14 JANUARY 1922, Page 2

The Washington Conference on Thursday, January 5th, adopted the resolutions

concerning -submarines, which were moved by Mr. Root and enlarged by 'Mr. Balfour. The five naval' -Powers reaffirmed the international law requiring sub- marine commanders to provide for the safety of the crews and passengers of merchantmen which they felt it necessary to sink. Further, the five Powers, admitting- that submarines used as commerce-destroyers must violate the law, agreed not to use them for such a purpose and invited all other nations to accept the self-denying ordinance. It was also agreed that submarine commanders breaking the laweshould be tried and. punished as pirates.