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EVE2 PUBLIC LBDaBBPHILADBLPaiA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 19211-.
FOUR-POWER TREATY LAID BEFORE ARMS CONFERENCE
Four-Power Treaty LODGE, NOT HUGHES, HOLDS
fevPacMc Peace STAGE IN FAR EAST SESSION
Cenllnncit from I'mri- On
separately, te meet the exigencies, , . c , Tr .. .- ni , r
of the particular situation. i Literature Supplants War in Effective Championship of Four-
In Force for Ten Years Power Pact by Fermer Treaty-Wrecker
" Article III. This agreement I
hall remain in force for ten years
from the time it shall take effect,
and nfter the expiration of said
period it shall continue te be en
forced subject te the right of any
of the high contracting parties te
terminate it upon twelve months'
notice.
" Article IV. This agreement
shall be ratified as seen as possible
in accordance with the constitu
tional methods of the high contract
ing parties and shall take effect en
the deposit of ratifications which
shall take place at Washington and
thereupon the agreement between
Great Britain and Japan, which was
concluded at Londen en July 13,
1911, shall terminate "
The treaty has net been signed
formally, but has ben initialed by
representatives of the four Powers
b affirmed.
llrpcrt nn China
AVIien tlu' plcnar m-i-meu eiwnnl nt
11 i Vn. 1 Si'i-i-tnrj Hnlii's in n stnti' stnti'
menr nnl that "nii'M KiitWtni-tnr prio
ress lin linen Hindi' bj tin- riuniiiltti'i' of
tin' whole en tlie Par Ktistern ques
tions." "That ceniimin-. 'ni.l Scrn'tnr
lluclirs. "it first jiprniltfi'il h pi'tiera!
dlsriissu ii et tin- inicvfinn bt'fnrr tli'"
eetninittvv nml tlien iuiii-ieilr-il te tnke
up tin- tupi'M "ciinll; Iinlli'.itrcl in tli"
tentative a.'i'nda.
"TV' first -iibjrrt i'enliIcml a'
China In flu- isvirp ,t" the Ki'iivriil
din'ii'-slen nn" t iniiinitniit ib'Hnrntletis
weri I'nili' mi lx-lialt' "I tin. Towers rop rep
rtiMit' l. i vjiits-siiu tli'-r inti-ntleiiH
iti n",'ii r 'In1 -"viTiMfiity. lml(-penilem-i-
ami administrative integrity
of 'lit. m ,uiil als te eli-ciM- m aianiiK
UiPiiiM'lvi'- the iirini'ipli" of fair am!
equal prtnlty."
Si'i r ?ar Unities aililed that the
"Hent fmi" points" fiinstitiited "in
trutli i barter ntntntnitii; an itisiirnnee
tt ('limn from art In ilcrncntien of hoi
ris'it- :) inti'2rlt ." ami nln .t bnnling
UKrei" li'iit for fu'in- juul i-u-c of tin-
l'OWlT.
Fire .mil Kijnal Oppnrtunltv
Secri'tar Hughes. ppkvmiIIii; te read
the Uoet ii'v l'lrieii". i!i'lari'il that tiny
were :i "ili'tintti' vtntciiuiit of princi
ples." aril 'li.it :t was uiiu-eessnt-y fei
fuitlii'r diM ut-ien. h b'licv"l. in that
nil ili'b Kati'" iti' up mbiTs of tin- l'at
Ensi m 'em'nitti't'.
Mr. I Inches salii ii,n tin' rfsolnt.eii
was an assurance thai .is ln-tw,"i I'nw -er
there wenlil he i nrcful imsi-ninu e
of the principle of free nml equal i.ppet -tumty
ami that mine m ulil seek spe
cial luhuiitii'rcs or privileges .it the ex
pense of the lights of ethers. All thai
wns neccswarj. he aihleil, was in h.uc
the formal assent of the mifi-n-ni-e an,'
he invited China's asuent. The Chi
nese accepteil the in lintlen and lh"
resolution wti apprnveil uiiiiiiiiueiisl.v.
Ph" ci min'ttee n-j.lutinii of Nevell. -bcr
20 ileelaring in prim lute f(,r abo
lition of the extni-territerial rights it.
China was then presented for ferninl
action.
A wave of applause from the gallery
followed the adoption of the Heet reso
lutions Seeretaij Hughes then pro pre
ceded te deal with ether matters en the
pginlii.
"The tirst of these." said .Mr.
Hughes, related te China's teril teril
terialit' and mlniini'-rintiw' in'egritj.
As the tirst prim ip'c ief the limit
res 1 tit 1, .11-1 adepteil full) i imti'iI that
matter the cmnniittee pre, -d te deal
with spin ml lntniiM -peeial matters,
in the ,i ilicatlen ..f tkjs i:iieiple.
