The Washington times., 1922-01-05
SENATOR WARNS
Of DYNAMITE IN
PACIFIC TREATY
Johnson Tells caIifornians origi-
nal Arms Farley Purpose Was
ExceIIent-Result Disturbing.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-United
States Senator Hiram w. Johnson In
q statement to Californians today
said:
president Harding's erroneous
construction Of the quadruple alliance
treaty il the most cogent reason OF
all of US to study every word and
phrase before. we commit our country
to this unexpected and extraordinary
contract"
The statement was issued in &C
cordance with a suggestion that he
endeayor ITO interpret the concrety
things that come out of the Washing.
ton conference on the Limitation OF
ornaments.
Senator johnson said there was
universal approval Of the original pur-
pose of the conference and substan-
tial unanimity in the hope and desire
that 1armameuts would be limited.
Any results. he said, just to the parti.
cipants, lessening ornaments. would
bt most cordially and enthusiastically
welcomed. He continued: =.
because we favor disarmament ana
would make almost any sacrifice Tor
peace, Is no reason why we must &C.
cept anything which may be rendered
us in the sacred name OF peace, or
under the guise Of disarmament.
Unexpected Treaty.
"Out of the secrecy Of the confer.
cnce has come. first, an unexpected
treaty, unrelated to the original pur-
pose Of the gathering. and uncon.
nected In reality with the limitation OF
ornaments. The treaty Is tran
scendent Importance to California,
and of only less importance to the
nation. 1t should be carefully and
calmly studied. narrowly scrutinized.
end it's meaning should be thoroughly
understood before we are irrevocably
committed to It."
Senator Johnson said Great Britain
ind Japan had an offensive and ,iG-
fensive alliance under which Great
Britain's Colonies were chatting, that
Japan wished a continuance OF the
alliance. that apparently abrogatec,
upon something as good and got
something better" He also recited
the preamble OF the new quadruplc
allia nee AZ follows:
with a view Of the preservation
Of the general peace and the maintc
nance Of their rights in relation TO
their insular possessions and insular
dominions in the regions of the Pacific
ocean"
Harding's Uncertainty.
He continued:
This language, II now appears,
was the subject Of prolonged debate
In the secret sessions. We do know.
however. that the President himself
was not aware that insular dominions
included japan and asserted in a pub
lie interview that II did not.
"Messrs. Hughes. Root, Lodge and
Underwood. representing the United
States. and those representing other
nations, say that insular dominions
are intended to elude the stand Of
Japan, as well as New Zealand and
Australia and their construction Is
now accepted.
THE first admitted fact in any dis
cussion Of the treaty is that the main
tepance of our island possessions Is
guaranteed, while the island posses
sions and the mainland Of Japan are
guaranteed"
Joint Action.
Article IL Of the alliance provides
in substance, he said. that "if the
rights OF the parties are threatened
by aggressive action Of any other
power, the parties shall communicate
with one another and frankly in order
| to- arrive at an understanding as to
the most efficient measures to be
| taken, jointly and separately. to
meeting the exigencies Of the particu-
| lar situation.