Evening star., 1922-01-01
Mr.. Harding May Send Spe-
ciaI Message Giving Achieve
ments as Single JOB.
FOREIGN POLICY OF U. S.
EXEMPLlFIED IN PACTS
Wind-Up of Conference in Sight
Naval Limitation Program
Believed Completed.
ny &. GOULD LINCOLN.

II
The accomplishment of the WASH
fngton conference, in tangible treaty
form, will be submitted to the Senate
by President Harding as a SINGLE
completed job, after the conference
has adjourned, it was predicted las'
night by a high American official
Moreover. it is expected that the
President Will either send speclai
message or deliver it in person 10 'he
Senate, in which he Will discuss the
work of the Washington conference.
The treaties which. it is expected.
the President will send to the senate
together. will include the four-po"er
treaty on the Pacific ISLANDS. the
treaty between the United states anu
Japan with regard to the Island OF
Yap and the proposed treaty proViuins
for the limitation Of naval armahieh.
and the proposed treaty with resdru
TO China.
Foreign Policy TO BE Exemplfhed.
In a measure these. pacts. TO which
IN. Senate viii be asked to consent.
will exemplify the foreign policy OF
the administration as developed IN
the first ten months since II came inlo
power. If there is TO be any "associa-
lion of nations as development
from the Washington conference II
will he an evolution that Will come IN
time, rather than spring full nsdEed
from the present gathering or nations.
The wind-up of the Washington
conference is almost in sight, 1t Is
believed in conference circles. Except
for a final agreement as to a num-
ber of details. the naval limitation
program has been completed. II is
being put into treaty form. So far as
the proposed treaty with regard 10
China is concerned. much OF the mat,
ter is ready for the drafting experts.
1t is the hope of the conference that
the Shantung problem will be set
lied here But it was reiterated last
night that the Shantung problem
would have to be settled between the
Japanese and Chinese delegates; that
any effort to have the matter brought
ND in the conference by the Chinese
as mas been suggested, would De IN
effective if Japan raised objection,
owing to the fact that Shantung. SO
far as seven of the nations around
the conference table are concerned,
was settled in the Versailles treaty.
TO which they subscribed.
Chinese Will BE Asked to Sign.
The Chinese delegation Will be
asked to sign the treaty on the far
east, relating particularly TO CHINA,
when it has been completed, along
with the eight other nations repre-
sented here. 1t will be in the interest
Of China-even though it will not go
as far as the Chinese demand. II the
Chinese do not sign, then it is ex-
pected the treaty will be signed by
the other powers. But 1T Will be a
disappointment if there is not salts
factory agreement with the Chinese
themselves.
The new year, so far as the confer
ence is concerned. will begin on Tues
day morning, it was declared last
night by Secretary Hughes, no meet
ings Of any kind being scheduled for
tomorrow, which will be real holi-
day.
Because the delegations of France,
Italy and Japan are waiting instruc-
tions regarding some of the details of
the naval program from tfeir home
governments. there really will be no
time lost The Japanese also are wait
ing for final instructions in regard to
Shantung.
Interchange May Take Place.
If the Japanese desire to have their
homeland exempted from the opera
tion of the new four-power treaty.
covering insular possessions and do
minions of the United States. Great
Britain, France and Japan, in the re-
gion of the Pacific, and it has been
; strongly indicated that this is their
desire, of course this will be done.
Probably an interchange of notes
among the signatories to Nhe treaty
will take place.
The inclusion Of the !. panese home
land in the application of the new
treaty has been seized upon by some
of the opponents OF the treaty in the
Senate as a talking point against the
treaty. The supporters of the treaty.
however, insist that it is entirely i'm
material, so far as this country is con-
cerned, whether the Japanese home-
land is included or is not.
Results Have Been Obtained.
Whatever may be said of the fail
nse Of the Washington conference to
bring about limitation of naval
armament other than capital ships
and aircraft carriers. the United
States may congratulate itself upon
the results up to date, 1t was pointed
out last night. In the first place. the
Anglo-Japanese treaty of alliance.
which was regarded in this country
as a constant menace, goes into the
discard with the ratification of the
new four-power treaty.
In the second place, there has been
brought about at the present con-
ference a vastly better understanding
between the United States and Japan.
The new four-power treaty means
peace in the Pacific for many years to
come. Nor does it commit the United
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