Show M SEES SURRENDER IN j I POWER 4 PACT California Senator Declares Terms Like League Treaty Mean Recession From American Tradition WASHINGTON March 13 By the I I Associated Press press Assailing the four- four I If power treaty as a quadruple alliance f Senator Johnson nep Republican lican California Califor Califor- nia a told th the senate today that r U- U would mean not only a recession reces reces- sion aba from American tradition but a national surrender under threat of foreign foreign foreign for for- eign powers If Ir the statements e s of the treaty's friends are t to b be a accepted Senator I Johnson declared d and abrogation of the Japanese Anglo-Japanese alliance is to be beI of the I regarded as the chief chiet purpose I power four-power arrangement then the only conclusion is that the United States must enter the new alliance to es escape escape es- es cape caP a threat of danger because of the old Tho The argument for this present surrender surrender surrender sur sur- render of our ancient policy of ot independent independent independent inde inde- pendent national action continued the I California senator is nothing in the end but that one word word danger The Japanese Anglo-Japanese alliance the gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen gentle gentle- men on the other side say exposes us to danger Therefore we have no choice We Ve must accept this treaty I shall shan vote against this treaty be because because because be- be cause if It any alliance can ever speak to this country with the word must then the spirit which made this country country country coun coun- try safe when it was feeble will have departed from it and our record in history history history his his- tory will 1111 be that striving to barter our heritage for safety we lost safety it it- it self Mr Johnson quoted many ances of Japanese and British statesmen statesmen statesmen states states- men giving assurance that the Anglo Anglo- Japanese alliance was directed against the United States and asserted 1 if these solemn declarations were not to be be believed believed believed be- be then this was following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing a foolish policy by establishing establish establish- ing a n partnership with powers which had deliberately deceived the American Amen Ameri can people i REFERS TO LEAGUE The present conflict in the senate asserted Senator Johnson is not Unlike unlike un un- like that which was preceded by the league of nations For the second time he said the senate i is asked to change the foreign policy which has prevailed in the re republic republic republic re- re public since we became a nation The Theold Theold old familiar arguments ring out again S that we may be forced today to accept what yesterday we rejected From the beginning of the contest concerning the league of nations some of us have endeavored to make plain that our position was not one of aloofness aloofness aloof aloof- ness or isolation for the United States I We e neither expect nor wish to live a hermit nation I 1 bell believe eve in consultations consultations consulta consulta- and conferences among the nations nations nations' nations nations' na na- na- na I of the earth No Io leagues are re required required required re- re for this no alliances no en engagements engagements engagements en- en to devise efficient means to meet aggregation no freezing of the status quo by ambiguous treaties so that wronged peoples will be forever without redress I Openness frankness the sunlight ol of publicity alone are required To just Jus this sort of thing we looked forward in the limitation of armaments armaments' confer confer- ence The president himself really thought when he the senate and presented the treaties that the conference had been conducted in this I fashion In the multiplicity of his duties he could not know all that thai transpired red He evidently was not nol aware that in all the minutes presented there is nothing concerning the quadruple quadruple quadruple quad quad- ruple alliance Indeed there has never been beep greater secrecy concerning any document submitted to our p people ople I JN Tn Jn It is true that two distinguished members of ot the senate were members of the conference It is s obvious from their statements upon the floor that they know little or nothing concerning its making The treaty is presented to the senate without a avord word vord or explanation ex ex- ex- ex and with a denial of any in In- In formation Quoting the statement of Senator Lodge Lodge Republican leader and a member member mem mem- ber ben of the arms delegation that abrogation abrogation abrogation abro abro- gation of the Japanese Anglo-Japanese alliance is the main object of the treaty Senator Johnson asked whether it were true that the United States had something to sell and we were compelled compelled com corn polled by those to whom we were to sell it I to accept the price they fixed He reviewed the efforts of the London London London Lon Lon- don conference to set aside the alliance alliance alli alli- ance and quoted Premier Lloyd Georges George's sta statement ement to parliament m-ent m re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding merging of the alliance into inton an n understanding including the United States If ve If wo we credit the assurance solemnly solemnly solemnly sol sol- sol sol- I given given- us by both governments continued Senator Johnson then there j lis is neither threat nor danger nor menI menace menace men men- I ace to us in any alliance between Britain Britain Bri En- tam tain and Japan Have we entered into partnership with them because we did not believe their protestations and feared they might at some future time join forces against us The fact is Britain had an irksome alliance Her a tr r people would not permit permit permit per per- mit its renewal Japan would not consent consent consent con con- sent to its abrogation They came to Washington Britain was dete determined ined to get rid of J an obnoxious alliance and succeeded Japan was determined to get something as good and got got something something some some- thing better The discussion upon this treaty il ii- ii the infinite variety of the hu human human human hu- hu man mind T The e curtain has only just been rung down upon the league of na na- na- na The storm I center there was an obligation not unlike that here implied I If article X touched us so deeply that in honor bound we would havo have been required to act upon the advice of the council then article II of the new al alliance alliance al- al liance does all an these things and God help us we have exchanged a world league of nations for a little league of nations with the dominant factor anI another another an an- I other race with another civilization |