The Washington herald., 1922-02-04

UP TO SENATE SOON
ALI Treaties Will Go Be-
fore Legislators
Next Week.
WILL RATIFY LIST
OF PACTS TODAY
President Will Voice His
Pleasure at Mondays
Session.

The last of the naval conference
committees adjourned sine die last
night
Work of publicly approving their
decisions will commence today.
There will be plenary session at
1880. Another will be held at 10
on Monday. Today's will be devoted
to ratification of the treaties Affect
ing China and the Far East. Mon
days will be for the purpose of hav-
ing all of the pending treaties pub
licly signed and to allow President
to voice his pleasure over the great
work accomplished.
Thus will end in twelve weeks
what Is declared by diplomats to
have been the greatest accomplish
ment by any peace conference in the
history Of tn world
Jap MafnIand Defined,
The treaties that will be reported
today are two in number. The first
deals with the general agreements
OF the powers toward China. The
second covers the Chinese customs
duties. At the same time there will
be made public the supplementary
exchanges between the four powers
interested In the Pacific treaty de-
signed to provide for conferences To
adjust matters in dispute ratber
than to allow force OF arms. ThI,
defines what constitutes the Japan-
csc mainland. which. at the request
OF the japanese. 10 exempt from
operation OF the treaty.
The Yap and cable agreements
VIII not be signed for some time.
as they are not exact conference
matters according to American
spokesmen. -
Hashe. Is Gratifiea. " =
AT yesterdays meeting of the Far
Eastern committee. Chairman
hughes made a statement reiterat-
ing the opinion of the United states
as explained in the note of Nav "a
iszl' He expressed qualification ar.
the action Of the Japanese in witb-
drawing the various sections Of tha
so-called Twenty-one Demands"
treaty. Chairman Hughes made n
plain that this action met with ,ha
approval OF all of the delegations,
Dr' wang. for the Chinese
again explained the position OF The
demands. ohe
.S St VI tnc session was de-
oeeo 10 general exchange of
ING ratuiatory views by the vari-
Gus delegations. The British ana
French expressed their delight tba,
the American delegation had been
able to keep the conference. ~,
ievei keel" and prevent trrecon-
pearing.
Last night there was a note Of
tne utmost confidence in conference
quarters that the action of the con-
ference VIII have the complete ap-
pro'al OF all of the nations when
tai. ~"pi-
The final note of coneratuIation
Will come at the Monday session.
AT that time the various delepa-
tbons Will be afforded every oppor-
tunlty to place themselves on rec
ora as to the work done And its
PROBABLE effect upon the people of
the world.
The entire set of treaties agreed
upon at the naval armament con-
ference viii be sent to the Sem
ate together next week.
"hite House officials made this
known late yesterday after it had
been announced that the end of the
conference was in sight.
Congratulated ON Work.
The members of the American
delegation were recipients last
night of warm congratulations on
the work that had been accom-
plished. The record of the confer
IL
was one of the greatest in history.
starting OF with a general burst of
approval from all quarters, friction
oeVeloped that for weeks threatened
disruption of the gathering. How
ever, the American delegation uti-
llzed persuasive tactics to the ut
most with the result that they have
been able to secure agreement on
every point in dispute that prop
eriy could be brought before the
conference
White House circles last night
said that the President has not as
yet taken any steps to arrange the
machinery for scrapping ~,ships
eliminated by the naval treaty. He
VIII not do so until the navartreaty
has been ratified by all of the
powers that are parties thereto, in
cluding the United States. He has,
OF course. asked Secretary of the
Navy DENLY to obtain a report from
the American. naval experts xfiat
viii deal with the plans for Scrap
ping when the proper time comes.
This fas been done in order that
the naval constructo1s of the de-
partment may determine whether
any or the ships now building, but
which are 10 be eliminated. caa be
converted into aircraft carrier, mn.