The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04

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nnwspapcrs many days before.
Secretary Hughes, as chairman of
conference. read into the record the :
nine Chinese resolutions. hurryinS
through their involved phraseol-
ogy in a monotone like that OF
reading clerks in legislative bodies.
IN every case. when he had finish
cd one Of the resolutions. he an
uounced the assent Of the Onited
states and then called III order the
names of the other powers about
t.,c table. Each delegation chair
man responded with a nod OF the
head. and then after the announce
ment. Unanimously adopted,
the chairman went on to the next
page of the voluminous bundle or
resolutions before him.
The nine resolutions thus adopt
cd cover a wide range Of subjects.
Briefly, they provide for withdraw
al of foreign postoHiccs from Chr
ma January J. 1923; maintenance
OF the open door policy: develop
ment of the Chinese railways on ~
basis Of equitable treatment to all
nationahties; publication Of all in
. ternational commitments affecting
China's interests; delivery to Chi.
na ofsall foreign raGio stations es-
: tablished within her borders with
! out her consent; and consultation
among the powers regarding With
drawal Of foreign troops which
are in China without treaty sane
tiou. One to which China is not
a party expresses the hope Of the
other powers that the Chinese3
armed forces will be reduced.
The resolution for revision Of the
| Chinese tariff was not brought for
ward at the plenary session, but
/ Will be embodied in separate
treaty to be presented later. Work
already has begun on this treaty as
we'll as. the one dealing with the
other agreements on Chinese ques-
tons reported By the Far Eastern
committee. Drafts of the two
treaties will be considered ton1or4
I Wv aHVf hAi.eo ~ - tiC 0SaS5dt1OdS
meeting separately.
announcement today Of TERMS
! Of settlement Of the Shantung con-.
troversy bringing to a close the
/ long dispute between China aud
Japan is expected to hasten action
on ali pending Far Eastern ques-
tions because it removes one of,tfie
chief elements OF discord. Under
the settlement Shantung within five
I years will become Chinese terri
! tory governmentally as we'll as geo.
graphically and thus after months
Of agitation. in China and japan the
japanese government definitely
and finally has set a time for. the.
fulfllment of its promise. Within
full view Of the great powers, as
! China desired, Japan has agreed to
restore to Chinese ownership the
Tsinstao Tsiranfu railway, the
heart OF the contreversy.>at at the,
end of six months and full control
after tive or, Is years at China's OPP
ton. Upon payment Of the eouiva-
lent OF 53.0O0,000 gold German
marks
China on her part agreed. that
; during the period Of payment. q
! japanese national should occupy
the position. of traffic, manager OF
the read together with azJapanese
to fill Jointly with. a Chinese the
post Of chief accountant. Tfese
officials. however. viii DC undey.
fthe direct authority Of a Chinese
managing director and could be
discharged by him. for cause:
The railway Will be turned over
to a Chinese managing director
within six months after the signing
Of the treaty. the last date for the
fulflnent by Japan Of details az
the transfer Of the entire lease
hold. The treaty probably viii be
completed finally at another naect-
ing tomorrow morning of the Jap.
anesc and Chinese delegates. When
it will be signed is uncertain.
In his presentation Of the naval
limitation treaty at today'S plenary
session Secretary Hughes declared
that although there had been
changes of details with respect. to
capital ships the plan proposed
on behalf Of the American govern
;'mcnt has been maintained, and tlies
spirit in which that proposal was
made and in which it was received.
has dominated the entire negotias
tons and brought them to a vers
successful conclusion. At some
length nc analyzed the American
proposal. in comparison with the
flnal treaty agreements.
In conclusion. Mr.. Hughes said:
NO more extraordinary or Signifi-
cant treaty has ever been entered
! into. 1t is extraordinary because
We no longer merely talk Of the de-
STABILITY OF diminishing the bur>
dcns of naval arnamcnts, but we
actually limit them. It is extraor-
binary because this limitation is
effected in that field in which ma
tions have been most jealous OF
their power and in which they
have hitherto been disposed to- re-
sent any interference with their
power.
Il shall not enlarge upon the sig
nitlcance OF the agreement. OF
f, course it is obvious that it means
an enormous saving Of money and
/ .he lifting OF the very heavy and
UNNECESSARY. burden from The peo-