The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-12

they were Induced to accept some
plan CunnIngly CoutriVcd by others
and opposed TO our interests. Apart
from tho reflection upon tho CONF
potency OF the American delegates,
such intimations hctray very poor
and erroneous couCcntlou OF the
work In connection with tho cone
ference, no part OF whether
within or outside the conference
meotiuRs-was begun, prosecuted ut
concluded In intrigue. Nothing
could be further from the fact
1T Is, of course. wholly iuCOu-
FistCut with the amenities ut iu-
tornational intercourse that tho
formal and confidential suggestions
and conversations incident to mo-
gOtlat.ous should be stated, but the
senate may he assured that "a full
disclosure OF everything said or
done In the course OF the ucgotia-
uons would reveal nothing dcruE1-
tory To- the part taken Icy any ot
tho American delegates ur involve
any consideration or acceptance ot
any position not entirely consistent
with tho traditional policies ut this
governments
at should be remembered that
tho four-poWcr treaty dealt with 70
auhieCt--thc Auglo-Japauoso ull-
aucc---whigh as an agreement bee
tween tho two powers competent to
mako and continue 10. was not and
lu the nature % things. could mot
he, appropriately placed on the
agcnda Technically 10 was mat
ter outside the conference, although
the conference furnished an cN-
ccllcnt opportunity for converse.
lions regarding &c.
while ] cannot OF course. uu-
dertako TO state what was proposed
or suggested I'm confidence hy any
OF the delegates, / think 10 entirely
proper to say that the negotiations
relating 90 the horsepower treaty
were conducted within limitation.
defined by tho American govern
mcnt Tho Views OF this govern
mcnt as to the importance Of ter
miuatiOn OF the Anglo-l1poncso all
lance had been communicated TO
London before the conference mot
and 10 had been clearly stated that
this government could enter into no
| alliance or mako no commitment TO
the use OF arms which or would i'm
/ pose any sort Of obligation ag to iLf
| decisions I'm future contingencies. IL
must deal with any emergency ac-
cording to It's constitutional methods.
/ In preparation for the conference
/ tho American delegates reviewed the
/ matter thoroughly and the entire
I course Of the negotiations I'm con-
ncCtion with the four-puwor treaty
/ were i'm accord with these principles
and. az have said, within the
/ limits which we defined.
The treaty itself is very short
and simple, and is perfectly clear.
/ II requires no commentary. lt8 en-
| gagement9 are easily understood
and no ingenuity IN argument or
/ hostile criticism can add TO them or
| make them other or greater than IT'S
unequivocal language sets forth.
| There are no secret notes or UNDER
| standings.
! In view Of this, tho question OF
! authorship Is unimport0nt. 1t was
/ signed by four powers, whose dele
! gates, respectively adopted it, all
| having made various suggestions.
! Il may say, however, with respect
to the general course OF negotia-
tlons. that after assent had been
given by Great Britain and Japan
that France should be "A party "a
the agreement, 1 prepared a draft
OF the treaty based upon the vari-
Gus suggestions which had been eX.
changed between the delegates.
This draft was submitted to SEN
ator Lodge and Mr.. Root. az you
were then absent on account Of the