The New York herald., 1921-07-08
BRITAIN WAITS CALL
FROM AMERICA FOR
NAVY DISARMAMENT
London Expects Invitation to Ango-Japanese-Ameri-
can Conference, Which May Include China, and
Question of Renewing Alliance With Japan
Will Be Deferred Until Later

Special Cable to THE NEW yosK Hsnrp.
Copyright, 1891, by THE NEW YoaK Hrnstp.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. July :.
London expects an invitation from
Washington within few hours call
ing an Anglo-Japanese-A con-
ference. China may be included. Pre-
mier Lloyd George stated In the House
of Commons tonight that he expected
to make full statement of the entire
Pacific situation in the House OF Com
mons Monday. Ambassador George
Harvey has spent the greater part of
the last two days comforting with off,
cials of the Foreign Once. Unless
there is arrange divergence between
their views and the views Of usually
well informed persons with whom The
New YORK HERALD correspondent has
talked during the last few hours. the
British position Is this:
The imperial conference will not act
on the Japanese question until con-
ference with the United States is held
Premier Lloyd George. Andrew Bonar
Law, Austen Chamberlain and Lord
Lee all having successfully expressed
their willingness that the British Gov
ernment enter such a conference and
Congress having acted upon the reso-
luton urging that it be called, 1t Is the
opinion here that Great Britain can do
nothing until she hears officially
from President Harding or Secretary
Hughes
While the technical disposition here
Is to keep the renewal Of the Anglo
Japanese pact separate from the plans
for disarmament, the substantial in
terdependence of the two questions
is well recognized and it is admitted
that Great Britain or any other in
terested country cannot proceed far
with either question without the other.
The Ango-Japanese pact as it stands
at present Is a dead letter. 1t may be
used as an interim bridge to avoid out
right denunciation, but 1t will never be
renewed without making 1t conform to
the League Of Nations doctrines.
| Furthermore, though the Morning
Posts Washington correspondent says
that the American Administration Is
satisfied with the present informal as
surances that the alliance safeguards
the relations of both countries with
! further consulted is the authoritative
view of those Britishers who best
know Washington opinion, that 1t Is
necessary to consult America fully be-
fore deciding on the terms of a re-
newal In order not only to preserve the
relations with America but to satisfy
Canada and South Africa.
In this connection the British con-
ception of the treaty has undergone a
notable widening since the imperial
conference discussed II. 1t was at first
viewed from the narrow ground Of its
importance to the relations of the En-
pire with Japan. 1t is more and more
being considered as a touchstone OF
the entire imperial policy in the Far
East, which explains the possibility Of
bringing China into the conference.
How Japan will consider that inter-
probation is not known, but Great Brit
ain Is becoming more and more con-
vinced that the American stand over
| Shantung, &C.. is not only moral but
profitable. The attitude Of Japan has
always proved doubtful element.
British diplomats are willing to
make full allowance for the difficulties
in dealing with the Japanese on ac-
count of the difference In languages
and customs, &c, but they cannot help
recalling the hard boiled" II polite.
attitude Japan took when she had her
friends where she wanted them over
the Shantung question at Paris and
other instances of skilful opportunism
in Japanese diplomacy. Hence Down.
ing Street is eager that Washington
act in order that an opportunity be
afforded japan to play her hand.