Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-04

Principal Work Accomplished.
Final approval of the four
power Pacific treaty with a sup
plement excluding the homeland
islands OF Japan from It's terms.
Final approval .,l the Far
Eastern treaty affirming anew
the open door in China and pro-
viding for her integrity against
foreign exploitation and en-
croachment.
Final approval OF a treaty re-
vising the system Of Chinese
customs charges measure de
scribed as vital to the rehabilita-
tion Of China By herself.
Formal announcement of a
7 declaration of principles on the
Siberian question, pledging the
territorial integrity Of that land.
Formal announcement OF the
agreement by Japan to hand back
shantuns to China eonclusios
Of subject that almost wrecked
sailles. ~. -.
Formal announcement Of
declaration OF Japan's famous 2ls.s,
!, demands on China and formal
annouacen,ent OF Ejapdn.a Aban-
donment OF the much attacked
! group five ~
A provision to the naral lirni-
tation treaty that none of the
powers pledged may sell any of
their warships between now and
the time they are scrapped.
A resolution to improve the
protection of the Chinese East
ern railway.
Formal Closing Monilay.
Il,
pleted the work Of the conference. il
will formally be closed Monday with
an address by President Harding AL
delegates are making arrangement
to return to their homes Immediately
Washington, Feb. 4.-(By The As.
sociated Press. 1.-THE arms confer
ence adjourned its plenary session al
2:s5 p. M. to meet again Monday foz
the final signature Of the treaties.
-Four Power Pact.
Washington. Feb. 4.-(By the Aaso
ciated Press. This is the supple,
nent to the four power Pacific treaty
at the arms conference to-
day. which excludes from its terms
the homeland OF Japan:
AHAS SApP'SAASHI SlS5S LNE luAS1
pretation expressed by Presiden
Harding after the plenipotentiarie.
had approved otherwise and meet!
with the approval of the Japanese)
The United States Of America, th.
British empire. France and .Japa,
have, through their respective pleni
potentiarfes agreed upon the follow
ing stipulations supplementary to the
quadruple treaty signed at Washing
ton on Dec. Is. 1871:
The term Insular possessions Ant
insular dominions used in the afore
said treaty. shall in its application I,
Japan include only karafuto Cor tn,
southern portion of the island SAX
halin). Formoea and the Pescadare
and the islands under the mandate o
Japan.
The present agreement shall f,av,
the same force and effect as the sait
treaty to which 1t 10 supplementary.
The provision article four of tn
aforesaid treaty Of Decembr IL, 1921
relating to ratification shall be ap
pliable to the present agreement
which in French and English shall re
main deposited in the archives OF tn
government of the United States ant
duly certified copies thereof shall b.
transmitted by that government =
each Of the other contracting powers
In faith whereof the respectiv
plenipotentiaries have signed tn
present agreement.
Done at the city of Washington tn,
sixth day Of February. one thousand
nine hundred and twenty two
Treaty ON Root Points.
Washington. Feb. 4.-tBy the Al
sociated Press.--F'ollow;nE is tn
draft Of the treaty embodSing tn
Root four points for the integrity 0
China and open door: 81
The United States Of America
Belstum. the British empire: China
France. Italy. Japan. The Netherland
and Portugal: ~ is e 35.,
The desiring adopt . policy de
signed to stabilize conditions In th
Far East to safeguard the rights an,
interests Of China. and to promote IN
tercourse between China and the oah
er powerl upon the bAAiA OF equaNt;
OF opportunity:
S5S Have resolved to concluds 4 treat
for that purpose and 20 that end hAy
appointed - their respective pleAi
pOtentiarioa: .s;is XXX s,:s & sls sss I
tconsinueA On. pass 81. 9