Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-07

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. 6.-(By
the Associated Press)-Its covenants
finally signed and sealed the Washing
ton conference was passed on to his
tory today by President Harding as an
shat dwclt in apprehension
Speaking before plenary session
which brought to a close negotiation
begun l. weeks ago at his invitation,
he declared that the record o. achieve
ment voiced in coura geous tones the
first deliberate and effective effort Of
great powers lin the consciousness of
peace, of wars utter futiiity.'
Before him lay. newly signed. the
treaties by which the world predomin-
ant nations engaged to limit their
navies to guarantee square deal for
China and to set u, On International
concord to keep The peace in the Pa
cific.
TT matters little" he said. what we
appraise as the outstanding accom-
plishments.
ANY one of them alone would have
Justified the conference But the
whole achievement has SO cleared the
atmosphere that it will seem like
breathing the refreshing air of new
morn Of promise.
1T may be that the naval holiday
|. here contracted will expire with the
OF us who live another decade are
more likely to witness a growth of
public opinion strengthened by the new
experience which will make nations
more concerned with living to the full
fillmcnt of Gods high intent than
with a genius OF warfare and destruc-
ton.
Since this conference OF nations
has pointed with unanimity to the way
of peace today, like conferences in the
future under appropriate conditions
and with aims well conserved and de-
fined. may illuminate the highways
and by ways OF humane activity. The
torches OF understanding have been
lighted and they ought to glow and
cncirclc the globe
The president delivered his message
as soon as the formal signing of the
! treaties had been concluded. and when
he finished the conference closed as
| 1t opened November L. with prayer.
| Within a few hours some OF the for
eign delegations already had lef'
| Washington and most Of tho others
| will go tomorrow. Four treaties and q
supplement to a fifth were given fina
| approval today but their red wax seals
| had been attached in advance and the
entire ceremony occupied less than
one hour. No other business remain
ed and the seventh and final plcnary
session ended at ll:13 O'Clock this
morning, one hour and eleven minutes
after II was called TO order. In the
order of their signature. the instru-
mcuts TO which tho plenipotcntiaries
affixed their names were the four pow
er Pacific treaty supplement, eSclud-
ing the principa, Japanese islands
from the scope OF the pact: the five
power naval limitation treaty; the five
power submarine and poison gas
treaty. and the nine power Chinese
tariff treaty.
OF the three other treaties resulting
from the negotiations, that relating
to Shantung was signed Saturday and
those dealing with cable rights in zap
and ALLEGATION OF the former German
Pacific cables are yet to be put into
final form by direct exchanges between
the Interested governments. The four
power Pacific treaty. was signed De-
ccmbcr II.
The signing took place at tho desk OF
the secretary general in the center of
the great hollow square formed by the
U-shaped green bais table about which
all plcnary sessions of the conference
we're held. Only delegate sat at the
desk Mt a table but to shorten the
ceremony II was arranged that each
should sign in immediate succession
al the documents TO which his govern
mcnt was party.
Amid applause from the hundreds
who had crowded into Continual hall
to see the windup of the conference the
American delegation filed around the
table and into the hollow square fcw
minutes after the session began. one