Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-11
A REAL PEACE PACT,
UNDERWOOD CALLS
PACIFIC TREATY
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THE opponents OF tho ratification
OF this treaty In the main appear 20
base their objections on two grounds.
expressing positions that are opposed
one to the other. II Ii asserted that
tho treaty In effect Is an alliance bo-
tween the four great powers for Of
fensive and defensive purposes, or. at
least, 1t is contended we will be drawn
into that position In the end. and that
we may be forced into war without
our consent. ! maintain that there is
nothing In the treaty itself that tusti
iies such an Interpretation being plac-
ed upon Il; that an agreement by
man or q nation to respect the rights
of his neighbors is an obliSation that
relates TO his own conduct and does
not bind him 10 aggressive action be-
cause the other party 10 the contract,
whose rights he has agreed to respect,
becomes involved In difficulties.
Reservation Doubles Peace Assurance.
But the question is not left here.
The foreign relations committee of the
Senate has moved a reservation To
the treaty. which beyond doubt will
be accepted by the Senate, which reads
as follows:
THE United States Understands
that under the statement in the pre-
amble, or under the terms OF this
treaty there is no commitment to
armed force, no alliance. no obligation
to join in any defense
when the treaty Is ratified with
i this understanding on the part OF. oW
i government. what ground Is there 70
those who contend tho treaty Is an
offensive and defensive alliance &c
stand upon? None that l can sec.
-Forcc" Is Reactionary Doctrine.
! ION the other hand. Il Is asserted
as the treaty does not bind tho high
contracting parties to use force In
carving out It's terms, and becaus,
they cannot in the future be bound (,
i any action until their free consent Il
first obtained. that It means nothing
that H Is worse than useless TO sigi
IL and therefore Il should be defeated
, To my mind. this argument Ia tbs
lac, stand OF the men OF che old school
9, the school OF thought that has beer
dominant in the government OF thi
: world FOR tho last four Thousand
years; the philosophy that believe
tho world can and must bc governe'
only by force, and that agreement
TO be binding, must have the power o
force behind thom. II this were true
IL would destroy all the faith OF tn
Christian nations OF the world In thei
efforts 10 obtain peace by mutua
! understanding.
WIN End War Opportunities.
III the Senate of the United State
: ratifies this pending treaty, l am fun,
, satisfied there Will disappear not onl
, any real cause for war. but there WI
no longer exist the opportunity 10
war that has threatened us in tn
past two decades: and peace Will h
established between the four grea
! sea powers that now control the des
tin!es Of tho Pacific Ocean.
a AS long as conditions were Above
. 70 remain IN the Far East as the
A have existed for the past two decade
danger lurked behind every dispute an
war clouds gathered when every ma
tional issue was raised. These cor
iitions threatened our national 81
\, curity, for as long as our naS hoa
I over distant islands OF the Pscift
I, national homer requires that we sha
=, defend the people Of these islan(
!. from attacks by other nations.
# This is the real issue involved
q the four power treaty.
n The Real Treaty Of Peace.
"A number ~ treaties were neg,
tiated AT the conference IN Washin'
: ton on the limitation Of armament
= but this Four Power Treaty Is Il
real treaty Of peace. The naval trea
is remarkable. in that for the fir
time in the history OF the worl
nations have really agreed 10 lin
their armamants. but neverthele
d their relative strength remains q
az same. The Chinese treaties establi
n a manga charta to protect the sove
"a eighty and territorial integrity
&c China IN the future. This one trea
stands for peace by mutual unde
:. standing all that peace means"