Agree en I'r:i-I'ririterlnl I'lan
tie
gei.eral dis dis
pres, ntcil en
of proposi preposi propesi
of these dealt
en China's
"In tlie tours, ei
Pltssn.n there had b ei.
behalf of China n sen.
ti lis." he said. The tttt
with i xi'tlng 1 1 in tiitn.r
jurlsdict.enal pre. vilurv.
Mr IIhs1i"s ic iti-l that the tnst
qiipstien then de.ilt with was tnnt of
extia-ti rr terial lights and that after a
fu'l discussion tl'i l'.ir K.istern Com
mittee h.id adopted the r'-olutien. which
be read
Ag.uii l limn was a-Ked te particip'ite
In ter
BCtleii
tcptniii
Sei n
i.il .ippreMil
and "Ii" did
e unanimous,
t.iri Huglns
d
the i einmittee s
making the ai -
ilnl net pre-ent the
icgll postetllees
tmii en it weiil'.
uinlei-stoed the date
lias net bun finally
resolution relative te t
in ( hinn. a)iug tiual n
be pn in 'ture It i
of the withdrawal
fixed
III qilli k sueeessjen the resolutions
relatiie te Chinas t..itrnlit) and pro
hibiting future tnaile in i unmet with
the Knet lesolutieiis were unanimously
approved
The lesolutien of I t..bpr T regard
ing nulie t, nil. tus in ' llni al-e was
emitted from Sceiewm IIukIips' report.
He said tin dl-"i n i-r' pirn ceding
and ether results would h" reported
lulu
A ii r the enti r ii. . ' in
rpsolufen
1'nMeill C.
tinned :
"I nun
question
be
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adopted the
the l'nr
Ilughis ion-
the hope tnnt tli" tli"
ade'iteil .Hid the i
niatt.'s that an I
ma) lend te an ai
In wlin h tiii T'
partn i ate. anil te
mil) i av e ll op
Mil) 1 leu ,. tnnt -ma.v
lead from our
lluirhcs I'lesei'ls
Hug
d -i u-sieri of the
Chiiiii I- srl'l III
hoi ed nt lciii-t I
i set .ill) te ppren
! seliitmns nlread'
iiiii I .item n f ether
.-fore t'u. lemmlttee
t pi-iate ngreeinent
t- r. ;iresentf( mil)
' n,i i ether Power"1
..rt Duty te adhere
i ii'tliing of that sort
le!lher..tlell- '!"
Ijnlgp
Uv rt Stnff Correspondent
WnshliiRten, Dec. 10. Continental '
Memerial Hull. There Is frost In the
meadows, n tang in the air. A bright
southern sun shines en the fourth pie
tinr) session of the Armament Confer-
pnep. it is n con
ference en t h p
limitation of the
expected,, without
limit en the lines - I
pectiil Its motto :
"Yeu enn never
tell " Mr. Hughes
has sprutu most of
the surprises te
dote. Up hns run
the ethers out of
breath trjing te ,
keep up ,
10.4.-1 A. M
TIipv announced
the deer would
close nt 10:45.
I hei re still open
trent.v. Iedre, eurlv Rrny hair and curly
white bennl rnrpfnllv rnmted, gets reed
liaiid as he vises, llnrdlng has tied up
the "trent.v wrrekrr" nf the Senate nml
innde him n linrtv te this trpiitv. Leilire
w ill net Vnly be Reed nml go alone, be Hut the Tactile Islands are much mure
i. ...sen ....no... ices narrcineni en inc , tlinii this. They possess certain qunll
treaty. Mr. HnnlltiR himself is n dlple- ties ether thnn nnturnl benutv and re
mat plnring th-c gamp behind the ' mnn .!,., .mi, ,,, ,u,iu nn.
I ... --- w - -
up from the ecenn'n fleer through mllcK
of water before they touch the air.
"Te the western and the eastern
world alike most of the islands en the
Southwestern l'nclllc are little known.
There still llnpcrs nbeut them the clinrm
su ceuiticlllng nnd se fnsclnnting which
nn undiscovered country hns for the
.sons of men who are weary e mnln
traveled rends and the trampled high
ways of trndc and commerce which
cover the surface of the pntlent earth.
"Cpen these Islnnds still shines the
drama of romance in the stories of
Melville nnd the writings of Hubert
Leuis Stevenson, te whom the Seuth
Sens gnve both n grave and a menu
ment Imperishable, as his own funic,
scenes
11 ;40 fedRp announce, the trentr
Is te run for ten Team nnd remain In
mere enticing.
