The Washington herald., 1922-01-02
Idahoan Fights Pacific
Treaty as Militaristic
Alliance.
RESTORE CHINESE
RIGHTS, HE SAYS
Asks u. S. Be Exempted
From Use of Force;
Fears War.

While Senator Borah was making
public attack yesterday on the
four-power Pacific treaty as a mill
taristic alliance likely 20 involve
the United States in war TO protect
the aggressions OF Japan, England
and France in the Far East il be-
came known that the admInistra-
tiou has perfected plans 70 put the
pact through the Senate without
reservations.
At a conference OF administration
Senators presided over by Senator
Lodge. the Republican leader, the
Borah reservation TO exempt the
United States from the use OF force
was pronounced unnecessary be-
cause the treaty merely obligates
America 20 discuss with the other
contractants the means OF dealing
with any dispute or aggression IN
the Pacific.
II is not unlikely, however. that
the McNary reservation 20 exclude
the japanese homeland from the
purvtew Of the agreement will be
met by a new construction Of the
treaty by the negotiators This
question is now being discussed by
Secretary Hughes and aBron Shide-
hsra, the japanese Ambassador.
Bornh Gives Reservation.
Republican leaders are confident
that less than a dozen votes will be
cast against the treaty in the SEN
ate.
Senator Borah. speaking at the
Church Of the Covenant. yesterday
afternoon proposed a reservation
which he said would be . test
whether this treaty Is based upon
Z justice and therefore a peace al
lance or a treaty based upon force
and therefore a military alliance"
/ The proposed reservation follows:
The high contracting parties
agree TO restore within one vear
and thereafter forever to \ respect
/ the rights. Interests. Territory and
sovereignty OF all nations. or enz>
ernments, having rights and inter
ests in the region Of the Pacific. and
failure to do so by anyone Of rhs
high contracting parties. shall ter
inmate all obligations under ar
4 ticle 2"
BIsmes Big Powers.
In supporting his view that the
.
and future aggressions upon China
and Russia, Senator Borah said:
The 'aggressions' in the Far Fast
. for the past fifty years have been
upon the part of nations. or rather
{ governments, which have now
signed an alliance TO prevent aE-
gressions. This is true OF the n.
tons now holding possessions n
the region of the Pacific. II Is tic
Z members Of this alliance who havs
D.. during recent years disregarded the
rights of other nations and peoples,
and not the nations which are CT
the outside OF the alliance. Tn.
disturbances in the Far East AMI
the things which threaten war arise
out Of a failure Of the nations now
proposing TO form this alliance IL
regard the rights Of other nations
and not out OF the acts OF thus.
who are excluded from the alIl-
ance. There would be no Far East
ern question OF a disturbing IA.
ture IL the members OF thi. pro-.
posed alliance had respected az
rights of the weak or more peace.
fully disposed peoples Of the East
Let the alliance, Therefore. specific
ally provide that tho alliance "a.
self, and each and all of its mem
bers, will respect the rights and
sovereignty and interests of other
people. and let e. he provided that
I IL they do not tho alliance is dis
solved.
Sec, Invitation TO War.
Il protest against the people oi
the United States being asked "a
guarantee protection against dis
turbances and war which may Ss
brought about or inspired by the
wrongdoing of members OF the all-
snce itself. II we arc 20 become
partners. certainly the people-whs
must pay the taxes and DO ths
hghtinG-are entitled 60 have such
rules established as will make the
alliance itself obedient 60 the com.
mon laws Of honesty and fair deaf.
ing between nations-one which
will not invite war II would be a
crime-a crime not only against
our own people, but a crime against
millions In the Far East. for tire
United States TO join an alliance q
aEgressions are 20 continue in the
future as they have taken place ~
the past. II aggressions continus
for the next ten years as they have
for the past ten years, OF course
there will be war in the Far East
and We will be a party 20 IL, should
we Join the alliance. although .tks
| sarrrassiOns' NAV not b. 0uraw