South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-11

with reference 20 The promptings 70
war. which may be found i'm excess
sivep reparation.
1T was found 70 be impractica bic
20 adopt rules fer the limitation OF
aircraft in number, size, or charac-
ter. In view OF TIE fact that such
rules would be OF little or no value
unless the production Of commercial
aircraft were similarly restricted. Il
was deemed to be inadvisable thus
10 hamper the development OF facil-
ity which could not fail to be inn
portant in the progress Of civiliza-
ton"
Pacific and Far Eastern Questions.
When the conference was called
there existed with regard 10 the far
east causes OF misunderstanding and
sources of controversy which consti-
uted a serious potential danger.
These difficulties conferred principal
ly about China. where the develop
ments Of the past quarter of a CEN
fury had produced situation n
which international rivalries. jeal-
ousies. distrust and antagonism were
fosetred
I'm the year 1892 SeC'y Hay sought
to esta bIish the principle of the open
door and its corollary. that is the
! preservation of Chinese territorial
and administrative integrty. These
two related principles have since had
theri influence in restraint of the
temptation 10 encroach upon the
rights OF China. But il is unfortun-
ately the fact that these principles
were never a matter Of binding in
ternational obligations among all the
powers concerned. and although gen
orally grouped. they were in some in
stances disregarde6. A situation had
thus been created in which tbe Chi
nese people nursed a sense of sriev-
ance and even of outrage and the
foreign nations found their relations
complicated by mutual suspicion and
resentment.
ct may be stated without reser-
vation that one of the most i'm
portant factors il the far eastern
situation was the Anglo-Japanes
alliance. This alliance has been
viewed by the people of the United
States with deep concern. Origin
ally designed as a matter of pro-
| lection in view of the policies of the
Russian and German governments
in far eastern affairs, the continue
/ ton Of the alliance after all peril
| from these sources had ceased could
not fail 70 be regarded as seriously
prejudicial to our interests. Without
/ reviewing the reasons FOR this dis
| quietude. it was greatly increased
| by the state Of international ten
sion which had arisen in the Pacific
area.
TT was a matter of the greatest
qualification that the American dele
CATION found that they were able
to obtain an agreement by which the
/ Anglo-Japanese alliance should be
I Immediately terminated. No greater
/ step could be taken TO secure the
unimpeded influence of liberal opin-
ion i'm promoting peace in the Paci-
fic region.
cat this point the four-power Pa
cific treaty. which provides for alb
rogation Of the alliance. is summar-
ized)
Respect Rights
"The parties (to the four-power
treaty. do not agree TO give any sup
/ port to claims. but only to respect
rights that actually exist. When
| controversies arise the powers mere
! " agree to confer together concern
ing them No power binds itself
to anything further and any con
ventions or agreements must be
reached in accordance with its con-
Tstitutional methods
The most acute question, per-
haps. i'm the far east, was that re-
| lating TO Shantung. The question
could not be brought technically,
/ before the Washington conference.
as all the nations represented at the
| conference table. save the United
/ States, China and the Netherlands,
were bound by the treaty Of Yer
/ sailles. 1t was quite clear however.
| that the conference furnished a most
/ favorable opportunity for negotia-
lions between China and Japan. In
order that the parties might be
brought together. the good Offices OF
I Mr.. Balfour and Mr. Hughes, indi-
vidually. were rendered 10 both par
ties, with their consent and CONVEX
sations looking to a settlement were
| begun. These conversations had the
happy result of complete agree
Imeut."
The report cmbodies the declara-
tions Of national policy made in re-
gard TO the "21 demands" and ST.
| IBERIA declaring that the japanese
statement of intention TO respect
Russian territorial integrity and
withdraw the japanese troops from
Siberia as soon as conditions war
! rant should be regarded as Of the
utmost Importance.
"Thic constitutes a pledge" the
| report says which no doubt will
be fully redeemed. While Japan
has not fixed the date for the with
drawal of her troops from Siberia,
she has renowned all claims OF ter
ritoriaI grandizement. Of politi-
cal nominations or Of exclusive or
preferential privileges"
BOARD or SAFETY