The Washington times., 1922-03-20

to pass the treaty without the
Presidents reservation attached.
In other words. the Administra-
ton forces. although they profess
great confidence in the ultimate
success OF the treaty in the Senate.
are obliged to undertake an inccs-
SAINT activity in order to prevent
that success from becoming failure.
Enormous efforts have been put
forth to set Senator Trammeli hack
from F9ortda. The calculation OF
the friends Of the treaty 10 that
Trammell would vote for the treaty
because Bryan la for II and Bryan
10 now living iE Florida. Their
fear 10 that Trammeli is really
against the treaty, and that per
haps not even Bryan's influence
could keep him In line for II.
The fact 10 that the friends OF
the treaty need every last vote that
they can get. and they are leaving
no stone unturned to secure that
vote. The whole thing in the end
In coming down to q matter OF one
vote this way or that. The final
ballot may indeed show q margin
OF several votes. but that margin
will be due to the habit OF all peo-
pie, including politicians. to swing
toward the side that In seen TO be
about to win. Meanwhile, till tho
winning side Is clearly apparent,
ths contest IL 80 close that II can
safely be called q contest swinging
IN a Ana-Unyn rfvpt
The principal argument in the
contest IL increasingly the Anglo
Japanese alliance. II will be the
main theme Of many of the re-
marks Of Senator La Toilette In the
Senate this week. In conversation
with Senator La Follette today, I
secured from him the views which
he believes 10 be the correct ones
regarding the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ancs in its bearing on the four
power treaty.
II tho Anglo-Japanese Alliance
IL a menace to the United States,
says Senator la Toilette, then the
four-power treaty In n menace to
China and puts the United States
In the position of threatening the
one traditional friend of the United
States In the Far East. Mr.. Hughes
ASSERTS that the Anglo,Ja panese
Alliance is in fact menacing to US.
But why?
II cannot be, says Senator La
Toilette, because of anything en-
listing In the text Of the Anglo.
Japanese Alliance. The text OF IL
says nothing whatsoever against
the United states. The text Of II
saws only that Japan and Great
Britain will act together II their
rights on the mainland of Asia are
attacked.
Does the United States, inquiries
Senator La Toilette, intend to at.
tack the rights of japan or of
Great Britain on the mainland Of
Asia? Certainly not. Therefore
the Anglo,Japanesc Alliance, 80
far as the wording Of It is con.
cerned. Ia absolutely without i'm.
portance to the United States. Yet
Mr.. Hughes fears It. why? =,
II must be. SAYS Senator La
Follette. simply and only because
the Anglo-Japanese alliance repre-
sents an agreement dealing with
region close to region in
which the United States has in
terests and yet excluding the
United States from participation
In IT. The United States Is re.
sentful and suspicious Of It's ex-
clusion from an agreement among
Its neighbors in the Far East.
But, continues Senator La
Toilette, II follows that for pre-
cisely the same reason the re.
public OF China will be resentful
and suspicious OF It's exclusion
from an agreement among its
neighbors In the Pacific ocean
which 10 a region Immediately
adjacent 10 the region of China.
Therefore this four-power treaty
win cost us finally the friend
ship OF our one reliable Far
Eastern friend.