New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Parley Limit
W. ON Success.
Asserts iod &c
Conference Kept Within the
boundaries SUGGESTED by
President and Didn't Try
TO Accomplish Too Much
Aid TO China Reviewed
Limitation of Navy Tonnage
and Calibcr Of Guns Are
called Big Achievement

ASHlNGTON, Feb. 4 tBy Tnc Asgo-
c'atcd Press).- BY not trying to do too
much the Washington arms conference
has succeeded IN doing something real
and PRACTICAL Senator Lodge, Of the
American delegation, declared to-nipht
in Il statement commenting on th~ re-
suits Of the meeting. The sec-et Of
the success, nc declared, lay in the tact
that "it was limited in subject"
The conference vas confined nv the
Presidents invjtation." the Senator
continued. "to the Limitation OF ;r,ra
mcnts and Guestions relating to the Far
rast--and the Far East meant China.
We had three princi pal objectivcs: The
limitation of armaments, the termlna-
tion of the Anglo-Japanesc alliance and
aid 20 China which would help her TO
secure real indepe ndence. All three
obJectives have been attained. If not
with completeness, which, Of course Was
impossible il the case OF China, vet in
very large measure.
Position of France Defined
'As France, owing to her situation,
was Unable to reduce her land forces,
the efforts of the conference we're di-
rccted to naval armament.
The reduction involving abandonment
or destruction Of many capital ships
vas not the most important feature of
the limitation.
"The great achievements, to my
mind, were the limitations on the ton
nagos Of ships and the calibcr of guns,
FOR this means ali end to competition
in armaments, and naval competition
was u real danger. Supplementng this
with the naval holiday by which no
building can be undertaken before
1912, except for replace ments under
certain limited conditions, we NAV
truly say that the conference has sue
cccded in not only reduction but
permanent reduction in naval anna
ments, putting an end TO com petition
botn in guns and tonnage, and this
limitation Of guns and tonnage ex-
tends beyond capital ships and in
cluCe5 all auxiliary vessels as well.
"The second achievement was what
is popularity known as the four power
treaty. BY which the four nations hold
ing lnsular possessions or domiNions il
the Pacific terminated the Anglo-Jap-
anese alliance which carried in il the
seeds of future troubles in the Pacific
region. This was the one all important
point in the four-power treaty.
The treaty contains no possibility OF
any alliance and no obligation what
ever beyond the obligation to consult
in case Of controversy and no nation
is bound by the results Of the consul
tatior.
Benefit to China
''i1 regard to China the outstanding
and most important result was, Of
course, the return of the province OF
Sn,,, t,,- Ia,
Apart from the Shantung settle
n'ent, other things were done by the
conference OF the highest value to
China. First was the genera. treaty
which provides :or China
neutrality, for the open door and
many other points of very great
moment Then there are q number Of
declaratio ions made by the conference
and unanimously agreed 10 which re-
llcve China in the matter of foreign
postoffices, foreign troops, extraterri-
torial jurisdiction and other points OF
the same kind.
Il cannot but believe tnat the work
OF the conference not only will telp
to relieve III q large measure the ma
items OF the earth from the burden of
naval expenditures, but also believe
that the work of the conference has
done much to promote and maintain
the future peace Of the world over a
great area of the worlds surface. The
Far East is region where intcrna-
tional disputes and wars between ma
tions are easily bred and great dca'
has been done to remove thai danger
from the coming years"
Praise by De Cartier
Baron De Cartier. Belgian An,bas-
sador to the United States and dele
gate 10 the Armament Conference,
said:
The conference will stand forth in
history as one of the epoch making
events OF The world, Tor Il was in
spired by noble motives of justice and
honor. Conceived by the great republic,
the United States Of America. through
its high minded chief executive, Presi-
dent Harding, and its illustrious Sec
rstary of State, Mr.. Hughes, the CON
ference will be recorded, believe, as
triumph of American foresight.