Pacific Peace Pact

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 103, 18 May 1937, Page 7

Pacific Peace Pact

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AMERICAN REACTION Dooi Not Fuyour^ Furthor Responsibilities TREATIES ADEQUATE

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(Receivea 18, 1.0 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Msy 17, Offieial reaction to the Rt. Hon. J. A, Lyong'g proposed Pacifle Reace Paet is eold. Ameriean experiepce§ in thg Par Eagt in recent yeai?s have been so mixed that they would hesitate to venture anpther anibitiQUfl peage undertaking. The existing pacts, partieularly the Kellogg and Washingten Conference Agreements, if fully respeeted and applied to all signatories, would he adequate, It is admitted that the Philippine In» dependence Law commits the TJnited States to attempt to negotiate a neutrality paet for the Philippines and discussions on this matter may later dp* velop on broad international aspeets, but the present trend, both navally and politically, appears to be against assuming any new defence responsibilities tn the Pacific. It is believed as most unlikely, for instance, that the United States will assume a guarantee of integrity of the Butch Etist Indies, and it" is pointed ont th.at myriad problems are involved in maintaining peace in the Pacific, of which the recegnitipn pf Manehupkuo would be sufficient to upset any scheme.