Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1922-02-09
ARMS CONFERENCE
ADJ0URNS; HARDING / D |
DELIVERS ADDRESS

Marks Beginning Of New
and Better Epock in Human
4 Progress, President. Says.
Washington, Feb. 6-The history
making conference on the limitations
of armaments and far eastern anes-
tions came to it's end today with the
signing Of treaties and a farewell ad-
dress by President Harding.
With it's work characterized by
Mr.. Harding as "the first deliberate
and effective expression of great
powers in the consciousness Of peace
of wars, utter futility" the great
conference went to it's niche Of his
tory to wait the Judgment and devel-
opment of the, future.
In the great assembly hall Of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion where all its open sessions have
been held, the delegations of the
nine nations assembled, marched in
turn to space at the great green
table and affixed their signatures to
the treaties and agreements, which
are all part of the structure built to
lift from a war worn world the bur-
den of excessive naval ornaments,
to promote the peace of the Pacific,
to give new bill Of rights to Chi
ma and to remove from the far east,
particularly, the clouds of war.
!. AS each delegation affixed sigma
lures as plenipotentiaries, pledging
the honor Of their respective nations
to the good faith of the settlement
agreed upon, the great audience ex-
pressed the hopes. of the world in
loud and prolonged applause.
After conclusion of the ceremony
of signing, President Harding deliv-
cred his address formally closing
the conference as he formally opened
it little more than 12 weeks ago.
''The faith plighted here today
I kept in national honor will mark
the beginning of new: and better
epoch in. human progress he told
assembled delegates. .'~.s
MY own qualification is beyond
my power to express" the chief exc
cutiye said, as he offered the dele
gates the thanks of the nation. $50: .@-,:
~: :; Stripped 10 the, simplest facts
what Isl the !Hpecthele which :has I'D:
spiEed, new hope for Che world, )" he
aided =
Nine; great nations of the earth,
he said, had gathered and conferred
on problems of common concern: ''In
the revealing light Of the public op-
inions Of the world without. surren-
der OF sovereignty without impair
ed nationality or offended national
pride a solution has been found
The speaker referred to the diff
ficulties of the task when .therelYere
obstacles within and hindrances
without ., j
Washington, Feb. 6.-The confer
ence on limitation of ornaments and
far eastern and Pacific questions ad-
journed sine die today at 1880 o.,
clock. -s. @
~ Treaties Signed
The final session fthe arma-
ments conference was called to or
der just after 10 o'clock this morning
to hear farewell address Of Presi-
dent Harding and for signing of the
remaining treaties.
The final session brot out the lar
gest crowd of the conference. Scor-
es stood in the aisles and around the
WALL Mrs. Harding and other wives
of officials, had seats in the boxes.
AS the prominent delegates arriv-
ed the spectators applauded. A. j.
,Balfour, head of the British delega-
tion, gbt particular attention.
b Many of the delegates were busy
signing autography albums.
Amid applause Secretary Hughes
announced that the Shantung treaty
between japan and China had been
signed Saturday.
"The treaties will now be signed"
announced Secretary Hughes and
the, American delegation filed around
to the foot Of the big green topped
table of the secretary generals
desk inside the enclosure and began
signing. .4s { 81. Il A.
The signing was in this order:
United States. Belgium, Great Brit
ain, France, Italy, Japan, the Meth
erlands, China, and Portugal. y
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