Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-07
COLORFUL THR0NG
WATCHES SIGNING
OF WORLD TREATIES
Continued from Page H.

sion to order.
81 am happy to announce" he
said, chat the treaty between China
and Japan relating to Shantung
was signed on Saturday"
He then announced that other
treaties would now be signed in
alphabetical order.
Under the method Of signing
agreed upon, each nation signed all
the treaties at once.
The American delegation, led by
Secretary of State Hughes, first
stepped to the treaty table and af-
fixed their signatures opposite the
great red seals. Senator Lodge fol-
lowed Mr.. Hughes, then came Ellhu
Root and Senator Underwood.
Loud applause greeted the action
of the American delegation as it
table and signed the history -aking
documents.
Sidney Smith, "chief of protocols"
of the state department, who has
presided at every treaty signing OF
the department for many years,
watched over the proceeding anx-
iously, seeing that each signer
picked the proper ill., wherein to
affix his name.
. Delegates Applaud
Following the signing by Amerl-
ca, the representative of little Bel
GUM stepped to the table and at
fixed his signature to the two nine
power treaties of the conference al
fecting China. The representative
was Baron De Cartier, who was CIV
en- a big ovation.
The audience broke into loud APP
plause when Great Britain's delega-
ton, headed by the stately Balfour,
stepped to the signing table. Lord
Balfour was given another personal
ovation. Then followed Lord Lee,
Of the British admiralty; Ambassa-
dor Geddes and the representatives
of the British dQminions. TheI crowd
was deeply interested in Sastri, the
Indian delegate, who wore his Gus
tomary white turban.
During the signing the Japanese
delegate, Baron Hanihara, beaming
his quaint Oriental smile, passed
around the hail, obtaining auto
graphs of his colleagues.
Lord Balfour signed the treaties
twice, once for Finland and the Sec
ond time for the Union Of South
Africa.
Binding arc lights were flashed
or each delegation while the movie
cameras recorded for all time the
historic scene.
The Chinese legation-Messrs.
SEE, koo and Wang-then signed
the nine-power treaties.
M. Sarraut and M. Jusserand then
signed all the treaties for France.
The Italian delegation, headed by
Senator SchanZer, then stepped to
the table and was given a big hand
Italy signed the naval, the poison
gas and submarine treaties and the
two pacts on China.
President Arrives
Japans delegates, headed by the
stoic-faced Kato, then signed all the
treaties. With Kato were Baron
Shidehara and Vice Foreign Minister
Hanihara.
The Dutch and Portuguese delega-
tons were the last to sign. Presi-
dent Harding arrived while the Japa-
nese delegates were signing, but
waited in a cloak room until the GER
emony was completed and then en-
tered the hall.
Audience and delegates rose and
applauded for a half minute, while
the president bowed his appreciation
to all sides. Without an introduce
ton, Mr.. Harding began reading his
address.
The treaties will be submitted to
the senate just as soon as the nee
essary steps can b. taken, Senator
Lodge, a member of the American
delegation, said this afternoon.
The first step, Senator Lodge said,
will be drafting of a report to Presi-
dent Harding, by the American dele
CATION. This will require some time.
Senator Lodge indicated he would
not call a conference of Republican
senators on the treaties. They know
now pretty well what the conference
did, he said.