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"War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals." Charles Evans Hughes
Main Points:
• C.E. Hughes Nov. 12: "the way to disarm is to disarm" 1.
•4-part naval plan of Hughes: 5-5-3-1.67 parity.
•9 Power Treaty to guarantee Open Door and independence of China.
•4 Power Treaty to respect Pacific possessions.
•But treaties and agreements lack enforcement.
Summary:
In 1921, U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes invited nine nations to Washington to discuss naval reductions and the situation in the Far East. Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy were invited to take part in talks on reduction of naval capacity, and Belgium, China, the Netherlands and Portugal were invited to join in discussions on the situation in the Far East. Three major treaties emerged out of the Washington Conference: the Five-Power Treaty, the Four-Power Treaty, and the Nine-Power Treaty.
- Between 1921 and 1922, the world's largest naval powers gathered in Washington for a conference to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia.
- Following the end of World War I, the United States, Great Britain, and Japan all commenced large-scale programs of capital ship construction.
- Seeking to prevent this, President Warren G. Harding called the Washington Naval Conference in late 1921, with the goal of establishing limits on warship construction and tonnage.
• C.E. Hughes Nov. 12: "the way to disarm is to disarm" 1.
•4-part naval plan of Hughes: 5-5-3-1.67 parity.
•9 Power Treaty to guarantee Open Door and independence of China.
•4 Power Treaty to respect Pacific possessions.
•But treaties and agreements lack enforcement.
Summary:
In 1921, U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes invited nine nations to Washington to discuss naval reductions and the situation in the Far East. Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy were invited to take part in talks on reduction of naval capacity, and Belgium, China, the Netherlands and Portugal were invited to join in discussions on the situation in the Far East. Three major treaties emerged out of the Washington Conference: the Five-Power Treaty, the Four-Power Treaty, and the Nine-Power Treaty.