Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Sees Acceptance Of Reservation

"But the question is not left here.
The Foreign Relations Committee Of the
Senate have moved u reservation to the
treaty. which beyond a doubt will be
accepted by the Senate, which reads as
follows:
THE United States understands
that under the statement In the pre-
ainble, or under the terms Of this
treaty. there is no commitment to
armed force. no alliance, no obligation
to join in any defense.
''Whcn the treaty Is ratified with
this understanding on the part of our
Government, what ground is left TO
those who contend the treaty is an Of
fensive and defensive alliance to stand
upon? None that | can see.
''On the other hand. it is asserted
that as the treaty does not bind the
high contracting parties to use force
in carrying out its terms, and because
any action until their free consent is
first obtained, that it means nothing
that il is worse than useless to sign it,
and therefore it should be defeated.
''To my mind this argument Is the
last stand of tn" men Of the old school
the school of thought that ha~ b "U
dominant in the government of this
world for the last 1000 years the phi
losophy that believes that the world can
and must be governed only by force.
and that agreements, to be- binding.
must have the power of force behind
them. If this were true, it would de
stroy all the faith of the Christian
nations Of the world in their cffurt~ To
obtain peace by mutual understand :
ing.
Treaty Not Alliance
"You may call the Versailles Treaty
an alliance. ! voted for 1t because
! believed 1t was Il SINGER" effort to
secure the peace of the world by mu
tual understanding. The present treaty
is not an alliance. but II il were an
alliance, intended to keep the peace
through arbitration rather than through
force, ! should support It. The dan
gers Of past alliances have not been due
to the fact that they were binding
agreements between the Powers that
signed them, but because they contcm-
plated the use Of fore" for the benefit
Of the stgnntory Powers.
can alliance based on right and
justic" between Nations, intended 10
aid IN securing n" peace Of the world.
would not b" "fehsiy" to me. The first
Ntrp III any 'UDl' 10 Keep inc peace
among nations must be based upon a
mutual agreement to respect the rights
of others. The four Power pact does
that.
IF tho Senate of the United States
ratfcs this pending treaty. ! am fully
satisfied that there will disappear not
only any real cause for war. but there
will no longer exist III" opportunity for
war that has threatened MS in the past
two decades, aud peace will be cstab-
lished between the four great sea Pow
ers that now control tho destinics Of the
Pacific Ocean.
Danger LlIrks In Disputes
"As long as conditions we're allowed
to remain in the Far East aS.thcy have
existed for the last two decades, danger
lurked behind every dispute, and the
war clouds gathered when every nationa
issue was raised. These conditions
threatened our national security, for AZ
long as orr flag floats over the distant
islands of the Pacific, national honor
requires that "" shall defend the people
OF these islands from attacks by other
nations.
This is the real issue involved in tho
four Power treaty. The issue Of ncac,
in the Orient, the issue Of safety to oul
country, the issue of the lives Of ON
young men. who should be saved from
this danger for the upbulding Of &
greater Americn.
"a number of treaties were ncgoti
ated ut the Conference in Washington
on the Limitation of Armament, bu
this four-Puwcr treaty is the real treat,
of peace. The naval reaty is remark
able, In that for the first time In tn
history Of the world nations hay
really agreed to limit their ornaments
but nevertheless their relative strcngt
remains the same.
1.-The Chinese treaties establish
Masna Charta TO protect the sOyereignt,
and territorial integrity Of China In tn
\ futuEn. ,.- This, one treaty. aGaads 70
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