The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-01
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-At 1926
today Secretary Hughes presented to
the arms conference the text Of the
treaty for limitation of naval armal--
ents.
The entire time of todays plenary
session of the conference, the fifth,
! had been up TO that moment. corr
sumed with the presentation and adop.
tion OF committees resolutions provid
| ing for the return of certain sovereign
Eities to China and the announcement
OF the settlement of the Shantung dis
| pute.
The naval treaty was not read. but
Secretary Hughes outlined its terms.
and declared that so far as capital
ships are concerned, the integrity of
the plan proposed on behalf of the
! American government has been main.
! tanned
A description of the terms of the
/ naval limitations treaty outlines the
| rest agreed upon between the big
/ five following the dramatic an,
| nouncement of the American proposal
| by Secretary Hughes at the opening
| session of the conference on Nov. l..
| Just before the presentation of the
! naval treaty and after the resolution
affecting China had been quickly
adopted without dissent. the Shar
tung agreement was announced and
| described with satisfaction bv the re-.
resentatives Of China and Japan.
VIII Back China.
ArthurJ. Balfour, heading the Brit
ish delegation, described it as ''tha
crowning work of Secretary Hughes
and the representatives of China and
Japan" and then threw in another
surprise by the flat announcement
that Great Britain would hand back
to China her lease on Wei-Hai-Wei
! Secretary Hughes gave a somewhat
| detailed review of the principal terIas
and stated that the original American
proposal as 10 capital ships. Whit
changed in details, had been adopted
| substantially.
The integrity of the plan present
/ ed on behalf of the United state.
said Secretary Hughes. has been
maintained. and the spirit in which
that proposal was made has dominat-
ed the entire negotiations and brought
them to very successful conclusion.
There was ripple of applause
when Mr.. Hughes announced that the
old battleship Oregon would be re
tanned for non-combatant purposes, be
cduS6 the Sldte vi OltSOAi NuiihFd w
keep it for historical and sentimental
reasons. Touching on the system OF
actual scrapping of capital ships, Mr..
Hughes said:
Laugh at Phrase
! "I might call this the denaturing Of
capital ships" The phrase was greet
ed with laughter Secretary Hughes
in closing said that no more extra
ordinary or significant treaty prob
ABLY had ever been negotiated. "Ob-
viously 1t means an enormous saving
of money" he said, and the lifting
of very heavy burdens from the peo-
nle. This treaty absolutely ends the
race in naval competition; at the same
time il leaves the security of the pow
ers unimpaired. But it means more.
The best thing is the spirit manifest
ed. by which we are able TO reach
this conclusion. We are taking the
greatest forward step to establish the
reign of peace
After Secretary Hughes concluded,
Mr.. Saurraut began speech in
French saying adherence of France to
the naval armament treaty is sincere
) and confident" Mr.. Saurraut EN-
| phasized that the French did not try
10 dissemble the surprise felt at the
conditions under which France was
asked to consent to the treaty, but the
French delegation yielded when they
felt that they should yield and resist
on the points where they had to do it.
Claims Propaganda.
French saying adhesion of France 70
ialistic France. which German pro
? paganda parades about the univer,e
2 may still deceive few artless minds,
I but it will soon evoke nothing but
: smiles" Mr.. Saurraut said and added;
"a future of peace and happiness was
2 never sought more earnestly by any
t body than by France, who has been
through the ages indefatigable cham
pion Of justice and human law.
Minister Sze declared that the
China delegation. speaking in behalf
. of its government and people, took
occasion ito thank you, MIR. Chairman,
and you Mr. Ba!four" for their good
: offices, which made possible the SET
! tlement OF the Shantung question.
Our delegation sought to carry out
q the views expressed by the statement
| in the hope that there would be re-
; moved a cause of friction which had
b caused considerable concern to other
o powers" he said The Chinese hope
of settling the old problem now is
t about TO be realized and the possibl-
a ity of friction happily is to be re-
S moved"