Evening journal., 1922-01-09
10 YEARS TO
BE LIMIT OF
FVEPOWERS'
ARMS HOLIDAY
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treaty are to be in an appendix to
the main part OF the treaty. These
include the method of scrapping capi-
tai ships and other such provisions
as to requirements.
1t was uncertain when the full
committee on limitation OF arma-
ment met today whether the com
pleted treaty draft would be laid be-
fore the conference by the experts or
whether the meeting would confine
itself to the aircraft question.
Arthur j. Balfour and Lord Lee,
OF the British delegation. will leave
for home on January IA as sched-
uled. probably having a chance be-
fore then to speak in plenary ses-
sion in support of the original Brit
ish position favoring total subma-
rine abolition.
The nine power far Eastern treaty
is still waiting upon further action
over Shantung. Indications are that
the Siberian and Manchurian ques-
tions will have little, If any. atten-
ton. AS for the twenty-one de-
mands. they not being on the
agenda will be avoided so far as the
British and other delegations are
concerned. What America will do is
not revealed but apparently she can
accomplish little In view Of the Brit
ish and Japanese objection.
The treaty, constituting the most
forward step in the history Of the
world toward disarmamehe was
completed today for final approval
by the chief delegates in the confer
ence.
The naval experts OF the powers
concerned, after working most Of
Sunday finished their task Of whip
ping into shape the various provi-
sions which have been agreed upon
for limitation of naval armament, il
was learned officially.
Now the draft OF the treaty goes
to the principal delegates Of the FIVE
great powers for final approval and
then will be proclaimed to the world
in a plenary session. which is vir-
tually certain to be held this week.
While changes, involving ques-
tions OF high policy. probably will
be made by the plenipotentiaries, 1t
is not expected to take long for the
treaty to be finally approved.
The principal terms to be en-
bodied In the naval treaty are al
ready fully known in general since
the main arguments among the
powers for naval reduction and
Limitation have been published as
they were reached.
The conference today was TO de-
eide whether any Limitation other
than on alrplane carriers should be
imposed on aircraft.
The United States may bring for
ward another proposal akin to the
Root resolutions against poison gas
and preventing unrestricted sub
marine warfare. which would pro-
hibit the bombing OF unfortified
cities by aircraft.
Two of the last questions settled
upon by the naval experts for en-
bodiment in the naval treaty were a
provision to take care OF any future
eventualities which might endanger
the FIVE powers by virtue OF the fact
that they are signatory to the treaty
and a provision regarding the pos
] sible conversion OF merchant ships
nto armed warcraft.
While the details are not yet
known, it is understood that the
first OF these two provisions mem
toned provides for future confer
ences among the powers to consider
any possible changes in naval war
fare which would seriously affect
their positions as signatories to the
treaty and any political changes
throughout the world.
1t is believed that an agreement
will be reached whereby, IL any OF
the signatory powers are drawn into
war, the limitations imposed by the
treaty will be waived. However.
there is to be no provision in this
clause. either direct or implied. OBJ
| ligatng the signatory powers to