The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-06

these are tne slA treaties, Which
during the l2 weeks Of negotiations
here, have been brought to final com
pletion:
/. Naval limitation treaty, by which
the United States, Great Britain, Ja-
pan, France and italy agree TO scrap
or convert 6s capital ships, and SO lin
il future construction that, after q
ten-year building holiday, their first
line naval strength viii remain at 525,-
900 tons; $4,000 tons; 3l5,O00 tons;
l75,000 tons and l75,000 tons, respec-
lively. The respective tonnage of air
plane carriers is limited to 5000 tons
each for the United States and Great
Britain, 1000 tons for Japan and co.,
900 tons each for France and Italy. In
dividual capital ships are to be no larg
er than 80 900 tons and carry no guns
in excess of sixteen inches. Aircraft
carriers are limited similarly to ~ 900
tons and auxiliary craft to 10000 tons,
and neither can carry gun larger
than eight inches. A fortitications
status quo" is set up in the Pacific,
under which the United States agrees
not to further fortify the Philippines
and Guam, and Japan agrees to OBJ
serve the same restriction in Formosa,
the Bonin islands and the Piscadores
2. The submarine and poison gas
treaty to which the same five powers
are signatories. By its terms the pow
ers agree as among themselves not TO
use submarines ssas commerce destroy
ersy In all cases to observe the rules
OF visit and search, and to regard as
pirate any submarine commander
who violates existing law. As among
themselves, they outlaw use of poison
gas altogether.
3. The four power Pacific treaty, by
which the United States, Great Brit
ain, Japan and France agree to respect
one another's rights in relation to their
insular possessions in the Pacific and
to meet in consultation whenever those
rights are threatened. The Anglo-Jap-
anese alliance is automatically abro-
gated when the new treaty finally -
ratified
4. The general far eastern treaty,
between the United States, Great Brit
ain. Japan, France, Italy, China, Bel
GUM, Portugal and the Netherlands,
binding each of them to respect China's
integrity. The open door policy is to
be applied in detail, and every oppor
tunity is 10 be given the Chinese peo-
pie to develop a stable government.
| 5. The Chinese tariff treaty, adhered
to BY the same nine nations, providing
international machinery for an imme-
date revision Of Chinese customs du-
ties on basis Of five per cent.
4. The Shantung treaty, between ia
pan and China, by which Shantung is
restored to Chinese control.
BY one of the uneompleted treaties
agreed to in substance during the con-
ference Japan gives the United States
the long sought cable and wireless
privileges Of the Island Of Yap and by
the other the five principal powers and
the Netherlands allocate the former
German-owned cables in the Pacific so
that one goes to the United States, one
TO Japan and one to the Netherlands
Briefly the fourteen resolutions given
conference approval embodying the fol
lowing decisions:
Agreement for withdrawal of for
eiyn postoiiiees from China ON January
|, 1923. provided China maintains an
efficient postal service and continues IN
Office the present foreign co-director
general.
Establishment of an international
commission. to investigate the Chinese
iudicial system with a view to aboli-
tion Of extra territorial rights.
Authorization for a consultation be-
tween foreign diplomats and chinese
officials at Peking with view TO Win
drawal of foreign troops from CHINA.
REIMBURSEMENT to China of unan-
thorized foreign radio stations ON Chi
nese soil. with the stipulation that all
plants are to be used for official mes
sagcs only except in emergency.
Agreement 70 exchange full intorma-
ton among the nations regarding all
international commitments that affect
China.
Creation of board of reference to
consider cases arising under the open
door and railway provisions of the gen
eral Far Eastern treaty.
Conyening Of special commission
of the five powers to meet in the near
future and consider rules TO govern
the use OF new agencies OF warfare.
Bv a second resolution on the same
subject il Is declared tnat the com.
mission shall not review of report
upon the submarine and poison rules
laid down in the treaty on that sub
ject.
Recommendation that ~better pro-
lection" be. given the Chinese eastern
railway.
Request on the part Of the other
powers that China reduce her military
forces
Supplementary agreement 10 the ma
val limitation treaty. declaring the ma
tions in honor bound" not TO dispose
of ships which are listed for scrapping'
before the treaty is ratified.
Supplementary agreement TO the
four power Pacific treaty, excluding
the islands Of the japanese homeland
from the treaty provisions.
OF the ~declarations" made by IN.
various delegations and formally
spread on the records Of the confer.
ence chief interest attached 20 those
relating to Siberia and the 2l de
mands.r Regarding Siberia. Japan dis
avowed any territorial designs ON Rus
sia. and pledged herself TO withdraw
her troops from Siberia a. soon A.
stable conditions warrant. While the
United states reported is hope the
withdrawal would not be long delayed.
the famous group FIVE Of the '-2l de-
mapds- was abandoned by Japan.
along with other concessions relating
10 economic and political conditions IN
slauchuria and Mongolia. China filed
a protest against the remaining Por-
ton. Of the -demandsr and the United
Sf.+es reiterated it, intention not 70