The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-01

Washington, Feb. f-By
the Associated Press. .)-ROrmal
assent of the five powers TO
the naval Limitation treaty was
given at the pleRary session OF
the Washington conference to-
day.
The action was taken after
presentation of the treaty by
Chairman Hughes aud his brief
discussion. followed by an ad-
dress BY II. Sarraut Of the
French delegation expressing
the adherence Of France. The
separate treaty regarding sub
marines and poison gas was
then presented by Ellhu Root.
On q roll call of the five dele
cations, the submarine treaty
formally was approved.
The session adjourned ut
2:S6 p. IN. to meet again at the
call of the chair.
Washington, Feb. 1.-(By the As
nociated Press. AT 1926 .. m. to-
day Secretary Hughes presented to
the arms conference the text OF the
treaty for limitation of naval arma-
ments-
The entire time of today's ple-i
nary session of the conference
the fifth in its course-had been up
to that moment consumed with the
presentation and adoption OF COM
mittee resolutions providing for the
, return of certain sOVereigntles TO
China and the announcement OF the
settlement of the Shantung dispute
The naval treaty was not read
but Secretary Hughes outlined its
terms and declared that so far as
capital ships are concerned, "the
integrity Of the plan proposed OF
behalf of the American government
has been maintained"
! Just before the presentation OF
the naval treaty. and after the res
| olution affecting China had been
adopted without dissent, the Shan
/ tung agreement was announced
and described with satisfaction b.
the representative Of China and
Japan.
BalfOur Praises Hughes.
/ D.
British delegation, described il as
''the croWning work of Secretary
Hughes and the representatives oi
China and Japan" and then threw
| in another surprise by the an
/ nouncement that Great Britain
would hand back to China her Least
on Wei-Hai-Wei.
Secretary Hughes, presenting the
naval treaty, announced he wOalC
not read it because copies had beer
distributed generally
COPIES had been entrusted IT
| confidence by the state department
to newspapers and press assoeia
tions, which pledged their faitt
that it would not be published unLi
it actually had been presented
Nevertheless, some newspaper!
served by organizations other thar
the Associated Press published the
treaty almost an hour before it was
released It actually was present
! ed and released for publication q
1926 p. m.)
successful Conclusion
Secretary Hughes gave a some
! what detailed review of the princi
pal terms and stated that the orig
inal American proposal as to capi
tal ships, while changed in detail
had been adopted substantially
THE integrity OF the plan pre-
sented on behalf of the Unite,
/ States" said Secretary Hughes
/ has been maintained and the spir
il in which that proposal was mad,
and in which 1t was received hai
| dominated the entire negotiation
and brought them to a very sue
cessful conclusion"
Secretary Hughes in closing sal
that no more necessary or signif
cant treaty probably had ever beel
negotiated
Ends Naval Race.
This treaty ends the race il
naval competition. At the sam
time it leaves the security OF tn
powers unimpaired. but il mean