Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
Treaties Are Signed.

0fCzaS WILL Oe 1O11u0 On page IL.
Treaties Arc Signed.
'The treaties will now be signed"
announced Secretary Hughes and the
American delegation filed around to
the foot Of the big green topped table
Of the secretary generals desk inside
the enclosure and began signing. Sec
retary Hughes complete his signature
at 1872 o'clock.
The signing was in this order: The
United States, Belgium, Great Britain,
France. Italy, Japan. The Neither
lands, China and Portugal.
The signing of the last or the docu-
ments was completed by the Ameri-
can delegates at 1876 a. nj.
To save time the REQ wax seals had
been affixed previously and confer
ence attaches standing az the elbows
OF the delegates pointed where each
was to write his name. Belgium was
next and Baron de Cartier the; only
sRslslpn 3s;il aslskste tex ny place as
Far E.stsrn ana ~ ka ciness ess tsriss' sshara
The seven British delegates headed
by Mr.. Balfour signed next. They az
fixedr their ;;stgnat lrss TO all five sof
$tfe q ocar1 siits, :Mr. Balf lfouf. signed at
l0i32 O'CLOCK: 4 T. {., u Z -
There. 5was prolonged applause a.
tho seven British delegates marched
around to@the signing place While
the British delegation was slgnin,
motion picture photographs were
4 President Harding had not arrived
while. the signing was in progress.
Washington. Feb. 6.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press. THE. history making
conference on the limitation OF arma-
.ments and Far Eastern questions
came to Its end today with the signing
of treaties and farewell addresses by
President Harding.
Harding as the first deliberate and
effective expression of great powers.
IN the consciousness Of peace, Of wars
utter futility," the great conference
went to its niche Of history to await
the judgments and developments Of
the future.
Sign Treaties.
In the great assembly hall of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tton. where all its open sessions have
been held the delegates of the nine
nations assembled. marched in turn to
q space at the great green baize table
traa+ie. and arreemsnts whfcb ~. a,7
narta ~ the structnro hm;it ~ Hft
from q warswor. ,uo-1a 10 h,rS. -
crcessivs naweI arn,an n,ants ~ w.
nc.ta the naaca ~ tha pac;fc IN ei,,a
- new hi, ~ r;eh+s ~ china .nd ~
remove fron, ne Far East narticr. !.
Ia rlv the c,n,,ds ~ war
And ~ - each " d",aco,;on .m~.a
sirnatures as nianinotenti,r rio. nledr-
Ing the honor ~ their resnectiye ns
tions to the good faith Of the settle
ments agreed unon' the great audience
expressed the homes Of the world in
its loud and prolonged applause.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony
Of signing, President Harding de-
livered his address formally closing
the conference as he formally had
opened 1t a little more than IL weeks
ago. -. }..:.. =. :. ',,... :.
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Message From China :
Washington. Feb. 6.-fBy the AS
sociated Press. 1.-THE following cable
gram from President Hsu Shih Chang
OF the republic Of China was received
yesterday at the White House:
II am most happy to learn that
during the conference at Washington
through the unuring friendly interest
taken by your excellence and by al
me Ametlcan deiesatAom, soluuon OF
tns ms; ione @ ou.stana a ssth,a eh.u Th,, au1s. les
ton mas peen maze possible. Inus the
peace Of the & Far East t,n Is rursner as. as.
. ueu. ; IN ~ paI an 'h',o -. II ~ Ghina :
hn,,. 'Iuh az -. - ertanI ~ yn,',., ~.
cellency our sincere thanks and felici-