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lists furnished are to cover secret as
we'll as public understandings.
Although il was said that the agree
ment to furnish this information was
only tentative In character, most Of the
delegates indicated afterward that they
expected the lists to be in the hands of
the secretary general Of the Conference
before the committee resumes It's ses-
siOns tomorrow afternoon.
In American delegation circles, the
subject Of commitments and filing of
lists Of these by the Powers was con
sidered ''of the highest Importance. I"
1t was described as being a necessary
and essential step" before any treaties
or agreements could be subject TO re-
view by the board of reference" set
up Article Three Of the Hughes open
door declaration agreed to yesterday.
It was indicated both in American
and Chinese quarters that the filing Of
these lists would be preliminary to again
bringing up Article Four of the Hughes
declaration. rejected yesterday, which
would subject existing concessions TO
the review of this board One of the
American delegates said that although
no move had been made to bring up
the Article Four today, the principles
contained therein were bound to come
up in connection with the listing Of
oil commitments.
Wellington Koo, one OF the Chinese
delegates, brought the question of com
mitments before the committee and said
that the Chinese delegation was pre-
pared to submit the full list, secret and
otherwise. After some discussion Sec
retary Hughes presented the matter to
the committee in tentative form and it
was understood the formal resolution
would be adopted tomorrow.
Three Textual Changes
DR.. Koo referred particularly 10 a
treaty Ii Hung Chang negotiated on
behalf Of China with Russia in 1896
rs typical of some of the secret treat ties
not only between China and other ma
tiors. but between other nations con-
cerning China. which China has knowl-
edge Of. DR.. Koo said that he would be
prepared TO submit Il complete list Of
nll these secret treaties in addition to
those which were negotiated openly.
Three changes in the text of the
Geddes and Hughes resolutions on rail-
roads were adopted in the committee.
The first, in the opening paragraph Of
Powers against unjust discrimina-
ton instead Of simply against dis
elimination" and the second would
change the last paragraph of the same
resolution SO that ANY Power" in
place of "the Powers" could bring dis
puted cases before the board of ref
ercnce.
The only change made in the Hughes
resolution was TO provide that foreign
financial and technical Assistance"
instead OF ''co operation" would be in
dorsed in management Of the Chinese
roads.
The armament limitation phase Of the
Conference came to the fore again today
through suggestion of q new means of
solving difficulties arising out OF the
Notifications question and through
changes made in the five- Power naval
treaty by the Drafting Committee.
II was suggested that Article 10. COW
ering Notifications be withdrawn from
the naval convention and left to be at
tached 10 the four Power or Pacific
treaty. II the Conference should so elect,
in order TO expedite the naval treaty.
The article was originally inserted in
the naval treaty at the request of the
japanese delegation, who made it q
condition to acceptance Of the ratio
limiting naval construction. There was
no information as to whether the Jap
anese would now agree to its elimiua-
ton.
japanese delegation spokesmcn said
today that the question OF fortifca
tionS still was in the hands ofSthe Jap
arese Government. They explained that
although they had received instructions
from TOXIC concerning the British plan
for zone OF status quo as Pacific
island fortifcations they had ,cablcd ia
Japan FOR more detailed Instructions on
several points.
Changes in Naval Treaty
The changes made in the naval treaty
draft followed objection made by some
Of the Powers, notably Great Britain, to
the authorization given the United State
and Japan to convert two great battle
cruisers each into aircraft carriers Of q
displacement far beyond the 27,O0C
tons allowed FOR that class OF vessels
TO meet this objection, the treaty as re :
vised authorizes Great Britain and the
Powers. other than America and japan,
each to build two new carriers OF 33,
600 tons burden, 10 offset the larger type
of American and Japanese carriers.
The scrapping rules have been chang
ed slightly so that in the disposition
Of ships to be scrappcd only one Capi
tsl ship Nay be retained by each Power
for conversion into guard or other craft,
while Italy aud France are authorized
to retain two such ships for guard OF
torpedo school purposes.
Another modification Of the scrap
ping rule, which originally required con
demned ships to be scrapped immedi
atcly, is 30 require the work of scrap
ping TO begin within six months afte
the taking effect Of the treaty, whe,
they must be made unfit for warfar
purposes. while the scrapping must b,
| completed within eighteen months.
Under q change made in the replace
ment plans, Italy, which originally wa,
authorized to build two capital ships
one of 1900 tons and the other ot
| 81, 900 tons, iS now bound by the rul,
/ limiting the size Of new capital ships
Of all Powers to 1000 tons each. Italy
voluntarily abandoned the right to dis
tribute her tonnage allowance otherwise
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