Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-07
by Associated Press

W ASlilNGTON. Feb. Six com
Inctcu treaties. Two others agreed TO
IN substance fourteen resolutions and
zen zen separato or joint declarations OF
hu,iohai poilcy comprise the formal
ohu tangible contribution of the arms
conference negotiations TO history.
ny tne major agreements OF the
conference the great powers nut n
limit on their naval strength I'm can
ltnt ships. abjure submarine warfnre
AGAINST commerce and use OF poison
sas, give China new bill OF rights
BASED on territorial integrity and the
open door and set up n new inter-
latiohai concord TO preserve peace
~ The Pacific. In addition, Great
store W SeIinres her Intention to re;
Japan hands back Shantung and
promises TO withdraw from Siberia
ny soon rs conditions there are sta
Twelve Weeks Negotiations.
These are the six treaties which.
during the twelve weeks OF negotia-
tons here. have been brought to nnal
compilations:
]; The. naval limitation treaty. by
which the United States. Great
britain. Japan. France and Italy
agree TO scrap or convert siNty-c!ght
capital ships, and 80 limit future con
fs,rnctIon that. after ten-yeur build
ing holiday, their first line naval
strength VIII remain at $4,000 tons
oso;ooo tons. $4,000 tons. $4,000 tons
anu $4,000 tons. respectively. The re-
spectlye tonnage of airplane carriers
Is limited to $4,000 tons each for the
limited states anu Great Britain, ST.
QUO tons for Japan and 10000 tons each
TOT France and Italy. Individual cap
atal ships are 10 be no larger than
$4,000 tons and carry no guns In OK
cess OF sixteen inches. Aircraft car
rlers are limited similarly 10 $1,000
Tons and auxiliary craft to 10000 tons
anu neither can carry gun larger
IMAM eight Inches. 4 fortifications
stratus quo" is set up In tho Pacific.
under which the United States agrees
NOT 10 further fortify the Philippines
ana Guam and Japan agrees to OBJ
serve the same restriction I'm For
nosa. the Bonins and the Pescadores.
,rea,v me submarine and poison gas
are sisnatories BY its terms the
powers agree as among themselves
not TO use submarines "as commerce
aestroyers" In all cases 10 observe
regard as pirate any submarine
commander who violates existing
law. AS among themselves. they out
lay use $50 OF poison gas altogether.
by which the United States, Great
Britain. Japan and France agree to
respect one another's rights in rela-
tion TO their insular possessions in
ton whenever these rights are
threatened. The Anglo-Japanese al
lance is automatically abrogated
when the new treaty finally is ratl-
Open Door Policy.
4. The general Far Eastern
treaty, between the United States.
China, Beig lum. Portugal and Inc
Netherlands. binding each OF them
to respect China's Integrity. the open
d ,a policy Is to be applied In de-
tail ana every opportunity is to be
IL
stable government. 1t is agreed
that no treaty Infringing these prin-
e ,n Is to DC concluded. that no CON
held, that discriminatory practices
In the Chinese railways is to end.
and that China's rights as a neutral
are 70 r, De respected e;E In future wars.
hered to by the same nine nations.
providing International machinery
TOT an immediate revision OF Chinese
customs duties on basis OF per
visions thereafter, together with
changes which Will permit imposition
OF surfaces.
,, 9, The shantung treaty; between
tung Is restored to Chinese control.
BY ono Of the uncompleted treaties
agreed to In substance during the
conference japan gives the United
wireless privileges on the island of
zap, and by the other five principal
powers and the Netherlands allocate
the formor German-owned cables In
the Pacific, 80 that one goes to the
United states. one to Japan and ono
to the Netherlands.
Briefly, the fourteen resolutions
given conference approval embody
the following decisions:
Agreement for withdrawal of for
egn post.offices from China. on jan
uary I, 1929, provided China main
tains an efficient postal service and
continues in office the present for
elgn c0.dircctor- general a. f,g
Establishment OF an International
commission ITO Investigate the Chin
ESQ judicial systor With q view to