New-York tribune., 1922-02-11
Arms Conference Pacts Based
On World Trust, u. S. Envoys Sa'
American Delegation Reports Achievements Are
Result of New International State of Mind
With Faith Replacing Suspicion

the conference. The japanese dclga
t'on. however, insisted that the Mutsu
actually had been finished, was com
m1ssioncd and fully manned before the
con'ercncc met. tThc report then sets
torth tho terms of agreement by which
tho Mutsu was rctajncd).
'ln vcw Of The ,rsistcncc on tho
part Of tho French delegation that
they could not abatc their require
ments as to auxiliary craft and sub
marines, the British delegation stated
that they were unable to consent to a
limitation Of auxiliarv craft adapted
to meet submarines. FOR Ibis reason
1t was found to be impossible TO carry
on, the American plan so far as imita-
tion OF auxIlinry craft and submarin
was concerned
"With respect to capital shins. while
there arc certain changes in detail. tho
integrity Of the plan proposed on be-
malt OF the American government has
been maintained. and the spirit in
which that proposal was made. and IN
which il wa received. dominated the
entire negotiations and brought them
TO sncc esful conclusjon
1T u obvious that this agreement
means ultimately an enormous saving
OF money and the lifting Of = heavy
and unnecessary burden. The treaty
a bs olutcly stops tho race in com
petition in naval armament Al the
same time il leaves tho relative zccur-
ltN Of the great naval powers uniln-
paired No national interest has been
sacrificed. wastefuI production Of
unnecessary armament has been ended
Problem Of Aircraft
"lt was found to be impracticable TO
adopt rules for tho limitation OF air
q m hor
view OF tho fact that such rules would
be of little or no value unless the
production Of commercial aircraft we're
similarly restricted 1t was deemed to
be lnadvsabic thus TO hamper the de-
vclopment Of A facility which could
not fail TO be important in the prog.
ross Of civilization.
Pacific and Far Eastern Questions
"Whcn the conference was called
there existed with regard to the Far
East causes Of Misunderstanding and
sources of controversy which constl-
tuted serious potential danger. These
diiilcultlcs ccrtcrcd principally about
China where the Developments Of the
last quarter Of Il century had produced
situation in which international RI
va rlos, jcalousics. distrust and antas-
onIsm were sostcred.
I'm the year 1899 Secretary Fav
sought TO establish tho principle Of the
open door and its corollarv that is, the
preservation Of Chinese territorial and
administrative integrity These two
related principles have since had their
influence IN restraint Of tho ,cnptaton
to cncroach opon the rights Of China.
But 1t Is unfortunately the fact that
these principles were never a matter Of
binding intern atioral obi igations among
all the powers concerned, and although
gene rally profcssed they were in som,
Instances disrorarded. A situation had
thus been created in which the Chinese
people nurscd 9 sense of grievance and
even OF outrage, and the foreign ma
uons found their relations complicated
BY mutual suspicion and resentment.
Anglo-Japancsc Alliance
1T may be stated without reservation
that one of the most important factors
IN the Far Eastern situation was the
Anglo-Japan alliance. This alliance
has been viewed BY the people Of the
United States with deep concern. Orig
lnaliy designed as measure of pro
tcctIon IN Wow Of the policies Of Rus
s!i and Germany n Far Eastern affairs.
inc continuance Of the alliance, after
all peril from those sources had ceased.
could not fail to be rega rded as seri
ously preJudiclal 20 our interests.
" 'rhout reviewing the reasons for this
d1spuie'nde. it was greatly increased by
,nc state of international tension which
mao arisen IN the Pacific area
1T was matter Of the greatest
qualification that the American dclcca
tlon found that they were able TO attain
an agreement by which the ANGLO
Japanese alliance should be Immediate
~ terminal ted No greater step could +
pc taken to secure the unimpeded IN
Huence OF liberal opinion in promoting
peace in the Pacific region.
(At this ooint the four-power Pacific /
treaty, which provides for abrogation
OF the alliance, is summarizedD
"Ine parties Ito the four-power
treaty. DO not agree to give any sup
port to claims, but only to respect /
rights that actually exist When con- I
trovcrsles arise the powers merely /
agree 20 confer together concerning
them. No power binds itself to any
thing further, and any consent or agree
ments must be reached in accordance
with its constitutional methods.