The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01


 Completion of the naval aspect of the conference today leaves nothing to be cleared up by the powers except the odds and ends of Far Eastern question Of the Chinese Eastern rail- way. A continuation of the present international control until Russia is able to come back into the society of Recognized Nations is expected The end of the conference Is now matter of days. The same bril- liant assemblage of international hg- ures, government officials and social leaders was on hand today when the fast-dy1ng armament conference met in it's fifth plenary session to consod- date the achievements of the three months work.
 The galleries above the green-cov- cred u-shaped table were packed with women when the conference got under way. Scattered here and there through the select audience were members of Congress who came to view the closing chapters of the par ley, but in the main 1t was women that composed the colorful assem'b- 1ags.
 After almost three months of con tinuous negotiation, the five great na- val powers of the world met in open presented to the world the terms of a treaty, which definitely prescribed the Hints and charts and the courses of the navies for the next 15 years.
  few surprises-it lasts for Is years It provides for the United States call. ing another session at the end or eight years to consider posslple changes because of scientific or tech nicaf developments in that time; II follows the 5-5-3-1.75-1-75 ratio for the five powers; it names the ca(pltal ships each power may retain; 1t pro vides methods and times of replace ments; 1t writes the first accepted world dictionary of naval term; 1t af- lords an avenue of escape shou!d any of the powers become embroiled In war, and lastly, it's provisions making certain the scrapping of hundreds or thousands of tons of existing fighting craft.
 Secretary Hughes made a report on the work of the conference to date with respect to the various resolutions adopted affecting China.
 He read the resolution pledgtng the removal of foreign postoff1ces, adopt ed on Dec. 12, and the resolution re- specting the proposed removal or foreign troops from China, after in vestigation, adopted on Jan. 5. Both were re-adopted.
 The resolution permitting China to raise her tariff duties adopted Jan. 5th was not presented, it being an nounced that @ special treaty is being formulated to cover this
 Then the Root open door resolu- ton, providing for an international board of reference in China to decide disputed questions, was read and ap- proved, as was an accompanying reso- Chinese railways.
 Then followed in rapid succession the reading and formal adoption of all the other resolutions, previously agreed upon, respecting China-re- ductton of China's military forces, registration of Chinese treaties and agreements with the Washington con- ference, return to China of control of vii borders, etc. When Secretary Hughes had concluded reading the Chinese resolutions. he formally announced to the conference that the Shantung con- troversy was settled.
 Tn addition to the purely naval as- pect of the lengthy document, there is a three-cornered agreement in IT among the United States, Great Brit ain and Japan which provides for the maintenance of the status quo as re- gards Notifications in the Pacific pos sessions of three powers within pre- scribed areas. The treaty is so written that any one of the contracting parties may at any time when it considers it's na- tionaI security is menaced, call a new conference to reconsider the DOT inimical to it's safety and general we'll being.
 Fifteen years is the life of the treaty from the date of its ratifica-
 
 the powers Gin the case of the United States it Is the Senate) and at the end of this period the treaty will au- tomatically continue in force until one of the powers gives two years notice of a desire to terminate it.
 In case of war. any of the sigma tory powers can escape the obligations of the treaty by giving due notice to the other powers, and at the end of hosti1iies, the powers will meet again to consider what shall be done about rem owing its force.
 A summary of the treaty follows:
 Draft Treaty.
 saThe United States of America the British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan;
 Desiring to contribute to the maintenance of the general peace, and to reduce the burdens of competi- ton in armament;
 Have resolved. with view to ac- compfshnlent these purposes, to con ciude treaty to limit their respec-