"The larger ones nre rich In tunny
wnys. fertile in the gifts of soil nnd
venr's nntirp lis one nr mere of flip hlch
contracting parties. It is subject te nn
agreement en Yap. lfttle islnnil. big
Issue, nnd en use of .Inpnrs's mandated
islands in the l'ncifir. Angle-Jnp-uiiese
nlllnncp Is scrnpix-d.
ll:4.- "Ne milltnry tinr navnl feres
links in background" of proposed
treaty. Ledge snvs. Senators in gal
leries applaud uncertainly, "llest wny
te prevent war Is te remove causes of
war." Ledge nilds. Kvervbedv nn-
tiillerk's are enh half filled Ledge ' I'lnuds this. Xe (llsngreement en self-
nnd Uoet nre chatting Iird Hid- ' evident truths this morning. The big
r-. ., " '.,, , ' iiuj.s, icieiu ll, nil; Ellin ill run linn
orep after tlint until ilen.mnced en a dtmnte, and in ether forms of riches
desired by men, which extended from
the untold mineral resources of Aits
trnlln te the penrls which nre brought
from the depths of the ocean. There
in its character, perfect In its literary
form, and you have just heard the way
In which this treaty strikes n grcnt
Frenchman.
"Se far as I am concerned," Mr.
Halfeur continued, "I would most
gladly leave the matter In their hniids,
for I have nothing te mid te what they
said upon the general aspects of the
treaty. '
As conceived, Mr. Ilnlfeitr snld, the
Angle-.Tnpnucsc alliance had no mere
application te the United States thnn
it hnd "te Chile or Peru."
"I think thnt wns the original view
tnken In thp United Stntes," snld Mr.
Unlfetir. "Te whnt Is it thnt the
change of opinion Is due? I think it Is
due te the fact that a state of inter- i
national contention did arise In the i
Pacific nren (nnd I hope thnt new the '
powers hnve set it nt rest) and that
(Titles In tlv United States begnn te
say te themselves :
' 'Why Is there tlilt treaty between
Jepnn nnd (Irent llrltniii? VIlnt
further interests docs It serve? '"
The Angln-Jnpnne.se agreement wns
brought forth because nf lttissliin nnd
(lerman nggreslen in the Inr r.nt.
are nmeng hem all great areus of forest Mr. Halfeur continued, nut' said Amer
dell circulates among American cerre
stMtndenfs, cementing Angle-American
n.tudship Lord Lee of Kaietiam smiles
and n.l.s his hmids happily as he talks
with .i Itrittsh urn i elli er The Itrlt
is(i are cheerful. ii)wn)
M Ylvuini siiutiters in wearing an
eild grny vest just mat. lilng his hair.
I'eubtlessi he wears giav sp.its. He
tucks In his shirt nnd straightens his
tie. Mrs. Harding enters her box wear
ing n blnck dresx, brown mink neck
piece, black hat. trimmed with ostrich
plumes of heliotrope hue. Alice Itoosp Iteosp Itoesp
velt I.ongwertli, who never wears n hat
when she enn avoid It. and has lets of
lluff) light brown hair, all her own. sits
In the presidential box without head
gear, furs up cloak. Mrs. Hughes
(Imp, in nnd shakes hands with the first
Indy of the land.
I!iu;li(v Arouses First Kntliusla.sm
10:.'7 Hughes, handsome, popular
nnd distinguished, gets round of np
plause richly deserved. Tirst sign of
I'uthiislnsin in the hall, l'ershing. pqunlly
handsome nnd distinguished in militar)
field, shakes hands all around and takes
seat with Advisory Committee.
1 1 :0.'l Hughes hns called Conference
te order. lie announces, "Most satis
factory progress" in considering I'licitie
and Far Kastern questions, l'ncimrng
ii.g China wis first question uK. iissed.
,'uite a sizable qiu'stlen. Ilughps re
iiws prm edtire and developments
llclegatcs leek bored. They knew what
is i inning. nl) the puhlic doesn't Such
is the epenc-it kind of open diplemni)
world has seen. Kverybedy expects an an
iieuncement of four-I'evver agreement en
I'ncific forflfie.itleiis, territorial integ
rity and "breathing spnee" before go
ing te war. sif-ttcil by Unlteil Stntps,
r.nglimd. Japan and France Anglo Angle
Japanese alliance te be scrapped i we
hope i . Ne naval ngreeinent coining to
day unless Hughes hns another sur
prise. 11:10 Hughes completes review of
Chinese discussions, agreements, reso
lutions whii h he savs are "most lm lm
peitaiit." He sits down. New thev must
tell It te Vivinni. He holds his head In
his tight hand as if the news gave him
a headache. A diplomat leads a hard
life, burdened with dinners, luncheons,
( nil rsntiniis. intrigue and adulatiens
of the incomparable sex. Vivinni hns
moved around the corner of the tnble
Inte Hrinnd's old seat, next te Uoet.
who speaks French.
