Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-07
PRESIDENT HARDING
PRAISES ARMS MEET
AS FARLEY CLOSES
Spectators Applaud Repre-
sentatives of Each Nation
as They Affix Signatures
President Thanks Them

narkable list Of achievements to pro-
serve the peace of the world, went
into history today.
President Harding, who opened
the conference twelve weeks ago by
paving the way for Secretary OF
State Hughes "bombshell' proposal
for a sweeping limitation of naval
armament today closed it by predict
ing the success achieved here will
make possible like conferences in the
future to ''ilumine the highways and
byways of human activity"
He eloquently praised the confer
ence as having lighted the torches
OF understanding" which Ought to
glow and encircle the globe
President Harding's address fol-
lowed the formal signing of five fac
reaching treaties by the conference
including the naval limitation pact.
The treaties now go to the respec-
tive legislative bodies of the world
for ratification.
A prayer by Rev. DR.. Alternately,
President Harding's pastor, follow
ed President Harding's speech OF
praise.
A rap of Secretary Hughes gavel
then brought the conference to an
end at lila, according to the con-
ference clock.
Tive +roo+ioc-tbe memorable DrOd-
ucts of the conference, were signed
today with a sober simplicity, typi-
cally American.
In the stately D. A. r. hall, be-
meath the vari-colored banners OF
lime nations represented here, &C.
CURED the ceremony which crown
ed three months of arduous labor
a labor marked with more fruitful
results toward world peace than. cen
turtles Of dreaming after such
achievements.
1t was a stirring scene. A distin'
guished company, headed by the
president of the United States, saw
the delegations file to a table with
in the center of the great hall, at
tach their signatures carefully and
file back to their places around the
great horse shoe table which had
witnessed so much making Of his
tory the past twelve weeks.
Treaties Signed
The treaties, signed by the nine
powers, were the Chinese customs
document and the Chinese policy"
treaty, giving China a new deal and
a new place in the sun; the treaties
signed by the five powers, America,
Britain, France, Italy and Japan,
were the naval limitation, setting a
curb on the naval building by scrap
ping many craft and placing limit
ON future ship construction, and the
joint poison gas and submarine limi-
tation document; while the treaty
signed by the four powers, America,
Britain, France and Japan, was a
supplement to the already signed
four-power Pacific treaty, defining
clearly what Japan's insular posses
siOnS are.
For two days, Sidney Smith, the
state departments chief of protocol
had been affixing the red silk rib.
bons and seals so that all the dele
gates had to do was to sign the
papers alongside the read seals. The
treaties drawn in parallel columns
of English and French will rest with.
in the archives of the United States
government, and if ratified, as all
the delegations expect, will remain
there an >nduring monument to
American leadership in the age-old
effort to achieve a curb on war.
today's session made it perhaps more
attractive for the curious. The for
tunate had obtained their tickets
Saturday. But long before 10 o'clock
when today's session opened, host
of men and women besieged the hal
attendants for an opportunity to en-
ter.
Great Crowd
Within the building, there was q
tremendou1 jam. Every seat was
( filled long before the president made
his appearance, amidst plaudits Of
the throng. Beautiful women, attire6
liz the smartest creations of Paris
New FORK and Washington mo
distes; diplomats in sombre morn
ing froUks; members of congress il
business suits-this was the com
posite human picture. The hall it
self was without adornment, excep
for the flags long flung there. High
above the horse shoe table hung the
emblems of each nation while at
tached to a hollow circle ring above
the center hung another mass O
banners.
Seated at the head was Presiden
Harding, Secretary Hughes. TIL
American delegation, the British
and the French delegations, while
ranged at the sides came the italian
Japanese, ChiLes", Portugueses
Dutch. and Belgian. The interpre
ters table had been cleared ava,
to make room for the treaty table
At this were seats so the delegation
could sign at leisure. A busy stat
department attendant saw to it tina
the mass of documents were no
mixed.
1t was decided that one copy o
each treaty should be signed. Othe
authenticated copies will be furnish
t., the respective countries.
Session Opens
The final session of the confer
ence opened soon ,er 10 o'clock.
Applause greeted Messrs. Balfou
and Hughes and ether delegates a
thew arrived The hall buzzed wit
the conversation of delegates ant
guests. 1t was a happy group, tn
care and worries of three months
work seemed to vanish in the salts
faction of a good task accomplishe'
and in the knowledge that HON
was now in sight.
1t was 1000 when Secretar,
Hughes, after being greeted wit,
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