The four-power pact, which abolishes every probability of war on the Pacific, has brought new confidence in a maintained peace, and I can well believe it might be made a model for like assurances wherever in the world any common interests are concerned.
Harding emphasizes the importance of international agreements to maintain peace in the Pacific region.
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