The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
STAGE ALL SET
H)RLAST SESSION
OF ARMS PARLEY
President Harding to End
Famous Conference
Tomorrow.
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tionsiof the provisions of articles
, an9's OF the treaty to be signed
at Washington on February s. 1922.
witt reference TO their general pol
hey Ssesigned to stabilize conditions
in Do Far East. to safeguard, the
righS' and interests of China. and
to promote intercourse between
Chtsa and the other powers upon
the basis OF equality OF oppor-
tunlty.
Resolve that there shall be es-
tabltshed in China a board of ref
erencs to which any questions aris-
ing IN connection with the execu-
tion Of the aforesaid articles may
he referred for investigation and
report,
Jap Homeland Excluded.
The special conference provided
in sATticle II Of the treaty to be
signed at Washington on February
6, fs2s. with reference to the Chi
for tfie approval of the powers con-
cerned a detailed plan for the con-
stitution Of the board"
The conference also adopted the
supplement to the Pacific pact.
which made effective the belief
originally expressed by President
Harding that the Japanese home
lands was excluded from the four
power Pacific treaty provision. It
was as follows:
The United States of America,
the British Empire. France and
Japan have through their respec-
tive eSplenipotentiaries. agreed upon
the Following stipulations supple
mentary to the quadruple treaty
signed at Washington on Deem
ber u. 1871
The term 'insular possessions
and insuIar dominions.' used in the
aforesaid treaty shall, in it's ap-
plication to Japan. include only
Karafuto Cor the southern portion
Of the island Of Sakhalin), For
mssa. and the Pescadores. and the
islands under the mandate OF
Japan.
Explain Positions On Siberia.
The present agreement shall
have the same force and effect as
the said treaty to which it is SUP
Elementary.
The provision Of Article " of
the aforesaid treaty of December
Is, 1921. relating to ratification
shall be applicable to the present
agreement which in French and
Engiish shall remain deposited in
the archives Of the government OF
the United States and duly certi-
red copies thereof shall be trans
mIttkd by that government to eacn
Of the other contracting powers.
There also was read into the rec
ord of the conference the positions
of the United States and Japan
resarding Siberia made public som.
DAYS ago. The Japanese pledge
themselves to withdraw eventually
from Siberia while the United
states frankly announces that II
will, not tolerate any violation OF
Russian territorial rights
Board TO Revise War Rules
Senator Root personally present.
ed the resolution which provides FOL
the calling of a supplementary con-
ference which is to revise the rules
Of warfare. 1t was specifically set
forth in this agreement that this
conference shall not review the
submarine and the poison gas
treaty"
After this the conference adopted
a supDIement TO the naval treaty
hich binds all of the signatories
moi to sell any of their warships
betwcen now and final ratification
"rsthe treaty. Such sale. it was
sxpIafned would be a violation OF
the Treaty provisions.
The complete business program
nr tic plenary session was finished
At 1885. and then opportunity was
given for the spokesmen Of the
various delegations to express their
-npiniOn OF the work accomplished.
The first speaker was Mr.. Balfour.
He referred to the opening address
Of President Harding. anil said that
his suggestion that the conference
was"to work for the welfare or
mankind was well made.
Can Help China.
Il think the advice so nobIy ten
dered has been taken advantage Of"
said the British delegation leader.
'gnd we have had a consciousness
that We were working in the serv-
ice Of mankind"
He referred to the agreement on
china as being of the utmost i'm
portance. declaring that any ma
tfon that in the future might try
70 Bring about a secret understand
ing In China would be considered
outside Of the comfy OF nations" &"
The chinese situation he declared,
has been one that always was dan
gerous, and he admitted that he was
not certain that anxiety over China
was at an end However. 1t was
his opinion that China must work
out her own changes to meet the
situation now existing. All that
the other nations can do. in the
opinion OF Mr.. BalfoUr. is to help
china.
D'AIte Lands L. -
At. great length he reviewed the
general work Of the conference, es-
Pc oislly as il affects China, and de-
Clsred that all nations now have a
set. OF rules of conduct to deal with
Chinese affairs. All of the treaties
arranged by the conference will
work out to prevent war. in the
opinion OF the speaker.
Spokesmen for each Of the dele
cations made speeches along simi-
lar lines. All praised in the warm
est terms the action of President
Harding in calling the conference
and the American delegation.
especially Secretary Hughes. for
leadership.
.viscount D'AIte. the deIeeate
from Portugal. was eloquent in his
remarks.
-America." he said ..bax ius,,-