11 :l.r One by one, the delegations
spenking for their (Jeverninents-, rntify
Hughes' announcements, ncquicscing in
his statement of the Cenfcrcme agree
ments. Applause at that. Hughes
battles te hide a smile. This is history.
China's deer is new open a little. Mr.
Hughes has placed a Ne 11 feet in the
doorway te keep it open.
China's Integrity Secured
11 :ii" Mr Hughes has rend nnether
iiries of resolutions re'nting te China,
under which. If the nations mean whnt
the) sav. China In n few ,venrs will
ngnln become a self-governing Power,
with full conttel ever her internal lisinl
and administrative policies. "The
United States of America assents,"
Hughes announces lielgluin'' Yes
The Itrittsh r.mpireV Yes. China'' Yes.
Japan? Yes. Frame'' Yes. Itnli ?
b', Portugal? Yes. The Netherlands?
Yes.
All ratify the resolutions guarantee
ing China's integrity. As Mr Hughes
einple.ves the phrase "Chinese in
tegrity," Dr. Alfii-d Sze, graduate of
Cernell, glances at Wellington Koe, n
.irn.lunte nf Columbia Universit) . and
smiles. Chinn's enlv two remaining
lichgates i after the resignations i are
pleased or derisive, no body knows ex
actly which.
11 :.'t() Mele Chinese agrceim tits ii ii .
nmniMil Mere applause. Mr. Hughes
new ak Senater Ledge te make an
inneuiH einetit te the Ceiifereme. '1 he
spotlight shifts. This i the hlg news
of the Conference The four-Power
news is out. Ledge s speech new is
rhetorical. He quotes ltebert Leuis
Stevenson and Urewnlng.
and of nlnln (it for the support nnd
prosperity of civilized man.
"In a word, th.ey hnve a x'cry great
materia! value, lnrgely undeveloped, nnd
where this condition exists the desires
of men will enter nnd conflicting huninii
desires hnve throughout recorded his
tory been breeders of wnr. Thus fnr the
wastes of the Pnellie Ocean with all the
crowding islands, except en the edges
of the continents, have net been the
scene of great wars ; nnd yet net ninny
yenrs have passed since three grcnt nn
I Mice's Shew. Net IltirhrV
Literature simulants wnr. This is I tIe,1K F.nt thelr wand'-P" te Snmen be- . i,.j,nin nni. ,Tnrmn.
Ledge's show. Hughes hns stepped ??u"0 l '"c was, ? "rput0Jn r?KIUU l . ,
leans nskcil themselves wiictner tnerc
new was nny further dnnger from Uus
sla or peril from Germany,
"And when they niiflwered In the
negative, ns they hnd te nnswer, they
snld, 'Why, then, In this treaty con
tinued? May It net prove injurlcus in
case strained relations should become
men' strained?'
"I understand thnt point nf view."
'nld Mr. Halfeur, adding thnt there
was another viewpoint ns te hew the
treaty nffected relations between 'rent
aside for a moment. The chairman of
the Senate's Foreign Helatlens Com
mittee Is tying himself un te the Hnrd-ing-Hiighes
foreign policy with each
sentence.
11 :,() Shades of the Cabets nnd the
Ledges, New Kuglnnt! aristocrats, must
lc well tilcascd with the family states
man ns lie reads his carefully prepared
address in best Itiwtenlnn accents. As
lie finishes there is liberal applause. The
Senate is relieved. The) haven't asked
Senater Underwood If he agrees. Tlint
can be taken for granted. This is one
treaty the Sennte will ratify.
Mr. Harding, who Knows what is
going en. must smile te himself today.
Hut Ledge must net see him de It.
And new they must tell it te Vivlani.
He will listen te n French translation
of Ledge, ltebert Leuis Stevenson nnd
Hrewning. He leeks terribly bored mid
disgusted. Hut tradition must be up
held. The French language must net
be permitted te die ns 'he language of
diplomacy. It is neon and the official
reporter, interpreter nnd translator,
who rends, writes, talks nnd tnkes
shorthand notes with eiiual ease and
I lluency in French nnd Kngllh is stlli
I Interpreting Husten te Pnris. He menus
mm li te the peace of the weild which
Sir. Harding snys comes through
, "understanding."
111:0," M. Vivinni, once Premier of
France, rises at his plncc. Applause for
France and Vivinni. lie addressed
1 Congress from the speaker's testrum
during the war, coming ever with Mar
shal Jeffre. Vivlani Is n statesman and
diplomat. Net piepesscndng like Hughes,
he leeks like a business man, and talks
, like a genius of self-expression.
