The New York herald., 1922-02-05

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the subject was not a conference
matter.
Then Mr.. Hughes gave the Senator:
and members Cf Congress in the north
gallery a jolt by blandly requesting
Senator Lodge to read the supple
mentary treaty TO the four Power
Pacific pact. Senator Lodge read tho
document, which was brief but clearly
set forth the fact that the homeland
OF Japan is not included in the pro
visions of the document. die did not
quote poetry or paint in picturesque
splashes the beauties of the South Seas
as he did in describing the original
/ treaty. The fact is the Senator did
| not make any speech at all. but he got
a generous ''hand" just the same.
AIR. Hughes next presented the doc
| uments relating 10 the Siberian ques-
| tion. He read the Japanese pledge TO
respect the territorial integrity, oil
Russia and to withdraw the military
forces ''as soon as conditions will per-
| NIT"
Secretary Hughes also read the
American declaration on Siberia,
which permitted no doubt of thes con-
yiction of this Government that Japan
should get out OF Siberia as quickly
as circumstances. will permit There
was no action taken on the Siberian
matter beyond spreading on the rec
ords the statement of Japanese pur-
poses and United States expectations,
to be referred TO whenever circum-
stances justify. Both the Japanese
and United States statements have
been published in full by THE New
York HERALD.
The conference thus concluded the
Far Eastern program. Mr.. Hughes
then requested Elihu Root to present
the resolution sanctioned by the arna-
ments committee and authorizing an
other conference to revise tho rules
of warfare which had been fully pre-
sented. Mr.. Root read the resolution
with a supplementary stipulation that
the proposed conference shall not re-
view the submarine and poison gas
treaties already signed. He did not
make speech in doing so. Reeolu-
ton adopted without debate. APP
plauded.
Sale or Ships Enjoincd.
Mr. Hughes next called up resolu-
ton binding the United States, Great
Britain France, Italy and Japan not
to sell any capital ships ordered
scrapped by the naval treaty between
this date and the ratification of the
instrument by the signatory Govern
ments. Adopted. Applauded.
The conference dropped business at
this point and headed in more agree
able direction. This might be described
as the bouquet period" because for
the next hour several of the delegates
drew upon their imaginations and
vocabularies to express their gratifica-
ton over the great accomplishments
Of the conference and their most
agreeable impressions of each other.
Mr.. Balfour led off in a happy vein.
He began by recalling the request Of
President Harding in opening the con-
ference that the delegates approach
their labors with full consc ousness
that we We're working for the welfare
of mankind" Mr.. Balfour said that
he believed the record of the thirteen
the advice had been acted upon.
1.-THE mass of treaties, resolutions
and statements presented and agreed
to-" said Mr.. Balfour, might well
cause amazement and confusion in the
public mind. Yet I think that those
engaged in the work, as we'll as those
who have had the opportunity calmly
to consider ii. will see that in spite OF
the fact, that we have trave.ed over
the whole globe seemingly considering
trifling details the great moral ques-
tions have been met"
Ignorance InexcusabIe.
He said any nation which sought to
transgress the principles laid down by
the conference in regard TO- China
would not be justified in pleading
ignorance or seek to invoke "any Sc
cret understanding with minor Chinese
officials" Such a nation would be con-
sidered Outside of the comfy of ma
tions"
Speaking OF the general accomplish
ments of the conference Mr.. Balfour
said that new era had been reached
in the affairs of the world. "If you
would really estimate the magnitude
os our accomplishments cast your eyes
back to a few months ago when a
spirit of anxiety overshadowed the
mind of every man who contemplated
the state of public feeling in the Pacific
area Although the world was still
bleeding from the wounds of war, men
talked glibly about naval wars, and
our great maritime powers thought
they were almost committed TO fatal
rivalry Of shipbuilding, a standing
menace to the world peace. I'm not
talking of ancient history now but OF
incidents during the last twelve
months.
MAY we not see in the changed
feeling of men that already the work
OF this conference has produced its
bencfcent results. that already a feel
ing. a mutual feeling of fear has given
way TO a feeling of a very different
character? The center of our troubles
has been the peculiar problems that
have arisen In regard to China during
the past quarter OF century. The
relations between China and foreign
Powers. and even more the relations
between foreign Powers on account OF
China. have caused endless anxiety
among statesmen of the world
Adding. however. that he was not
,ortafn that anxiety i'm regard to