Evening star., 1923-07-09
Pacts Relative to Island Pos.
sessions Drawn at Arms
ParIey Adopted.
HARDING REMARKS HIT
BY SOCIALIST MEMBER
Speech Is Called Unfortunate and
Unfriendly to France by
by Archimbaud.
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
PARIS, July 9-The chamber of
deputies today unanimously approved
the Washington treaties relating to
the Pacific.
The chamber passed a bill approx
ing the treaty coEcluded on Decem
ber IL, 1921, by France. the United
States, Great Britain and Japan COW
ering their island possessions in the
Pacific and the declaration adopted
on the same, date relating to the
Pacific mandates.
1t also accepted the Complementary
agreement made in Washington on
February s, 1922, in which applica-
tion of the treaty was precisely de-
fined as 1t concerns Japan.
On Saturday the chamber approved
the Washington agreement on naval
Limitation. Both treaties now go to
the senate.
Assnils Harding.
In today's debate Deputy Archim-
baud, socialist-radical, said that the
President of the United States had
expressed remarks very unfortunate, not
to say unfriendly. to France
The vote on the naval treaty Sat
urday was 400 to LOG.
When the question Of ratifying the
conventions to the Pacific came up
today. Deputy Archimbaud,. socialist
radical, said he and his friends would
vote for the bill. not because France
would obtain any great advantage
from 1t, but because the treaties con-
stituted a perceptibie effort by four
great nations toward peace and would
the Pacific. He congratulated Albert
Sarraut, minister for the colonies.
French delegate to the Washington
conference for the efforts he had
made to transform the Pacific pact.
which originally was to have been
signed by the United States. Great
Britain and Japan. Into a, four-power
treaty, vi. Aa -
says U. 8. Aided France.
NJ Sarraut said he had been much
aided by the United States in attain
ing this object, that country never
having ceased to show a desire that
the treaty should be signed by all
four powers.
IF I may judge by the message
sent by President Harding to the
Senate on that occasion" rejoined
DEPUTY .Archimbaud, "I hardly gather
the same impression, and I consider
that the President of the United
States expressed in that message re-
marks very unfortunate. not to say
unfriendly. to France"
The deputy added that the Prest
far from favorable to the treaty of
Versailles.
M. Sarraut refused to admit of
this Interpretation. and Premier Poin-
care interposed to the effect that
President Harding had spoken only of
the Pacific treaty. which was of more
Importance for the United States than
the treaty of Versailles.
Continues Attack.
Deputy Archimbaud continued his
remarks, saying that IL the treaty
recognized Japan's situation in the
Pacific as the leading naval pawer
and put an end to the Anglo-Japa-
nese alliance, the advantages for
France appeared to be of the small
est, while those OF America and Japan
were evident.
NJ. Sarraut interrupted with that
remains to be seen," and added that
the French delegation had wished to
territories guaranteed by the treaty;
That, however, would have raised
other problems, like the one of Korea,
while anyway, Indo-China had no
need of the moral guarantee provided
by the treaty. He assured the deputy
that Indo China continued to benefit
by the guarantee OF the Franco Jap
anese treaty of June 10, 1906.
Aided Russians.
Replying to a query by NJ. Archim-
baud regarding Hdssia. NJ. Sarraut
said he had recalled at Washington
the long standing friendship between
Russia and France, which had COM
tions possible owing to the absence
of a Russian delegation.
NJ. Archimbaud asked finally what
the government had done toward
solving the question OF the relations
between the white and yellow races;
to which Premier Poincare replied
that such a question concerned only
two of the allied powers.
so far as we are concerned. ne
added, everybody knows that france
has never made any difference be-
tween whites and blacks
Deputy Archimbaud concluded MS
speech by demanding the appointment
of French high commissioner for
the Pacific as step toward France
attaining the role to which sne mas
claim owing to her exceptional situa-
ton on the Pacific, which should De
that of a great power.
IL Great Document.
NJ. Barraut in urging the speedy
adoption of the four-power treaty
said:
for 1t has relieved a tense situation.
The United States, be It said to Its
honor, has endeavored to shield nu-
manity from seroius occurrences, oe-
signing by the creation OF q 1oor-
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