Arizona republican., 1922-02-11
IS
BY
MUTUAL FAITH.
IN NEW PACTS.
American Delegations Re-
port Declares Arms Trea-
ties Rest On New Inter-
national "State of Mind"
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

Republican A. p. Leased Wire1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The
arms conference treaties submitted
for ratification by President Harding
are declared by the American dele
CATION in their report to him to rest
upon a new international estate of
MIND which substitutes mutual faith
for suspicion and apprehension.
The report a 90-page printed
document, was laid before the senate
by Mr.. Harding along with the trea-
ties. II reviews the conference nego-
tiations, contains abstracts Of the
treaties and resolutions approved and
quotes at length from various "decla-
rations" and speeches made in COM
mittee or plenary session. The dele
cation declares that to appraise cor
rectly the accomplishments they
must be considered as a whole. since
each contributes to a combination OF
conditions. in which peaceful secur-
ity viii take the place OF competitive
preparation for war" The summary
continues:
THE declared object was. In its
naval aspect. to stop the race OF
competitive building OF war ships.
Competitive armament, however, is
the result of a state OF mind. To
stop competition it is necessary 10
deal with the state OF mind from
which it results. A belief in the
pacific intentions OF other powers
must be substituted for suspicion and
apprehension.
THE four power treaty itself was
tho expression of that new state of
mind. II terminated the Anglo
japanese Alliance and substituted
friendly conference. in place OF wars.
as the first reaction from any con-
troversies which might arise in the
region Of the Pacific. 1t would not
have been possible except as part of
plan including limitation and a
reduction of naval armaments, but
that limitation and reduction would
not have been possible without the
new relations established by the four
power treaty or something equiva-
lent to il.
Fair Treatment for China
"The new relations declared the
four power treaty could not however.
inspire confidence or be reasonably
assured OF continuance without spe-
cific understanding as to the relations
OF the powers to China. Such an
understanding had two aspects. One
A'AaNNd " SNNuAA AilS AaltET treatment
of China and the other related to the
competition for trade and industrial
advantages in China between the
outside powers.
While the sessions OF the COM
mittees were not public. a complete
record was kept of all their proceed
ings and at the close of each session
OF the committees on armament and
on Pacific and Far Eastern ques-
tions, respectively A communique
was made to the press, which gener-
ally stated all that had taken place
in the committee, and in ell cases set
forth whatever matters OF impor-
tance had received attention"
Excerpts from the report as Il
touched on specific subjects under
negotiations follow:
1T was obvious that no agreement
Tor limitation was possible If the
powers were not content to take as
basis their actual existing naval
strength, Accordingly when the ar
gument was presented by Japan that
ratio more favorable to Japan than
that assigned by the American plan
should be adopted the answer was
made that IL Japan was entitled to
a better ratio upon the basis of
actual existing naval strength il
should be but otherwise could not
be accepted
Far East Fortifieations
Before asserting TO this ratio
QiYe-five- threeJ he Japanese gov
ernment desired assurances with re-
gard TO the increase of Notifications
and naval bases in the Pacific ocean.
1t was insisted that the capital ship
ratio proposed by the American gov
ernment could not be regarded as
acceptable by the Japanese govern
ment il the government OF the Unitd
States should fortify or establish ad-
ditional naval bases in the Pacific
ocean. The United States the British
empire and Japan made an agreement
that the status Duo would be main
tanned.
ut was found impractics be to
ADOPT rules for the limitation of air.
craft in number size or character in
view of the fact that such rules would
be Of little or no value unless the
production of commercial aircraft
were similarly restricted.
1T was a matter of the greatest
qualification that the American dele
cation found that they were able to
obtain an agreement by which the
Anglo-Japanese alliance should i'm
mediately be terminated. No greater
! oNtp IDulu Dc ldhtn 10 SECURE the
unimpeded influence of liberal opinion
in promoting peace. in the Pacific
region. cat this point the four pow
er Pacific treaty which provides for
| abrogation of the. alliance is. sum-
MARKEDLY
"The parties (to the four power
treaty. do not agree TO give any
support to claims but only TO respect
rights that actually exist When
controversies arise the powers merely
agree TO confer together concerning
them. No power binds itself to any
thing further and any consents or
agreements must he reached IL ac-
| cordance with its constitutional
/ methods
The report embodies the deClara-
tions of national policy made in re-
gard to the "21 demands" and ST.
IBERIA declaring that the Japanese