Evening star., 1922-02-06
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Six completed treaties, two others
agreed to in substance, fourteen reso-
lutions and ten separate or joint
declarations of national policy COM
prise the formal and tangible contri-
button of the arms conference negotia-
tions to history.
BY the major agreements of the
conference the great powers put a
limit on their naval strength in capi-
tai ships. abjure submarine warfare
against commerce and use of poison
based on territorial integrity and the
open door, and set up a new interna-
tional concord to preserve peace in
the Pacific. In addition, Great Britain
declares her intention to restore Wei
Hai-Wet to China and Japan hands
back Shantung and promises to with
draw from Siberia as soon as con-
dttions there are stabilized.
These are the six treaties which.
during the twelve weeks Of negotia-
tions here have been brought to final
completion:
Contents of Treaties.
I: The naval limitation treaty. by
which the United States, Great
Britain. Japan. France and Italy
agree to scrap or convert sixty-eight
capital ships, and so limit future con-
building holiday. their first-line naval
strength will remain at $4,000 tons,
525. 900 tons. $4,000 tons. 175,0O0 tons
and $4,000 tons. respectively. The
respective tonnage of airplane car
riers is limited to $4,000 tons each
Britain, $1,000 tons for Japan and
60, 900 tons each for France and Italy.
Individual capital ships are to be
no larger than $4,000 tons and carry
no guns in excess Of sixteen inches.
Aircraft carriers are limited SINH
craft to 10000 tons. and neither can
carry a gun larger than eight inches.
A fortifications status quo" is set
up in the Pacific. under which the
United States agrees not to further
fortify the Philippine 9 and Guam and
Japan agrees to observe the same re-
striction in Formosa, the Bonins and
the pescadores.
2. The submarine and poison gas
treaty, to which the same five pow
ers are sisnatories. By Its terms
the powers agree as among them
selves not to use submarines "as
commerce destroyers," in all cases to
observe the rules of visit and search.
and to regard as a pirate any subma-
rine commander who violates exist
ing law. AS among themselves,
they outlaw use of poison gas alto
gether.
F0ur.POyyer Pacific Treaties.
8. The four-power Pacific treaty,
by which the United States. Great
Britain. Japan and France agree to
respect one another's rights in rela-
! ton to their insular possessions in
the Pacific. and to meet in consulta-
; tion whenever those rights are
! threatened. The Anglo-Japanese al
lance is automatically abrogated
! fled.
4. The general far eastern treaty,
/ between the United States, Great
Britain, Japan, France, Italy. China,
! Belgium. Portugal and the Neither
lands, binding each of them to re-
| door policy is to be applied in de-
! tail, and every opportunity is to be
given the Chinese people to develop
a stable government. 1t is agreed
,, that no treaty infringing these prin-
ciples is to be concluded, that no
contracts violating them are to be
| upheld. that discriminatory practices
in the Chinese railways are to- end.
and that China's rights as neutral
are to be respected in future wars.
S. The Chinese tariff treaty, adhered
to by the same nine nations, provid-
| immediate revision of Chinese Gus
toms duties on a basis of per cent
| effective, and periodical revisions
| thereafter. together with changes
| which will permit imposition of sur
| taxes.
J g. The Shantung treaty between
Japan and China, by which Shantung
Is restored to Chinese control.
| BY one of the uncompleted treaties
| agreed to in substance during the
conference Japan gives the United
wireless privileges of the Island OF
Yap, and by the other the five prin-
cinal poXers and The Netherlands