The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06

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sas treaty TO which Tho SANG ilyr
powers are slgnatosles. BY MS
terms the powers agree as among
themselves not 10 use submarine
''es commence 1eBGuyeSs' ID IN
eases 70 observe the fiile Of visit
md seaSeh, aud 10 regard q q pls
rate any sIihna Inc command f who
Ei0lates existtns law.
As among themselves, they out.
law tise OF poison gas altogether,
Thfee-The Horsepower Pacific
treaty, BY which the United States,
Great Britain md France agree 10
respect one anothef's rights ID re.
laton 70 their insplar possessions
IN the Pacific, and 10 meet IN con,
consultation whenever those rights
are threatened. The Anslo.J apa.
nese alliance Is automatically abro.
gated when the new treaty finally
is ratified. <
Fenr-The general far eastern
treaty, between the United States,
Great Britain, France, Italy, China,
Belgtum and Portugal and the
Netherlands, binding each Of them
70 respect China's integrity, the
open door policy Is 70 be- applied In
detail and every opportunity Is to
be given the Chinese people to de.
yelop a stable government, II 10
agreed that no treaty Infringing
these principles Is to be conclud.
ed, that no coptra cts violating them
are 10 DO upheld, that discrimina.
tory practices IN the Chinese ran.
ways Is to end, and that China'a
rights as Q Neutral are to be- re;
spected In future wars.
Fye-The Chinese tariff treaty.
adhered to by the sane nine ma.
tons, providing International ma.
chtneyy for IN immediate revision
OF Chinese custom duties on a ba.
sis Of five per cent, effective and
periodical reylsions thereafter, to.
gether with changes which will per.
NIT imposition Of girtaxes.
Shautuns Restored,
Six-The ShRntung treaty, be.
tween Japan and China, by which
ShanLung Is restored to Chinese
control, by one OF the uncompleted
treaties agreed TO In substance dur.
Ing the conference Japan gives the
United States the long sought ca.
BILE and wireless privileges on the
Island Of Yap, and by the other tho
five principal powers and the Meth.
erlapds allocate the remaining Ger.
man cables in the Pacific so that
one goes to the United States; one
to Japan and one to the Neither.
lands.
Briefly, the IL resolutions given
conference approval embody the
following decisions:
Agreement for withdrawal Of for.
eign postoftices from China on
January /, 1928, provided China
maintains an efficient postal ser.
vice and continues In office the
present foreign co;director gen.
eral.
Establishment OF a committee 10
vegetate the China judicial policy
with the addition Of an extra terri
torial rights.
Authorization for a Conclusion.
between foreign diplomats and
Chinese, looking to withdrawal Of
foreign troops from China.
REIMBURSEMENT TO China Of IN,
used radio stations on Chinese soil,
with the stipulation that all plants
are TO bel used for official messages
only, except IN emergency.
Agreements to exchange full IN,
formation among the nations re.
gardips all international commit.
ments that effect China,
Creation Of q board OF reference.
10 consider cases arising under the
open door and railway provisions nt
the general far eastern treaty..
Commission Grated,
Converting Of special commits.
sion Of the five powers to meet IN
the near future and consider rules
10 govern the use OF new agencies
Of warfare. BY a second resolution
on the same subject tits declared
that the commission shall not re.
view or report upon the submarine
and poison gas rules laid down In
the treaty ON that subject.
Recommendations that 'fbetter
protection" DO given the Chinese
Eastern railway. Another Fasolu.
tion attached, but not subscribed 20
by China, declares the Chinese gov
eminent must be held responsible
for its obligations regarding tho
road.
Expression Of hope that the Chi,
nese railways may be governed to.
ward q unified system under Chi.
rese control.
Supplementary agreement TO the
naval limitation treaty, declaring
the nations "in honor bound" moi
10 dispose Of ships which are listed
for scrupping before the treaty is
ratified.
Supplementary agreement to the
four-power Pacific treaty, excluding
the islands Of the Japanese home.
land from the treaty provisions,
In the declarations" made by
the various delegations and formal
" spread on the records Of the con-
ference; chief interest is attscheo
to those relating to Siberia and this
'twenty.one demands" regarding
Siberia Japan disayowed any ter,
ritorlal designs on Russia and
pledged herself to Withdraw her
troops from Siberia as soon as sta
BILE conditions warrant. While the
United States re,asserted its hope
that the Withdrawal would not be
long delayed, the famous group
five Of the "tNenty.ona demands"
was abandoned by Japan, along with
other concessions relating to eco.