Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-07
CONTAIN
PROVISION FOR
SECOND FARLEY
United States Is to Call An
other Conference As Soon
As Possible at the End
Of Eight Years.
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 6 (by the AS
ISOLATED Press -When the Wash
ington conference closed today 1t
left a dozen delegates in the form
Of commissions and other interna-
tional bodies which again will
bring representatives of the pow
ers together to discuss world
problems.
Besides many general agree
ments to Consult" among them
selves when troublesome questions
arise, the governments represented
authorized specifically ahong other
things, a five-power conference
eight years hence to revise rules
of warfare. a special conference
and a separate revision commits
sion" to regulate the Chinese tar
if, board of reference to consid-
err economic and railway questions
in the Far East and an interna-
tional commission to inquire into
extraterritorial rights in China.
Duties of Secretariat.
Only two duties are bequeathe
to the secretariat general of the
expiring conference, and it Is the
expectation of officials that his Of
flee will wind up these tasks and
finally close its doors in the near
future. 1t has merely to compile
and have printed the correct min.
utes of the plenary sessions and
committee meetings and to act as
a clearing house through which
the nations will inform each 9TH
err fully as to their existing COM
mitments affecting China. This
information is to be filed with
the secretariat-general for trans
mission to all conference mem
bers "at the earliest cOnVen-
fence" and similar commitments
entered into in the future are to
be dealt with by direct communi-
cation between the foreign office.
The provision for another arma-
ment conference is embodied in
the five-pOWer naval treaty signed
today. 1t sets forth that "in view
Of possible technical and sciaa!isic
developments. the United States
shall arrange for a confer
ence Of all the contracting powers
which shall convene as soon as
possible after the expiration OF
eight years from the coming into
force Of the present treaty to con-
slider what changes, if any, may be
necessary to meet such develop
ments."
In addition, 1t Is provided that
in case Of one of the five sigma
tories becomes involved in war,
the others shall Consult" and all
five shall meet in conference"
again when the war is over. A
conference also is to be held if anv
developments seem to affect mate
rally the Requirements of nation.
al security" of any power in
manner to involve treaty proyl-
sions, and If any signatory desires
to terminate the treaty after its
initial 15-year tenure, "all the con-
tracing powers shall meet in con-
ference"
Rules of War Commission.
The rules Of war commission,
authorized under separate resolu-
ton, is to be composed of two rep
resentatives of each of the five
major powers. The other govern
ments are to notify the United
States of their selection of delega-
lions within three months, and the
American government is to fix the
time and place of meeting. The
commission is to inquire and re
port whether, present interna-
tional law covers new weapons OF
warfare and what changes, if any.
are necessary.
Authorization for the machinery
to revise the Chinese tariff is con-
tanned in the tariff treaty which
provides that the revision COM
mission shall meet at Shanghai at
the earliest practicable date" and
shall proceed at once TO an initial
Encouragement of customs rates.
The special conference on the sub
Ject will be convened in China three
months later, when the commits
sion's work shall have been com
pleted and will arrange for aboli-
ton of the internal "likin" tax. i'm
position of sur-taxes, and periodi-
cal tax revisions in the future.
All nine nations represented here
are to hold membership in both
the commission and the confer
ence.
Creation of the board of refer
ence to consider cases arising un-
der the open door agreement of
the powers and under the pledge
against discriminatory railway
practices in China is authorized in
supplementary resolution at
tached to the general Far Eastern
treaty. The makeup of the board
Is to be determined by the special
conference on Chinese tariff and
the powers of the reference BODY
are confined to investigation and
report"
Special Commission.
Another special commission.
composed of three Japanese and
three Chinese, is set up by tho
Shantuns treaty to work out de-
tails of the transfer Of Kiao Chow
to Chinese control.
Back of these specific provisions
stand numerous engagements scat
tered through the treaties and res
olutions of the conference stipulot-
ing In general way that in future
common counsel shall be taken bv
the nations wherever international
questions arise. Thus, under the
four-power Pacific treaty the
United States, Great Britain, Japon
and France are to meet in "toint
conference if a question arises
over the Pacific possessions, : I'm.
| der the general Far Eastern tres+,
there Is to be full and frank COW,
munication on every douh4.
full subject relating to thf
treaty's provisions, and under The
naval Limitation fran T., n - -.