6 THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 11, 1921 WATSON OFFERS 100 1 SOLDIER WITNESSES ! Veterans to Be Called to Tes tify as Needed. II DEATH LIST IS BELITTLED 0 Picture of Hanging Produced and H War Department Statement Is Declared Inadequate. -'WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec 10 flames of more thaa 100 ex-scrvice men were presented today to a senate damaniuec by Senator Watson, demo Mat, Georgia, who asked that they tf brought here t testify in the in vestigation of his charges that Amer- an soldiers had been put to death France without right of trial. it There was no intimation as to how Many would be summoned. Assur ance, however, was given Senator Watson that every person would be filled if he, believed they were pre pared to give testimony directly bear log on the charges. Usenator Watson read extracts from rfiany letters in which soldiers de clared they knew of numbers of Il legal executions. One soldier wrote hat on a transport going to France 14 men were drowned for no upparent reason. List Declared Incomplete. The senator undertook to thow, and rndeed announced he would prove, fiat the 11 executions did not in clude all men Illegally hanged or s!4ot by order of superior officera Mi picture of what seemed to be a gallows In France, on which a rope vrtis being hooked around the neck of a condemned soldier, with several officers on the platform and scores on the ground, was presented by the senator, who testified that it was fflken by a colonel, now in the serv ice. The officer's name was not re vealed. Senator Watson stated that he de sired to return the picture tonight, bpt by direction of Senator Shields, democrat. Tennessee. It was retained for the record, although Mr. Shields declared it was nut worth while as evidence If the man who made it oOuld not be found to testify., 'Colonel W. E. Bethel, assistant JWdge advocate-general, fresn whom lie committee obtaiired the list of (Me 11 legal executions, was instructed i. check over the Watson list and see 1J any were the same. Illundrr Is Admitted. " After presentation of a letter. from Xsslstant Secretary of the Navy fioosevelt denying he had first-hand knowledge of the killing of a soldier an officer and the subsequent Mansfer of the officer to another iammand. Senator Watson explained Oat use of Mr. Roosevelt's name was 2tie to a blunder. The letter, he stated, was written by Colonel Wiil- Im Haj ward, federal district attor- ty of New York, and a former officer vsrseas. 'Quoting from his letter to Chair man Brandegee, the senator said it yaa no surprise to him that the American Legion "composed princi pally of the officeVs who organized fiiemselvcs In Paris to perpetuate militarism in this country should Whitewash themselves." The commander of a legion post at Wtstv;'.l. . Okla., the senator said, had sent him the name of a man ready to testify that 21 Americans were exe cuted in France without trial. An other soldier wrote that more than ipo had been Illegally killed In Trance. i "Did these men tell you why the Soldiers were killed?" Senator Bran Jegee asked. 1 "In every case of ruthless killings," file senator replied: "It was stated fchat men were shot down because tjiey fagged and were unable to walk." SIGNING OF TREATY BY AMERICA IS SUBJECT TO YAP NEGOTIATIONS, DECLARES LODGE - . Reservations Are Made Also in Respect to Mandated Islands in Pacific Ocean South of Equator Terms of Four-Power Compact Are Simple. t-IGHT ON PACT LOOMS frnnllr.ut-q From Flrt PaaQ Ratss! Moreover, I will never give Sly coasent that the vote of Japan shall ever determine an American policy. I can never give my consent Co a treaty by three foreign 1 powers lutvotlng the United States. I can Sot call for the sacrifice of the blood of our sons and our treasures in con troversies thousands of miles from iur shores. " "The proposed treaty Is, In my Judg ment, treacherous, treasonable and djimnable. It will be repudiated by the American people when it Is understood. This conference was called for the alleged purpose of agreeing on lim itation of armament, and, therefore, fciet with the good will of all lovers Of peace and of America, but' it has batched an adder's egg. If it Is sanc tioned by President Harding then ho pas repudiated all his public declara tions during the campaign. The American people In due course will now how to deal with that kind of perfidy." 1 Senator Sterling, republican. South Jbakota, predicted the vote for rati fication, would be "overwhelming." J "The treaty marks a great step forward," he said. "It does not pro fide for an alliance and does not irlpple us. We have removed con siderable danger by entry into this treaty because our insular possessions Slight become subjects of serious dis putes." I Senator New, Indiana, a republican piember of the foreign relations com mittee. Bald that the treaty was a 'most complete assurance of peace ,nd the greatest security or further conomic stability, that could have icen devised." Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska, aid he did not "attach so much im portance to It as Secretary Hughes toes, yet I think it is a very valuable tep toward peace." Senator Jone?, republican, Wash ington, praised the treaty as "a great enlevement which will be very el ective in making for peace in the aclflc." WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 10 By the Associated Press.) The fourth plenary session of the arms confer ence opened promptly at 11 o'clock with a statement by Secretary Hughes that "most satisfactory progress has been made by the committee of the whole on'the far eastern questions." Secretary .Hughes then presented Senator Lodge to the conference. Protracted applause greeted Sena tor Lodge when he arose to present the four-power treaty and deliver his address. After announcing and reading the treaty, Senator Lodge continued: "The signing of this treaty la on the part of the United States subject to the making of a convention with Japan concerning the status of the Island of Yap and what are termed the mandated islands In the Pacific ocean, north of the equator, the ne gotiations In regard to which- are al most concluded, and also to the res ervations with respect to what are termed the mandated islands in the Pacific ocean south of the equator. Treaty Called Simple. "It should also be observed that the controversies to which the pro posed treaty refers do not embrace questions which, according to prin ciples of international law. lie ex cluslvely within the domestic juris, diction or the respective powers. "The conference will perceive that I spoke correctly when I referred to the terms of the treaty as simple. To put it in a few words the treaty pro vides that the four signatory powers will agree as between themselves to respect their insular possessions and dominions In the region of the Paci fic and that if any controversy should arise as to such rights all the high contracting parties shall be Invited to a Joint conference looking to the adjustment of such controversy. "They agree to take similar action In the case of aggression by any other power upon these insular pos sessions or dominions. The agree ment Is to remain in force for ten years and after ratification under the constitutional methods of the high contracting parties the existing agreement between Great Britain and Japan which was concluded at Lon don on July 13, 1911, shall terminate. And that Is, all. 1 lu ll Slenrr Is Bound. "Each signer is bound to respect Jhe rights of the others and before taking action in any controversy to consult with them. There are no pro visions for the use of force to carry out any of the terms of the agree ment and ncr military or naval sanc tion lurks anywhere in the back ground or under cover of these plain and direct clauses. "The surest way to prevent war Is to remove the causes of war. There is an attempt to remove causes of war over a Kreat area of the globe's sur face by reliance upon the good faith and honest Intentions of the nations which sign the treaty, solving all differences through the processes of diplomacy and joint consideration and conciliation. No doubt we shall hear it said that the region to which this tigreement applies is one. most un likely to give birth to serious disputes and therefore an agreement of this character is of little consequence. History unhappily has shown that there Is no corner of the earth so re mote or so valueless that it is not capable of giving cause for contro versy or even for war between the tribes and the nations of mankind. But the Islands of the Pacific, al though remote from the dwelling places of the mass of humanity, are far from valueless. faiand Cover Vast Space. "The islands of the southwestern Pacific extend over a vast space in that great ocean. They reach from the Marquesas on the east to the Phil ippines on the west; from the Aleu tian Islands on the north nearly to the Antarctic circle on the south. Tbey are far more numerous than is generally realised. I do not know what the total number is, but I am Informed as to the Philippines and It appears that this group alone con tains over 3100 islands, of which 1600 have names. We have probably heard of the remark of Robert Louis Stevenson, when, on leaving one of the Pacific islands, he was asked how he was going to Samoa. He replied that he should just go out and turn to the lefti These Islands are, com partively speaking, so dense that we might describe them in the words ot Browning as the "sprinkled isles, lily on lily that o'erlace the sea.' "And yet the region through which they are scattered is so vast that the isles of Oreece and the Aegean sea, so famous in history and poetry, could easily be lost therein and continue unnoticed except by wandering sea men or stray adventurers. They range from Australia, continental In magnitude, to Atolls, where they are no dwellers but the builders of the coral reefs or lonely rocks marking the peak of mountains, which rise up from the ocean's floor 'through miles of water before they touch the air. Although to the western and the eastern world alike most of the islands on the southwestern Pa cific are little known, there still lin