Vlvlani's .Magnetic Force
Yeu can utmost understand whnt lie
J sa.vs from his gestures. Ne notes here,
no manuscript, yet npver a hesitation.
The words pour forth In n musical ter
rent. I he man is a Hume within. In
hear the applause when he steps a mo
ment for breath, you Jiilght think four
fifths of the audience understood French
when spoken with the lapldltyand pre
cision of n mnchlne-gun. They don't.
The) 're applauding the eloquence of one
of the world's gieat olaters. though net
comprehending las yet) his message.
1":1. He finishes his message. The
official translator, one man who gets net
n moment of rest in
rises te rend his notes, taken nt
speeil with ported accuracy, .vl. vi
vlani thinks the Conference hns been a
success, though it hiihii't cut down the
Fieiich nrni) .
Mr Halfeur gnzes nt the celling,
watching the flags of the nine Powers
surging gently above the delegates
Senater Ledge likewise finds them In
teresting. Opera glasses and lorgnettes
in the official boxes search out faces
In the audience below. The ladles nre
mere interested In individuals than in
Issues M, Vivlani concluded with a
geed sentence. "Peace will prevail in
the world when justice has been satis
fied." lliillO P. M. Applause for Halfeur.
tall, ascetic, mnster diplomat, re-
these distnnt Islands. Therefore nn
ngrppiiipnt nmeng the nations control
ling these islnnds lias n very serious Im
portance te the peace of the world.
Trust In Nations' Geed Faith
"Vv'e make the experiment here In
this trenty of trying te nssure pence in
thnt Immense region by trusting the
preservntlen of Its tranquillity te thp
geed faith of thp nations responsible fnr
it. The world tins just passed through
a wnr the very memory of which makes
us shudder.
I HtA nil l.nllnA .Inn. In ..... llnnrl.
111" U.t Ill-Ill', I" IH-VJI il, Will III lit i.-- . ,,
lint tt.lB liMnnn. ,lnlr,,ef Inn nf life. I Of tllO treaty
this suffering nnd ruin, which still beset I
I us must net be permitted te come again
if we enn prevent it. If the nntlens of
the enrth nre still In the Innermost re- '
cesses of their consciousness planning
or dreaming of coming wnrs nnd longing
for conquests, no trentles of partition
I and no nlllnnee can stny them, but if.
as l nrniiy nope, tne worm lias learneu
In frightful lessen from the nvvful ex
periences of the grcnt wnr of 1014. then
our surest appeal in order te prevent '
wars In the future must be te the I
hearts, the sympathies, the reason nnd '
the higher Impulses of mankind.
"Such an appenl we make today by
this agreement among four great
nntlnivs. He rely upon their geed tnith
te carry out the terms of this Instru
ment, knowing that by se doing they
will prevent wnr should controversies
ever arise among them. If this spirit
prevails and rules we can hnve no
letter support than the faith of na
tions. "Fer one I devoutly believe the
iplrlt of the world is such thnt we enn
trust te the geed fnith nnd the high
purposes which the trenty I hnve lnid
before you embodies nnd enshrines.
I New Spirit In World
I "Agreements of this kind I knew
hrve often been made before, only ti
fail. Hut theie lias been a far-reaching
change in the mental condition of me
Grcnt Britain Faced Dilemma
"This treaty," the ttrltish spokes spekes
mnn continued, "wns net n treaty thnt
had te be renounced. It ran until for
mally denounced by one of the parties.
After nil it hns been In existence within
a few days of twenty years. It hud n
great function in two great wars when
problem. The solution Is one which
gives me a satisfaction I find impossible
ndcquntcly te express In words. It se
hnppens thnt I wns nt the head of the
Uritlsh i administration which twenty
yenrs ngb brought the first Angle-Jnn-nncse
alliance Inte existence. It se hnp
pens thnt I wns the bend of the Uritlsh
administration which brought into ex
Istence t he F.ntentc between
Itrltnln nnd France.
"All of my life I have been n per
sistent ndveentp of the most intimate
nnd friendly relntlens between two
'greatest branches of the hnglish-spcnk-ling
nice."
I At this point Mr. Hnlfeur wns
forced te slop while the audience broke
Inte long nml tumultuous applause.
I "Yeu. therefore, see hew deep Is my
'satisfaction," lie went en, "when I
i see the four srent Powers put their
names te n treat) which for nil times
i will lend tn peace in the territory where
the treaty breathes
Ne one who had henrd Sennter Ledge
nnd M. Vivinni. lie added, could escape
feeling tlint next te the reduction of
nnval armaments the problem of equnl
importance concerned the substitution
of another ngreeinent In which nil of
the Powers concerned would be parties
net merely Grcnt Hritnln nnd Jnpnn.
