The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-04
9 Open Door" and
Equality of Opportu-
nifty" for China and for
al Nations Dealing
With China Provided
I'm Compact Final
Conference Session To
Be Held Monday

CONFERENCE SeSSlOn 10
Be Held Monday
Washington. Feb AUST after
1920 O'Clock this morning the sixth
plenary session of the arms confer
cnce got under way for the final acts
of the hstory-making event which has
consumed exactly twelve weeks.
Today's program was the formal
completion of the far eastern program
by the adoption OF the several treaties
already agreed to and to clear the
way for the final session Monday
when an address by President Hard
ing will close the conference which
was begun on Nov u.
The general far eastern treaty en-
bodyng the Root four points and the
open door for China was presented
first by Secretary Hughes The text
of the treaty followed closely and in
SOME places identically the language
Of the resolutions previously adopted
on the subject of the conference.
Without Il word of discussion the
treaty was approved on roll call of the
nine mowers.
y declaration by China not to alien
ate any portion of her territory also
was put onto the conference record.
Draft of Treaty
Following is the draft of the treaty
embodying the Root four points for
the integrity ef4China and the open
door: -
"The United States of America. Bel
eium, the British Empire. China,
'ES9sig, Italy, Japsn, the Netherlands
any, FofSpgal,
"S@y,fog tc adopt a policy NesyS
-. ~ ~ t'gzZ.s ge GoliditiaAsk
far east, to safeguard the T7gNts@ssiad
interests of China and to promote in ,
terrourse between China and the 9TH
er powers upon the basis of equality
If opportunity.
Have resolved to conclude Il treaty
for that purpose and to that end have
appeared as their respective plenipo-
tentiary.
Insert Name plenipotentiaries
who, having communicated to each
other their full powers. found to be in
coed and due form. have agreed as
follows:
Article
"Tho contracting powers other
than China. agree:
"d( To respect the sovereignty.
the Independence and the territorial
ard administrative INTEGRITY of China:
'(2) To provide the fullest and most
urnmbarrosspd opporfunitv to China
In dove1op and matntatr for herself
IN objective and s4ah1o oovarnropt.
"O To ueo their infnp-oa for the
p,1rnoea of affnctro1lv ae+ab,isbi,a ond
maint?iniug tba nnon1o of eouo1 on
nor.uni+v for tho cop,morco ord ~
dustrv or OF rotione tbroupbo,,t +ho
TERRITORY Of China.
"fb IT, ,ofrai, fro,,, .aI.;,,. 1
tare Of conditions IN China in order
fo soo1, spaoi.I r;obts nv rri,,i1aaos
which would ahrfdgo the riohts of sinh.
iocts nr Chinese r.atas ard f~or, cow
tanarcir,r nc'ion inimicol to the secur.
itv oc such states.
Article .
"'rNo ror,racting nowors aqraa NOT
10 cntcr into apv troafv. ogreemant
arrargewort. or undore sondinp either
w;.h ono anntbnr or ipdividua1Iv or
roIlncti,a1v with any nover or now,
nrs which wourd irrrinoa or irnair
the prinrfnles stated IN Article
Article 2
"With - view to apnlviro moro of
fnctuaII, the nrincinlas of tho onon
door. OF ocn9litv of orpnrtunitv in
Chi,,o for tho trade and industry of
ali rotiore tl,o non+,,o..ino ,,.,,.o,,.
o'l-ar t,ar China. arrao that Tho, viii
NO. oool- nov ~".nort tbair rosnactiva
nations in seeking
"a) Nrv arra,,oamant which m;sbt