The New York herald., 1922-02-05
PLEDGED
NOT TO SELL ships
Must Keep War Craft Until
Limitation Treaty Is
Ratified.
BAR ALSO TO GIFTS
Resolution OH Appointment
of Warfare Rules Board
Made Public.
SCOPE OF INQUIRY FIXED
Commission Will Report Con-
illusions to Each of Coun-
tries in Conference.
SCOPE OF INQUIRY FIXED

WASHINGTON, Feb. (Associated
Press) Tie text OF supplementary
resolution binding the Powers sign
ing the naval treaty from selling war
ships between the date of signing and
final ratification was given tonight
in the official communique as fol-
lows:
1t should, therefore be recorded
in the minutes of the subcommit.
tee and before tie full conference
that the Powers signatory of the
treaty of naval limitation regard
themselves in honor bound not to
sell any ships between the present
date and ratification OF the treaty,
when such sale would be breach
of article XVIII.
1.-THE eighteenth article of the treaty
binds the signatory Powers not to dis
pose Of warcraft by "gift. sale or trans
fer" in. such condition that the vessels
might be utilized as warships.]
Warfare Rules Board.
The resolution covering the appoint
ment of a commission on rules Of war
fare was as follows:
'The United States OF America, the
British Empire, France. Italy and Japan
have agreed:
THAT commission composed of not
more than two members representing
each Of the above mentioned Powers
shall be constituted to consider the fol-
lowing questions:
"(a) Do existing rules of interna-
tional law adequately cover new methods
OF attack or defense resulting from the
introduction or development, since The
Hague conference Of 1907, of new agen-
c,es of warfare?
"(b) If not so, what changes in the
existing rules ought to be adopted in
consequence thereof as a part of the law
of nations?
THAT notices of appointment of the
members OF the commission shall be
transmitted to the Government of the
United States OF America within three
months after the ADJOURNMENT of the
present conference, which after con-
sultation with the Powers concerned
will fix the day and place for the meet
ing of the commission.
III.
THAT the commission shall be at lib
erty to request assistance and advice
from experts in International law and
In land. naval and aerial warfare.
".
THAT the commission shall report it's
conclusions to each Of the Powers rep
resented in its membership. Those
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the acceptance of the report and the
course to be followed to secure the con-
sideration of its recommendations by
the other civilized Powers"
The following supplementary resolu-
tion, to be added to the above, was ap-
proved to-day:
Resolved, That il is not the in
tention of the Powers agreeing TO
the appointemnt of a commission
to consider and report upon the
rules OF international law respect
ing new agencies of warfare that
the commission shall review or re-
port upon the rules or declarations
relating to submarines or the use
of noxious gases and chemicals al
ready adopted by the Powers in this
conference.
The Chinese declaration regarding
alienation of territory, also added to the
Far Eastern territory, was stated with
cut wasting a word.
China Upon her part" it said "is
prepared to give an undertaking not to
aiienate or lease any portion of her ter
iitory or littoral to any Power"
The Chinese delegation also an
nounced an undertaking. in connection
with the tariff treaty which stated that
the Chinese Government have no in
tention to affect any change which may
disturb the present Administration of
the Chinese maritime customs"
Chinese Eastern Railroad.
The resolution regarding the Chinese
Eastern Railroad:
''Resolved, That the preservation
OF the Chinese Eastern Railway for
those In interest requires that bet
ter protection be given the railway
and the persons engaged in it's OPP
Grafton and use, a more careful Sc
lection OF personnel TO secure eff
cheney of service, and a more eco
nomical use OF funds TO prevent
waste Of the property; that the sub
ject should be dealt with through
the proper diplomatic channels"
The Powers in the Far Eastern COM
mittee other than China added to this
a supplementary resolution as follows;
''The Powers other than China. IN
agreeing to the resolution regarding the
Chinese Eastern Railway, reserve the
right TO insist hereafter upon the re-
sponsibility of China for performance
or nonperformance OF the obligations
toward the foreign stockholders, bond
holders and creditors OF the Chinese
-Eastcrn Railway Company which the
Bowers deem to result from the con-
N.acts under which the railroad was
built and the action of China there
under and the obligations which they
deem to be in the nature of a trust re-
srlting from the exercise of power by
the Chinese Government over the pos
session and administration of the rail-