Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06
ARMS CONFERENCE
COMPLETES GREAT TASK
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raped with his Gavel and announced: /,
The conference is adjourned sine
de-"
Mrs. Harding Attends Meeting. X
Tho nnal session today brought out
the largest crowd OF the conference.
Scores eat in the aisles epnd stood
around the walls. Mrs. Harding. Mrs.
Coolidge, Mrs. Glllett and other wives
OF officials had seats in tho boxes.
As the prominent delegates arrived
tho spectators applauded. Arthur j.
Balfour, head Of the British dclega-
tion, got particular attention.
Many OF the delegates were busy
signing nutdkraph albums.
Tho session was called TO order at
1902 o'clock with prayer by tho Rev.
William b. Abernethy. pastor OF Cal
vary Baptist, Church, which President
Harding attends.
Treaty Signing Starts at Once.
"The treaties will now be signed,
announced secretary Hughes, sooI
nfter 10 a. M. and the American del.
egation fled around TO the foot OF thu
big green topped table Of the secre
tary generals desk inside the enclos
ure and began signing. Secretarl
Hughes completed his signature q
l10.12 o'clock.
The signing was I'm this order: TIL
United States, Belgium, Great Britain
France. Italy. japan. The Neither
lands, China and Portugal.
Task Finished in a Few Minutes.
The signing of the last OF the docu
msnts was completed by the America
delegates Mt 1915 a. m.
TO save time the red wax seals ha
been afixed previously and conferenc
attaches standing 1T the elbows OF tn
delegates pointed where each was
write his name.
Belgium was next ana Baron d
Cartier, the only Belgian delesat
!. took his place as Elihu Root aros
; from tho table. He had two treaties
, sign. the general Far Eastern on
= the Chinese tariff.
The seven British delegate. heade
i1by Mr.. Balfour. signed next. The
: affixed their signatures to all five
: the documents.
] Mr.. Balfour signed at 1922 o'clocl
Cheers For British Delegates.
There was prolonged applause
Iths seven British delegates marchs
around 10 tho signing place. Whi
Z tho British delegation was. slgnin
!. motion picture photographs wei
: taken.
President Harding had not arrive
. while tho signing was In progress
At 1882 the Chinese succeeded u
British at the table and began slsI
|, Iing. China IS party only 70 the Fl
"a stern and the Tariff treaties AT
her three delegates finished signir
:. them at 1895.
Albeit Sarraut and Jules Jusseran
!, the only two French delegates RENAL
ing I'm Washington. followed the CF
nese and finished signing the treati
and tho supplements I'm which Fran
is concerned at 1888.
Senator Schanzer, Ambassador R'e
and Senator Albertini for Italy n
n four treaties. but no supplsmsnta-
sign. They completed at 1912 A.
h Roar Of Applause For Japs.
% To the accompaniment OF roar
L applause, the three Japanese delsga'
u fled around TO tho table, Baron Ka
Y. signed first, finishing 1t 1914. Bar
a. shidehara and Vice Foreign Minis'
K Hanihara followed. each signing
ne name to all fve documents.
la President Harding arrived while
Japanese were signing, but waited
n, a cloakroom for the ceremony TO
gs completed. The two delegates fr
as The Netherlands finished signing
uli 1919.
'e- The Portuguese delegate. finished
he 1050I,. That ended the signing.