Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-02

i Tho following text Of the submarine
and poison gas treaty presented to the
conference on Limitation Of armament
WAS made public today:
The United States Of America,
!. The British empire. France, Italy
j rand Japan, hereinafter referred to
rs the signatory powers, desiring
1 to make more effective the rules
I adopted by civilized nations for
Z the protection of the lives Of neu-
I trails and non-combatants at sea-
in time Of war. and to prevent the
chemicals, have determined to
! conclude a treaty to this effect,
!. sind have appointed as their pleni-
! The President of the United
q States of America:
Charles Evans Hughes,
8 Henry Cabot Lodge,
/, Oscar w. Underwood,
{. Citizens Of the United States:
J His Majesty the King of the
h united kingdom of Great Brit
r ain and Ireland and of the
Ii British dominions beyond the
seas, emperor OF India:
~ The Rt. Hon. Arthur James
Balfour. o. NJ, NJ. p, lord
D. 49, president OF his privy
& The Rt., Hon. Baron Lee of
Fareham. G. b. E.. K. c.
j s B.. first lord Of his adj
mirality:
X The Rt. Hon. Sir Auckland
Campbell Geddes, K. c.
= B.. his ambassador ex-
traordinary and plenipo-
q Tertiary to the United
States of America: and
, for the Dominion of Cam
The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert
Laird Borden, G. c. M. Co.
For the commonwealth Of Aus
tralia:
Senator the Rt. Hon. George
: Foster Pearce. minister
for home and territories:
For the dominion Of New Zea-
: The Hon. Sir John William
Salmond. K. c., Judge of
the supreme court OF New
: Zealand:
For the Union Of South Africas
3 The Rt. Hon. Arthur James
Balfour. o. NJ, NJ. p;
Tie Rt. Hon. valingman
> Sankaranarayana Srini-
vasa Sastri, member of
= the Indian council OF
; The President of the French
! Mr.. Albert sarraut, deputy
minister of the colonies;
z Mr.. Jules ]. Jusserand. am
and plenipotentiary to the
) United States of America,
grand cross of the Ma
& fional Order of the Legion
Of Honor:
j His Majesty the King Of Italy:
The Hon. Carlo Schanzer,
I senator of the kingdom;
The Hon. vittorio Rolandi
; Ricci, senator of the king
dom, his ambassador ex-
{ traordinary and plenipo-
Tertiary at Washington;
The Hon. Luigi Albertini,
\! senator of the kingdom.
y His Majesty the Emperor OF
Baron Tomosaburo Kato.
: minister for the navy,
Junii, q member Of the
first class Of the Imperial
Order of the Grand Cor
don of the Rising Sun
with the Pauiownia
Baron Kijuro Shidehara. his
+: ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary at
Washington, Joshii, a
member of the first class
of the Imperial Order of
the Rising Sun:
> Mr.. Masanao Hanihara, vice
: minister for foreign at.
fairs, Jushii. a member OF
the second class Of the
Imperial Order of the Ris-
ing Sun:
Who, having communicated their
full powers, found in good and
due form, have agreed as follows:
7 The signatory powers declare
/ that among the rules adopted by
: civilized nations for the protec-
ton of the lives of neutrals and
noncombatants at sea in time of
war, the following are to be
deemed an established part OF in
ternational law:
QD A merchant vessel must be
( ordered to submit to visit and
search to determine it's character
before it can be seized.
A merchant vessel must not be
4 attacked unless it refuse to sub
: nit to visit and search after
: warning. or to proceed as directed
after seizure.
: A merchant vessel must not be
/, destroyed unless the crew and pas