gers about them the charm so com pelling and so fascinating which an undiscovered country has for the eons of men who are weary of main traveled-roads and the trampled high ways of trade and commerce which cover the surface ot the patient earth. Drama of Romance Seen. "Upon these islands still shines the drama of romance In the stories of Melville and the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson, to whom the south seas gave both a grave and a monu ment Imperishable as his own fame. But the Pacific islands are much more than this. They possess certain qual ities other than natural beauty and romantic charm which to many minds are more enticing. The larger ones are rich In many ways, fertile in the gifts of soil and climate, and in other forms of riches desired by men. which extend from the untold mineral re sources of 'Australia to the pearls which are brought from the depths of the oceari. There are among them all great areas of forest and of plain fit for the support and prosperity of civilized man. In a word, they have a very great material value, largely undeveloped, and where this condition exists the desires of men will enter, and conflicting human desires have throughout recorded history been breeders of war. Thus far the wastes ot the Pacific ocean, with all the crowding islands, except on the edges of the continents, have not been the scenes of the great wars, and not many years have passed since three great nations sent their warships to Samoa because there was a dispute lc regard to those distant islands. Therefore, an agreement among the nations controlling these islands has a very serious Importance to the peace of the world. Experiment Is Hade. "We make the experiment here In this treaty of trying to assure peace in that immense region by trusting the preservation of Its tranquillity to the good faith of the nations respon sible for it. The world has just passed through a war, the very memory of which makes us shudder. We all be lieve deep in our hearts that this hideous destruction of life, this suf fering and ruin which still beset us. must not be permitted, to come again if jvt can present It. If the nations of the earth are still, in the inner most recesses of their consciousness planning or dreaming of coming wars nd'longing for conquests, no treaties of partition and no alliance can stay them; but if, as I firmly hope, the world has learned a frightful lesson from the awful experiences of the great war of 1914, then our surest appeal In order to prevent wars in the future must be to the hearts the sympathies, the reason and the higher impulses of mankind. Appeal la Made by Pact. "Such an appeal we make today by this agreement among four great na tions. We rely unpn their good faith to carry out the terms of this instru ment, knowing that by so dofhg they will prevent war should controversies ever arise among them. If this spirit prevails and rules, we can have no better support than the faith of na tions. For one I devoutly believe the spirit of the world is such that we can trust to the good faith and the high purposes which the treaty I lave laid before you embodies and enshrines. Agreements of this kind, I know, have often been made before, only to fail. But there has been a far-reaching change in the mental con dition of men and women everywhere. That which really counts Is the In tention of the nations who make the agreement. In this hour of trial and darkness which has followed the war with Germany the spirit of the world Jftost comfort, smallest outlay, S.S S. Poal Edlefoer.'" Hdwy. 70. Adv XMAS Piano Sale EVERY PIANO nEl)ITFD Used Plnno (.I23 t"i New Piano S32.1 Up EASY TF.lt MS BS3l $395 w Seiberling-Lucas Music Co. 13S 4th St, Near Wa.hlnsrton St. is no longer the same. If we enter upon this agreement, which rests oniy upon the will and honor of those who sign it, we at least make the great experiment and appeal to the men and women of the nation to help us sus tain it In spirit and in truth." Other AddrenKes Are Made. Other addresses made at the session were as follows: The chairman (Secretary Hughes); "Gentlemen, the minutes of the last session have been distributed and corrections have been given to the secretary-general, and unless there Is objection it will be assumed that the minutes as thus corrected stand ap proved. "I have the honor to report to the conference that most satisfactory progress has been made in the work i of the committee appointed to deal with Pacific and far-eastern ques tions. That committee, in accordance with the procedure recommended by the standing committee on pro gramme, proceeded, at first to gen eral aiscussion of tne questions be fore the committee and then took up the topics especially indicated under the head of Pacific and far-eastern questions in the tentative agenda proposed by the American govern ment. China Considered Flrnt. "The first subject considered was China. In the course of the general aiscussion most important declara tions were made on behalf of the powers represented, expressing their Intention to respect the sovereignty, Independence