Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-07
OnAnns Ends;
our ur1reatiesSigned|
Achievements Portend the
Abolishrpent of Agencies Of
Warfare and Destruction.

Washington. Feb. (By the A. F.)--l
It's covenants finally signed and sealed.
the Washington conferences was passed
on to history today by President Harding
as an example to inbue with new hope
all that dwell in apprehension
Speaking before pienary session
which brought to close the negotiations
begun twelve weeks ago at his invitation.
the president declared the record Of
achievement voiced in courageous tones
'the first deliberate and effective express
sion of great powers in the conscious
ness of peace. of wars utter futility.
Before him as he pronounced his ap-
praisement lay, newly signed, the treaties
by which the predominant nations OF the
world engage to put a limit on their
navies, to guarantee a new deal for
China and to set UP an International
concord to keep the peace In the Pacific.
1T matters little" said Mr.. Harding.
what we appraise as the outstanding
accomplishment. Any one of them alone
would have justified the cenference. But
the whole achievement has so cleared the
atmosphere that it will seem like breath
ing the refreshing air of q new morn of
promise.
1T may be that the naval holiday
here contracted will expire with the
treaties, but | do not believe it. Those
of US who live another decade are more
likely to witness a growth of public
opinion. strengthened by the new expert
ence, which will make nations more con-
cerned with living to the fulfllment of
Gods high intent than with sA.encies of
warfare and destruction.
Since this conf ference Of nations has
pointed with unaninfy to the way OF
peace today. like conferences In the fu-
ture, under appropriate conditions and
with aims weil-conceived and definite.
may illumine the highways and by-ways
of human activity. The torches Of un-
derstanding have been lighted. and they
ough ito glow and encircle the globe
The president declared his parting
message to the delegates. as soon as the
formal signing of the treaties had been
concluded, and when he finished the con.
| fereDee closed. as it had opened on Nov.
-, with prayer Within few hours
! some of the foreign delegations already
had left Washington, and most of tbs
othersNwill go tomorrow.
Four treaties and a supplement TO q
| fifth were given final approval today. bu,
their red wax seals had been, attached
| in advance, and the entire ceremony oc-
-cupsed less thaQ an hour No other bust
ness remained and the seventh and fina
| pienary session came to an end, at III;
/ a. M, one hour and eleven minutes after
! it was called to order. -.ess
In the order of their signature, the In
struments to which. The plenipotentiarfeI
affixed their names. were the four-pewei
| Pacihc treaty supplement. excluding tn,
| principal Japanese Islands from the scop-
of the pact : the fve-power naval linita
tion treaty the FIVE power subnnarin,
and poison gas treaty; the nine-powe
] general Far Esasters treaty a nd III.
nine-nower Chinese tariff treaty. OF tn
three other treaties resulting from tn
| Washingt on n regulations that relating Il
Shantung was. signed Saturday. an,
those dealing with cable rights in Tar
and ALLEGATION of the former Gernal
| Pacific cables are yet to be put into fina
form by direct exchanges between tn
interested governments. The four-powe
Pacific treaty was signed Dec. 1a.
The signing took place at the desk o
the secretary general in the center of th
great hollow square formed by th
U-shaped green baize table about whie
all the plenary sessions Of the conferenc
were held. Only one delegate sat AT tn
| desk at a time but4so shorten the cere
mony 1t vas arranged that each Shout
tsign in immediate succession all the doe
uments to which his government wa
party.
hundreds
had crowded into Continental hall to- Sc
the wind-up Of the conference, the Amer
lean delegation filed around the u-shape
table and into hollow. square a few nj IT
utes after the session began One aftt
another. Secretary Hughes, Senate
Lodge, Senator Underwood and Eth
Root wrote their names to the agre,
ments, each touching lightly, as toke
of approval, the seals already set opp,
site the spaces left for his signature.
A hum of conversation kent y
throughout the hall. interrupted by, al
piause as each Of the American delezat,
rose and gave way for the next to sig
All of the foreign delegates were Al
, plauded. too, as they came up In turn i
give the concentrating approval of the
governments to the achievements of Il
| conference
. Called in alphabetical order, the; Be
!. | gian,t British, Chinese, French italia
Z Japanese, Netherlands and Portugue
! delegations followed the Americans. al
4 the handclapping which followed comet
sion OF the ceremony scarcely had begi
to die out when 1t was renewed at Il
!. appearances of. President Harding. Mar
: times during his address he was sapplau
! ed and when he finished the delegat
|, and spectators rose and Joined ini der
: onstration which ended only when Re
William s. Abernathy, standing at t
I head 'of the table. raised his hand a.
!, began the final PRAYER.
3 As the concluding act Of their twef
: weeks of labor, the American delegat
:, will unite within few days in a repc
T. to the president. formally. niacing in
/ hands the five treaties ready for sens
ratification and a record Of the negoti
+ | tions leading up to them. It is expect
y they will be submitted to the treaty ra
~ Tying body all at one time and they m
IN De taken to the capitol by Mr. Hardi
- In person before the end Of the week.
/ Viewing the conference in retrospe
al the delegations renewed after toda,
meeting their expressions Of gratifcati
- over the results. The burden Of tn
/. comment gave precedence to the ma,
n limitation agreement and the readju
ments affecting China as constituting
= tions.
The pienipotentiaries Of Japan. v
alone among the nine nations came |,
r. sthe conference with reservations. :
ty with apparent popular apprehension az
is the outcome joined in the general ma
or festations Of satisfaction. In the ma,
o. treaty, provision establishing fortin
$ tons status quon IN the Pacific. and
the four-power Pacihc pact, the Japan
delegates believe they are taking ho
r. powerful weapons with which. to ch,
Of the Efforts Of the nilitaristic party
I'd nuiid up a national bogey of an Ame
he can aggressive war IN the Far East ]
ca japanese are said to feel that aIthor
vili they entered the conference fearing Il
japan might be placed on trial before
world for incidents in which she tool
mi hand in the past. nothing Of the sort t,
on place, and that they can return TO To