South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05
ARMS DELEGATES
WIND UP LAB0RS
WITH EULOGIES
Mondays Formal Session for
Signing Treaties Will End
Conference.
HARDING WILL SPEAK
Foreign Representatives Are
Pleased With Accom-
plishments.

Nv h~h0claINN t'Feee
WASHINGTON. Feb : - The
arms conference made the last en-
try or IT'S record OF achievements
today and prepared for sine die ad-
jOurnment Monday.
At four hour plenary session two
more treaties and half dozen sup
Elemental resolutions were passed
through the final stage OF confer
ence approval and then the dele
gates exchanged farewell cOurtesies
IN a series Of speeches expressing
universal satisfaction over the re-
suits Of the history making u
weeks OF negotiations just ended
Mondays session viii be devoted
entirely 10 formal signature Of the
conference treaties and TO an adj
dress By Pres't Harding. voicing his
appraisement OF the work accom-
pushed by the conference he called
into being Most OF the foreign
delegates plan 20 leave Washington
on Monday night or Tuesday
Approve Chinese Treaties.
The two treaties accepted form
ally at today's session both relate 20
China. one providing for revision
OF the Chinese customs system and
the other embodying EHhu Roots
-four points" and the ampliied open
door. Some Of the separate resolu-
lions put on the record deal with
collateral Chinese questions. but in
Guided In the lot was a supplement
to the four-powcr Pacific treaty. ex-
Guiding from The scope Of the agree
meut the principal islands of the
Japanese empire.
a few hours after the plenary
session adjourned the Japanese and
Chinese met and affixed their sigma
lures 10 the treaty by which Shan
tung is TO be returned TO Chinese
control. Although the long debated
Sbautung question occupied a key
position i'm the conference program
The negotiations by which it was
settled proceeded outside the con-
ference proper and only the two
Oriental powers were made parties
tu the resulting treaty
Delegates Praise Results.
Every delegation had voice in
Tho final session of oratory that
ference 90 close today and every
policeman predicted that the ne
gOtiatiOHs Of Washington would
bulk large ma the history of the
world Sec'y Hughes for the
United states and Arthur J BalfOur
tor Great Britain hailed che confer
ence accomplishments as ushering
in "uev era" of international un-
derstOndng and Albert Sarraut. for
France. eulosi1ed the record OF
achievement as constituting the
'lofuest precedent OF mankind"
Similar expressions came from all
the other national groups.
What the negotiations had done
fnr China and for peace On the cru
cial area of the Pacific and the far
east was the keynote of nearly all
the concluding addresses. Japan re-
rewed her pledges of fair treatment
for China through Baron Shidehara.
who declared his government want
ed only 10 aid in bringing the
Chinese nation 20 its proper place
.u the world. and Minister SIC o.
the Chinese delegation asserted that
JUS ltNHlf NA.4 4'Fh upon the 0e-
eisious reached here as the amin as
Of n new inspiration 90 go forward
.n orderly development
DWeiUuc ON the Chinese situation
as cornerstone of the work OF the
conference. Mr.. BaIfour save warn
I-g that no nation fin the future
could violate the principles laid
down I'm Washington without sacri-
neinE the confidence Of the powers.
Plea for Genoa Conference.
Embodied I'm Italy's last message
-' the conference voiced by Sen.
Schanzer. was a reference 10 the
.omins economic conference 20 be
held az Genoa. coupled with an ex-
preston Of hope that the United
states would not withdraw from the
councils Of the powers The econ
emis situation. Sen. Schanzer said.
presented problem which naturally
must come more and more TO the
front as the world attempted 10
scale down ornaments and return 20
ways OF peace
The utterances OF the statesmen
a. the powers during the final period
~ oratory were addressed 90 a hal.
Utmost empty Of spectators The
rIerary session had lapsed FAR over
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