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Show HOLLAND WANTS I PARTINTREATY Her Exclusion Is Declared Outstanding Defect in Four-Power Pact. j NEW YORK. Jan -I The exclusion I of Holland from the treaty signed by Great Britain, France. Japan and tbu United States to preserve peace in tho Pacific, WOS termed an outstanding- de-ii de-ii -t In the covenant by Dr. David Janc Hill, formerly United States I minister to The Netherlands, He spolu j Tuesday at a farewell dinner to Dr. H- A VanKarnebeek, head of the 'Dutch delegation to the Washington .u rns' conference, given by the Nether- i lands-American foundation. M i:iu: SEN DS Rl GR I -Dr. Hill v.-'i.l ) was ilisappulnted that the four-power treaty had not been made a five power treaty with Holland included, for her ennolla! oin- , pire in tin.- Hast Indies deserved rec- . onfi'.lon. , President Harding sent a telegram regretting that Dr. VanKarnebeek was leaving the country and expressing the eSteeem In which the visitor and hi; associates are held in Washington. "I would be under obligations," he .said "If Yon iiniilil niiMM , j guest my sentiment of fine personal regard, and n liebnif or nivself personally per-sonally and 'i'" American people, a feeling ol deep appreciation of the contributions which the government and people of Holl.uvl had made i" Che ffort for world peace and the limitation of armaments. To Dr VanKarnebi-ek I w ish a good voyage I and happy honircoming." , Dr. VahKarnebeek told the assemblage assem-blage that Holland had sent her delegation dele-gation to tho arms conference as a demonstration of her status as a colonial col-onial power and to evince It by trying to be helpful In the great International effort. BIiA.CE rri REMOVED J "We tried to co-operate," he said "in ilho spirit which was at the origin of this conference Through tho conference, he said the worlfl was b-tinninf to s, 0 a solution I Of the problem of international com-1" com-1" tithm Thn I. lar k cloud o , banging bang-ing the Pacific had been removed he declured. "Holland can afford to go witho-v treaties," he added, "vv were in-Vltea in-Vltea (. tho conference. 0 think It Is all right Things rniht hav,, been done another way. but we are In accord. ac-cord. It means stabilization and we believe no country in the world can fai) to respect Dutch possessions The conference Is still worth your Inter- The speaker recalled that Hollan.li h ol oia-b- i he Cnlted Si. a..-, its ;',f -. loan in 1781. whereas, she was now borrowing from hor. nn |