New-York tribune., 1922-11-25
II. s. viii Not
Allow France
To Undo Pact,
White House Asser,. pa,
Washington Confsra,.'''y s''y
Work Won't Be His tpSs
Her Failure to Rail-,
Paris lsfay Be Exclu5.,
Revision of Trea.ies j
Seen as Probable p,.|
cedure by Other Na,;a,' q

yYo~s The Trtoane's wassxog,.
Washington, Nov. ea-.ass s'''s .
Frsacs rejects the naval s,m.,. 7
limitation treaty and the sa'nsa' son.
Pacific treaty sbrogating t6s .' yoss'
Japsnese alliance. the wo,s . aaslo-
piished by the Washington eo... ...Va'
will not be permitted TO BE- s,sssa ..saes =,
was stated fatty at the Whit rs, NJ =
to-day. 'ssss
No details as TO the proc.sn,.
given officially, bat The unde.,a,ss''
ia that The treaties will be s.,l,.s y
exclude France.
There were two reasons for ,o.,.a
France In the conferences q II y
ciaEs pointed out to-day one -. -. ).
mild hope that some agrssmsnt r.;.a. -.
be reached as to lard aYssan.,. ' ~,
tation, which was dissipased u, ,,s,' =.
ment the French arrived In wa.hss..9 - :
ton. The other was the dess,e - -.
government to have France ps,ty 4
whatever was done, with the uys.,,. -
ing hope that The work Of n. ~
ington conference might be ersss,,.
expanded from time to tiss 49,,
finally the result would achieve ~.
some Of It's advocates had houss !.
from the League Of Nations.
In the case OF the four-power t,.,..
France was included at the specise !. !
guest Of the United States. The shi.sI
objects OF the treaty, Of cours. v.,sl
to abrogate the Anglo-Japsne.s an.
snce and to provide what amounted !.
breathing spell" treaty With j.ns,
thus sofs-pedsling the propaganda a.
ing used in both countries apuast,,lv
with the object Of bringing shou,
state Of mind both in Nippon spS I.,.
which could easily be famed ID vsi.s agts
neat by some incident In Itself nm.
portant. -Hs1s'
Neither of these objects reousr.s IN.
inclusion Of France, and both the p,;s. Il.
ish and japanese representative VA,
mildly surprised when the ITs~ss
states insisted on this inclusion. m
fact that France had possessions Al,
jacent 20 the Pacific was the excuss--
not the reason---for including ber A.
the time it was thought tie Fr.nei
were pleased at being included, sns
there Is some sstonishment here thss
there should have developed oppesitiss
to her ratification of the treaty.
Poineare Firm for Ratification
PARIS, Nov. 81 (By The Associated
Press Premier Poincare Is hoidiac
nrm in his intention to support tie
ratification Of the Washington artaa-
meHts conference agreements In Par
narnefit, it was authofitatively sisted
to-day. He wi9l ask IL the name Of
the government fer approval of tAe
pacts. but will nos go 50 far, It u,
stated, as TO oppose any reascnsk
reservation which the Foreign Affsit
Committee may report,
Forecasts of unfavorable sction B
the Chamber are said 10 gavernHer
urcles to have no solid foundatia
although no one knows just how ns
Chamber stands on the question, fEr.
ther than that some o. the pepusai
have expressed themselves in favor d
certain reservations, particularly Wit
regard 60 the limitation Of naval ton.
mage to the same total as that Of Itaiyl
Declarations that recently have ben
attributed to Georges Leygues, ic,.
merry Minister of the Navy. in opposs
sien 20 the naval treaty, hsys caused
less OF stir in French political circles
than they seemed 60 have caused
abroad, because it has been known ilt
some time that M. Leagues personsly
was oppo ed to the washington nsnl
accord. N. Leygues, however, deelass
he has not sad the Foreign afain
Committee of the Chamber, Of vhish
ne is chairman, would report sgaihss
the treaties. He does not know hos
the committee stands on the question,
he insisted to-day, nor hov the Cbatn-
beg stands.
The Department of the Foreign OF.
ice. which is giving it's espesisi 81
sention 20 the subject, however, q
presses confidence that there viii =
! good majority for ratification, WY
res. rvations considered acceptable y
the other parties to che agreement