Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-11
TEXT OF PRESIDENT
HARD|NG'S ADDRESS

(By The Associated Press)-The text
Of President Harding's address In SUD
hitting tho arms conference treaties
to the senate follows:
Mr.. President and gentlemen OF the
senate: 1 have come to make report
to you Of the conclusions of what has
been termed the Washington CONFER
ence on the Limitation of Armament.
and to lay before you the series OF
treaties which the United states ana
the other powers participating in the
have negotiated and signed
and have announced to the world
Apart from the very great satisfaction
in reporting to the senate it Is priVi-
lege as well as n duty to ask that ad-
vice and consent which the Constitn-
ton requires to make these convenants
effective.
Accompanying tho treaties I BRING
to you the complete minutes OF both
plenary sessions and committee meet
inKs, and a copy OF tho official report
made to me by the American delega-
tion to the conference. Both the conf
plete minutes and tho official report
of the American delegation are new
accompanimnts to the executive report
of a treaty or treaties out they are
fitting testimonials to tina open and
simpler diplomacy for which the world
mas &BhCu anu Nh5 IL dNeASo VI "''s~
contributed largely to thu SUCCESS Ok
fhe conference so recently adjourned.
I trust they will facilitate that ample
and helpful understanding which IS
desirable in the senate and reflect that
understanding which was tho keynote
OF the conference itself.
QUITE OUT OF TIE ORDINARY
1.-THE whole transaction is quite out
of the ordinary. l am not thinking OF
which 7 hDnp the
senate will come to appraise highly as
do. and as the world seems to do.
am not thinking OF the commcndabie
processes by which Agreements were
wrought, tho this WAS a conference
wholly OF free nations exercising
every national right and authority In
which every agreement was stamped
with unanimity. Indeed II was a con-
ference OF friends. proceeding In de-
liberation and sympathy, appraisng
their friendly and peaceful relations
and resolved to maintain them and
Eivc to the world now assurances OF
peace and actual relief from the bur
dcns OF excessive and competitive
armament.
"Bu. the out Of the ordinary phases
which I have In mind are that the
senate-indccd. the congress. has al
ready advised in favor of one-and in
fcrcntiaily OF two-of the treaties laid
before you today, and tho naval pact
negotiated and signed Is in accordance
with your expressed wish. 1t calls a
halt in the competitive construction Of
capital ships In tho great navics of the
world and affords the first actual re-
lief from naval burdens which peoples
have been able to acclaim since steam
and steel combined to add to naval
strength in warfare.
PACIFIC PROBLEMS SETTLED
But tho the treaty recommended to
the congress marks tho beginning OF n
naval holiday and that limitation OF
naval armament. which accords with
a world aspiration. the particular JUS
tification of this progressive and high
ly gratifying step was the settlement
of the International problems of the
Pacific. attended By new understand
inEs in place of mcnacing disagree
ments and established surctics in
stead OF uncertainties which easily
might lead to conflict. Much as IT
was desirable to lift the burdens of
naval armament and strike at the
menace of competitive construction
and consequent expenditure, tho cx-
ecutive branch OF the government.
which must bc watchful for the ma
TONS safety, was unwilling to coven-
ant a reduction OF armament until
there could bo plishtcd new guaran-
tees Of peace. until there could bo re-
moved tho probable mcnaces of con.
flict. Therefore all tho treaties sub
'uittod for your approval have such
important relationship ono to another.
that altho not intcrdcpendcnt. they
are the covenants of harmony, OF as
surancc, of conviction, of conscience.
and OF unanimity. These wo have be-
lieved to be essential TO perfect tho
fulfillmont which th. congress- has in
mind.
AS a simple matter OF fact all of
the agreements, except those dealing
directly with the Limitation of arma-
ments, take the place of various multi
power treaties. arrangements or under
standings formal, or informal, express
cd or implied, relating to matters in
the Pacific ocean. in which all the
powers siguatory were essentially IL
not equally concerned. The new agree
ments serve to put an end to con-
tradiction. TO remove antiquities and
to establish clear understandings.
1T is not necessary to remind YOU
that tho conference work was not
directed against any power or group
of powers. There were no puuishments
Ia inflict. no rewards to bcstow. Mutual
consideration and tho common welfare
and the desire Tor world peace i'm
pclled. tho conclusions reached ard
the covenants written neither require