The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Pacific Treaty
Not Completed
Washington Conference Con-
tinues to Make Motions
Without Moving
Rapidly

Washington, Jan. .z19 (By' the As
sociated-rcss.)- THE five power.
treaty for li:sjtation of navafarTna-
ment has unders on further
changes in the course of a final
overhauiinS by experts, and it.
now is complete except for the ar
ticle establishing fortifcations
status on the Pacific. When
solution OF the Notifications prob
lem Will be possible is regarded by
some delegates as dubious ques-
ton. but. i'll other quarters there
still is hope that a plenary session.
to announce publicly conclusion of
the treaty may be held by early
next week. !
BY sonIe delegations the propos-
al is put forward chat the trouble
some article be dropped from the
tVeaty altogether. and either at
t3chcd to the four power treaty al
ready signed or embodied in a5sep-
aratc convention 10 be drawn later.
Thus far. however. that suggestion
has remained in an informal stage.
and conference leaders are going
ahead on the assumption that the
provision Will remain I'M the naval
pact.
In the light Of renewed instrae-
tons from Tokyo 20 the japanese
delegation the naval drafting ex-
perts will meet. again tomorrow TO
try to work out new phrasing
Of the article. 1t was indicated
tonight that the japanese adyices
from home We're not entirely con-
elusive. but hope was expressed in
an carly solution.
It was revealed today that IN the
final revision Of other portions of
the treaty. notifications had been
agreed to in the limitations on air
craft carriers and on methods of
scrapping. and that provision had
been made which would require
two years notice from any power
desiring TO terminate the conven-
ton. The termination stipulation
is aRplica bic only after the initial
15 year period of the treaty's du-
ration, and it is provided that
snould one Signatory desire to ter
inmate the treaty after that period.
it will autegiatically become inopepA
ative as among the Others.
Oelaer sections of the text remain
virtually unchanged, the principal
rro,-iSiopc fo> l;yoit;,~r 1., ,,;f,I ~ s,,.,,
strength and the size and arma-s
ment of individual vessels being
incorporated in theiS original form.
The regulations for governing use
of submarines, the prohibition
against poison gas and the> airplane
resolution are rot Included, but VIII
be embodied in q separate treaty.
In the sectior dealing with air.
plane carriers, the total tonnage
limitations agreed to. by the five
powers are retained in the final
draft, but the proposal TO limit in
diFidual carriers TO 27,900 tons
! each is modified so as TO permit
each signatory To construct Two of
S5,V0V TONS each. II IS PROVIDED
specifically that these may be OBJ
tanned by conversion of battIeships
now under construction but which
would otherwise go to the scrap
heap.
In addition, France and Italy
each Will be permitted to retain
two OF the capital ships listed fes
scrapping in 1881 for conversion
into training ships. For the same
purpose the United States, Great
Britain and Japan each is to be
permitted to retain one prescribed
capitai ship but in all cases meas
ures are provided TO prevent the
vessels so retained from becoming
| again active fighting units.