Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-04
ARMS CONFERENCE CLEARS
DECKS FOR Final SESSION;
FAR EASTS TROUBLES OVER
Treaty Between China and Nine Powers Guarantees In
tesny Of Celestial Nation and Wider Open Door
New Agreement Laid Before Plenary Session Today
Embodies Roots -Four Points and Protects Country
Against Outside Dictation; Parley Ends Monday.

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening.
Washington. Feb. 4-The arms
conference today wound up i,s
Z work with a whIrlwind Of action.
II formally approved the var
ious agreements 20 make for peace
In the Far East. And in the clos
Ing moments. Arthur J. Barour.
heading the British delegation
voicing the feeling Of statesmen
everywhere that China is the key-
stone Of that structure uttered A
solemn warning that the world
expected a respect Of the settle
ments arrived at in strict good
faith.
Any nation. the British sfatesra,
said, which in the future aimed 10
transgress the principles laid down In
the conference with regard 70 China
need not plead ignorance nor geek 20
invoke any secret understanding"
with minor Chinese officials.
Every nation. Mr. Balfour Impress
lively declared. would be considered
outside" the comfy Of nations
In a brief hours work which nre-
ceded field day for oratory in which
the delegation leaders took oppor-
tunity 70 pay tribute 10 President
Harding for the calling Of the confer
ence. and for its work the confer
ence put the formal stamp OF approval
on the results Of three long months or
patient and not untroubled negotia-
tian which WI take their places in the
inches Of history.
They were principally:
Final approval Of the Four Power
Pacific Treaty with a supplement ex-
Guiding the homeland islands OF
Japan from its terms.
Final approval OF the Far Easter,
Treaty affirming anew the omen door
In China and providing for her in
tegrity against foreign exploitation
and encroachment
Final approval OF treaty revising
the system OF Chinese cusfoma charp-
era measure described as vital to
rehabilitation OF China by herself.
FORMAL announcement Of a decIara-
ton Of principles on the Siberian
'question pledginR the territorial in
teErity Of that land.
FORMAL announcement OF the agree
ment by japan to hand back Shantunp
70 China-a conclusion of a subtect
that almost wrecked the Peace Con-
ference OF Versailles.
Formal announcement OF a decIar,-
nf
on china. and formal announcement OF
Japans 8 abandonment Of the much at
lacked group five
A provision to the Naval Ign,jt,-
ton Treaty that none OF the power.
pledged may sell any OF their vvar-
ships between now and the time thew
are scrapped
a resolution TO Improve the Pro-
lection Of Chinese Eastern Railway
Mr.. Balfour said that looking back
over the IL weeks of the conference.
think we can say without undue
seif-esteem that the advice 40 noblv
rendered has been taken and we have
mad the consciousness that We wera
working In the SERVICE OF mankind.-
Mr.. Baifour said while the confer
ence had seemingly considered triftnr
details, the great moral questions
have been met.
ANY nation which in the future
sought to transgress the principles
laid down by the conference in reRana
TO China. Mr.. Balfour solemnly Rsyk
warning. need not plead ignorance or
seek 70 invoke any secret UNDER
standing with minor Chinese Of
ficials.
such nation. he.declared, would b.
considered outside the comfy of ma
tons"
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