The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-06
CHINESE TARIFF
PLAN APPROVED;
SUB WAR CURBED
Progress Increases When
Conference Draws
To Close.
Continued from Page One.

g'O"s "Do N"S.
come up on the floor of the Senate
in the very near future. AS a mat
ter of, fact it was declared in sew
eral of the delegations yesterday
that there was not the slightest
chance that this treaty will be
made over into an offensive and de-
fensive alliance. The contrary Is
the plan. Recognizing that there
is very strong opposition IN
American Congressional circles TO
any treaty that would SAVIOR of an
alliance the document will be
drafted so that it will contain no
promises of military or naval as
sistance in the event of war,
neither will it provide for any con-
certed action against any other ma
ton that might set forth to build
big navy.
Officials say that there will be
provisions in the treaty for the
various nations meeting to discuss
developments under the treaty. but
that this is as far as IL will go.
In the event of a war that would
involve the United States, for In
stance. it would be accepted as a
right that Congress could immedi-
ately authorize unlimited eNpendi-
lures for the army and navy. Each
nation would have a similar right,
officials said.
Look to Changed Warfare.
There will be provision made
whereby the various signatory
powers would get together in the
event of invention making obsolete
any of the present recognized
methods Of warfare which are rec
ognized in the treaty.
The question of the conversion oil
merchant ships into vessels of wal
is being very carefully debated
officials and delegates realize tha'
this is one of the most important
matters now before the conference
1t must be decided in connection
with the supplemental Root resolu'
tions which have not yet beer
pa ssed upon. and which would make
the improper use of submarines IT
time of war piracy and punishable
as such. This particular resolution
will furnish the chief topic of de-
bate when the naval committee re-
sumes its deliberations at IL O'CLOCK
this morning.
As one member of the American
delegation put it last night, the con-
ference must decide when mcr'
chant ship is not a merchant snip
but actually a vessel of war before
lit will be possible for the various
delegations represented here to dell
nitely declare how they will stant
on the Root piracy proposals.
Session Is Fifteenth.
The official text of the commu
nique covering yesterday afternoon
session of the naval committee wa
as follows:
The fifteenth meeting of tie com
mittee on limitation of armamen
was held this afternoon. January b
I1922 at $3.50 o'clock, in the Pal
American Union Building.
The following resolutions, pre-
| scented by Mr.. Root, chairman of TIT
subcommittee for drafting resolu
tons regarding submarines. were
after discussion, unanimousl.
adopted:
| The siCnatory powers desiring t
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adopted by civilized nations for tn
protection of the lives of neutral
and noncombatants at sea in tim
OF war. declare that among thos
rules the following are to be deemed
an established part of internationa
law:
| 81. A merchant vessel must he or
dered to submit to visit and scare
to determine its character before i
can be seized.
"A merchant vessel must not b
attacked unless it refuses to submit
to visit and search after warning
or to proceed as directed afte
seizure.
| "a merchant vessel must not b
destroyed unless the crew and pas
sengers have been first placed
safety.
80. Belligerent submarines are nc
under any circumstances exemr
from the universal rules abov
stated; and if a submarine canno
capture a merchant vessel in con
formity with these rules the eN
| listing law of nations requires it I
! desist from attack and from seiZur
and to permit the merchant VesS'
to proceed unmolested.
The signatory powers invite a
other civilized powers to expires
their assent to the foregoing state
ment of established law so thu
there may be a clear public under
standing throughout the world {
the standards of conduct by whic
the public opinion of the world is I