Evening star., 1922-03-12

underwood. Will say CAndidly
that ! would regret II these treaties
sition that this governments occupies
before the world because Of the re-
lection Of the Versailles treaty is
most unfortunate. There Is doubt
mn.,San IN minds e. 9f othss s,. governments
an asreement and be bound by it.
Bat think this treaty 10 Of SO grave
Importance / will not stand in the
way of any reservation that does not
destroy the treaty's terms"
Senator Underwood added that, "in
order that the American government
may keep faith" he was willing to
accept the committee reservation de-
claring that there was no alliance.
Our understanding can't control
that Of other nations" Senator Rob-
But IL controls our attitude at the
conferences table," Senator Underwood
replied. "Other nations know we are
not bound until we give our consent" !"
Aggression Would Bring War.
"Should there be an act Of agrees
sion by an outside power and a con-
ference be called" said Senator Rob-
inson, "the first question to be an
swered would be by what means the
OF course, would be war. No one would
think of answering an act Of aggres-
sion any other way. If one party de-
ctdes 1t is not sufficiently strong to
reDel the aggression alone, what is
the result? That two or more join
could not go to war without a decla-
ration OF war by Congress, but, never
theless, the purpose Of this agree
ment is to give to each OF. tho nations
the strength Of all in the Pacific"
Asked by Senator Walsh, democrat,
hat - Ia Ia.< =
been in view In the framing OF article
II. which provides for consultation in
case of aggression by any outside
power" Senator Underwood replied
that in his opinion no particular
power was feared and none would be
sive measures in the Pacific for some
time to come.
so far as the United States is con-
cerned," added Senator Underwood,
II don't think article II means any
"Then would the senator agree to
an amendment striking it out Of the
treaty." asked Senator Walsh.
Striking Out Objected To.
NO." said Mr.. Underwood, because
we cannot know what effect the strik-
ing out may have on the other sigma
tory powers. They may regard It Of
some value. There Is many q treaty
containing provisions which are Of no
value to one Of the signatories, but
which 1t accepts in order to secure
other articles which are Of value
to it,
Senator Walsh argued, nevertheless,
that either the article must have been
included with some particular power
In view or else it had no purpose
whatever"
Senator Underwood emphasized that
the treaty's life was ten years and
also declared that no power in that
time could challenge the four prin-
cipal nations. Senator Reed. democrat.
Missouri, said Russia had 100000
men under arms, we'll ohicered. and
ought not to be dismissed lightly as
factor.
Mr.. Underwood replied that Russia
was without funds. that her army
was mot more than a mob" and had
no real government except that of
terror" Senator France, republican.
Maryland. argued that Russia had
powerful resources.
Quotes Prince Tokugawa.
Senator Underwood quoted Prince
Tokugawa to show that the Japanese
spokesmen did not regard the treaty
as an alliance, but merely as an agree
ment for conference. Senator Glass,
democrat. Virginia. asked II the
treaty "is as meaningless as the SEN
ator says It is, why should Japan
be satisfied to give up the Anglo
Japanese alliance"
Il don't say it is meaningless"
Senator Underwood replied. emphasiz-