Japan's gratification ever the new
ngreeinent was voiced by Prince Toku Teku
gnwn. Sennter Schnnzer benekc the
sntisfnctlen of hiw Government. Min
ister S.e. of China, expressed "great
sntisfnctlen."
At 1 :ltl the Conference adjourned
without having given .attention te the
question of naval rntie.
Japan's delegates up uiitll 10 o'clock
today, an hour before the convening of
Conference in plenary session, were
without (ldviccrt from Teklo ns te de
cision of the Government upon nccept
nnce of the B'"-H navnl rntie pro
posed by the American delegation. The
Japanese have been contending for n
10-10-7 rntie.
The Japnnesc Cabinet at Inst reports
was considering the proposal, nnd be
cause of the difficulties in communica
tion it wns net expected In Japanese
circles that the reply would be received
for some hours.
disappeared, but since America regards
ItR existence, as neutralizing any
nrmnment limitation, the new entente la
proposed ns a substitute.
The new plan was contained In a
proposal from Great Tlritain which
reached the Foreign Office ten days age.
This was followed shortly by the United
Stntes' recommendation for the Inclu-
Grcnt i sien of France. As understood here, It
blnda the signatory power w rairaw
ench ether's possessions in the Pacific,
but does net refer te China nor Indln.
Men In public life whotte comments
nre printed In the newspapers show a
general entliusinsm ter inc prupuBcu en-
,1111. illMsli"" .".' f,ii(. ...tin , ll 1.1, --. t V JUT T-V - " M - T-l"f
two nntinns hnve been united in that f jlV rLll fLIliAeLjO
nei v ei ill ill iin- i iiii i ill tin- i-iiii in
it tnke off their lints and politely pnrt
as two strangers nave net in n railway
train for a few hours. Something mere
close unites them thnn the mere words I
T0K10 OFFICIALS
Teklo. Dec. 10. (Hy A. P.) Pre-
l riAcn.l ntirnf-nMnn nf flin A nfrln.Tnnnnnert
Se Great Hritnln found itself be- I ... . . .
tween the possibility of two mlstinder- , "'""nee in rnver of nn ngreement nmeng
stnndtngs," Mr. Hnlfeur continued, the United Stntes, Grrnt Hritnln. Jnpnn
"the misunderstanding if wp retained nnd France premises te raise Jnpnn's
nnd tlip mi.sundersrtnnding if we de- international standing higher thnn
neunced the treaty. We hnve come new ever, in the opinion of high Jnpnupsp
te the only possible wny out te remove efnclnls. What Japan loses through nn
the differences. The only solution pos- I abrogation of her nlllnnee with Great
sible was thnt we should annul, merge. Hritnln she would regnln through crea crea
destrey the ancient and outworn agree- tien of such nn entente, ;hey believe,
incut and replace it with something A cabinet minister is quoted ns sny
ilTcctlve which would embrace nil of theiing thnt the present nlllnnee is n vnlu vnlu
Pewers concerned. i able asset te both the countries con-
"I hnve explained the frame of mind ccrncd nnd docs net permit of Its ills
of my Government In npprenchlng this solution simply because Its objective has
tente, net as a new schems L.il
contlnunnce of the txkil "V
nlllane. They rIve the fin? J"
reafixlng President HardlnM'1'
tien of nations" in which Jnc,
remain one- of the great pewejj W
Y. M. H. A.
te Hear n.. W
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nrtd women ever) where,
That which
newned statPNinan. past master nf hi
Iiivmi language. Will he discuss the
Angle-Japanese Alliance te he scrapped
'under the nvv treat)? lie will, up
, parent!)-. Here it comes. Head Hal
four's speedi. It will he worth while,
lie nny the AiiKle-JupnncMO treat)
"has served n grent purpesp In two
gieat wars." It protected Austrnliiin
soldiers, enrnute te Prance, gave Japan
the Islands of the North Pacific nnd
Kngland the island of the Seuth Pa
cific. Mr. Halfeur says it Ik with regret
Kngland gives it up It isn't difficult
in understand that. Hut new it is te
he replaced by a treaty that Include
all the Powers.
renl'.y ei nuts Is the Intention of the na
tions who make the agreement.
"In this hour of trlnl nnd darkness
which hns followed the war with Ger
many the spirit of the world is no longer
the iiime. If we enter upon this agree
ment which lests only upon the will and
l. n,iH nf eLli It'll ik 4.1 (Tt I It 1.11 nt Ien l t
, llll 'll lliw-i mil' r-ifeM ll ' lit II It P t
plenary sessions, 'nlnt(0 tie Krcnt experiment nnd appeal te
"'I' the men anil women of the .Natien te
help us sustain It In spirit nml in
truth."
There wns mere applnue when Mr.
