Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-09
Representatives Of v y s, Britain i
Italy, France and Japan
Assent to Treaty.
TO CURB SUBMARINE
Great rive Power Naval Limitation
Agreement Creates 10 Year, Building
Ban and Provides Basis for
World Peace.

WashingtonThe five power treaty
providing for a sweeping limitation Of
naval armament was formally approx
ed, by the arms conference in plenary
session Wednesday. i !,
One after another, the representatives.
OF the five powers arose and officially
announced their acceptance of the
treaty. st
This followed speech by Secretary
Of State c. e. Hughes in which he stat
ed that the agreement-the first of Its
kind in the history of the world, abso-
lutely ends the competition among
the great nations in naval building.
The great five power naval limitation
treaty, scaling down ships of { war,
creating q naval holiday and providing
q basis for a sounder world peace was
presented to q plenary session Of the
arms conference for the approval Of
the world. "a
In the marble D. A. r. hall where
on Nov. IL Secretary Of State Hughes
burst his "bombshell" proposal for
scrapping a vast number Of capital
craft he gave the world the finished
product.
! What the grayer, wearier man,
Hughes, today presented was known in
general to the world. This, however,
was its first official release to world
yearning after peace. Rounding 1t out
was another treaty banning submar-
ines as attackers of commerce and the
use of poison as in war.
Mr.. Hughes waived the reading Of
the treaty and proceeded with an ex.
PLANTATION Of details.
while there are certain changes in
detail,'' said Mr.. Hughes in presenting
the treaty, "the plan which America
proposed has been preserved as has
the spirit in which the proposals were
made'' 4 y
The galleries burst into applause
Under the treaty, the three great
naval powers-the Z, United States
Great Britain and Japan will scrap s.
great capital ships Of total tonnage
Of 1,S61,643. The smaller number Of
old ships to be junked by France and
Italy contribute to make these figures
even higher.
These ships include the capital shir
building program of the great naval
powers, the realization Of the dreams
of Navy men. seeking to make their
country dominant in the ever faster
race OF naval competition.
starts 10 Year Naval Holiday.
The treaty starts a 10 year naval
holiday with a few exceptions in
capital ship building dating from Nov
r., 1891, when the conference was OBJ
ened. 5'5 q
The completed treaty is mainly the
same as the original American propos
ais. It was q victory for the United
| States. h x .3 ), @ ;33 No. s.gE
N The treaty provides for q 5,5.3.11.75
1.75 ratio in capital ship tonnage be
tween the United States, Great Britain
Japan, France and Italy, respectively
The replacement tonnage basis. fol
these respective power is sal, 900, 525,
900. 3l5. 900, $4,000 tons, Az
4opsn Door" Resolution Adopted.
He then read the ..open door reso
lutions adopted q few days ago Civ
ing China q new affirmation Of tn,
worlds intent to respect her open dool
and her territorial integrity. ,55,,.
Mr.. Hughes then definitely and OIL
icially announced that the troublesom,
shantung question had been settled