Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-01-11
FOUR POWER PACT
WILL Be RATIFIED
NOT A LEAGUE OF NATIONS, BUT
AN ASSOCIATION, AS 1T rs
vIsUALIzED By HARDING.
COMMENTS ON RESEMBLANCE
wisdom Of the Unusual Publicity
Given the Proceedings Of the Con-
terence on Armaments Has Been
Made Apparent TO All.
BY EDWARD 9. CLARK

mere In which "sklts' on current things
formed part of the diet. a huge key
Was held Up TO the gaze OF the diners
Win the statement that IL had been
round. and that the owner was sought.
Attached TO tile key was a tag on
winch was printed key 10 the back
door OF the League of Nations"
The Instantly voiced suggestion OF
the toastnaster OF the occasion was
that the key might belong to Secretary
OF State Charles +. Hughes. There
was instant disclaimer OF ownership
from one speaking in behalf Of the
secretary, and the disclaimer was
coupled with the word that the key
could not even be slipped into one of
Ar. Hughes pockets because all Of
these ordinarily useful receptacles
were sewed up.
In this little skit perhaps is TO be
found the meat OF the comment In
washington concerning the agreement
Tor a four-natiOns pact just entered
into by the plenipotentiaries I'm behalf
OF Great Britain. France. japan and
/ ufe Oihteu states.
There Is further assurance that
when II shall become necessary to
bind this pact the United States senate
VIII approve Il by the necessary ma
jority. Some men will vote for II
who would not have voted I'm any cir
cumstances for something which was
much like II. but which was proffered
10 the senate by different hands. OF
course the four-power pact Is not a
league OF nations. but II is an associa-
ton OF nations, as Mr.. Harding
visualizes such an organization. In
the book Of synonyms 'league" and
association" are printed one after
the other. There are shades Of diff
ferences Of meaning I'm words given
as synonyms. II Is hard sometimes TO
detect the differences of shading.
Differ, But on Parallel Paths.
There is really wide difference be-
tween what seemingly is 10 come out
Of the Washington conference and
what came out OF the Versailles con-
ference. but the two things trot along
IN paths parallel for some of their
course. but which. after some distance
has been covered, incline toward each
other and finally meet.
Joseph T.. Tumulty. the one time
secretary TO former President Wilson.
has set II down over his signature
that the ideas and the substance Of
this treaty are identical with those
found I'm the Wilson covenant. and he
quotes former pronOuncements OF Mr..
Lodge and Mr.. Taft TO prove his point.
Another man. who is said TO be an
expert, declares that the treaty savors
Of the Hague and not of Geneva.
Well, whichever II savors of. the DIFF
ferences OF opinion on the subject. or at
any rate the differences of expressions
OF opinion, which are not always the
same things as opinions. are perhaps
OF little moment because IL seems as
sured that the senate will accept the
agreement, ratify the necessary treaty
or treaties. and that the partnership
OF the United States I'm Mr.. Harding's
association Of nations will become an
accomplished fact
In dispatches IL has been said
authoritatively that the japanese
would accept the naval ratio OF
strength proposed by Mr.. Hughes on
the opening day of the conference. AS
soon as Il was known that the pro-
posaI far n pact between the four
great nations was 10 be accepted IL
was known that the japanese accep-
lance Of the $50 ratio. or something
very close to II. also could be accepted.
Wisdom Of Publicity.
Things have gone on rather SWIM
mingly since the day OF the beginning
OF the conference. There has been
more publicity than ut any gathering
OF the pIenipotentiaries Of the powers
since time was, and all this notwith-
standing the fact that the smaller
committee meetings necessarily have
I been secret.
Prior 10 the coming together II was
held by most Of the conferees that II
would be unwlse TO make any of the
committee meetings public. Today In
washington the wisdom Of the course
pursued Is apparent. There have been
chickering's I'm the committee meetings
and perhaps an exchange OF a hard
word or two. but In the open all has
been peaceful. and moreover In the
omen there Is given the proof that no
matter how heated the conferences In
the comu,ittee rooms. satisfactory re
-. c,oFlxv xvara reached
II the multitude Of writer's assembled
here IN washington had been given
access - the committee rooms the
little quarrels might have been taken
70 mean that greater quarrels and
anal disagreement were to come. The
country would have been kept IN
state OF uncertainty. and IL Is probable
that the animosities Of the delegates
might have been Increased by public
discussion Of their differences.
Submarines Cause Trouble.
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