Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-04
ARMS CONFERENCE is
READY FOR ADJOURNMENT

Washington, Feb. 3.-(By The A. p
Except for the fornalities and trins
that are to attend its adjournment the
Washington conference on limitation Of
armament and Far Eeastern questions is
over.
At a plenary session tomorrow the re-
naming treaties and resolutions are to
be formally approved and the chief
delegates are to say good-oye TO one an
other in speeches expressing the gratih-
cation of their governments over the
conference accomplishments On Mon
day, at another public meeting the
treaties will be signed and sealed ana
President Harding will deliver the con-
ference validictory in brief address.
Already the administration. looking
upon the conference agreements as ac-
complished facts. Is moving to SUSPEND
work on thirteen battleships and battle
cruisers now under construction, but
destined for the scrap heap under the
naval treaty. The president does not plan
to actually begin the scrapping process
until the treaty has been ratified bv all
the powers. but he has asked the nav
department for information on which
an order suspending construction soon is
to be issued
In their final roundup Of the Far
Eastern situation, the conference leader.
decided today to put their conclusions
into two Far Eastern treaties ana
number Of supplementary resolutions
One of the treaties Will deal with revision
Of the Chinese tariff and the other will
enbody the Root -four points and the
| open door policy" Both will have &c
| signatories all nine Of the powers reere-
| sented here
Actual negotiations on the Far East
ern problems came to an end today with
| statements delivered in the Far Eastern
/ committee setting forth the position Of
| the American and Chinese governments
toward the ''twenty-one deerer6.
| Speaking for China, DIR. wsng said his
government viewed with satisfaction Ia
pans announcement yesterday that rroup
| five and some other clauses Of the de
rpands' would be withdrawn. but reserv-
ed her right to protest the parts remain
ing. Secretary Hughes asserted that the
American government still stood on its
rights IN the matter. as 1t had asserted
them when the demands" were isid
down by Japan in 1915. and there the
discussion ended without action.
The only treaties - be formally given
conference approval at tomIrow'c plen-
ary session are the two relating to china
but at the same time there will he hnsI
tions that have been adopted IN the Far
Eastern committee and probably an ex.
change Of notes to definitely exclude re
Japanese homeland from the scope ~
the four-power Pacific treaty signed De-
cenber 13. The session will begin st
1890 a. M, a half hour earlier than ths
customary meeting time Of the confer
ence, and its committees. in anticipation
, of several hours Of farewell oratory.
On Monday the delegates will sign
the naval Il eaty. the submarine and pc,s-
on gas treaty, the two treaties relatin 6
! to China and tn complementary notes
; to be attached to The four-power Pa
, cific treaty. The agreement regarding Yar
to which the United States and Japan
alone are parties. and the six-p0wer set.
tlement sllocating the former German ca
bles in the Pacific are not yet In treat,
form but they are considered as hav
ing only incidental connection with III,
conference and will not delay the de
parture OF the delegates for home. Il 4
expected they will be pressed TO con
: clusion in the near future though III
regular diplomatic channels.