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FOUR-POWER PACT
GETS APPROVAL OP
FRENCH DEPUTIES
Subzmarine And Poison Gas
Treaty Will Be Again
Delayed
PARIS. July 9.— (By Associated
Press.)*—The four-power peace treaty
signed at the Washington armament
conference was ratified by the
French Chamber of Deputies today.
The ratification is expected to be
followed shortly by the Senate’s ap
proval of both this and the naval
limitation treaty, adopted by the
Chamber last Saturdaj'.
The treaty relating to the use of
submarines and poison gases and
protection of neutrals and non-com
batants, and the two pacts relating
to China are unlikely to come before
Parliament until after the summer
The two nine-power treaties, re
specting the open door on China and
Chinese customs are still in commit
tee, so it seems certain they will not
be ready for legislative action before
adjournment. The submarine rati
fication has been completed, but no
date has yet been fixed for discus
sion of the pact.
Premier Poincare long ago an
nounced his intention to urge the
Ratification of the Washington
treaties, but big questions, one after
another, have come up to occupy the
ime of the parliament, and some
’pposiiion developed to putting the
reaties ahead of France’s most
pressing problems. The government,
however, began vigorously urging
their adoption when ft became ap
parent recently that the United
States was Impatient at the delay.
Now that the naval armament and
Pacific treaties have been approved
by the Chamber with concurrence by
the Senate considered assured, the
government will not proas Parliament
for consideration before the recess of
the other records, which are regarded
as less important to the United
States.