Ledge said thnt no milltnry force lurked
in the background of the agreement.
Vivinni Speaks for Krunce
When Senater Ledge finished his ad
dress the galleries ngnin joined In a
vvnve of hnndclnpping. Ilene Vivinni
then presented the position of Prance en
the new trenty.
Praising the instrument nn u cliai !
and precise presentation of n great
principle. M. Vlviuni said France
glndl) nccepted a place in the new in in
ternn'tiennl concord. The "nietnl value"
of the treaty, said the ! rench states
Sennter lexlge continuing his address,
' is. mi the pint of the I'nited States,
ubject te the making of n convention
with .Int.au cenceniin" the stntus of th
i.land of Yap and what are termed the
mandated islands In the Pa. illi Ocean,
north ..f tin i..iiater, the negotiations
in regard te vvlih h .ire alme-t concluded
and ill- n te the reservation with respect
te what nre ti rued the mandated islands
in the Pni ifc (iicnii south of the e.pin e.pin
ter. "It -li'ni lil nlse he ehserved thnt the
controversies 'e which the proposed
tn ati refer" de net embrace questions
vilrch, in cording te principles of Inter Inter
Ui.tleiiiil lnvv. lie ei lusiveh within the
domestic jurisdii tien of the respective
Powers
Sec. i tui v ling '- thin prcspiiteil
Senium Luilife te i n ( enfcrfri"1 fat
ing that tin Sen.it r lal a matter te
Cemiuunn ite v I c 1. ' .1- net en tm
agenda but which. Ml Hughe said,
bad been brought te the attention of
the Cnnfeielice nt the 1 rs t epp'irtuiiltv .
Pnitiaited npphiii'c greeted Senater
Iedge when he arose te present the
four-Power treat) ml deliver his ad
dress. Theie was pn lunged applause in
Senater I.edgi en i.i'nl the rending of
the treat) diiiit. The Si tutor's ml-
lengucs in the nii'li i ll-t..i'-.l with in
tense interest as he pi needed with
addreiui. explaining Ihe dei-uinent.
, 111 opening his addrc-s Senater Ledge
anld:
"I should be Insensible indeed if I
did net feci deepl) gintlfi"d b the op
portunity which has (eiue te me te hi)
before the Conference a draft of a
trent i the lerms of which have been
agreed upon bv four of the great Powers
of the earth in icgnrd te the Islnnds
of the Pacific which they control, either
u possessions or dominions.
"I will begin by rendliiK te the Con
ference the treaty, which Is both brief
nnd simple, nnd which I am sure is full
of inclining nnd Importance, te the
worlds ..pence."
"The nlgnlnc of thla treaty," said
Terms of Tieut) .Simple
"Tlii Cenfirnnc will perceive that I
-i l(e .err-ctlv v hen I refi rred te the
terms et th' trentv n simple Te put
it in a fe,v .ven1-, rhc treat prov.di prev.di
r lui r the four signatory Powers will
ngree ns hetwi'i'ii t nctiiHelvi's te rc-is'i t
their iii"iilar pnssess,nm and dominions
.n tl.i ii'.M'ii nf .' i I'arjdi nnd that if
.in) ( oiitrevi-isv -heiild .irise ns te sin n
?lns nil the eiitract.n; piirtie.s shall
he In it il te a Joint renference looking
i te the adjustment of ui'li nmtrevers)
' "The) agree te 'til" similar action In
I the ens- of aggression hv an ether
Power upon these Insular -tvtdnnx or
dominions. The nureeuieiit Ih te remain
in fir' i f. i ten ..us .ind after ratifica
tion under the cuistitutleiial nieth id" of
. i .1... 1.1.. I .,....! .! 1 .!....
H VIII lllge I'Olll. ... llll lll.lll.'-, llll' -.'Air-llUK
agreement bet wen Great Britain nnd
Japan ivbich was concluded at Londen
en July IH, 11)11. i bull terminate. And
that Is nil.
"Knch signer !s bound te re-'pect the
rights of tjie ethers and before taking
ed inn in nn) contieversy te consul',
with them.
Ne ProvMen for Force
"The. e is no prevision for the use
of force te carry out any of the term
of the agreement and no military or
naval sanction lurks nn.v where in the
background or under cover of these
plain nnd direct clauses.
'inn Hurcit way te prevent war l.s
is nn nttempt te leiunve muses of wur
evei n great nren of the glebe's surface
b) reliance upon the geed fnith and
honest intentions of the nations which
Mgn the treat), solving nil inferences
through the processes of diplomacy and
leint cntisideintii'ii and ceni iliutl n. Ne
doubt wp shnll liPiir it said that the
icglin te which this agreement apiilles
in one most unllkel) te give birth te
serious disputes and therefore an agree
ment of this, character if nf little ton ten
seipiencc, "Ilistnrj, unhappily, has shown thnt
there i m, corner of the mrth se re
mote or se valueless that It Is net
capable of giving cause for co-it "-overs)-er
eien for wnr between the tribes anil
tin nations of mankind. Hut the i-dnn.ls
of ihe Pacific, although remote from the
dwelling places of the mass of humanit),
aie far from valueless.
