly be reputation of the
party, for it would clearly do in part
wha. the League Of Nations proposed
to do in entirety
"W HoipC bnro ovon+l,,
was proposed we should do under the
League Of Nations, so far as the Japa-
nesc mandates are concerned. This
whole question OF mandates is one
which should make the statesmen Of
the world blush with shame If this
plan adopted at Washington is ratified
we arc preparing the world for another
war. II subsidized and subservient
press VIII carry my statement think
what | say will be proved TO the salts
faction Of the American people. I
have already intimatcd that the time
Is approaching when subsidized, sub
servient and disloyal press will be
dealt with by the American people il.
some way.
y predict that when The United
states has become one OF the guaran-
tors to Japans title to these islands
The next thing viii be to get us to
guarantee the islands given to Great
Britain south OF the equator, and then
after we have guaranteed the title Of
the former German colonies in Africa
tie League OF Nations plan viii be
practically complete 50 far as the guar
anteeing of territory is concerned"
II don't want to interrupt the Sem
ator, but | do not want any such under
standing OF my position. OF course. I
deny absolutely and entirely that there
is anything resembling a guaranty in
this treaty" said Senator Lodge