The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-08
ANGLO-JAPANESE
PACT DANGEROUS
If FOur-POwer Pact Abro-
eating Pact Fails Naval
Limitation Agreement AL
SO Will Be Endangered,
Resulting in Failure Of
Conference

Washington, d. c.. March S.-Termi
nation of the Anglo-Japanese allianc,
and the substitution of political sys
tenn actuated by peace in the Pacific
was described in the Senate to-day by
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, the
Republican leader, and member of the
American arms delegation, as the
"main purpose of the four-power Pa
cific treaty.
The Anglo Japanese arrangement,
Senator Lodge declared, was regarded
~ the delegation as 'sthe most dan
gerous eelment" in this government s
relations with the Far East. He as
serted that if the four-power pact with
its clause abrogating the alliance
failed, the naval limitation agreement
also would be endangered, resulting
IN failure of the conference
No entangling commitments are con-
tained in the treaty, he asserted, and
no provisions contrary to American
traditions. He characterized it as ''only
an experiment but added that it was
one that must succeed if the United
States is to make good it's professed
desires to take the lead in guiding the
world toward peace.
Declaring he desired to "tell the
Senate with entire frankness" the mo-
tives which actuated the American
delegation, Mr.. Lodge said:
For month and more before the
met the American delega
tion was in session almost every day.
We tried to determine and mark out
the course which the American dele
cation with whom rested the RESPONSE
bility of initiating all the work of
the conference, should follow. The
delegation was in complete accord as
to the policies to be pursued. The
shadow of politics or of personal feel
ing never rested for moment upon
our deliberations.
"The American delegates were unit
ed in their efforts to secure results
from the conference which would pro-
mote the peace of the world, reduce
in some measure the burdens of tax
alton imposed by the existence of ar
mics and fleets and the competition of |
armaments and protect the future |
peace and safety of the United States. |
We were of one mind in agreeing that |
If we were to have any measure of |
success we must think in terms of |
peace and not in terms Of war. 1t was
our earnest hope that in a portion Of |
the earth's surface at least we could
do something to substitute the assur
ance of peace for the arrangements
and calculations of war.
''Actuated by these beliefs and BY
this spirit, we were clearly of opinion
that there lay before us three great
Dbjectiyes, three dominant purposes to
be attained. One was the termina-
lion of the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
The next was an agreement between
The five principal allied and associated
powers seated at the table for re-
iuction of naval armaments. The
ihird was to accomplish all that was
possible TO aid China in such ways
Is to help her in the establishment
If free and independent government
md particularly to secure the restor-
'tion Of the great provinces of Shan
ung TO her whom it rightfully be-
onged.
I'VE succeeded before the close Of
he conference in obtaining all these
'bjects. The treaty now before us
erminates the Anglo Japanese alli-
nee. Personally, believe that it in
Olives the United States in no obli- ,
alton except to meet with the other
ignatories and consult in case of any
controversy arising OF in case of ag-
ression by some outside power not a
ignatory. repeat that think the :
litigation to meet and consult is the I
existing in this treaty. 2
nd the main purpose of the treaty !
! attained by termination of the An c
lo-Japanese alliance. o
1T j. necessary for me TO go into
etail a. to the reasons for nv opin-
N as to the great importance of this v
ngle experiment. That is to say that b
my Judgment the Anglo-Japanese {
lianee was the most dangerous ele-
ent in our relations with the Far &
ast and with the Pacific Wars come b
ON suspicious which develop into +
,treds and hatreds which develop into n
ar. The Anglo-Japanese alliance
used q growing feeling Of suspicion
q only in the United States but in
,nada. On the other side il tended TO n
ve a background to Japan which en-
uragcd the war spirit and large prep
ations both by land and sea for fu-
re conflict. Il immobilized England b
ID prevented the exercise of her infiu- b
ce IN the east tsethe cause Of peace. G.
d Pesce is distinctly in her interest f.
that great rezion- That menace to
ace j. removed by the four-poweT y
Hafv. hl
4 have already shown the total diff b,
renee which exists between this c.