The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-02-17
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~: FINISHES WORK
Heads of ALL the Delegations
Express Qualification Over
the Results Obtained.
A. new ERA, SAYS BALF0UR
Two Far Eastern Treaties and Six
Resolutions Are Adopted-Treaties
Are Formally Adopted at
,.-... ....... Plenary Session. ...... E

Washington.-The work Of the Con
ference for the. Limitation of Arma-
ment was ended, except for the sign
Ing of the treaties which 1t has pro-
duced, in a. four-hour plenary session,
the sixth since the :. conference. met
twelve weeks ago. u. .:.""- ,,-,yo !.
The, principal accomplishment of the
session was the adoption of two
treaties relating to Chinese affairs.
The first covers the "open door," In
Guiding the Root resolution, pledging
the powers to give China chance to
get on her feet and not to seek for
themselves any unfair or special adj
vantages, binds the signatories TO re-
spect Chinese neutrality and empo "
ers any Of the powers concerned, in
Guiding China herself, to call a con-
ference OF all the signatories in case
a situation arises (which in the opin-
ion of, any one of them" involves the
application of the -stipulations of the
present treaty. - - !. .''''''' SO. q
The second treaty, deals with the
Chinese. tariff, and provides for the
assembling at Shanghai as soon aslpos-
sible. of. Commission, which shall re-
wise the Chinese tariff so as to make it
equivalent to S. per cent ad valoren,
instead Of about 351s per cent as at
present. The treaty also provides for
q special conference to take steps
toward the abolition of the Hkin or
internal customs in China and to au-.
thorize the levying of, snrtax, in
most instances 2la per- cent on Chi
nese imports as soon as it finds It
advisable. A. further revision Is to
be made in four years to adjust the
specific duties fixed by the revising
commission to the, ad yalorem rates,
and thereafter revisions> are TO take
place !'eSery seven years; Instead Of
every ten as heretofore Senator I'm
derwood, whe. presented the treaty to
the conference, said that it, might be
expected to 'dotible the maritime. Gus
toms revenue of China I13.8 &
The conference also adopted resc-
luton providing for the establishment
Of a Board. of Reference -inS Picking to
consider. questions arising ~from the
application of the open door .prin-
ciples; approved a supplement to- the
fodr-powe treaty w hieh.k removed. the
homeland" of Japan from discussion
by specifying Fornusa, the Fescadores,
the Japanese half Of -Sakhalin, and the
inundated islands ~as> the Janapese in
sular possessions which are guaran-
teed by the treaty; adopted resolu-
tions on the Chinese. Eastern Hallway;
took, note Of the American, japanese
and French statement ON Siberia, the
Chinese; and American State
ment on the twenty-ene denandsy and
a declaration by China that she would
not ALLEVIATE any Of her territory; and
finally heard a declaration by the five
powers signatory, to, the, naval treaty
that theyawould regardiit as breach
of homer" to- sell ~any Of the 1sxarships
designated for scrapping between the
present and the date of ratification of
Treaty. u. -.-1 : . 5---..s:--N} -. 8
Something like two hours after the
conference ended, Japan and China
signed the agreement embodying ths
settlement of the shantung contro-
versy. After the signing Of the other
treaties, the conference ended with
an address by President Harding. 81
The outstanding achievement of the
Conference for the Limitation of Arma,
ment, In the opinion of Senator Lod ge,
one of the American delegates and
chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
RELATIONSHIP the Senate, to which corr.
naittee the treaties will be referred.
Is the limitation of the tonnage of first |
line battleships and the caliber of guns, |
he asserts, means an end to compete |
ton in naval armaments. He insists |
that the four-power treaty contains |
no suggestion of an alliance, the only |
assumed-by the signatories |
being fheZebligadon to talk matters |
over beforefesortingto to arms. /