Sioux County pioneer., 1922-02-16
news REVIEW Of
CURRENT EVENTS.
Settlement Of shantung contro.
versy Announced to the ;
Arms Conference.
NAVAL TREATY IS APPROVED


Debt Rsfunding Rlll-senator
Kenyon 10 Made Federal
Circuit Judge.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD
G ECRETARY of State Hughes and
- Arthur ]. Balfour accomplished 9
great feat of real diplomacy last week
when they succeeded in persuadin1
China and Japan to accept the compr0
mise arrangement by which the lon1'
standing and troublesome Shantun1
controversy is brought to an end. Tho
settlement was announced on Wednes-
day to the fifth plenary session Of the
conference, and both the statesmen
voiced their personal rejoicing over 1t
because It was, their own plan. Mr.. Bal
four went further and told something
that aroused the conferees to cheerA
He said that Great Britain had decie-
cd to eLter Mt once into negotiations
for the restoration to China of the ter
ritory of Wei-Hai-Wei, which It has
held under lease since the time when
Russia seized Port Arthur. Thus China
will get back sovereignty over hee
most ancient. and most thlckly-popnr
lated province In Its entirety.
In all major details the agreeme1t
between Japan and China is as was told
In these COLUMNS week ago Japan
1t to get out Of Tsingtao and the salt
fields within six months, and is to give
up the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway With
In nine months. s,a.-
The one discordant note in Washing
ton was sounded by Ma 500, represent
alive of the Canton government. He
asserted the Chinese people would u1t
recognize the treaty agreed upon In ths
conference.
Mr.. Hughes presented to the coo,
ference the completed draft of. the
naval Limitation treaty with the agree.
mcnt on Pacific fortifications, and it
was formally adopted. No material
change In the treaty as already de-
tailed had been made and the Pacific
| agreement also stands In the main as
formerly described. According to the
Notifications clause the status quo
must be maintained by America in
the Philippine and Aleutian islands;
by Great Britain in HOngkong and the
Pacific islands east. of 40 degrees
east longitude; by Japan in the Kurlls.
Bonin and Loochoo islands, Amaml-
Oshima, F0rmOsa and the Pescadores.
In presenting the flye-power naval
pact, Mr.. Hughes said:
"This treaty absolutely ends the race
In competition of naval ornaments,
At the same time It. leaves the .secur-
ity Of nations unimpaired. It Is signif-
icant Of far more also, because here
we are talking of arms in the language
Of peace and have taken the greatest
forward step to establish the reign Of
psace."
Albert Sarraut, head Of the French
delegation, took the opportunity again
to correct mlsapprehensions concern.
ing his country's naval policy. He
aaid France had appealed for only
What she must have to defend her.
salf, and added: 1.-THE camouAaged
shost of imperialistic France which
German propaganda parades about the
universe may still deceive few art.
less minds. but it will soon evoke moth.
Ing but smiles"
Elihu Root presented for approval
the Ave power treaty oAtlawlng poison
gas and the use Of the submarine
against merchant shipping. He ex.
planned that 1t does not undertake to
eodify international law in regard to
visit and search, but to state the most
important provisions which already
are a part Of the law Of nations.
1T does undertake." said Mr.. Root,
ITO stop the violation Of these rules
and the doing to death of women and
children and other noncombatants by
declaring the wapton, destruction q
merchant vessels carrying passenger
10 be violation Of the laws Of waE
and an act Of piracy. This treaty will
be supported by the greatest powes
known to history. It crystallizes ~
simple and concrete terms the opinion
Of the civilized world that already ex-
lists In order that hereafter no nation
shall dare to do what was done when
the women and children Of the Lusi-
tania went to their death by wanton
murder on the high seas.'
In completing a wonderful days
work, the conference gave Its approval
to resolutions relating to China, to be
embodied In treaties, including decla.
ration Of the open door, publication
Of existing treaties agreements and
commitments with China, radio estab.
lishments In China, Chinese railways,
withdrawal Of foreign postoffices, with
drawal Of foreign troops from Chi.
nese territory, and reduction Of Chi.
nese military forces In the interest
Of economy and Internal tranquility.
These treaties. not vet drafted. are 10