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NAVY REDUCTION
AGREEMENT NEAR
Early Unison Of Big Powers
is indicated.
LAND ARMAMENT SETTLED
French Stand Apparently Ends Hope
of Definite Readjustment-To Study
Pekin Finances.

| WASHINGTON. Nov. %. - Opinions
have been exchanged among delegates
| with such unprecedented dlrectness
| thaf with the conference on limitation
| of armament and Far Eastern ques-
| tioas only ten days old, some OF the
| ezperienced diplomats believe they
| can see. almost with precision, What
if will and will not be possible TO ac'
,, campish.
| Following the example of the Amer
| lean delegates in laying down sweep
| ing naval reduction proposal at the
| oppning session. representatives OF
| other powers have put aside almost
| without exception the diplomatic in
direction that usually befogS snrh ne
| eotiat;ons and have reversed the die
| tum of Talleyrand thai language is
| given to diplomats "to conceal their
! th0u@heS'
With the respective heads of the
American, British and Japanese dele
| cations working III direct personal
| conference almost daily on the naval
/ reduction plan, there are indications
an agreement on all but details Is
near ut hand. In the same way. the
readi.o>~ Of all the nations to COM
mir themselves TO general principles
rclatinr to the Far East and the out
snnkcn objection Of Japan To discuss
/ ing details of that situation seem 10
have 0uickpned ii conviction adoption
| of y SET of principles like the four
presented hy Elihu Root and agreed
lIpon will be tie outcome OF the Far
| Eastern end of the negotiations.
! IN addition. the whole question OF
| lan,t al1namenfS appears 10 have heen
pretty we'll settled by til" frank pre-
snutation Of the case of France df'iv-
| cred in The plenary session by Premier
BRAND. Inc French Stateman made
| il at once apparent definite read1ust-
menfS of land forces will be impoS-
| ei,,e In the view of France because or
existing conditions which she believes
threaten her and the whole world.
There remains the important queS-
| iion of fortifcationS on which there
| has been no expression. hut which
may rrd3c to the fore when the deIin-
| e.; nn II principles relating to the
Far East have gone rs far rs seems
possible.
Consideration of the Far Eastern
problems was renewed by the dele
wateS of the nine nations. sitting again
rs committee of the whole. with
HE hope further general principles
could be incorporated in the agree-
ment reported. In the main, the dis
cushions are following the lines of the
| ten points" suggested by China.
whose delegates are confident that IN
the end most of these points will have
been translated into actual agree
mems on policy.
All the indications point to an 'ufl-
dcrStanding' rather than treaty as
the form to be taken by the final Far
Eastern agreement. nsasasss=.sttieali z
such an instrument would be eiassed
along with the 'gentlemen's agree
ments" of the past regarding Ihlna
and would not require senate confif.
nation. There have been hints the
naval reduction agreement might also
fake that form. but that IS said TO be
one If the details still 10 be adjusted.
Al Ike I&ce ting Of the committee on
f.. cffic and Far Eastern questions 1t
was decided To appoint a Sub-commit-
tee 10 study Chinese fiscal affairs.
Senator Underwood. Of the Amcrt-
can delegation. brought forward the
nraposal. Ills suggestion was said to
have heen adopted unanimously and
Ike chairman. Secretary Hughes. was
authorized to appoint the suh-cnm-
mittec.
II : 20 take mp China'S proposal for
restoration Of tariff autonomy which
would remove the present restriction
limiting to : per cent the duty col
Iectible on China'S imports.