The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-11
UNDERWOOD
CHAMPI ION or
PACIFIC PACT
Democratic Leader and Mem
Der Of American Delegation
Says 1t is Real Treaty Of
Peace"
DECLARES REAL ISSUE
(By Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, March 11-Describ-
ing the four-power Pacific treaty as
"the real treaty of peace" of the arms
conference, Senator Underwood OF
Alabama, the Democratic senate lead
er and member of the American
delegation to the conference told the
senate today that he would vote for
the pact's ratification in the same spir-
it which actuated him to support the
treaty of Versailles and the League of
Nations.
The real issue, the Democratic lead
er declared, was whether the United
to an arrangement for peace by nu-
tual understanding" or desired to con
| tlnue the opportunity for war that
mas threatened US in the past two de-
cades''
Mr.. Underwood asserted that he
did not regard the treaty as an ALL
ance, but added that even if II were,
| and were founded on arbitration rath-
er than force he would support it. To
argue, on the other hand that because
! it was not based on force it was value
less was declared by the Alabama
senator to be reyerting to the philos-
ophy of past ages.
Welcomes New Effort
Recounting how he had supported
the league of nations, he said he had
approached the work of the arms cor
ference ready to welcome any new ef
fort to establish peace by international
understanding rather than by the
power of the sword.
THE four-power treaty" he con
tinued, represents a political settle
ment undoubtedly was necessary be-
fore the treaty providing for the linz
itation of ornaments was signed; that
is, il the agreement to limit amend
ments was intended to mean more
a m ere saving of money to the nations
who had engaged in the wild race of
building battleships.
/ 1.-The terms of the treaty clearly
call for conference to consider diff
ficulties that may arise, Just as the
conference on the Limitation of arma-
ments was called in Washington some
months ago. 1t is a conference in
which all of the four powers must
agree and none of the powers will be
bound in advance in any way. In
other words the agreements that are
reached must be by the unanimous
consent of all.
4 viii Remove Cause
"1f the senate of the United States
ratifies this pending treaty. | am fully
satisfied that there will disappear not
only any real cause for war. but there
will no longer exist the opportunity
for war that has threatened us in the
past two decades; and peace will be
established between the four great
sea powers that now control the des-
TIMES of the Pacific ocean.
Gas long as conditions were allowed
to remain in the far east as they have
existed for the past two decades. dan.
l, ger lurked behind every dispute and
the war clouds gathered when every
national issue was raised. These con-
ditions threatened our national secur-
ity, for as long as our flag floats over
the distant islands of the Pacific ne
tional honor requires that we shall de-
,, fend the people of these islands from
attacks by other nations.
The Real Issue
: "This is the real issue involved in
the four-power treaty. The issue of
peace in the orient, the issue of safety
: to our country, the issue of the lives
of our young men, who should be
saved from this danger for the up
2 building of greater America
"A number of treaties were negoti-
! ated at the conference in Washington
: on the limitation of armaments, but
this four-power treaty is the real
treaty of peace. The naval treaty is
remarkable, in that for the first time
in the history of the world, nations
have really agreed to limit their arm
aments, but nevertheless their relative
\ strength remains the same. The
Chinese treaties establish a magma
, charta to protect the sovereignty and
: territorial integrity of China in the
I future. This one treaty stands fol
f peace by mutual understanding and all
! that peace means"
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