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United States Part in Four Power
 Treaty Discussed

Washington, Jan. l9,--The wisdom of American participation In the four power treaty adopted at the Wash ington conference to preserve peace in the Pacific can be judged only by the results obtained in Its disposal of remaining questions in the Far East, Dr. Paul $. Reinsch. former minister to China, declared In an address hero today before tho national popular government league. Dr. Reinsch. who is now counsellor to the Chinese government, asserted that the en- thusiasm with which this country's signing of the treaty had been re- ceived in "certain quarters" should give warning of expectation or hope that the United States thereby will support or at least condone aggressive actions and policies Of one or the other partner on the mainland of 4 Asia."
 This suspicion" the speaker said, could be counteracted only by such a settlement of the questions relating 10 that territory "as will make 1t plain that more favorable and equitable policy will be followed. and particularly that Japan will abandon certain clements In her policy which if continued, will inevitably make war on the continent unavoidable"
 Essential Points.
 The essential points involved" Dr. Reinsch continued, 'are the control of the Shantung railway. the aboli- ton of spheres Of interest and special privileges in China and the actual and immediate withdrawal of Japan ese military forces from China and Siberia These are the points on which the conference will be tested. Their disposal will indicate whether the great opportunity for American leadership in establishing sound and just conditions of international life has been utilized or whether we are in the main to underwrite the aggres- sive policies of the other powers"
 While he believed, pr. Reinsch said, that it should be possible for the United States to keep strictly within the written terms" of the Pacific treaty without assuming further contingent obligations" he warned that it's provision for joint consulta- ton should the rights to insulAr possessions in the Pacific be attacked from without might easily become . source of entanglement."
 'The only possible source of outside attack upon the Pacific Islands," tho speaker said, would be a strength ened and united Russia and China. Such a possibility is very remote. but should it arise the United States would undoubtedly desire not to be committed beforehand.
 Must Watch Out.
 If the treaty is clearly understood in it's limited sense, and watchfulneSs is exercised not to be drawn into more extensive and implied commit ments it would be acceptable. as Af- fording a temporary relaxation of po- itical pressure in the area covered. and more particularly as displacins the Anglo-Japanese alliance"
 Asserting he did not believe the American people sufficiently realized that the future of democracy in eastern Asia is at stake, Dr. ReinSch added:
 Free government and democracy in that region has had scant en- couragement from the great powers and most persistent obstruction from Japan. The voice of the Chinese people has made itself heard at this conference. Yet many people still be- lieye it is incumbent on the powers to set up stable government Tn China The Chinese people are able to do that for themselves if they are let alone"