New-York tribune., 1922-01-31
Agreement Virtually Ends
Tasks of Conference; ;
No Further Delay Is Ex-
pected by Delegates
Final Session Is
Scheduled Monday
Settlement Of Controversy
Over Shantung Re-
moves Final Obstacle

By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-With
final agreement on the naval treaty
and Pacific islands Notifications to-
day. the armament limitation con-
ference is we'll within sight Of its
final adjournment
On Shantung, only the final draft.
ing of the treaty is causing delay.
The Shantung decision virtually viii
conclude the work of the conference.
There will be an open session
Of the conference.-the fifth--on
Wednesday, at which the nava
treaty agreement will be formally
announced The plan tonight is t.
have this session run into the after
noon as well and record publicly
many of the agreements which have
been reached since the last open
session
Only Two More Sessions
Plans tonight also call for tuo
more sessions after that set for
Wednesday. At one of these it *
expected to record publicly the
agreements reached on Shanturc
and on the Chinese treaty or treaties
for it is still not certain whether
the three chapters of this treat,
which have been drafted will be kept
in one treaty or divided into three
The last session will be given up t.
reviews Of the work accomplished
and general Fluctuations.
The hope tonight is that these
two additional sessions after thai
of Wednesday will be held on Sal
urday and Monday next.
The question Of fortifcation Of Is
ards in the Pacific. which was agree;
on in principle at the time that the
} Japanese accepted the 5-5-s ratio. ami
incidentally was the price of that agree
ment, is what has been holding up the
final approval of the naval treaty
1t was agreed at the outset that the
United States should not fortify OF
establish naval bases in the Philippines
and Guam. and that japan would not
fortify or establish naval bases in ths
islands leading down from the mai:
islands Of Japan toward the Philip
pines. The question was Just how to
define the status quo area and jus;
oh sell IL,
agreement.
Japanese Propose Solution
The final agreement was proposed b.
the Japanese as "A substitute for tho
Quadri lateral proposed by the British,
winch had the equator for its southern
boundary. the international date lire
for its eastern. the mainland Of A.is
and the ll0th meridian cast as lis
western boundary. with the northern
boundary un.iXed.
The only line OF this ouadrlateral
now remaining is the western. 1t re
mains at 10 degrees east. thus lnclud-
ing Hongkong among the places where
fortihca tions arc not to be increased
or naval bases constructed but leaving
Singapore outside this status quo area.
Briefly put. The United States agrees
not to fortify or establish naval bases
in the Philippines. Guam, Samoa or TIE
Aleutian Islands. which stretch from
Alaska over toward Japan She re-
serves the right to fortify islands
altng the United States coast, near the
Panama Canal and Hawaii
Japan agrees not to extend fortifica-
tions or construct naval bases in anv
of her islands except those regarded
as the homeland, and the lower half of
Saghalien Island. The islands she is
v,af tO f.,
UP to the Aleutians. the BONN Islands
which have been so much discussed.
and those stretching southwark, includ-
ing Formosa itself
British Maintain Status Quo
The British have agreed to maintain
the status quo on ali their Pacific ,s
lands except those adjacent to Canada
and Australia, Australia itself ana
New Zealand
Following is the text Of Article IA
of the treaty setting forth just what
Is and what is not in the status quo
area:
THE United States of America. tina
British Empire and Japan agree tha.
the status quo at the time Of the
signing o. the present treaty with re-
gard to fortifications and naval bases
shall be maintained in their respective
w. wv re- ohN POSSESSIONS SpcC1nCE
hereunder:
Il. The insular possessions which
the United States now holds or may
hereafter acquire in the Pacific Ocean.
except (a) those adjacent to the coes.
Of the United States. Alaska and the
PaLama Canal Zone. not including the
Aleutian Islands, and b. the Hawaiian
Islands.
"2 Hongkong and the insular pos
s. ~ssions which the British Empire now
holds or may hereafter acquire in the
Pacific Ocean east of the meridian of
ITO degrees east longitude, except Ca,
those adjacent to the coast of Canada
(b) the Comm of Australia
and it's territories aud tc) New Zca-
land.
Bonin Islands Included
"3. The following insular territories
and possessions of Japan in the Pac,;ic
Ocean, to wit: The Kuril Islands. the
Bonin Islands, Amami- Oshima, Loo,
choo Islands, FormosA and the pe.ca.