Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-06
ARMS LIMITATION CONFERENCE
COMES TO CLOSE; HEAR HARDING
Harding Expresses Hope For Bet
teYn,ent of World as Result
of Worlds Conference

Many delegates were busy signing an
autograph album.
The session was called TO order at
lOa2 o'clock with prayer by Rev. vii
liam :. Abcrnaihy. pastor # Calvary
BAPTIST Church. which is attended by
rresidcn; Harding.
Amid applause Chairman Hughes an
ounrcd that the Shantung treaty Of China
and Japan was signed Saturday. He
then announced that treaties would bc
signed ana the American delegation filed
around tu Tie foot ot Thc big green top
ped table and hogan signing.
The signing was III the following order:
United States. Belgium. Great Britain.
] aly. Japan. Netherlands. China and Port
u.al
There was prolonged applause aS the
seven British delegates marched around
a. the signing place While the British
were signing a motion picture photo
graph was taken.
Declaring that no intrigue. no offensive
or defensive alliance was wrought in the
agreements reached. but "reasoning with
each other 10 a common understanding
raade new relationships among the gov
crnmcnts and peoples. new securities for
peace. new opportunities and attending
happiness" President Harding landed the
work of the conference delegations and
expressed the hope and assurance Of
world bettcrmcnt a q result of the meet
ings." A-
Tho president said in part:
This conference has wrought a truly
great achievement. IT Is hazardous
sometimes 10 speak in superlatives ami
I shall be restrained But | will say with
every confidence that the faith plighted
here today. kept in national honor. will
mark the beginning of new and better
epoch in human progress. In the re-
voaling light Of public opinion Of the
world without surrender uf sovereignty.
without impaired nationality or offended
national pride. a solution has been found
IN unanimity. and today's adjournment
u marked by rejoicing in tho things ac-
complishcl.
IF the world has hungcred for a new
assurance II may feast m the banquet
which the conference has spread. | am
sure the people of the United States are
gratificd and Yet there IL scant apprccil-
tion II how marvelously you have
wrought When the DAYS were dragging
and agreements DELAYED few stopped a.
realize that IL was n conference of sovcr-
rign powers where only nm unanimous
agreement could rule. And You agree
IN spite ~ all difficulties and the agree
mcnt IN proclaimed 10 the world.
NJ new standards AZ national honor
have been sought II IL not pretended
that pursuit of peace and limitation "f
armament are new conccits or that the
conference H. Il new conception nf inter-
nauonalship Indeed. n is not new a.
have met in the realization that wars are
supreme penalties The Hague convcn-
tions are examples If one and the con
fcrcnrrS M Vienna Berlin and Yer
Snillrs ure tho outstanding instances of
the others"
The president ~ hr read slowly from
manuscript was frequently halted IN
bursts of applause There was a long
pause when the president said: While
settlement of the far eastern question i
not of direct import 70 the United States.
W. rrioirc with the world that an under
standing has beer reached.