The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-06
ARMS CONFERENCE.
COMES TO A CLOSE
WITH TODAY'S MEET
Plenary Session Win Be Given
Over to the Formal Sign
ing of Treaties.
FAREWELL ADDRESS BY
PRESIDENT HARDING
Most of the Foreign Delegates
Plan to Leave the Capital
Tonight or Tomorrow.
tey The Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Wash
ington conference on armaments and
far eastern problems win come to an
end tomorrow with a plenary session
given over to the fromal signing of
treaties and to a farewell address by
President Harding.
Making his first appearance in the
sessions of the conference since he
welcomed the delegates to Washington
on November II the president plans to
voice briefly his qualification over the
results accomplished and conviction
that the experiment has justified full
faith in the practice of settling trou-
blesome questions in an international
meeting of minds
Mr.. Hardings belief in his 'con-
ference plan" of conducting interna-
national negotiations has been so
strengthened by the developments
here, his friends say, that he regards
the intangible relationships resulting
from the Washington meeting as of
even greater significance than the for
NAL agreements that are to be brought
to consuiamation tomorrow. He is to
make only IA short speech, but II IS
expected tD contain important utter
ances on tile general subject OF inter
national fellowship.
Despite the small amount of work
left to it, however, tomorrow's session
may cover several hours. -four trea-
ties and a supplement to fifth ere to
be signed by the delegates at the big
green table in Centennial hall, around
which all the public meetings of the
conference have been held, the affix-
ing of wax seals and all the exacting
work of inspecting the treaty texts be-
fore signature, are tasks of such i'm
portance that conference officials say
there viii be no disposition to hurry.
Two of the treaties, that relating TO
the Root -four points" and the open
door," and that dealing with Chinese
tariff problems must be signed by the
full delegations of the United States,
Great Britain, Japan France, Italy,
China, Belgium. Portugal and The
Netherlands, while the other two, linn
iting capital ship strength and fegu-
lating submarine and posion gas war
fare, are to be given approval by the
plenipotentiaries of the United States,
Great Britain. Japan. France and
Italy.
All these except Italy, are to sign
also the supplemental agreement de-
fining the scope OF the four power
Pacific treaty.
1t is the plan to complete the sign
ing before the president speaks, so
that as he delivers his eppraisement
of the significances of the conference
he win have it's final record of accom-
pushment on the table before him.
There will be no other speech making
and as soon as Mr.. Harding has con-
cIuded the conference VIII adjourn
sine die.
Most Of the foreign delegates plan
TO leave Washington tomorrow night
making a series Of farewell calls or at
work in their offices, winding up fl
nal details of their tasks which have
weeks. Several issued statements
praising the achievements Of the con-
ference and the hospitality Of the
American people.
Before the end Of the week the con
ference treaties probably will be in
the hands of the senate. The Ameri-
can delegation already has about com
pleted the report that is to accom-
pany the treaties when they are turn
ed over to President Harding, and he
has indicated that he win submit them
for ratification within day or two
after they come into his possession.
Al five are expected to go to the
capitol at the same time. but whether
the president viii deliver them in per-
son ,enains TO be seen.