The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1922-03-16
ORIGIN OF PACIFIC
TREATY IS SOUGHT
cnafer Robinson Grilis Colleagues
Who Sat in Arms Parley--De-
clares the Allied Empires
Used Americans.

t<s:4 the Arkansas Gazette.
Washington, March 10.-Charging
bar the four-power Pacific treaty re-
aIfed from Japanese British plan
8 offset the embarrassing effect of
he Anglo-Japanese alliance, oppon-
MS Of the pact sought without sue
zsss IN the Senate today to learn ex-
city BY whom the original draft OF
lie dccument was prepared.
Each of the Senate's representatives
ii the arms conference delegation,
;anator Lodge of Massachusetts, and
senator Underwood of Alabama, de-
Jared in reply to direct questions
Int Secretary Hughes had conducted
aost Of the negotiations leading up to
BE treaty. Mr.. Lodge said many
Iands" had helped in the drafting and
Chatting, but that he did not knew
Tho made the first suggestion. Mr.,
Underwood said that the first draft
e saw was the final one, laid before
i'm by Secretary Hughes.
The statements were made in reply
o a series of questions of Senator
eobinson. Democrat of Arkansas, who
old the Senate when the cross ques-
ionine was over that altho eve don't
now and will never find out, from
nv authentic source, who wrote the
Irst draft, che was inclined to believe
hat the finished product resulted
lronl the joint labors of Arthur j.
3aIfour of Great Britain and Prince
rckuKawa for Japan.
Fears an Alliance
He assailed the treaty as an cal
iauce,e and predicted it would do
more harm than good. He declared
1 would not promote peace, but will
invite the formation of rival al
Iiances and lead to great HARM
Senator Robinson advocated amend
nents to pledge the signatories speci-
f1caIIy against aggression, and to pro-
vide that in any future pact all ma
liens Infected, whether signatories or
not, nhall be invited to join in the re-
sultinK conference.
The Former qualification would be
necessary to effect any change in the
present Japanese policies, he said
while The latter would so broaden the
realty as to protect the interests Of
lussia, and neither nations which in
be future might again become power
Al IN the Pacific.
This treaty. said Senator Robin
On, lis advanced by its advocates as
1s greatest achievement of modern
mes in the interest of world peace,
Tith Startling inconsistency they de-
are in the same breath that it i'm
I 3ses no obligation of duty upon the
,1r powers TO do anything besides
,nfer. If this is all the treaty ac-
,fnpliehes, it is worse than inconsist-
1t. It Is hyprocritical to contend that
IL future peace of the world and the
, appiuess of mankind depends upon
s ratification"
Arouses the Senate.
senator Robinson's inquiry into the
rigin Of the four-power idea was a
art Of field day of debate, which
ept the Senate in turmoil all after
Don. Appearing in full force, the
-reaty's opponents kept the floor
nruouf the session. In the midst OF
--ae attack the Senate recessed until
morrow, when he "irreconciliables'
gain are expected to take the often
We
Broadsides against the pact were
elivered by both Senator Robinson
i'd Senator Reed, Democrat of Mis-
,uri, while Senators Borah, Republi-
Ia Of Idaho; Johnson, Republican of
alifornia; Shields, Democrat, of Ten
assoc; Watson, Democrat if Georgia
Id others joined in with suggestions
hich struck at several of the confer
ice treaties. The next extended re-
,ouse from the treaty supporters is
pecfed Saturday WIN Senator I'm
srvood plans to take the floor with
prepared address, explaining the
1rposes and results of the pact.
Arguing that the treaty really
ledges more than claimed for it by
Proponents, Senator Robinson
klIed attention to the provision
gainst discussion of domestic ques-
ons0 under the treaty clauses, and
sked why it was necessary to make
lis exemption if nothing but con-
ersatienv was provided for between
le four signatories. He declared
lat the other three powers regard
ae treaty as an alliance, and pre-
lcted that the United States viii have
do likewise in any future war
here Great Britain, Japan and
rance Join forces against an outside
alton.
The mo alliance" reservation pres
ated by the Foreign Relations Com
dt<ee. Senator Robinson asserted,
ould not be sufficient to protect the
tercsts of this country.
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