Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
SENATE BATTLE OVER 4-POWER
TREATY GETS INTO full SWING
WHEN LODGE DEFENDS MEASURE
Declares Treaty Does ll,ys 4
With The Condi6on. L n
Would Produce Wsr II
peals For Full Support M i B
Ratification; 0llppesii II
Expected To Figla

Washington. March S.-With oppo.
sition forces organizing for the fray.
the senate fight over the four power
Pacific treaty got into full swing today
when Senator Lodge, Massa chusetts,
the Republican leader. delivered his
speech in the defense Of the pact.
Senator Robertson, Democrat, Ar
kansas, planned to follow Senator
Lodge in an address favoring his two
proposed reservations to the treaty,
and it appeared likely that general
discussion would develop terminating
the preliminary lull which has mark
cd the treaty debate this far.
To Press Fight.
That opponents are organizing to
press their fight on the treaty was as.
sured today through the knowledge
that definite plan of action had been
agreed upon after consulta,>an by
Senator Borah, Republican, and some
of the friends of former President
Wilson. Just how far the sentiments
of Mr.. Wilson himself may be re-
fiected in the understanding thus eff
fected by the ''irreconcilabl able'' leader,
or how far reaching the understand
ing may be has not been revealed.
One of those from whom the Idaho
senator is understood to have sought
IHe VIEWS VI Tie PRESIDENT is bernard
NJ. Baruch of New York. Mr.. Borah
also is said to have been in corre-
spondence on the subject with Nor
man Davis, former under secretary Of
state.
The Idaho senator has been in con-
stant conference with Democratic SEN
ators regarded as followers of the for
mer president who in turn have con-
| ferred with the senator's of their par
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the leadership of Senator Underwood
and support all Of the conference
| treaties. Just what alignment may. re-
suit from this. however, appears at
| this stage to be entirely speculative
! Washington, March 8. = Terminus
ton of the Anglo-Japanese alliance
and substitution of . political system
actuated by peace in the Pacific was
described in che senate today k4 Sen
| ator Lodge of Massa chusetts. the Re-
publican leader and member Of ti,as
! American arms delegation, as the
main purpose" of the four-power Pa
cific treaty.
Most Dangerous Clement.
The Anglo-Japanese arrangement,
Senator Lodge declared, was regard
ed by the delegation as the most dam
gerous element" in this governments
relations with the Far East. He as
serted that if the four-power pact
with it's clause abrogating the aili-
ance failed, the naval limitati agree
ment also would be endangered re-
sulting in failure of the conference"
No Entanslemenfs.
No entanging commitments arc
contained in the treaty, he asserted,
and no provision contrary to Anaeri-
can traditions. He characterized it as
"only an experiment" but added that
it was one that must succeed if the
United States is to make its professed
desires to take the lead in guiding the
! world toward peace.
The treaty now before us ternin-
ates the Anglo-Japanese alliance"
Senator Lodge said. personally I be-
lieve that it involves the United 81 ates
in no obligation except to meet with
the other signatories and consult in
case of any controversy arising or in
case of aggression by some outside
power not signatory. repeat that
think the obligation to meet and
consult is the only obligation exist
ing in this treaty. and the main pur-
pose of the treaty is attained by the
termination of the Anglo ia panese al
lance.
1T is not necessary for me to go
into detail as to the reasons for my
opinion as TO the great importance or
this single achievement. 1t is suffi-
cient to say that in my judgment the
Anglo-Japanese alliance was the most
dangerous element in our relations
with the Far East and with the Pa
cific. Wars come from suspicious
which develop into hatreds and ha-
treds which develop into war.
Causod Suspicion.
THE Anglo-Japanese alliance
caused a growing feeling of suspicion,
not only in the United States but in
. Canada. On the other side 1t tended
to give a background to Japan which,
: encouraged the war spirit and large
preparations both by land and sea for
future conflict. 1t immobihzed Eng
land and prevented the exercise of her
influence in the eas; for the cause OF
peace. and peace is distinctly in her
interest in that great region. That
menace to peace is removed by the
four-power treaty.
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