Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-11
j. s. DELEGATES
RENDER ACCOUNT
Of STEWARDSHIP
Conference Treaties Sub
Stitute Mutual Faith for
Suspicion and Apprehen-
sion, Says Report.
(By The Associated Press.)


Washington, Feb. 10 (by the AS
ISOLATED Press) The arms confer
ence treaties submitted for ratifi-
cation by President Harding are
declared by the American delega-
ton in their report to him to rest
upon a new international state of
mind" which substitutes mutual
faith for suspicion and apprehen-
sion.
The report, a 90-page printed
document, was laid before the SEN
ate by Mr.. Harding along with the
treaties. 1t reviews the conference
negotiations, contains abstracts of
the treaties and resolutions ap-
proved and quotes at length from
various declarations" and speeches
made in committee or plenary ses-
sions.
The delegation declares that TO
appraise correctly the accomplish
ments they must be considered as
a whole, since each contributes TO
a combination of conditions, lin
which peaceful security will take
the place of competitive prepara-
ton for war" The summary con-
tinues:
1.-THE declared object was, in the
naval aspect, to stop the race or
competitive building of warships.
Competitive armament. however, is
the result of a state of mind. To
stop competition it is necessary to
deal with the state Of mind from
which it results. A belief In the
pacific intentions OF other powers
must be substituted for suspicion
and apprehension.
1.-THE four-power treaty itself was
the expression of that new state OF
mind. 1t terminated the Anglo
japanese alliance and substituted
friendly conference. in place OF
wars, as the first reaction from any
controversies which might arise in
the region of the Pacific. It would
not have been possible except as
I, part of a plan including limita-
ton and a reduction of naval arm
aments, but that limitation and re-
ductton would not have been pos
sible without the new relations
established by the four-power
treaty or something equivalent
to it.
THE new relations declared the
four-power treaty could not, now
ever. inspire confidence or be rea-
sonabIy assured of continuance
without specific understanding as
to the relations of the powers to
China. Such an understanding
has two aspects. One related TO
securing fairer treatment Of China.
and the other related to the COM
petition for trade and industrial
advantage in China between the
outside powers.
while the sessions of the COM
mittees were not public, a COM
plete record was kept of all their
proceedings and at the close Of
each session of the committees on
armament and on Pacific and Far
Eastern questions, respectively, a
communique was made to the
press which generally stated all
that had taken place in the COM
mittee, and, in all cases, set forth
whatever matters of Importance
had received attention."
Excerpts from the report as It
touched on specific subjects under
negotiations follow:
at was obvious that no agree
, ment for limitation was possible If
the powers were not content to
take as basis their actual existing
naval strength. Accordingly. when
the argument was presented by
Japan that ratio more favorable
to Japan than that assigned by the
American plan should be adopted,
the answer was made that If Japan
was entitled to a better ratio upon
the basis of actual existing naval
strength, it should be, but other
wise could not be, accepted.
Before asserting to this ratio
(5-5-S) the Japanese government
desired assurances with regard to
the increase of Notifications and
naval bases in the Pacific ocean.
1t was insisted that the capital ship
ratio proposed by the American
government could not be regarded
as acceptable by the Japanese gov
eminent If the government of the
United States should fortify or
establish additional naval bases in
the Pacific ocean. The United
States, the British empire and
Japan made an agreement that the
status quo would be maintained.
at was found impracticable to
adopt rules for the limitation OF
aircraft in number, size or char
acter, in view of the fact that such
rules would be Of little or no value
unless the production of CONNER
cial aircraft were similarly re-
stricted.
at was a matter of the greatest
, qualification that the American
delegation found that they were
able to obtain an agreement by
which the Anglo-Japanese alliance
should Immediately be terminated"