THE CLOSING OF THE PACIFIC

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 250, 10 July 1918, Page 6

THE CLOSING OF THE PACIFIC

MOTION IN AMERICAN SENATE TO OUST GERMANY ] Washington, July 6. Groat interest is being taken in Senator Willaril Sauitbury's resolution in tlio Senate, urging ine United Slates, Brit- t nin, and Japan to como to an agree- f nient to prevent German aggression in c tho Pacific. t Congressmen regard it as the first step s of active co-op<:ation between America f and Australia towards currying out Mr. ( Hughes's suggestion of a Monroe Doctrino ] for the Pacific. Several Senators favour t the resolution. £ Senator Saulsbnry. interviewed by a 1 representative cf the Australian Press Association, said:—"! approve Mr. £ Hughes's policy, under which the Cent- f trill Powers would he told to keep their t hands off tho Southern Pacific. Under < niy resolution Australia would control ( the Southern Pacific Islands in conjunc- i tion with Britain, thus preventing the j possibility of Germany establishing sub- t marine or nav.U bases on any island i there. Wo must remember that it is possible that Gcmany may overrun Hoi- | land before the war ends. What then s would be tho position of Holland's Paci- ( lie possessions? Concerted action by ■ Britain, the United States, and Japan * will prevent. Germany securing control i of any of tho Pacific islands. My roso- i lutioii means that modern piracy must ; be excluded from the Pacific, and thai Germany bo excluded from participating i in the Pacific trade until her people i 6hov they have renounced militarism. '— ! Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [Senator Saulsbury's resolution stipulates that Germany be permanently barred from constructing naval bases in the Pacific. It also provides; "It is opportune for the Governments of the United States, Britain, and Japan to enter into ft lasting agreement to render it inexpedient for anyone and impossible . for tho Central Powers to pursue methods of warfare in the Pacific Occan which are not justified by lhe laws of warfare." It further provides that China, Russia, and any other Government on the Pacific littoral be admitted as signatories to the agreement; also that no warships of any other, Power which has or shall pursue illegtil methods rf warfare on the high seas be permitted to hold ports or possessions in tho Pacific whence such warfare may bo waged. , The resolution stipulates that the agreement be enforced by the united power of the signatories.] THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION ' Tokio, July B.' Japan is instituting a civil administration iuXtjie occupied islands in the Southern Pacific.—"Tno Times."