and administrative in tegrity of China and also to observe as among themselves the principle of fair and equal opportunity. "It seems to the committee advis able that before proceeding to a con sideration of the particular matters indicated by the agenda, to which I have referred, this general statement of intention, that is the sense of the committee with respect to the matters which had been discussed, should be formulated in a definite statement of principle. "Accordingly, at the request of the committee, Mr. Root prepared a state ment of these principles and the com mittee, in a resolution, adopted them, recommending a statement for formal adoption" by the conference. General Ulncnaalon Held. "There was a general discussion In the committee, and all the dele gates are members of that commit tee, but I assume that it is not desired there should be a general discussion. nut u is important, I take It, that at this opportunity, the first one that has been presented since the action of the committee, the recommenda tion of the committee should be acted upon by this conference. "The resolution adopted by the Committee and recommended, as I have said, is this: (Mr. Hughes read the Root resolution.) "It is hardly necessary to point out the great importance of this declara tion. It Is, in truth, a charter con taining an assurance to China of protection from acts in derogation to her sovereignty and independence and administrative autonomy, and also an assurance that as between the powers there will be a careful ob servance of the principle of free and equal opportunity In matters relating to China and that no one will seek special advantage's or privileges at the expense of the rights of others. "As 1 have said, this has been so fully discussed by the delegates that Treasures of the Orient At Atiyeh Bros, you see ORIENTAL RUGS at their best the finest examples of the rug makers' art that our foreign buyers could find throughout the orient. Chinese, Turkish, Persian fit to grace the imposing mansion equally at home in the bungalow. Wide range in sizes andprices. 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Mr. Hughes continued: "The committee on Pacific and far eastern questions, after the adoption of this recommendation, proceeded to deal with the matters listed on the agenda proposed By the American government. Integrity I. Given China. "The first of these in relation to China were territorial and adminis trative integrity. As the first prin ciple adopted, fully covered, so far as a general statement could cover It, that matter, the committee pro ceeded to deal with special instances which were brought to its attention. This is to say, special matter which seemed to call for consideration in the application of this principle. In the course of the discussion before the committee, that is. the geiieral discussion, there had been presented on behalf of China, a series of prop osltlonsT for the consideration of the committee. One of them, the fifth proposition, would remove Immedi ately or as soon as circumstances would permit, existing limitations upon Chinas political. Jurisdictional and administrative freedom of action. Special instances of limitations in con templation in the presentation of these propositions were brought -to the attention of the committee by the representatives of China. Extra Territoriality Discussed. "The first of these was the subject of extra territoriality and after a full discussion of that matter a resolu tion was adopted by the committee as follows . . '. and may I interrupt to say that I should like to have it ap pear in the record that the resolution- embodying the four principles prepared by Mr. Root, as I have stat ed, was adopted by the committee on November 21, ,as that is a date to which reference is made in other ac tion of the committee. "The committee, as I said, consid ered this special action of limitation of the autonomy of China and after a full discussion on November 29, adopted the following resolution with respect to extra territoriality: (Mr. Hughes read the resolution.) "This resolution has been fully con sidered and adopted by all the dele gates in the committee and I take it that If there is no objection we are ready to proceed to its formal adop tion in this conference." (Assent of the powers was given and Mr. Hughes continued): Economy Problem Viewed. "Under the same heading, that is, with respect to the limitation on the administrative economy of China, other matters have been considered and are still In the course of dis cussion. Certain action has been taken by the committee, but 1 am ad vised that It is premature to make a report upon those points at tnis time. "Following that discussion, there was a further discussion under the same general he-ad- of the third pro posal made by the representatives of China to the committee, towit. that China's rights as a neutral are to be fully respected in future wars to which she is not a party, and that was adopted, that statement, by the full committee." (Assent then was given.) 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