The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-05
WORK Of
THE ARMS
MEETING
IS ENDED
Shantung Treaty Among
Last Signed; Delegates
Praise u. S. for History
Making Conference.
By \. 4. BRADFORD.


United Pr.s~ staff Corrc~puntcnt.
WASHINGTON. Feb iThe work
of the Washington conference on lim-
itation of armament aud far cuscrn
pr. blrm- ls ended
ApprovIng several Tar reaching
treatiez and resolutions ln rapid lire
order the conference completed it,
work In four-hour plenary session
here today exactly L. weeks after
It- opening
Tho great Internal ioru gathering
VIII pass definitely into history on
Monday, when the treaties growing
OUT of the conference Will h' signed
In the Continental hall ana President
Harding will di.band the parloy WIN
farewell addr ss.
Tse session toduy. which accom-
pushed the EcuVcst amount oi work
of ANY OF the nurn meetings ~u tlr.
seemed "a drag; there were no spec
taculnr effects. ana the spectators
gnilcry thinnod out long before ad-
iournmcnt
Achievements of session
But. underlying the tedious task of
formally approving tho final work ot
the conference, there could be Hcnecd
feeling OF great relief on the part
of the delegates present ~ the final
e. .mpietion of their T.pondnus taHits.
Achievements OF he conference to-
day we're
The formal adoption of trca-
tics aud agreements assuring q
square deal for Ct'inn
Approval OF resolution pro-
aidinr lor another conference ~
discus, usw agrnCS~ uf warfare.
strengthening of the naval iln-
itation treaty hy resolution pro-
hibiting RuN nation from settling
- ssaaNA flaHHaN NaasH
are exchanged uf ship 10 m
strappcd.
The signing Of tnc ~hnntulg
tr,aty hfwcrn Chim aHd ,iHpnr,
prov idinc tb' Tho -rturn OT the
anrirnt province 60 China.
Appro,Hl uf dttisrit'nns -
Japan promising wi'hjrlwnl 81
licr Sihcriau trri'-.
Nduptiun uf rcS'rUH ~ urging
more cfficirm iuat tmrnt -
the Ghine-.' th-tcrn railway.
Approval of supplement- So
the four power Pacific treaty.
cNrIndmr the homeland ~ Japan
irom thr protective features oi
he pt,'t.
Nf'er the l.utd vo'. ot toIt. 'a
t,-aiou had ,rni hr'ughi 20 q clo H
eve hy uru th. .I't".1.r.u ~ 'h" ff-
., en- drieratipal t~H.. he 'hcir plar,
tnlted s'1tes for its initiative in
bringing ne conference ttgcthor and
to I'D succs sfui conclusion.
THO KEYNOTE of thi. spirt probably
wHs rtrurk hV the Inst foreign driD
E.tr to .DcRk ris tunu.n.- nu t'
work. of The corf,t"ncn. NI.Ilt
tHuc. the delegate from Portugal
"Amsr,ca has iu .iil.d her tonder
sli. in the world, This dr'saie de
clr,d
Ilnlfour Eloquent.
Tho stately Hnlfour. britain
spnk e-mnn WIS eloquent boz MS prais'
uf Americas leadership uud the su"
,ess 90 the conference
confidence has taken the pinc" o
diHsrusi" Halfnur said An nov
toul % o. sp.ri' Of disgust upon com
petition in naval nrmanents'
rhsu "a" ISSUED motto ~ wHrnin'
that he people of the world will dt
niand thu the agreements reached
here he oheyed strictly
tie then characteriHrd Tho far east
en- agreements az the greatest s rl
toward freedom and pregre's csr
given CHINA.
sacretart Of Stn'e Hughes clnse'
the work with this declaration
The measure of -ucrcss which "
have obtained here is du" To tw
thinHs.
flfHft We nau "a NfliNllf AIM ~
have sut our-elNea determiuedN O.
the removal of cnusos - controterr,
second We have no., devoted uur
selves 10 hopes We have devote
ourselves to hopes whirh could be oh
tanned
Following the adjournment of IA
final work session of the cuuferenr
today with what seemed IN spirit vii
the general desire to rush to H con
sluSlon the final desaiiH OF the pat
ley. the Japanese and Chinese plrn
potentinrirs met this evening in IN
Pan-American building aud siEned th
t'hino-Japnncse treaty restoring M
nncienL province of Shuntung tu ON
ma
Work 10 60 On.
Rmt while 'he Washington confel
10y Ie practically over now and vi
come to definite end on Mondh
the nariey. practically speaking VI
snntlnne for r. long time, and ~
machinery Tor tho promoting of wur
pesce witch has been get IA motto
hv this conference will be moVii
fnr wears 10 come.
The American state department
(Couttnusd on pae. sesea.l