Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-10

WASHINGTON, Jan. Shy the
Associated Press. 1.-The Washington
conference about completed its ar
mament limitation program Satur-
day by voting poison gas into the
discard.
AS in the case of the new rules
to govern submarines, the proposal
against the use of gas in future wars
was adopted bv the five great pow
ers as applicable among themselves,
with an invitation to the rest of the
world to join in the agreement.
That left on the armament wait
ing list of the conference only two
REPRESENTATION of aircraft and
general revision Of the rules of WarrS
fare-and both seemed likely tonight
to be passed over without definite
action.
An air warfare subcommittee Las
reported after weeks of study that
limitation Of airplaneS appears inn
practicable until a conference Of
wider scope had been convened, al
though it was suggested that some
restrictions on use Of lighter-than-
air craft might be worth attempting.
A future worldwide conference
for consideration of the rules of var
has been suggested, and sentiment
among the delegates seems to favor
it. Italy, however, hopes to see the
present negotiations develop some
agreement against bombarding OF
unfortified cities.
So far have the armament discus.
sions proceeded that some delega-
tons are looking forward to
plenary session of the conference by
Wednesday or Thursday Of next
week to publish to the world the
completed limitation treaty and 60
record the further steps that have
been taken in regard to the Far
East.
Far Eastern Discussion
In the Far Eastern discussions, to-
days deliberations contributed no
surface indication Of progress, despite
an appeal by the Chinese to Secre.
t4ry Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour
to suggest a way out of the Chinese
Japanese deadlock on Shantung.
The Chinese delegates saw the re-
spective heads Of the American and
opinion was divided afterward as to
the prospects.
Facing a situation that both de.
scribed as delicate, it was apparent
the two parties to the controversy
could not even agree on method
by which mediation could be at
tempted. The Chinese wanted to
avail themselves Of the offer of
good offices" made by Messrs. Bal.
four and Hughes, but the Japanese
was prepared to make concessions
she hitherto has refused to consider.
A solution hinges on the method
of payment to be arranged for
China's purchase of the Using Tao
Tsinanfu railroad and both sides say
they have gone as far as they can
toward a compromise. In American
quarters, however, the opinion is ex-
pected that the difference is so small
as to make final disagreement I'M
thinkable.
1t is considered certain that Mr..
Balfour and Secretary Hughes, in
their roles as mediauors, will use
every reasonable means to bring the
two groups togetherS>for there has
been tendency in many quarters
to regard settlement of the long de-
bated Shantung problem as an in.
teGral element in the solution of the
remaining ions Of the Far East.
These questions are TO come in for
intensive discussion during the COM
ing week, and the delegates all APP
pear to believe that the air would
be cleared appreciably if Shantung
were out of the way
The general belief is that with the
armament negotiations ended, the
Far Eastern side of the conference
cou'd be wound up n another week
or ten days. That would seem to
forecast a final adjournment about
two weeks hence, but not so soon
as some of the delegates had expect
ed. Prince Tokugawa of the JAP
anese delegation, carried out his
original plans and left for Japan to-
day, but it was indicated that Mr..
Balfour as considering cancelling
his steamship reservations Cor next
Saturday.
Twenty-One Demands
If plenary session is called for
next week, it is not unlikely nat
among other things it will see an
rouncement of d definite agreement
for Qualification of the four-power
Pacific treaty SO as to make it in
to the major islands of
the Japanese empire. Negotiations
for such a formal agreement. either
a reservation orhpy an ex-
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