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TREATY REJECTION
IS FARLEY FAILURE;
WARNING OF LODGE
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were OF one mind In agreeing that II
we were to have any measure of sue
cess wo must think In oerms OF peace
and not In terms OF war. II was our
earnest hope that In portion OF the
carth's surface ut least we could do
something TO substitute tho assurance
OF peace for the arrangements and
calculations of war.
The Four Objects Attained.
"Actuated by thesc beliefs, and by
this spirit we were clearly OF the
opinion there lay before us three great
detectives, three dominant purposes
to be attained.
One was tho termination of the
Angio-Japancse alliance.
The next was an agreement between
the Ave principal allied and associated
powers seated at the table for n
reduction OF naval ornaments.
Tho third was to accomplish all that
was possible to aid China In such
ways ar to help her IN the establish
ment OF FREQ and independent gov
eminent and particularly to secure the
restoration OF the great province of
Shantung TO the Chinese empire To
which II rightfully belonged.
I'VE succecded before the cu6e OF
the conference In attaining all these
objects. The treaty how before us
terminates tho Anglo-Jepanese al
| lance. Personally. / believe, that i
involves the United States In no OBJ
| legation except To meet with the Other
! signatorles and consult In case OF any
controversy arising or I'm case of ag
ere sslon by some on side y wer not {
slgnatory I repeat that l think thu
obligation TO meet and consult IN tn
only obligation existing In this treat
and the main purpose OF the trest!
Ia attained by the termination OF tn
Anglo-Japanese alliance.
Senators should bear In mind tina
the defeat of the Horsepower treaty
would endanger the treaty for the llmi
tntion OF naval armament and tn
failure of the naval treaty would shocl
and startle tho world and bitterly dis
appoint tho American people. We mus
not forget the close relation betweei
the two treaties. The defeat of tn
four-power treaty would mean tn
| failure or the conference. Let tner
be no Illusion on that point.
III we continue 10 preach suspicio
and hatred Of other nations, IL W
decline 10 deal with them and belev
they all are actuated by the basest c
motives, nothing can ever be done.
have faith To believe that this efror
illustrated by this treaty now befor
US. will have a large and real result
maintaining the worlds peace; If W
fail the outlook for the future Is dar
indeed
THE best hope of tho world for
future whore peace may prevail an
wars diminish Ia in the people of III
United States If we fail who can hor
to succeed2 We called this conference
> We proposed the treaties. agreement
and declarations I'm which the confer
ences eliminated Are we now
stumble and fall at the threshold ,
the undertaking which we designed ar
brought IL fulnllmont7 Are we to' sin
, hack into sullcn solitude. prey
! dark suspicious, armed 10 the teei
D and looking forward ilways 10 svara
e inseparahle from the existence Of maj
kind upon the earth?
The United States has never "
@ permitted failure or defeat TO be wri
@ ten in her history. She will not perm
3 Il now"