South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-08
COOLING OFF"
PERIOD BEFORE
WAR PLEDGED
Until They Think II Over"
Mutual Promise Not 10 Fight
Up to Four Powers.
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controversies under consideration
were gathered in The end under one
hlan<et understanding 20 be trans
lated then into several formal in-
struments Of agreement
Both japanese and Chinese re-
fected optimism over the Shantung
negotiations "Wednesday night after
another meeting iD which Japan Of
fered 20 give no the public property
in the leased territory OF KiaO-Chow
as another step toward meeting the
Chinese position. In the committee
OF the whole ~ the nine nations a
resolution was adopted during she
day pledging respect for Chlnas
neutrality in future wars. and an
other restricting the uses Of foreign
radio facilities on Chinese soil
There is a general feeling that all
OF these subiects-the Chinese ques-
tions-Shantung tho naval ratio.
and the new cooling off, treaty
may an move along concurrentIy so
that none OF them reaches definite
settlement until an are ready 90 be
Jumped into a final program Of &C.
oomplish ment.
Several New Details.
Although some Of those who are
sponsoring tho now four-power plan
have gone 90 far as 20 prepare a
tentet' treaty draft there are sew
eral details on which the plenipoten-
tiarles have no. yet presented their
views IN their informal exchanges.
There seems TO be a universal con-
ndence. however. that details easily
can be adjusted once the principal
involved has unanimous acceptance.
Thus far Great Britain alone OF
Cae four powers has given an "ac-
ceptance in principle" but her dele
gates. Ike those Of Japan have
cabled home for further instructions
before going into n more defnitive
discussion of a treaty draft. The
japanese and American delegates
are proceeding slowly. apparently
taking into account the special re-
oufrements Of their respective gov
ernmentaI systems and the French
are said 20 have taken very httle
part so FAR I'm the conversations.
IL was az a meeting 90 the big
Three" nearly a week ago that the
project IS understood 20 have taken
such sorm as 20 permit OF IT'S trans
mission tr the London and Toxic
foreign offices for Instructions.
Concord Most Essential
The American delegates. it was
said had felt from the beginning
OF the negotiations that some form
o@ international concord TO pre-
serve The peace OF the Pacific was
ono az the deveIopmen most 20
be hoped for as a result of the
Washington conference. The Anglo
Jauaucse alliance was said TO be re-
garaed ~ less efficient for such
purpose than would he an agree
mont in which other powers having
extensive interests in the Pacific
could Join
on the other hand. the American
group found itself bound by Well
defined restrictions in view Of the
constitutional limitations OF the eX-
ocufive FIN treaty making and the
LONE established national policy Of
non-involvemeut in foreign entan-
dement's The foreign plenipoten-
diaries are understood TO have been
told frankly that the American del
ecation could not consider any pro-
YosaI appr0ochinE am alliance and
~ such a proposal were negotiated
the American senate would never
ratfy it.
The problem then became a Ques-
ticn Of finding such basis or