"The Islnnds of the Southwestern Pa
cific extend ever a vast space In that
gnat mean. They rendi from the.
Mi'MliicMif- en the enst te the Philip
pines en the west: from the Aleutian
Islnnds en the north iienrl.v te the Ant -an
th circle en, the south.
"Th) are ini mere numerous than
If generally realli'.ed I de net knew what
the total number Is. hut I run informed
as te the Philippines ami It appears
that this group alone contains ever 31H0
islands, of which HKlO have names.
Isles Sprinkled Kverywbere
"We have prebabl) henrd of the re
mark of ltebert Ieuls Ktcvciwm when,
en leaving one of the Pacific IshuidH,
he wns asked hew he was going te
Samoa. lie icplled Hint he should just
go out and turn te the left. These
Islnnds nre, oempnrativp!) spenking, se
den-e that we might describe theui In tin'
words of Hrewning ns the 'sprinkled
Isles, lilj en 111, thnt o'er-lace the sen.
"And .vet the icglen through which
iIip) are si altered Is se vast that the
isle of Gri( and the Aegenn Sen se
fuinnu" In history and in poetry, could
easily be lest therein nnd continue un
noticed except by wnndcrln-? seamen ei
Mruy adventurer.
"The) range from Auslrnlin, con
tinentiil in mngnltude. te Atolls where
there nre no dwellers but the builders
et the corn i rcufx or lonely rechu mark
.inn nurcai nujr w yivvuiu wur ei me enrfti rcdiH or lonely recKu mark-I 'an uxiKisltien by
te remove the cause of war. There ' Ing the penk of mountains which rise ' the contents et tula
innn, wns nn element that would be
greatly prized by bis nation.
Sennter Ledge's anal) sis of the
meaning of the treaty was nlse praised
by M. Vivinni. who pnld tribute te the
general accomplishments, of the Ce li
fe row e.
SM'nking in French with nn eloquence
which evoked repented applause, M.
Vivlani recounted Fiance's sacrifices in
the wnr nnd 'aid he wanted te again
lemind the Conference of thp peculiar
position of the French republic. France,
lie said, never had hesitated te "nil
with her bleed" she assumed, and she
never would fail te de -(, w'hcncvu
necessity arose in the future.
' Ne Heserntlenn by France
M jinni snld thnt France gave
"full .. -"csleu" without reservation, te
the pact that has Just been reud.
"Permit me te sii," continued M
Vivlani, "that Fiance will assume all
of the obligations, that fall upon her (in
the treat). I France has never declined
te stand behind her plighted wind.
When there has been a uestinu of
i standing bv her plighted word or taking
I up arms, France has never hesitated."
The treat), I entlnued, was the
fulfillment of the "full accord of eui
will." K-qdalnlng what he termed it
juridical aspects, M, Vivinni icitni
that it obligated inch Power te respivt
The rights of the ether and te consult
nnd "conciliate" together.
' "Should nn) question urine." he said,
"should any real danger threaten, then
the four Nations will tnke counsel te-
, gether."
"This Conference." snld M. Vivinni.
"has fully and entirely succeeded."
Senater Ledge the Flench spokes
man Mild, had shown In the outset of
his nddress that It was sutueient te Ink.
steps for nsHiirnnces of peace without
militar participation, and that the
treaty would cause the four Nations te
"put their heads together, and that this
was sufficient for the pence of tin
world." M. Vivinni declared thai sime tin
armistice the people of the world hud
I been wondering whether all. the great
sacrifice of the war had been made In
vnlu.
"Seme of the people were wondering
I whether justice would rise te Its hlghe-t
point, lie sniu, vvnen ine can mr tins
I Conference was Issued. The people of i
the world asked if It would end in idle
talk whether out nt it would come I
night or Mght.
"Hut thnnks te these who have!
worked se lerdlally, se hnrd. this Con Cen
feience has been n success mid the peo
ple of inniilitiid at Inst can believe in the
progress of civilization." '
Hnlfeur Kvpresscs KsiUli '
Speaking for Great Hiltnln. Arthur
J, Halfeur expressed faith that the new '
arrangement would he potent fnr geed
In International relationship".
"Yeu have heard," said .Sir. Ilnlfnur, i
'an uxiKisltien by Buunter Ledge of
treaty, admirable -
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