Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
Arms PARLEY
CLEARS SLATE;
ENDS MONDAY
Treaties Will Be Signed
and Sealed Harding
Will Make Speech

WASHINGTON, d. c. Feb. 3.-(By
Tho Associated Press.)-Formal regret
that Japan has failed to renounce all
claims ;.gainsts China based ON the
1919 treaty and the opinion of the
Chinese delegation, that this treaty and
the correspondence which led Is it,
should form the subject of impartial
examination with view to their
abrosaton. was expressed today by
Chief Justice Chung-Tui Wang, of the
Chinese delegation at the final meeting
OF the Far Eastern committee.
Dr. Wangis address was in reply to
the statement yesterday of Baron
snidehara for Japan announcing the
Withdrawal OF group five of the treaty
and other clauses objected to particu-
lary by China. The official communi-
que of the meeting issued tonight
quoted DR.. Wang as declaring that the
entire covenant should be abrogated
because 1t was forced on China, it vio-
lated theaties between China and other
powers and was Inconsistent with
principles relating to China adopted by
the conference
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. s.-(By
The Associated Press,- Except for the
formalities and frills that are to at
tend Its adjournment the Washington
conference on Limitation of armament
and far Eastern questions. Is over.
At n plenary session tomorrow the
remaining treaties and resolutions are
TO be formally approved and the chief
delegates are to say goodbye to one
another in speeches expressing the
gratifica ton of their governments over
the conference accomplishments. on
Monday at another public meeting the
treaties Will be signed and sealed and
President Harding will deliver tho
conference valediftory in brief ad-
dress.
Already the administration. looking
upon the conference agreements. as
accomplished facts, Is moving to sus-
pend work on the thirteen battleships
and battle cruisers now under con-
struction but destined for the scrap
heap for the naval treaty. The presii
dent does not plan actually to begin
the scrapping process until the treaty
has been ratified by all the powers
but he has asked tho navy depart
\ ment for Information on which nm
order suspcnding construction soon Is
to be issued. In their final round up
OF the Far Eastern situa ton the con-
| ference leaders desired today to put
their conclusions. into Far Eastern
treaties and a number Of supplement-
ary- resolutions. One OF the treaties
will deal with revision of tho China
tariff and the other will cmbody the
Root -four points and the open
door policy" Both will have as sig
natorics all nine OF the powers repre-
scnted here.
Actual negotiations on the Far East
crn problems came to an end today
with statements delivered in the Far
Eastern committee setting forth the
position OF tho American and Chinese
government toward the "twenty-one
| demands. Dr.. Wang said China
viewed with satisfaction Japan's an
nouncemcnt yesterday that Group Five
and some other clauses OF the de
mand'' would be Withdrawn but re-
! served her right to Protest the parts
| remaining. Secretary Hughes asserted
that the American government still
stood OIL its rights in the matter as
II had asserted them when tho de
mands" were laid down by Japan in
! 1915 and there the discussion ended
| without action.
| The only treaties to be formally
given conference. approval Mt tomor-
! rows plcnary session are the two re-
lating to China but there Will he a
| final ratification of the supplementary
| resolutions that have been adopted in
| the Far Eastern committee and prob
| ably an exchange OF notes definitely
| to exclude the Japanese homeland
from the scope OF the four power Paci-
| fic treaty signed Dec. l5. On Monday
the delegates will sign the naval
treaty. the submarine and poison gas
treaty. the two treaties relating to
China and the supplementary notes 10
be attnchcd' to the four power Paci-
| fic treaty.
| The agreement regarding zap to
which the United States and Japan
| alone are parties and tho siN power
settlement allocating the former Ger
| Continued on Page Two.)
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