Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-31

washington. Jan. 80 (By the A. P)-
THE text Of the fve-power naval treaty
TO carry into effect the capital ship set
tlement. the limitations placed on aux
iliarv war craft, and the status quo
agreement regarding Pacific fortifca-
tions was put into final form today and
viii he placed before the world at pie
nary session Of the arms conference on
Wednesday.
Final agreement on the fortiacations
article. for weeks the only provision of
the treaty remaining incomplete, came
after Japan had suggested and the other
powers had agreed that the American
Aleutisn ISLANDS, which are part of
Alaska. should be included in the area in
which no further fortfoations or naval
bases are to be erected
As accepted the provision pledges the
powers 20 maintain in their present
status the fortifcations Of the Philip
. pines. Guam the Aleutian Islands and
Various smaller Pacific possessions of the
United states; Formosa and other Ja-
paneSe Islands stretching to the north
and south from the principal Japanese
group; and the British port of Hong
Kong. together with q numiNr Of Brit
lsh ISLANDS wing to the southeast. The
laranese rla.alsnd Jananese Sakhalin,
British SINGAPORE and the Hawaiians do
rot fsl under the prohibition.
Although ~ first regarded by the
american deleEa tion as a part Of the
American main'an]. for all the purposes
o. tr- treaty. the Aleutlan group. was
said IN American naval circles tonight %
have little srstcric value in any of the
navel pians Of tho general board. The
Japa1ese. on the other hand. are under
stood 90 have taken the position that the
s--i nelpgo. stretching. ont from the
AlaskaQ T1ainan toward Siberia. might
beco-ce potential factor in the far
eastern situation II Il became the site Of
an American naval base.
Among .u- Japanese islands listed as
falling within the status quo princi-
pal signthcance is attached in naval cir
cies 10 Formosa and the various island
chains whicn stretch away to the
southwark from the main Japanese
group. II would be in these waters in
the opinion Of naval experts, that tho
most potential Janarese naval bases
could be develo1ed The belief that ia
pan might in. She future desire to build a
great naval estabi ,hment on Formosa.
and might also fortify the I.ooehoo and
1-he- 'groups m order to bottle up the
yellow sea and the Sea Of Japan. has
.cn= been prevalent among naval author
.tisz.
In the same way. Japanese naval opin-
ON has held that the American govern
men would possess a powerful foothold
n tl-e FAR east II a naval base were
arected on the American island of Guam
-ow excluded from further fortifcation
long with Formosa and the Pescadores
far. however, American naval au-
1crities have taken no steps toward es.
-aoiishing such a base. which they have
,elt might not be worth the half billion
dollars II would cost.
As finally agreed TO, the text Of the
Iortifcations article contains authorize.
ton for such repair and replacement az
may be necessary 10 keep establishments
row existing within the status quo
area up 70 their present standard of efH
ciency. This stipulation will permit tn,
small marine base in operation on Guam
o. remain a&ong with the fertilization!
that haye been installed in the past b,
japan On Formosa.
Il is declared by conference spokes
men that the language Of the provision
is broad enough 10 permit bona fid
commercial development Of the Status
uuo" area even though the commercial
establishments installed might be capa
Ole of conversion for war uses in case o
hostilities.
The United States OF America. tn
British en1pire and Japan agree that til
status quo at the time of the signing o
The present treaty, with regard to for
tncatons and naval bases shall be main
talned in their respective territories an
possessions specified hereunder.
The iusular possessions which til
United States now holds or may hereat
ter acquire in the PsciHc ocean, excel
tAl those adjacent to the coast of tn
United States. Alaska and the Panam
-anal zone, not including the Aleutia
Islands and (B) the Hawaiian Islands
Hong Kong and the insular po,
sessions which the British empire no
holds or may hereafter acquire in til
Pacific ocean east Of the meridian Of /
degrees east longitude except (A) thos
adjacent to the coast of Canada OBJ IL
commonwealth of Australia and it's tel
ritories and (C) New Zealand
s-The following insular territorie
and possessions Of Japan in the Pacif
ocean. 10 wit: The Kurile Islands II
Bonin Islands, Amsm Oshima, Loochc
Islands. E0rmosa and the Pescador,
and any insulsr territories or possession
IN the Pacific ocean which japan ma
hereafter acquire.
The maintenance Of the status at
7nder the foregoing provisions implit
mat no new f0rtifcations or naval has
shall be established in the territories al
possessions specified; that no measu
shall be = -en to increase the existil
naval facilities for the repair and mai
tensnce Of naval forces an dthat DO /
crease shall be made in the coast d
tense Of the territories and possessio
ABOVE specified. This restriction hoy
ever, does not preclude such repair al
replacement of worn-out weapons al
equipment as is customary in naval al
military establishments in time
peace"