The New York herald., 1922-01-07
TO TEST GERMANY
ON SUBMARINE WAR
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of this Government against treaties or
agreements based on military authority.
The American delegates believe moral
influences will prove most effective in
compelling respect and obedience Of
agreements negotiated on this basis.
They believe that by pleding the honor
of the civilized nations they will bring
about repudIation OF the submarine pol
icies that exposed Germany to merited
contempt and denunciation.
The American delegates expressed
qualification tonight over 'the compile
tion of the naval program" They made
no reference to the dissent Of the, French
Government to the program most gen.
orally favored for the limitation OF aux
iliary craft. including submarines. The
fact Is the attitude of the French dele
gates since the unfortunate dissent from
the auxiliary program has elected ex-
pressions of admiration from the dele
gates of other countries.
Limit of French Resentment.
Apparently French resentment toward
Great Britain is to be limited to its ad-
verse decision regarding the auxiliary
ratios and will not be reflected in the
further proceedings Of the conference
There Is no certainty on this point. But
the American delegates are confident
that the optimistic view they hold
regarding French purposes will be COM
pletely justified
Statements Of the American delegates
concerning the future deliberations OF
the conference do not suggest any
thought Of further disagreement The
American delegates appear to be. con-
vinced that popular opinion regarding
the conference as a whole will fully vim
dicate the hopes and ambitions that in
spired President Harding to call it.
The President personally holds this
view and does not accept the opinions
of critics who insist that the conference
has been failure. The achievements
to date are viewed at the White House
as most gratifying and as establishing
the corrective value of interna tional
councils.
The President declined to make any
comment as to future conference UNDER
takings when he met the newspaper re-
poters this afternoon. He permitted it
to be known that he did not intend to
transmit any of the agreements or
treaties resulting from conference delib-
erations to the Senate until the work
of the international body has been fully
completed. He still retains possession
of the four Power treaty on the part of
the United States. Great Britain, France
and japan to respect the territorial In
tegrity and political Independence OF one
another's possessions i'm the Pacific
10 INT Ac ta kaa thof Il, To-
sion. until all other agreements relating
to naval, Pacific and Asiatic problems
have been reduced to diplomatic form,
signed by the participants in the confer
ence and sent to him for transmission
to the Senate.
Thorough Analysis Wanted.
During discussion with members of
the Senate the President had expressed
the hope that all of the treaties and
agreements will be subjected to the most
thorough analysis. He informed Re-
publican Senator day or two ago that
the Administration and its representa-
tives in the conference had exercised the
utmost care in keeping within the limits
defined by the Senate in the dispute over
the German peace treaty and the League
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He also Indicated his desire to have
the Senate assume full responsibility for
treatment of conference treaties and
agreements without dictation from the
Executive branch of the Government.
He believes upon sober consideration
that the Senate will find that every rea-
sonable ground for criticism has been
anticipated by the American delegates in
the framing of such instruments
II appears to be quite certain that the
obi iaf crit ad a IN N cf ma
Power treaty by Senators representing
both parties will be dissipated ny
protocol or Individual note signed by the
United States Great Britain. France and
Japan. This protocol or the individual
note will obviate the necessity for
interpretive reservations relating to the
status OF the Japanese homeland. The
British and French Government repre-
sentatives have already indicated their
readiness to assent to the American and
Japanese suggestion that the homeland