Arizona republican., 1921-12-30
Japan Re-Opens
 Treaty Question
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the Japanese empire. Baron Shide- hara of the Japanese delegation after discussing the subject with Secretary Hughes took the Japanese request to Arthur J. Balfour, head of the Brit | ish, and it was said afterwards that some definite clarification scheme might be brought forward formally in | the near future.
 In view of the difference of opinion on the treaty's scope between Presi- dent Harding and the American dele 1 gates, the Japanese think there at least should be an exchange of formal notes among the four powers setting | forth the meaning of the pact beyond dispute. They are said to desire that the main Japanese group of islands 1 be not included under the treaty, but on the other hand the British desire that Australia and New Zealand shall be within its scope.
 Borah Talks With Humility l Although the senate is not in ses- 1 sion, echoes of the proposed fight | on ratification of the four power agreement continue to reach the del- egates. In a statement today Sem ator King. Democrat of Utah, re- 1 ferred to the treaty and set forth a l summary of what he called the monumental failures" of the Wash ington negotiations. The ratification | fight also was discussed today be- 1 tween Senator Borah, Republican o1 l Idaho, a leader of the anti treaty 1 forces, and Joseph P. Tumulty, for
 mer secretary to Woodrow Wilson, ir
 a conference which gave impetus te l speculation as to what attitude may be taken by the former president. | Thus far, no intimation of Mir. Will. | nf nf he,
 conference issues has figured in con-
 ference circles. Some of his friend.
 are said to believe he may in som,
 way make his position known befor,
 very long. Neither Senator Borah
 nor MT. Tumulty would say whethel
 the former presidents purposes wer'
 discussed today.
 The debate over submarine regu lation today centered about the reso lution presented yesterday by Film Root, of the American delegation ) General approval of the first of thes , resolutions. expressing adherence t the principles of search and seizur : as already established in interna , tional law, was expressed by all tn powers.
 There was an effort during the de bate to refer the whole subject to ] commission of jurists, but the Amer
 jeans and British took a determine
 stand for definite action at the pres
 ent conference. A far different sit l uation developed when the secon
 Root resolution, proposing that suh
 marines be prohibited from attack ' ing commerce in any circumstance was brought up. Such propositio l would involve change from tf , | present understandings of interns . tional law, and there was a livel $ discussion over how such chang e could be made so it would be accept = ed by all nations. MT. Balfour sus . gested an amendment to make u V prohibition immediately effective 2 e between the five powers. and M
 Root acceded to the proposal. IT
 meeting then adjourned.
 May Renew Sub Question
 It was said tonight that Il French, Italians and Japanese a would be unprepared to act final
 on the second resolution until the = had further communicated with the V governments, but there was apparel
 tendency among the Italians to favo V and the French to oppose the pla = Some French delegates seemed to T. n gard the suggestion as a renewal d another form of the British reque d for abolition of underwater craft a
 together.
 = In some quarters it was suggests ee the French might accede to the pla
 on condition that the conference tai a positive stand for freedom of u
 seas, a proposal which did not see
 likely to find favor among other del
 gations. Among the Italians the
 appeared to be a disposition to b e lieve acceptance of the propos
 might be to Italy's benefit, becau
 of the large amount of suppl - which she must bring over easil severed trade routes in the Medite : ranean.
 s' For the British, 1t was declar ,t, that even if the amended Root pro le osition was adopted, and submarin pr prohibited from attacking mercha Id ships, Great Britain would contin as to organize her trawlers against DO UT sible submarine onslaughts. T S. British, it was said by one of tn,
 spokesmen, would not regard such IFS proposition as tantamount to abo ne tion of the submarine because tn ad would feel that in time of stress
 enemy might disregard the rules
 Germany did in the World war. u- The aircrafts sub committee, whi
 practically completed its report { he day was said to regard the questi re of regulating air warfare quite
 troublesome as the problem of dra. . ing submarine restrictions. The l
 port is said to recommend, howev that some step in that direction H l fal hy hi