The Washington herald., 1922-02-02
APPROVE TREATIES
Farley at 4-Hour Open
Session Completes Work
of Many Weeks.
CALLED GROWING
STEP FOR PEACE
Hughes Declares Naval
Race of Nations Has
Been Put to End.


nate world peace"
That was what yesterdays devel-
opments at the first open session
VI the naval armament conference
leld since December 10 was char
icteriZed By various spokesmen for
he nations represented around the
council table.
The developments of the day.
while in no way unexpected, were
everywhere characterized as having
removed material causes for war.
LAST night diplomatic circles here
n Washington unanimously insissed
hat. when the peoples Of the world
have digested exactly what hap
oened. they will agree that under
American leadership a new step
toward substitution of accord for
1iscord and mediation for force of
arms really had been taken.
The open session lasted for more
han four hours 1t revealed to the
world:
First, the five-power naval treaty
entered into between the United
states. Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan.
Second. the combined reanirma-
Gon of the former internatiopa.
-ules OF warfare. which will pre-
vent in the future unrestricted use
of submarines and an agreement
prohibiting the use of poison gas in
future warfare. that, IL possible, Is
to be extended to all the nations Of
the world.
Third. announcement of the
agreement between Japan and
China, which restores to China the
Shantung peninsula. coupled with
formal sta tement by Arthur
James BaIfour that Great Rritsin.
Ia order that China should secure
complete control OF all of Shantunr,
aer most sacred possession, at once
VIII arrange to turn back to China
what is known as the leased terri
tory of Wei-hai-weL
China Paets Approved.
Fourth. formal approval of agree
ments that have been reached in the
Far Eastern Committee dealing
with China, including the open door
resolutions; pubIics tion of details
regarding secret and open treaties
and commitments by all powers
holding them in China: regulating
radio stations on Chinese soil; io-
Nesugation of the Chinese judicial
ana postal systems; withdrawal of
foreign troops from Chipese soIl
and ali such other matters that
nave been subject to discussion 70
date These are. of course To he
embodied in treaty which will he
the subject of another plcnary SIS
sion later on.
PROBABLY the largest audisnc.
tnat has attended a session OF ths
rence Saas was on hand at yester-
Gays opening. Every section Of
oncial life was represented whsn,
Chairman Hughes cSiled tie gath
eIlng 10 order. There was a ,.or-
PIete absence of the drama tic I'm
Sesterdays proceedings, with the
t that' long before the busi-
had oeen completed. most Of
the audience had departed A,
times the confusion resultino, ,rors
spectators leaving was SO great
tnat Chairman Hughes was corr
PeIed TO rap sharply for order.
The first business was 80
PorunS Of the various resolutions
sIecIinE AL the Far Eastern situation
nese were read separately, and
aiIy approved by all of the
oeiegates represented. Thcn caro
tne reading of the Shantunr agree
menI While this was a matte
lhaI was entirely outside of tne
tfoNince of the conference. the facI
that 1t had been arrived al w.
OF the utmost Importance. mas
nlucn as the Chinese delegation hal
mace IL very plain long ago that
tney Old not get their way re.
earding Shantung they must de-
ciihe 70 accept any of the other
nehts tnat had been entered
COnRRrnin-
tung agreement consists OF eIey,nr
articles and various annexes hns
all Of them had been made n,;,;,c
from day to day as they were s,-
tered into by the direct negoti.-
tiOns.
Interest In Rail Pact.
The railroad agreement. of co,,s.
was the center of the most interest
Under 1t China gets back The
Shantung hallway on a payment
basis Of the-hgures entered into IN
the, treaty of Versailles, or 1900
600 gold marks plus the repay
ment by China to Japan of all
moneys that were expended for
permanent improvements, but sub
ject to natural depreciation. China
pays for the railway with treasury
notes running for fifteen years, al
though subject to redemption at the
option OF the Chinese government
within i've years There are pro-
visions for a Chinese managing df.
rector for the road who has as his
chief assistant a Japanese trafic
manager. while Japan and China
nre to name accountants with equal
powers TO save the face OF the
Chinese delegation it is provided
that the Chinese managing director
shall enjoy supreme powers. Trans
fer OF the Shantung concessions Is
to take place within six months.
Following the formal anno6nce-
ment of the agreement, Minister
SEE made an address in which he
expressed the belief that. 1t will re-
move all natural causes for fric-
tion between China and Japan. He
also took occasion publicly to thank
Chairman Hughes and Mr.. Balfour
Continued on PaDe Too.