Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-06
SIX PACTS
RESULT OF
SESSIONS
Continued from Page One.)

tions here, have been brought to
final completion:
Naval limitations treaty, by
which the United States, Great
Britain, Japan, France and Italy
agree to scrap or convert 6S CAPT
tai ships and SO limit future con-
struction that, after a ten-year
building holiday, their first line
naval strength will remain at
$4,000 tons, $4,000 tons, 315,-
900 tons, 175,000 and It's, 900
tons, respectively. The respective
tonnage of airplane carriers is
limited to 10000 tons each for
the United States and Great Brit
ain, $1,000 tons for Japan and
10000 tons each for France and
Italy. Individual capital ships
are to be no larger than $4,000
tons and carry no guns in excess
Of 16 inches.
Aircraft carriers are limited
similarly to $1,000 tons and auxil-
larry craft to 10000 tons, and
neither can carry gun larger
than 5 inches. A Notifications
status quo" is set up in the Pa
cific, under Which the United
States agrees not to further forti-
fly the Philippines and Guam, and
Japan agrees to observe the same
restriction in Formosa, the Boni-
nan and Pescadores.
Submarines Curbed.
2-The submarine and poison
gas treaty, to which the same five
powers are signatories. BY It's
terms the powers agree as among
themselves, not to use submarines
as commerce destroyers," in all
cases to observe the rules of visit
and reach, and to regard as a pir-
ate any submarine who violates
existing rules. AS among them
selves, they outlaw use of poson
gas altogether.
3--The four power Pacific trea-
ty, by which the United States,
Great Britain, France and Japan
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-Japanese alliance Is auto
matically abrogated when the new
treaty finally is ratified.
4-The general Far Eastern
treaty, between the United States,
Great Britain, Japan, France,
China, Italy, Belgium, Portugal
and the Netherlands, bidding each
of them to respect China's integ-
rity, the open door policy is to be
applied in detail and every oppor-
tunity is to be given the Chinese
people to deevlop a stable govern
ment. 1t is agreed that no treaty
infringing these principles is to
be concluded, that no contracts
violating them are to be upheld,
that discriminatory practices in
the Chinese railways are to end
and that China's rights as neu
trail are to be respected in future
wars.
Shantung Restored. ---.
5-The Chinese tariff, adhered
to by the same nine nations, pro-
viding international machinery
for an immediate revision of Chi
nese custom duties on basis of 5
per cent, effective and periodical
revisions thereafter, together with
change which will permit i'm
position of surtaxes.
6--The Shantung treaty be-
tween Japan and China, by which
Shantung is restored to Chinese
control.
BY one Of the uncompleted !
treaties agreed to in substance
during the conference, Japan gives
the U. S. the long sought cable
and wireless privileges on the is
land of Yap, and by the other the
five principal powers and the
Netherlands allocates the former
German-owned cables in the Paci-
fic so that one goes to the United
States, one to Japan and one to
the Netherlands.
Briefly, the fourteen resolutions
uriUa,n pnp Paranco nNnrnyaI annhndyI
the following decisions:
Agreements Many. ....
Agreement for withdrawal of
foreign postoffices from China on
January /, 1923, provided China
maintains an efficient postal serv-
ice and continues in office the
present foreign co-director gen
eral.
Establishment of an international
commission to investigate the iu-
dicial system with a view to abo-
lition of extra-territorial rights,
Authorization for a consultation
between foreign diplomats and
Chinese officials at Peking with a l
view to withdrawal or foreign /
troops from China. l
REIMBURSEMENT to China of un- S
authorized foreign radio stations l
ON Chinese soil with the stipula- b
tion that all plants are to be used Il
for official messages only except
in emergency.
Agreement to exchange full in
among the nations, re- o
yarding all international commit t.
nents that affect China. /