Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-06
HARDING TO VOICE PLEASURE
WORK DONE BY ARMS GROUP
SIGN PACTS FINAL MEET TODAY
Convinced
conference Plan"
Bound to Bear Fruit
A d Dire IS to Be
S hOr t with ImpOr-
tant Utterances on
international Situa-
ton

Washington, Feb. 5-(By A. Pr
The Washington conference OH
ornaments and far eastern problems
will come to an end tomorrow with a
plcnary session given over to the
formal signing of the treaties and to
a farewell address by President
Harding.
Making his first appearance in the
sessions of the conference since he
welcomed the delegates to Washing
ton on November IL, the president
plans to express briefly his gratifi-
cation over the results accomplished
and his conviction that the expert
ment has justified full faith in the
practice of settling troublesome
questions in an international meet
ing of minds ,
Mr.. Harding's belief in his CON
ference plan" of conducting interna-
ticnal negotiations has been SO
strengthened by the developments
here, his friends say, that he regards
tie intangible relationships resulting
from the Washington meeting as OF
even greater significance than the
formal agreements that are to be
brought to contamination tomorrow.
He is to make only a short speech.
but it is expected to contain impor-
tant utterances on the general sub
ject of international fellowship.
Dncnifc tho small on1nnnf Nf unrlS
/ left to it, however, tomorrow's seS-
sion may cover several hours. -Four
treaties and q supplement to a fifth
are to be signed by the delegates at
the big green table in Continental
| hall. around which all the public
meetings of the conference have
been held. The affixing OF waxed
seals and all the eXactins work of
inspecting the treaty texts before
signature are tasks of such impor-
lance that conference officials say
| there will be no disposition to hurry.
Two of the treaties, that relating
to the Root -four points" and the
open door, and that dealing with
Chinese tariff problems. must be
signed by the full delegations of the
France, Italy. China. Belgium, Por-
tugal and The Netherlands. while the
other two. limiting capital ships
strength and regulating submarine
| and poison gas warfare. are to he
given approval by the plenipotenti-
| aries of the United States. Great
, Britain. Japan. France and Italy.
| All these except Italy are to sign
| also tho supplemental agreement de-
| filming the scope of the four power
| Pacific treaty.
| 1t is the plan to complete the
| signing before the president speaks,
so that as he delivers his appraise-
ment of the significance Of the con-
ference he will have it's final record
of accomplishment on the liable be-
| fore him. There will be no other
| speechmaking and as soon as Mr..
Harding has concluded the confe'-
ence will adjourn sine die.
| Most of the foreign delegates plan
: to leave Washington tomorrow night
or Tuesday. and they spent today
making series of farewell calls or
| at work in their offices, winding up
details of the tasks which have kept
them here for more than IL weeks.
Several issued statements praisins
the achievements of the conference
and the hospitality of the American
| people.
| Before the end OF the week the
conference treaties probably will be
IN the hands of the senate. The
American delegation already has
about completed the report Il at is to
accompany the treaties when they
are turned over to President Hard
ing and he has indicated he will, sub
NIT them for ratification within a
DAY or two after. they come into his
possession. All five are expected to
go 10 the capitol at one time, but
| whether the president will deliver
them IN person remains to be decided.