The Washington times., 1922-10-15


IN the light. OF gathering clouds
imperative that every American
become possessed Of the knowledge
that the Anglo-Japanese alliance
continues operative. -.
1t remains I'm force because
France has persisted in q policy OF
procrastination with regard TO the
ratification OF the four.power
treaty. When France ratifies the
four power treaty and not until
then will the Anglo-Japanese al
lance be scrapped. -
Japan Behind France.
The four-power treaty. born of the
arms conference for the specific pur-
pose of bringing about the abroga-
tion OF the AngloJapanese alliance,
has been signed and ratified by the
United States, Great Britain, and
Japan, and France. the fourth power,
has, done nothing to hasten the work
Of completing Publications. Nearly
year has passed since the arms
conference convened in Washing.
, ton, More than year has slipped
away since President Harding Is
sued invitation to the washington
conference. II Is time to doubt the
sincerity Of France. 1t Is time 70
recall the acts of France at the
Washington conference and In the
wake OF that conference. And we
win find In doing 80. that the impe-
rial government OF Japan II the NOV.
ing spirit behind the failure Of
France to ratify the treaty which
would put an end to the Anglo-Jap-
aoa alliance
anesf sefore looking q bit more closely
into the menacing nature OF the
Anglo-Jaranese alliance. the activi.
ties of France before.l during and
after the Washington Arms Confer
ence. and studying, In a general way,
the financial interests Of France In
/ Russia and Siberia, Jet US take note
of one other extremely important
| feature In Connection with the dan
gers Of a still operative Anglo-Japa-
nese alliance.
| Altered Pact i'm 1911.
When Great Britain and Japan In
1911 renewed the Anglo.Japanese al.
lance. the British, realizing the
nearness of the world conflict and
dreading the possibility Of being
drawn into war which might find
the United States on the side Of the
enemy, decided upon an alteration in
| the original Anglo-Japanese alliance
to include a reservation. This reser-
walton set forth:
"Should either High Contrac ling
Party conclude q treaty OF general
arbitration with Q third power, II Is
agreed that nothing I'm this agree
ment shall entail upon such con-
tracing party an obligation to 60 to
war with the power with whom such
treaty Of arbitration Is In force"
At that time the British Foreign
Office had just completed the ne.
gotiation Of q convention OF general
arbitration with the United States.
When the Anglo japanese alliance
was renewed in 1911, however the
Senate Of the United States failed
to approve the convention of general
arbitration. Realizing the fruitless-
ness o. their efforts, in view of the
fact that the Senate of the United
States had failed to approve the con-
vention Of general arbitration, the
British contrived a new diplomatic
drive on the American State Depart,
ment. This time they met with more
or less success and succeeded in ne
gotiating a treaty of limited arbi.
tration. It Is = matter Of interna-
ti0nal law now to determine whether
or not treaty Of limited arbitration
comes under the meaning Of the
clause In the Anglo-Japanese ali.
ance quoted above.
The point to be borne In mind IL
that the treaty Of limited arbitra-
ton between the United States and
Great Britain expires In 1928. 1t was
renewed In 1918 for period of five
years
In view Of these facts is it at all
astonishing that Secretary of State
Hughes called together the Washing.
ton Arms Conference last year with
the sole underlying purpose Of bring.
ing about the abrogation of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance?
Cabinet Is Worried.
The continued failure of France to
heed the need for early ratification Of
the four-power treaty is a source of
silent disturbance in the American
Cabinet. Secretary Denby, few
days ago, when questioned concern.
ing the possibility of France com.
pleting ratification of the quadruple
pact, replied with shrug of the
shoulders and a look of concern in
his eyes. He reflected the attitude
Of President Harding's Cabinet.
To SO great degree is the Harding
Administration upset by the recalci.
trancy Of the French government to
date in failing utterly to cooperate
with the big powers In securing the
final ratification Of the four.power
treaty that Great Britain, backed by
the moral support Of the United
States-is waging upon France O
campaign of disturbing diplomatic
thrusts. This IL being done In an
effort TO convince the French gov.
ernment Of It's isolation In Europe
and OF Its bad standing with the
Allied P0wers-generally.
But q rift Is now discernible in
Britain's campaign against France
France, to prove her non on.isolation, Ia
successfully dealing with not only
the Little Entente I'm Europe, but
with Japan also. Frances recent
victory in the Constantinople and