The Washington times., 1922-02-24
Let People KnOU the TRUTH!
with fine phrases and disguised with diplomatic evasons
the treaties signed at the Washington conference await he
action Of the United States Senate : /.

action of the United States Senate
In all the of false contentious presented afca
ton two are conspicuous One false contention that the treaties
notably the fouPower treaty make for Another false
tention that the treaty
peculiarly helpful to the United States
The facts that the treaties especially treaty
make for They peculiarly helpful to GREAT BRITAIN
They particularly HARMFUL to the UNITED STATES.
WHAT'S the proof The words of the The
four-Power treaty alone is the proof
To Communicate fully and frankly arrive under
standing to the most efficient the exgncies
Of the particular situation repe the aggressive
other do these phrases Article Two
Do they Pacific
counsei Delegates talking across tablet Pous sentiments
ed from capital capital by cable Soft
WRATH Humane sentiments stop belchng guns
ing armesi Not at ALL
These words what they always have when
they bound England fight Germany Germany fight Russia
Japan declare Engand ally They
words of WAR They bind the United FIGHT they
have bound and binding other nations fight
Diplomacy has special language United
words the thing treaties
in treaties with other Powers. What theni
Simply that bind ourselves by this treaty ally
with other nations and to fight with aes-for allies
instead ogang other peace
oblgates the United States to
8. And for whom, for WHAT
by the four Power and other treaties United
REINFORCE the aiance-he
gandy informed by Mr. Hughes abandoned
be tranquility in the Pacific the
military earguard Of England and Japan Asia We bound
to their train in in peace. We SERVE.
We have surrendered right forfy island
in the Orient against attack aggression We have left the Philip
pines hostage within reach of England and Japan In the
Orient disarm As Oriental Power join helpless
We virtually concde Japans claims the inundated islands
Pacific We accept Japans worthless promises open
China and speedy withdrawal from Siberia.
We have nothing fight for But England Japan
though weakly retiring from the
bind ourselves fgfor WHAT For English power Eng
hs Japanese aggessons japanese
But that impossible. Is impossible!
Japan has by right oneha the island Saghan Russia has
by right the other half but Japan has taken
As surely peoples do not perish again. Russia will
back and demand her half mobilize armies
threaten by aggressive acon the nsua
In Saghalin.
And then, though the home islands
cepted from the treaty alliance the United States will
to Communicate fully and frankly to arrve
and to take its the mo efficient
Russas aggressive action"
Why lie dodge, evade Why the old Mr.
Wilson defense of Article Tent Why repeat slippery
and twoaced phrases about moral obligations peaceful
pressuref' Plain words mean plain things.
To the shame of the American delegates be it said panic
unworthy and contemplate panichey bought conditional
peace with the AngloJapanese alliance for ten years.
And at what price At the price adherence
at the price of probable with Japan ally at the price
self respect and sovereign prestige the Pacific
conditions fight for two Powers which possibility be
of Powers for them and the service of
secondcass Power for
Is that price that the American people wish payi
do