Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-03-03
five BILLION SAVED BY PEACE CONFERENCE

Washington, Feb.-Declaring that
five billions Of dollars will be saved
the taxpayers of the United States
as the result of cutting down bat
tleship construction, Senator ]. s..
of New Jersey, sums
up the accomplishments of the Con-
ference on Limitation of Armaments
as of incalculable advantage to
He enumerates these accomplish
ments as follows:
!. 1t has brought about an
agreement to scrap the Anglo-Jap-
anese Alliance, long regarded in
many quarters as a menace to the
United States.
2. 1t has removed for all time
the war cloud which for years has
darkened our western horizon, by
proving to the American people that
suspicious of the motives and in
tentions Of Japan were unjustified.
3. It has brought about an agree
ment Of the five leading naval pow
most costly Of the modern engines
Of war.
4. BY providing in the Four Pow
er treaty a simple and effective
machinery for the friendly discus
sion of differences that may arise
in the Pacific, it has inaugurated
a new era which may we'll be called
The Age Of Reason" thus reduc-
ing to the absolute minimum the
danger of serious misunderstanding
in that region.
5. 1t has brought about the os-
tracization Of the submarine as a
ruthless destroyer Of commerce, and
branded as pirates those who are
guilty OF such practices as charac-
terized the last war.
s. 1t has brought about the for
NAL condemnation by the nations
assembled of the deadly poison gas
which wrought such havoc among
our gallant soldiers in France.
T. It has achieved the settlement
of the troublesome Yap controversy
a sort of hangover from the Paris
Peace Conference, which for time
threatened to embroil US with al
the Allied Powers.
s. It has brought about an agree
ment between the United States
Great Britain. Japan, France, italy
and Holland for the distribution
and control of the former German
cables in the Pacific.
8. BY the proposed Nine Power
Treaty respecting China. It ha
brought about the acceptance OF thu
Root Resolutions. calculated to pre-
vent injustice to China and friction
among the powers AZ result o
clashes of interests in China: ant
by the specific terms Of that agree
ment II has guaranteed the Opel
Door. removed the evils Of specia
privilege, rid China Of foreigl
troops. foreign postoffices. and for
eign leaseholders. and put her In
fair way to work out her destiny a
sovereign and independent nation
10. II has virtually brought abou
the settlement OF the difficult Shan
tung question. as direct result
the good offices Of Mr.. Hughes an
Mr.. Balfour.
IL. It will undoubtedly brin
about a declaration Of principles
pledging the nation to respect tn
integrity of Siberia and to make n
encroachments upon her territory.
12. 1t has inaugurated new er
of open diplomacy. thoroughly dis
proving the theories Of the ol
school diplomats and demonstrattn
that delicate international negotit
tions may be carried on successful
with the full knowledge Of tn
people.
Is. II has demonstrated the fore
OF righteously indignant publ
opinion when applied to a recalc
trant nation, as in the case
Frances attitude toward the redu
tion OF land ornaments and the lin
itation Of submarines.
IA. And last. but not least, It h,
contributed immeasurably to Il
good will and good understands
Of the peoples of the world, by TO
tering what the President likes
call ''The Conference Spirit"-tl
! willingness on the part Of men