New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Suggestion Of a Definite
Program Is Declared 10
Have Insured Success
Hughes Also l. Praised
Another Pariev
Within ; Months
Land Armament. Subma-
rines and Aircraft Sole
Problems Left Unsettled
By Carter Field


WASHINGTON. Feb 4.-Admit-
tedly unique in the history of diplo-
macy, and having accomplished. IT,
the opinion of the representatives OF
all nine powers represented, more in
diminishing the armament burdens
Of peace and removing the seeds of
war than the experienced diplomats
of the world had dared hope, thu
armament limitation conference
reached its final stage to-day.
A rush of approvals for treaties
and agreements which had not unit
to-day received public approval b,
the conference divided the time Q
the last business session with
speeches on behalf Of the nine dele
cations expressing the satisfaction
of the countries represented Wit
what had been done. There viii be
another public session on Monday
but this is reserved entirely for tie
signing of some CT the treaties and
for the address of the President OF
the United States.
BaffOur Praises Hughes
Credit for the success of the con-
ference was given very largely by
Arthur J. Balfour. head Of the Brit
ish delegation, in his address, to tic
American idea Of laying down on the
opening day of the conference Il con
crete and definite plan for limiting
the navies of the great sea powers
Mr.. Balfour also gave great cred
to chairman Charles T.. Hughes. in
whom he said the conference had
been thrice blessed He added
that any nation which sought to VIC
late the principles laid down by tic
conference in regard to China. woulo
be considered "outsidc tho comfy Of
nations"
Some Of the more important event
o the day were:
Approval of the Two treaties with
regard TO Chira. piedging the cigat
powers to respect the sovereignitv
Of China. making the "open doo."
fact instead of a motto AID renov-
ing many restr c;ions from her =
handling Of her domestic ~l,4.~
Approval of the vupp!srnent- =.
fclr-7ouer trcs.r dc-1''c 10 - 80
else ISLANDS Of Japan = n'oh 49,
included in the scope OF the iGcr
power Pacific treaty already ap
proved. eliminating tho main isla0d'
Of Japan so as 10 meet objections
voiced III the Senate.
Shantung Treaty Signed
Signing o the Shantung treaty r
Japan ard China in the presence of
Mr.. Balfour and Secretary Hughes
late to-day. under which the plan
for the W thdrawal Of Japan enti1c-
" from this sacred Chinese provircc
is taken care of in every detail. lhc
treaty had earlier been reported 10
the conference.
The conference was notified CT
Japan's withdrawal of the famous
Group Five Of her twenty-onc dc
mands on China.
An entirely unheralded agreenaet.
under which no nation in the arrls-
meHt reduction treaty is 10 sell any
ships prior to the ratification of Tho
treaties by all the nations involved
This will prevent The nations selling
ships which under treaty arc %
be scrapped to cther countries. thus
providing possible complications.
There was also put in the record
to-day the promise Of Japan to lc-
spect the territorial integrity Of s.
IBERIA and to withdraw her troops
there as soon as Japanese nationals
are assured protection b. stable
Russian governments; and the prom
isc Of Japan to withdraw from tho
northern half of Saghalin Island "a
soon as a stable Russian governmor.
atones for the killing Of TOO Jap
anesc.
The conference approved finally
a resolution providing that another
conference be called within three
months to consider rules of war
fare, exclusive Of submarines and
chemical warfare.
Three Tasks Unfinished
AS il stands with its work finished
tonight the conference has practically,
in the opinion of all observers. accom-
plshed definitely everything which it
set ont to do, or which the widest on
timists hoped it would Go, except with
respect to three things.
OF these the most important is land
armaments Due to the position taken
at the outset by the French that they
must maintain d laroe ARM because of
the German menace. and due to the fact
that Germany and Russia could not be
brought into the conference as planned.
it was decided ve-v quickly that the
conference woui. have to exclude the
question Of limiting the s.. q land
srmamen.s from its avends
Inc second is failure to place any
limit on the size and number of subma-