Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-02

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day. The Japanese made some tech
| meal objection 10 the Chinese East.
crn proposal which. coupled with
Chinese and French opposition tC
some features. resulted In appoint
ment OF Japanese French Chinese
| subcommittee to consider u compro-
mise: The Italians and Japanese
presented such pertinent reservations
to the arms Importation resolution
mat II was virtually decided not to
press il for adoption.
Ihe hvc-power naval limitation
treaty. whose text was made public
Tot the hrst time with it's submission
To today's 'lcnary session. continued
no surprises and was approved bv the
conference without general discus-
sion. Its terms. which had been com.
pietely forecast by published ac
counts of the negotiations. provide
FOR 5-5-S-l GIG capital shin ratio
for the United States. Great Britain.
Japan, France and Italy. respective
~. impose various restrictions on tho
size and armament of other types of
Warcrait, and establish a fertilization
status quo" In the Pacific
Restricts Destructive Agencies.
In the separate submarine and poi-
son gas treaty an attempt is made
10 outlaw submarines as commerce.
dcStroycrs and to prohibit chemical
warfare altogether. The language
of the convention fnlInu.e ,I,>,..,
attly the terms of the Root rcsolu
ions adopted by the armament com
mittcc several weeks ago.
Secretary Hughes presented the
naval limitation treaty to the con-
ference and. in a speech of forty
minutes. explained its provisions and
declared i. preserved without vital
change the American limitation pro-
posal laid before the opening meet
ing of the conference by him on
November -. He was followed by
Albert Sarraut. head OF the French
delegation, who disclaimed FOR his
country the militaristic purpose he
said had been attributed to IL during
the Washington negotiations, and
then the roll OF the five powers was
called and unanimous approval OF the
treaty given by the mods OF the head
al! around the table.
Root Reads Treaty.
The submarine and poison gas
treaty was read by Elihu Root,
author of the proposals on which it
was based. The covenant. lie said,
must rest for fulihllm"nt upon the
humane public opinion of the world.
which he trusted to overthrow the pre-
dictions of "the cynical that the
rules laid down would he violated
whenever any power in the future
found itself with its back against
the wall. The only other speech be-
fore the formal vote Of approval
was made by Senator Schanzer for
Italy and voiced general approval OF
the Two treaties.
II was with even bricfcr discussion
that the Far Eastern resolutions
were adopted. and the big crowd that
had TANNED into Continental Hall TO
see the first plenary session since De-
ccmbcr To- showed many signs Of in
attention long before tho three and
a half hour occupied by the meeting
had elapsed.
by the hour of adjournment large
patches Of empty seats had appeared
in the galleries and many Of those
who remained were engaged in con-
vcrsation among themselves IA the
conference went through the motions
of formally ratifying and announcing
decisions made known through the
newspapers many days before.
Hughes Hcnds Chinese Resolutions.
Secretary Hughes. as chairman OF
the conference. read into the record
the nine Chinese resolutions. hurry
ing through involved phraScology in
n monotone like that OF reading
clerks in legislative bodies. In every
case. when he had finished one OF the
resolutions. he announced the assent
Of the United States and then called
in order the names of the other pow
ers about the table. Each delegation
chairman responded with "A nod Of the
head. and then after tho announce
mcnt unanimously adopted" the
chairman went on the next page Of
the voluminous bundle OF resolutions
before him.
The nine resolutions thus adopted
cover a wide range of subjects.
Briefly, they provide for withdraw
al OF foreign post offices from China
on January |. 1929: maintenance Of
the omen door policy: development Of
the Chinese railways on a basis of
equitable treatment TO all nationali-
ties, publication OF all international
commitments affecting China's inter
cstS; delivery TO China OF all foreign
radio statiOuG established within her
borders without her consent: and
consultation among the powers re-
surdine withdrawal OF foreign
troops which are in China without
treaty sanction. One to which China
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