The Washington herald., 1920-08-18
Lloyd George to Cross AT,
lantic for Conference
With Premiers.
WILL MAP OUT POLICY
Views of Provinces to Be
Considered in Review
ing Treaty.
CBY FREDERIC WILLIAM wILE)

(BN FREDERIC WILLIAM W lLb'D
Copyright. 1890, by Public Ledger co..
/ am able TO make the important
announcement that the various pre-
miers Of the British Empire are
shortly to meet on North American
soil TO discuss the matter of renew
ing the AnEIo-Japauese treaty OF
alliance Lloyd George. Prime Min
lister Of Great Britain and Ireland,
will cross the Atlantic for the pur-
pose. il political conditions permit,
accompanied by Earl Curzon. the
British Foreign Minister, and other
members Of the Government.
The conference. which will be
unique in the annals of the British
Empire. will be held in Western
Canada. probably at Vancouver or
Victoria. British Columbia. Both
tho United States and Japanese gov
orUmcnts have been informally no.
tIf"d or the meeting.
May Visit Warrington.
Ir Lloyd George is able to attend
IT, hc viii be invited to visit this
country as the guest Of the nation,
and be correspondence welcomed at
Washington. The date of the con-
ference has not vet been fixed, but
it will bc held before the end Of
1920. October is suggested as a
probable date.
The following British premicrs
viii participate in the conference,
which will be the first occasion
that such an imperial council has
over been held anywhere except in
the capital Of the empire:
David Lloyd George, Premier of
the United Kingdom.
Sir Arthur Meighcn. Premier Of
canada
William NJ Hughes. Premier of
australia
r. \. squircs. Premier of New
foundIand
W, =. Nassey. Premier Of New
Zealand
General John {. Smuts. Premier
of South Africa.
Province Views Invited.
It is expected that other British
rrcmicrs. Of lesser rank than the
Big SiN'-namely, the prime min
istcrs of Individual Canadian prov
rnccs" like British Columbia and
Manitoba and Australian States"
like New South Wales and Queens
1aud-wilI also attend. Some of
them are of high rank in imperial
affairs and speak for those particu-
lar portions of British dominions
which have the kcenest interest in
the Japanese question. The people
oT British Columbia and Australia
for example. are perhaps more in
tense in their anti-Jspsnese feelings
than the inhabitants OF California.
The AngIO-Japanese treaty of al
lance has been extended automati-
rsIIy for one year. The conference
nr British premiers will deal with
the special interests of various
members OF the empire. which nave
long been insisting upon a more
direct voice in the framing of Brit
ish policy toward Japan than they
were vOuchsafed when the original
Ircaty was made in 1905 and re-
nrwed in 1911.
Notes Suppressed.
No decision has as yet been ar
rived at with regard to publishing
the recent American-Japanese dip
lomatic correspondence over Japan
csc aggression in Siberia. Secre-
tary Colby has explained that the.
correspondence would only be made
public by mutual agreement" An
impression has got abroad in Wash
.inEtOn that the fear of undesirably
explosive discussion in both coun-
tries accounts for the suppression
OF the correspondence. 1t was an
nOuRced at the State Department
yesterday that the question Of a
reply to the Japanese note is now
under consideration.