Evening star., 1922-08-27
Present Status of the Treaties !
NEGOTIATED at Arms Conference

the Washington conference up to the
present time?
Three of the nations involved
siGnatories to all Of the pacts except
Of course. the Shantung treaty-have
ratified all Of the treaties and agree
ments. They are the United States
Great Britain and Japan. China has
ratified the nine-power treaty. and
both China and Japan have ratified
the Shantung treaty.
The five-power naval treaty, there
fore, has been ratified by three of
the powers signatory to 1.-THE United
States. Great Britain and Japan. The
four-power Pacific treaty has been
ratified by three Of the four nations
signing 1.-THE United States, Great
Britain and Japan; and the nine
power forecast treaty has been rati-
fed by four of the nine nations-the
United States, Great Britain, Japan
and China.
All to Be Ratified.
That all Of the treaties and COM
pacts will be ratified eventually by
GIL eAS iioliOHS lusoINCo Is Tic NoHl-
dent expectation of the officials of
the administration. In the case of
some Of the nations opportunity must
be given for further meeting Of their
parliamentary bodies. But a few
more months at most is considered
all the time necessary for ratifica-
ton. When all the nations have rati-
fed the formal ratifications will be
exchanged here in Washington-the
diplomatic representatives Of the va
rious nations presenting the action of
their governments. The President of
the United States will then announce
the exchange and the treaties will be
in full force and effect. Things are
moving along as rapidly as could be
expected. officials here contend.
In France the treaties have been re-
ferred to the chamber of deputies. No
ate and the chamber of deputies. No
action has yet been taken upon them.
The French parliament does not re-
convene until about the middle of
October. But 1t is pointed out that
the French government has submit
ted the treaties without proposing
any amendments or reservations, and
it Is expected that they will be rati-
fed as they stand, although there
have been some suggestions by un-
official sources in France that reser-
vations should be made.
Italy Waits Upon France.
Italy, it appears. is waiting upon
France to ratify. 1t was the conten-
ton of Italy at the Washington con-
ference that she was in hearty accord
with the United States and the trea-
ties proposed. but that it was essen
tial for her to know what France
would do and to have what France
had This with particular reference
to the naval Limitation treaty. So
the ratification by Italy of the pacts
signed by her is expected to follow
promptly action by France.
France has been occupied for
months with the problem of German
reparations. Everything, it seems.
revolves around that problem, and
even the Washington treaties in a
way may be said to be involved. in
the French mind, with this problem.
But whatever the final solution of
that problem, it is not believed here
that France will be willing to turn
down the Washington treaties.
The belief exists in some informed
foreign quarters here. however. that
even should France fail to ratify the
naval Limitation treaty. and Italy for
that reason should also fail to fall