The New York herald., 1922-01-02
BORAH OFFERS TEST
FOR PACIFIC TREATY
Suggests Reservation to De-
clare 1t Is Peace and Not
Military Alliance.

WASHINGTON, Jan. (Associated
Press).-His words spread broadcast by
wireless through adjacent States. SEN
ator Borah. Republican, Of Idaho, speak
ing In the Presbyterian Church Of the
Covenant to-day. submitted what he de-
scribed as a test OF whether tho four
Power Pacific treaty was based upon
Justice and was therefore peace alli-
ance. or based upon force and therefore
military alliance"
Several thousanad amateur and COM
mercial wireless operators within a
radius Of 200 miles Of Washington lis
tened In on Senator Borahs address.
The test which Mr.. Borah offered was
whether supporters of the treaty were
willing to accept reservations by which
the Powers would "agree to restore
within one year and thereafter ever to
respect the rights. interests. territory
end sovereignty Of nii nations or gov
ernments in the region of the Pacific"
He added to that the further provision
that should the agreement to restore
and respect such interests be not OBJ
served the obligations under Article III.
would be terminated automatically.
The Senator asserted that the "ag-
gressions in the Far East for the last
fifty years have been upon the part of
nations, or rather governments. which
have now signed an alliance to prevent
aggression" He charged that 1t was
the memers Of the alliance" and not
those nations outside of II who have dis
regarded the rights of other nations and
peoples in the Pacific In recent years.
''The disturbancesnin in the Far East"
Mr.. Borah continu0d. "and the things
which threaten arise out OF failure Of
the nations now proposing an alliance
to regard the rights OF other nations
and not out OF acts Of those who are
be no Far Eastern questions Of dis
turbing nature II the members Of this
proposed alliance had respected the
rights Of the weak or more peacefully
disposed peoples Of the East. Let the al
lance specifically provide that the al
lance itself and each and all of its menu
bers will respect the rights and sover-
eighty and interests of other peoples and
let It be provided that II they do not
Inc aulanCe Is QlSeOlveQ.
II think one Of the most interesting
and Illuminating revealments OF modern
diplomacy Is this proposition that the
nations which have been doing all of the
aggressing or attacking should get to-
sether and solemnly form an alliance
aaginst those nations who have not been
guilty OF such things. II the nations
which are to be members of this alli-
ance would hand back to the nations and
peoples the territory. the rights and the
liberties which they have taken from
them the war clouds in the Far East
would disappear. You would not
need an alliance In the Far East If 1t
were not necessary to protect the terri
tory which has been untustly obtained
by members of the alliance
Mr.. Borah declared 1t would be crime.
"a crime not only against our own peo-
pie but crime against millions In the
Far East" for the United States to
join an alliance II "aggressions" are to
continue in the ten years of the agree
ment's life as they have taken place in
the past" He argued that 1t was wrong
to ask the American people to guarantee
protection against disturbances and war
which may be brought about or inspired
by members Of the alliance itself"
The Senator discussed also provisions
Of the treaty concerning the homeland of
japan. These, however, he did not re-
gard as more important than other fea-
lures which he said would lead the
United States into war lust as truly II
any island were attacked as though the
japanese mainland were the subject OF
aggression"
These ''militaristic" features OF the
treaty should be stripped of. the Senator
added, saying that II such were not done
1t should be regarded as proof that the
members OF the alliance are unwilling to
restore the territory. The franchises, tire
privileges which other peoples claim have
been taken from them unJustly and
which are now the causes Of troubles in
the Far East"