The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-24
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PACIFIC TREATY
U. S Delegates Hoodwinked in
Attempt to CORRECT Am
biguity In Pact.
BY WICKwIRE.

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BY WICKW1RE.
What "In.u,ar no.sea.ion" mr. "In.
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suiar oonin'on III 'he es'on u
the facinc ocean threatened 10
involve tho United states In a new
war!
The question becomes pertinent
In light OF intimations by Senator
Lodge and other supporters In the
Senate or the four-power treaty
that only by acceptance OF this
instrument can war In the Pacific
be averted.
Under the terms of the supplement
to the four-power treaty, negotiated
for the purpose Of exempting Japa-
nose homelands from its operation,
IL 10 provided that the terms "insular
possessions and insular dominions"
as to Japanese territory shall apply
only to "Formosa. the mandate
islands and karafuto
The significance OF this language
has been Drought TO the attention
OK opposltion senators ana VIII De
thresneo OUT on the oehate Iioor pc
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Reference TO tho Encyclopedia
pr,,.nnica tba Americana and other
80, E. 1t.
Sea"uaiu Hhs'h' ee"'
German and Dutch reference works
on file In the Consressionai Library
discioses that tney are unanmIus II,
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tnat In aNempuns 10 coe. an
pisu.y IN sne os a. - -, Ia
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Nv no farm. 81 the four.Dower
treaty. its application specifically is
limited to islands in the Pacific
ocean. By the supplementary dec
laration certain japanese islands,
the so-called ''home-lands," are
from the scope OF the
treaty. Secretary Hughes and
Senator Lodge have declared that
under tile treaty the United States
no rights in inundated
Islands claimed by reason OF our
co-partnership in the victory over
Germany.
The controversy between the
United States and Japan over the
island OF zap, more or less invoiV-
ing the other sisnAtories 10 the
League OF Nations covenant. mas
kaan
negotiated between TINS country
able records In Washington fails to
has been involved In even GEM
blance Of controversy with Great
Britain, japan or France over any
Pacific island since the almost for
gotten disputes with the FORMER
country over Hawaii and Samoa,
finally settled a generation past.
Record Never Questioned.
Never an far q. the records show
bo. any ,,opyor or..t;on.d the tit,e.
% TIC Jrpi,ad States acn,,,red from
Snain ,o,,ouying the Snen,.h ,Aneri.
co. 80 - 1903 Na,thor nos mi.
oa,,ntr~ a. onw t,r,a cont.st..d title
cIotmaS NV Eng,and France Nv
Janan over anv Pacific Island terri
torv rr,or 70 The Euronaan w,r
scon the Wan anS the rscord
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a rsected bv the trsatv thare 4. no
tinv ato,i IN al, the reoion ~ the
pac,,;o n,aar ni,irnad hv En.,and
- Er.nc. tha t;tIe ~ rh;sh 10
disn,ted hv the IIn,ted st.ta.
A. for ianan The TTnitsJ state.
nevsr chaiIep eed her ouner.bin of
W. Rnr,Ia ,.,ond. ohteineJ iron,
pn..;o hv traaiv IN IsS5. y, Tor.
r,o.a ond other ,.,anss In the
China sea cedad her by China. of
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