The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-08
LODGE URGES
RATIFICATION
Of TREATY
Defends q Power Pact
In Speech in
Senate

WASHINGTON. Nnrcb s.-Thr
Lansing -Ishii agreement has hrrn
tnmpI,trIy superseded by the ninc
power treaty relating tu thina nov
before the ~rnntr, President Hard
Ing Informed the senate today IN
response to the rccrntiy ndoptCd d
rc-0lutiun The executive added
that the four power treaty did Iut
refer o. thinn and does not direct
" b'ar upon the Lansing -ishii
notes.
The sn.calIcd Lansing .Islii
agreement" th" president drclnrcd
in icttcr to tie senate. "has ne
binding effect whatever. cithrr
with respect To- the past or - the
fuiur,> which H. In any ssrisc in-
consistent with the principles and
policies explicitly declared In the
ninc power treaty"
The president added that the
-four power thcaiy "duc- not refer
to china aud mnUV does NOT III
rct1iy bar upon the Lansing -i,liii
notes which related exclusively to
China" but said that the four
power pact, In his opinion. was
m essential part OF the plan to
create conditions in the Iar Ins;
nt once favorable to the poli,1cs
We have long advocated and to an
WAS NOTION, March s.
Termination OF the Anglu-JHpnncsc
alliance ana subs tuition of po-
iiical system actuatcd b. pcac. In
the i'arif!c was described IN the
Aenate today by Senator Lodge. of
Masslchusotts, the republican
leader and d mtmhsr of the Amer
ltun arms delegation. a. the main
purpose OF the -four power Pacific
treaty
The Anglo-Japancse arrange
mont, Senator Lodge declared was
regarded 10y he delegation as the
mOsl dangerous element" In this
government relations with the far
east. lie asserted that II 's1c four
power pact with it, clause abrogat-
ing The alliance failed the naval
limitation agreement also would
Dc endangered, resulting In fail
u.c OF the conference
40 cntangling oommig inentE are
contained In the treaty. he assert
ID. and no provisions contrary to
American traditions lie charac-
tcrized u a. "ony an experiment 30
hat added that q. wns one that
must succeed n the United States
Is to maxi. good its profcsscd de-
ar,s 20 take the lead In guiding
the world toward peace
TrIlS of Motives.
Declaring he desired - tell the
senate with entire frankness' the
motives which aciuatcA the Amer
icnn delegation. Mr Lodge snid
For % month and more before
the conference met the American
delegation was IN - siOT almost
every day We tried - determine
and mark out the course which
tho American delegation. with
wa rcstcd the esponslhiliiy Of
initiating all tho world movements
of the conference. should follow.
kThe delegation was In complete ac-
Word as - ihe pole - 10 be pur-
sued The shadow ot politics or
De. sonal fecciing never rested for
moment upon our deliberations
"Tho American delegation was
united In the iosire Co secure re-
utlts from the conference which
would promote The peace of the
world. reduce In soint, measure the
burdens of taxation imposed by
'he existence of armies and fleets
and the competition Of armament :
and protect the future peace and
fnfeiy of the United States. We
were uf one mind in agreeing that
IL we were TO have any measure
of success We mus, think In terms
of peace and not In terms OF war.
"Actunted by thcs9 beliefH and
iv this spirit we were clearly OF
the opinion that there hay before
~ three great ohiociivea. One
was the ternino.ion - the AnEiu-