The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-09
NAVAL. And SUB
TREATIES 0. KID
Far Eastern Settlement Is An
nOunCed; Arms Farley Believed
Near Conclusion.
SHANTUNG PLAN is ADOPTED
Pact Presented by Secretary Hughes
Is Approved by the Fifth Plenary
Session Of the Conference
at Washington.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The arma-
meHts conference wiped clean the
naval limitation half Of It's slate and
made considerable Roadway in clear
ing up the Far Eastern side at its
NTH plenary session.
The cleanup leaves only two mat
/ ters Of Importance 10 be settled be-
for the Far Eastern phase Of the
conference is completed and the
treaties embodying results there ready
for submission at a plenary session.
The plenary session approved:
/ The naval treaty between the
United States, Great Britain. France.
Italy and Japan.
A second treaty between the same
powers abolishlng poison gas in war
fare and outlawlng submarine at
( lacks on merchant vessels.
The settlement Of the Shantung
/ issue between China and Japan.
/ Secretary of State Hughes pre-.
scented the naval treaty. when 1t
bad been read the secretary said
that while II was necessary for the
powers 10 ratlfy II through their con-
sttutiona agencies before It could
become effective, he thought It well
for the conference To express its APP
proval. He called the roll, there was
no dissenting voice and It was ap-
proved
"This treaty ends-it absolutely
ends-the race In competitive naval
armament" said Secretary Hughes.
'Ih 1t we are taking the greatest for
ward step i'm history toward the reign
OF peace. II is perhaps the most
important International undertaking
ever completed II is important be-
cause it means we no longer talk
about limiting armament-we are do
Ing il by this treaty.
while there have been some
changes In the original proposal.
am glad to say that the spirit of the
American plan remains unlmpalred."
Applause broke out as he sat down
after an exhaustive analysis Of the
treaty, and then the heads Of other
delegations rose to express their ma
( tionnl sentiments on its completion.
/ NJ. Albert Sarraut head of the
French delegation, defended Frances
/ course In the negotiations. which nj
several stages held mp the confer
ence. Much Of the criticism Of French
acts. he said, was due to German
propaganda, 81 bring the adhesion
Of the French delegation to the
treaty. he said "Thls adhesion Is
/ sincere ana confident"
The second treaty on submarines
and poison gas was presented by
| Elihu Root Of the American delegation
and was Immediately adopted.
"You will note" said Mr.. Root
thar II does not attempt to codlfv
international law. 1t merely ATTEMPTS
to state IN unmIstakable language
that tie use Of submarines against
noncombatants, innocent women and
children Is stlgmatlzed by all the civ
lllzed world.
'Cynlcs have saiu such agreements
could NOT bo enforced, but II must be
remembered that behind governments
stnnls the public opinion Of the world
aud there Is nothing more powerful in
the world than public opinion.
"Ihis treaty is an attempt to state
the clear opinion OF the civilized world
that never again sholl women and chill
drcn be murdered on the high sens. MS
on the LusItnuia."
Secretary Hughes then reported on
the work Of the conference on the
various resolutions adopted affecting
China.
He read first the resolution plodg-
/ Ing the removal Of foreign post Offices.
adopted on December L. There was
no objection and It was readopted.
Next he read the resolution respect,
ing the proposed removal of foreign
| troops from China.
Then the Root open-door PROPOSE.
tlon, providing for an international
/ board Of reference In China 10 decide
disputed questions, was put and ap-
/ proved, pledglug no discrimination
ON Chinese railways.
Then t%Ilowed In rapid succession
the reading and formal adoption Of all
the other resolutions, previously agreed
upon, respecting Characterization Of
Chlna's military forces registration of
Chinese treaties and agreements with
/ the Washington conference.
When this was concluded Secretary
Hughes formally announced that the
Sh0ntung controversy was settled and
/ Arthur Balfour for Great Britain, an
I nouncod Wpl.IIalWcl would be re,
/ turned to China