New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Separate Covenant Favor
ed Over Adjustment by
Notes to Avoid Posi-
bic misunderstanding
Conference 10 Get
Huge Grisi To-day
Naval Pac'. Poison Gas,
Submarine Agreements
Also To Be Submitted
BY Carter Field

fourpower treaty, specifying that
the home islands Of Japan are 20 be
excluded from the scope Of the four
power Pacific treaty, has been agrced
upon by the United States, Great
Britain, Japan ana France.
While it had been understood that
the reservation excluding the main
islands of Japan would be made IN
some way. it had been thought that
it would take the form Of notes be-
tween this country and Japan. The
first mixing that if would take the
form Of a supplemental treaty TO he
signed and ratified by all four coun-
tries was given to-day
Having been entirely concluded.
the new treaty probably viii be sub
nitted to the open session Of the
armament limitation conference To-
morrow. but this depen>s entirely or
the details of that session i 's
stated officially that not only the
five power naval treaty including the
fortitications agreement. but also
the treaty containing the agreements
reached on the use Of submarines in
war, and outlawing the use Of poison
gas, will be submitted to to-morrow'z
session for approval
Il ri tation DELAYS Action
The aiding and accepting Of thess
treatie... due to the necessity of using
first the English and fhen the Fremc.
language. and the further necessity %
third repetition in the ease OF re
marks made in japanese. will require
considerable time. and this nay deter
mine just how much business is pro
sentcd at to-morrov's session.
There IS also on the schedule for to-
morrow the formal approval Of all th-
various agreements which the confer
ence. sitting as the Far Eastern Com
mittee or the representatives of the
1 five powers. sitting as til" Arma'ae'.'
I. Committee have reached since Deem
ber 10. the last public session
Some OF the Chinese treaties may No
presented tomorrow and others vii.
90 over until the next public session
! Ol lil' tDtl tit'tt- " A4CI Iif\ Dt ltFAtt
on Saturday, There viii be ~ leaS.
two OF these Chinese treaties perhaps
three, and string of protocols cover
ing the points not included in the
treaty Shantune. Of course. IS 4 ques-
+ ton theoretically between China and
Japan exclusively. so that will no.
be embodied IN amy treaty to be sub
mitted to the Senate. However. the
Shantung agreement is expected 20 be
4f.v ron
minutes.
Meets Senate Objections
The now four-uower treaty. which
vas negotiated with secrecy even ex-
ceedng that of the document which II
is to replace. the iour-po~or fac'''c
treaty. is designed Of course, TO meet
! the objections which we're raised IN the
Senate. 70 the Inclusion Of The hom~
islands Of japan. The point was MAIDS
that the United States Wa agreel1s
with Japan, Britain and France to con
slider any attack on the main stand
Of Japan a matter Which would ca
/ Tor conference OF the ioNr powers
While ii was patent that this cOuntr
promised to 90 nothing except confes.
the treaty was attacked by mans
critics. some OF whom even asserted
that this country was giving 90 japan
what it had refused 10 France nrlin-
ise Of armed aid in case She should be
attacked.
Vigorous denlals Of this by the Az
ministration and repeated assertions
that IN actual practice il would make
no difference whether the main islands
Of Japan were included or not did not
seem to quiet the criticism. On the
other hand il became apparent that the
Senate would certainly attach reSe,-
walton exempting Japan from the pro-
visions Of the treaty.
President Harding is not greatly con
cerned about clarifying reservations
winch may be attached to the various
+reaY5es bv the Senate. But severa
suggestions Of verbiage for the rcse-
vat;on reached the State Department.
which caused serious concern The
noiut is that the original treaty binds
the four powers TO espect IN
rights Of the other slgna,o1ieS' 30
that II . reservation shoaid oe .'opsen
e~.lnding the main islands or Japan
from the territories where this country
would recognize the rights Of Japan the
printing of that particular item OF news 4
r. Janan might prove awkward, TO say
the least.
Hughes Solves Iroh.eH
II was about this stage Of the pro-~
ceedines that Secretary Hughes. WI"
had been negotiating with Amoassad"l
Shidehara Of the Japanese delegatloA'
with the idea of meeting the obJeclion
to including the main Islands o. 'Span
bv an exchange Of notes, changed M.
re British and French representa-
tivcs were sounded on the idea q
writing new treaty to cover The
point. and nefher raised amy objcc
ton. The fact is that Japan was at
first dsinclncd to have her main ISL
ands included. and only Welded TO the
arguments CT Arthur }. Balfour, heal
of the British delegation, who pointed
out that Australia and New Zealand
were being included. and if their pride
would not suffer surely that Of Japan
should not.
Every one being willing to concluds
an additional treaty covering .ae point,