Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
NAVAL LIMITATION
TREATY 10 STONED BY
FIVE BIO POWERS
continued from paso !

was aniicted with colds for there was
a continuous snif1ing and coughing
Al Chairman Hughes proceeded with
the reading OF COMMITTEES resolutions.
all which were adopted.
The big program which had required
months OF steady work, won't through |
quietly.
Tho shantunE treaty between China |
and japan. consisting Of eleven
articles In addition TO a number Of
annexes provides for return by japan
TO China Of tho territory md prop
erty In 6hantung aa reported pre-
viously In Associated Press dispatches.
| Tho japanese agreed TO turn over
the Shantung railway at valuation
OF 100000 gold marks, plus Japan
esq expenditures for permanent i'm
provements. with allowances for de-
lpreciation. in return for Chinese treas
ury notes running l5 years, but re-
decmnble within I'VE years at the
option OF China.
The agreement for management OF
the railroad provided for a Chinese
managing director. with a japanese
trafic manager. subordinate, and
Chinese and Japanese chief account
ants with Joint powers. Tho Chinese
managing director would have gu
prcme control OF tho road.
Speaking for the British. Arthur
III. Balfour declared there was no ono
In tho conference who did not rejoice
at the happy settlement" OF the Shan
tuns question. The result. no said. was
particularly gratifying to Great Brit
ID - hnr tv,tr L.. No
, Far East
, ain Was ready TO hand back her lease
hold OF wei-Hei-
THE integrity Of tho plan presented
Z on behalf OF the United States" said
Secretary Hughes. has been main
: teined and the spirit in which that
). proposal was made and IN which II
twas received has dominated the en-
ktirc negotiations, and brought them to
a very successful conclusion"
There was applause when Mr.
Hughes said the United States retain
cd the number OF capital ships pro-
v poeed on November ~, and that Grea,
= Britain and Japan were situated sim
8 iiarIy, tho latter with the exception
: Of tho new Battleship Mutsu. Tht
, effect OF the retention OF tho Mutsu
\ Mr.. Hughes continued, made neces.
sary the changes In the original Amer.
lean program by which two dread
naughts OF the West Virginia cias,
a are 70 be completed and tho battle
J, ships North Dakota and Delawar,
: then scrapped.
!, In the American proposals. Mr.
Hughes said, four principles had beer
governing. They were first, that al
:, capital ships now building and con
a templated should be abandoned; sec
ond. that there should be a further re
duction of naval armament by scrap
ping older ships; third. that regar
should be had to the existing nava
"A strength OF the powers. and. fourth
that capital ship tonnage should b
!. used as a basis for determining pro
M portions OF auxiliary craft.
81 These four principles. Mr.. HuRhe
,r said. had been applied in nesotiatin
IN tho naval treaty and had governe
!, It's agreements.
- There WIS ripple OF applause VIII
10 Mr.. Hughes announced the old battle
tv ship Oregon would be retained 70
I'd non-combAtant purposes because tn
W State OF Oregon wanted to keep II &c
o. historical and sentimental reasons.
tn Touching on the system OF actus
ID, scrappins OF capital ships, Mr.. Hughe
10. said: II might call this the denatul
~ ing of capital ships" The phra.
to was greeted with laughter.
A description Of the terms Of n
lie naval Limitation treaty. outlines Il
K results agreed on by the big fv
~, following the dramatic announceme
o. the American proposals by Sc
no rotary Hughes at the opening sessit
n of the conference on November IL.
a Just before the presentation OF 4
ne naval treaty and after the resolutio
on affecting China had been quick
M adopted without dissent, the Shantul
agreement was announced and d
scribed with satisfaction by the re
resentatives of China and Japan.
Secretary Hughes presenting I
naval treaty announced he would r
on read II because copies had been d
tributed generally.
TO- COPIES had been entrusted in CO
m fidence by the State Department
rs- newspapers and press associatio
~ which pledged their faith that it wol
"a not be published until il actually h
my ~....- so
ific - - saAiNae40
lished the treaty almost an hour befC
1t was released. 1t actually was ID
IL scented and released for publicati
at 1926 p. n.y.
'"o Secretary Hughes gave somewl
detailed review of the principal ter
.p- and stated that original Americ
up proposal as TO capital ships, WI
uer changed In details. had been adop
the substantially.
ous Secretary Hughes, in closing, s;
her that no more extraordinary or sig
ent fcant treaty probably had ever be
wn negotiated.
1t obviously it means an enormc
the saving of money" he said, 'and
ion lifting of very heavy burdens fr
vas the people.
one This treaty absolutely ends
race in naval competition. At
same time It leaves the security
the powers unimpaired, but 1t me:
more. The best thing is the So
try manifested by which we were a
to report this conclusion.
two I'VE are taking the greatest I
lee ward step TO establish the reign
the peace"
, In After Secretary Hughes conclu,
.on- Mr.. Sarraut began a speech in Frer
rder saying adhesion of France to the ma
NJ armament treaty is Sincere ana c
fident."
by There are still mists hang
long around and perhaps there may
d.,=l L. l..8s L.