Evening star., 1922-02-10
Says U.S.Should
Keep Faith in
Arms Pacts.
COESTOCAPITOL
AFTER O'CLOCK
Cites Great Work OF
Farley and Our
Duties.

Duties.
The treaties negotiated during the
Washington conference were lard be-
fore the Senate by President Harding
today with a request that they be
ratified ''as guarantees of peace"
Appearing in person before the SEN
ate membership, the President de-
clared that the new agreements would
serve to put an end to contradictions,
to remove antiquities and establish
clear understandings"
Seven treaties. were submitted by
the President. The first was the five
power naval armament treaty: the
second, the submarine and poison gas
treaty: the third, the four power Pa
cific treaty; the fourth and fifth were
supplemental treaties to the four
power pact, and the others related re-
spectively to the general far eastern
situation and to the Chinese tariff.
These engagements. the President
said, were interviewer in a general
scheme of peace. and contained moth
or any other power to any kind Of
an alliance, ENHANCEMENT or involve
ment."
Referring to the unratified treaty of
Versailles, MIR. Harding said it was
drawn in response ito a manifest
world hunger for better relation
ship, and that the treaties submitted
today were drawn in response to the
same desire, but without any provi-
sion except ito promote peace"
Starts for Capitol.
The President left the White House
shortly before $50 o'clock for the
Capitol.
The treaties were carried by the
President in a large manila envelope
under his arm.
The President reached the Capitol at
exactly $3.50 and went to his room OF
the Senate chamber to await the usual
committee to escort him into the
chamber.
In anticipation of the Presidents ar
rival, a quorum of the Senate was
called at $40 o'clock.
tators in the galleries were made.
The usual custom Of having special
cards of admission was not followed.
But the galleries were crowded, ex-
cent that for members OF the sena-
tors families Many members of the
House, including Speaker Gillett, sat
or stood about the Senate. chamber;
Attorney General Daugherty occu-
pied one of the senator's seats.
To receive the President the Sen
. ate suspended consideration of an ap-
propriation bill with the item for re-
storing the LeV1athan unuer dlscus-
sion.
The text of the Presidents ad-
dress follows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Senate: I have come to make report
TO YOU of the conclusions of what has
been termed the Washington confer
ence on the limitation of armament
treaties which the United States and
tn other powers participating in the
conference have negotiated ana
signed, and have announced to the
world Apart from the very great
satisfaction in reporting to the SEN
duty to ask that advice and consent
which the Constitution requires to
make these covenants effective.
Accompanying the treaties l bring
TO you the complete minutes of both
plenary sessions and committee
meetings. and a copy of the official
report made to me by the American
delegation to the conference. Both
the complete minutes and the offlclai
report of the American delegation
are new accomplishments to the ex-
ecutive report of a treaty or treaties,
but they ar fitting tstimonialS toe
that open and simpler diplomacy for
which the world has asked, and the
practice of which contributed largely
TO the success of the conference 30
recently adjourned. l trust they will
facilitate that ample and helpful un-
tierstanding which is desirable in the
Senate, and reflect that understand
ing which was the keynote OF the
conference ITSELF
Transaction Out Of Ordinary.
The whole transaction is quite out
of the ordinary. 1 am not thinking of
the achievement, which l hope the
Senate will come to appraise highly as
do, and as the world seems to do.
am not thinking of the comm mendable
processes by which agreements were
wrought, though this was confer
6nce wholly of free nations. exercis-
ing every national right and author
ity. in which every agreement was
stamped with unanimity. Indeed, 1t
was a conference. of friends, proceed
ing in deliberation and sympathy. ap.
prafsing their friendly ana peaceIui
relations and resolved to maintain
them. and give to the world new as
surances of peace and actual relief
from the burdens of excessive and
competitive armament. But the out
of-the-ordinary phases which 1 have
in mind are that the Senate-indeed,
the Congress--has already advised in
favor of one-and inferentially OF two
of the treaties laid before you today.
and the naval pact negotiated and
signed is in accordance with your ex-
pressed wish. 1t calls a halt in the
competitive construction Of capital
ships in the great navies of the world.
and affords the first actual relief from
naval burdens which peoples have
been able to acclaim since steam and
steel combined to add to naval
strength In warfare.
But, though the treaty recommend
ed by the Congress marks the be-
ginning of q naval holiday and that
limitation Of naval armament which
accords with a world aspiration, the
particular justification of this pro-
gressive and highly gratifying step
was the settlement Of the interna-
tional problems Of the Pacific. attend
} ed by rew understanding In place OF
menaciEg disagreements. and estab-
!. Iished sureties instead of uncerta1n-
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