At the same time the representa tive of Japan, Shidehare [announced the' position of his ferment as follows: "No one denies China her certain rights to govern herself, no one stands in the Way of China to work out, her own great national destiny." The treaty: twas originally executed by the United States, Belgium, the British Empire, China, France, Italy, Japan, ithe Netherlands, and Portugal, Subsequently it, was also executed lby Norway, Bali wrk and Mexico, signed it, but, her parliament he not yet ratified it, Te must be remembered also that ig treaty was one of several tron ties and agreements entered into at the Washington Conference by the vations powers, and all of, which were inter-allied and inter-depend-fent. No-one of these treaties cat disregarded without. disturb-ting "the. general understanding fand, equilibrium which were me fended "to. be' accomplished and fected by the group of agreements ved_at_in.their entirety. The ashington Conference WAS, hy "a disarmasnent conference timed to promote the possibility of peace in the world, not only through he cessation of competition in naval armament, but also. by the solution of various other disturbing problems Which Uhreatened the peace of. world, particularly inthe Far These problems were all inter ed. "The willingness of the Amer can government to. surrender its ten commanding Jead in battleship construction and. to. leave, its post-tone at Guam and in the Philippines {without further" fortification, " was predicated upon, among other things, the. self-denying covenants contain: fei in the Nine-Power treaty, which {rsured the nations of the world not Grly of equal opportunity for their
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