The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-04
4-P0WERPACT
PREDICTED To
PROVOKE WARS

TnUvUNL Wilt.
Treaty Considered as Violation
Of Monroe Doctrine and
Menace to America.
by PROF. TARAKNATH DAS,
International Secretary. Friends Of
Freedom for India.
ARTICLE vi.
The concluding article of series
analysing the f0ur-poWer Pacific
peace treaty in detail.
The four-power treaty will create
new balance of power In world politics,
by which all the nations outside the
agreement will be effected. This
treaty will breed bigger war thar
snything the world has ever known.
II destroys American freedom OF
action In world politics. The United
rerial diplomacy of the old world. 1t
is q violation of the Monroe Doctrine.
as It extends to the Western Hemis.
phere the political system of diplomat
ic alliances
The system of alliance and counter
alliance Is inherent In European poll
tics. In opposition to this. the United
States has, from it's earliest days, con-
sistently developed the policy of avoid
ing international entanglements. One
of the earliest, IL not the earliest ex-
preston of this policy, was in 1880.
when the Nootka sound controversy In
the Northern Pacific threatened to
freed war between England and Spain.
Policy Of National Life.
The principle of neutrality has been
Progressively developed throughout our
rational life. 1t was in recognition Of
this fact that the United States Senate
effixed the following reservation to
the Algeciras convention ratified in
1906:
"The Government Of the United
States of America, having no political
interest In Morocco and no desire or
purpose having animated II to take
part I'm this conference other than to
secure for all peoples the widest equal
ity Of trades and privilege with Moroc-
CO and 10 facilitate the institution of
reforms in that country tending to in
sure complete cordially of intercourse
without and stability of administra-
ton within for the common good. de-
clares that. in acquiescing in the regu
lations and declarations Of the confer
Cnce, In becoming a signatory to the
general act of Algeciras and to the ad-
ditional protocol, subject to ratifica-
ION according to constitutional pro-
cedure. and in accepting the applica-
ton of those regulations and declara-
tons TO American citizens and inter
ests In Morocco, IL does 40 without as
Stunning obligation or responsibility for
the enforcement thereof.
"RPaOlyed furfher That tho Sanate
az a part of this act OF ratification
understands that the participation Of
the United States In the Algeciras con-
terence and in the formation and
adoption of the general act and proto.
col which resulted therefrom was for
the sole purpose OF preserving and in
creasing It's commerce in Morocco. the
protection as to life, liberty, and prop
erty OF its citizens residing or travelling
therein, and OF aiding by it's friendly
Gffices and efforts. in removing fric-
ton and controversy which seemed TO
menace the peace between powers sig
ratory with the United States to the
treaty OF 1880, all OF which are on
terms OF unity with this Government,
and without purpose to depart from
the traditional American foreign pol
icy which fOrbids participation by the
United States In the settlement Of |
political questions which are entirely
European in their scope"
Not Isolated Instance.
This reservation Is not an isolated
expression of our policy. The delega.
ton OF the United States made the fol-
lowing reservations in 1899 and 1907,
en- the occasion OF their attendance at
the Hague convention for the Pacific
settlement of international disputes.
Nothing contained in this conven.
ton shall be so construed as to re-
Quire the United States OF America to
depart from its traditional policy of
not entering upon. interfering with. or
entangling itself in the political, ques-
tons or internal administration Of any
foreign state: nor shall anything con-
ttdned In the said convention be 80
construed as to require the relinquish.
ment. by the United States Of Amer
lea. of its traditional attitude toward
purely American questions
The future of the United States and
of world peace rests with the Senate
Of the United States Of America, and
ultimately with the people who elect