The Washington times., 1921-07-17
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JAPAN WILL.
ok. PARLEI'

By HARRY L. ROGERS.
IRtesns tssns1 News servtce.

Internatssasi News r<rvice.
The Harding Administration was
last night proceeding with its
plans for q disarmament confer
ence to be held in Washington in
the fall, despite the fact that
Toxic has not yet replied to the
commupication Forwarded BY the
State Department II 4nswer 70
the Japanese query as to the char
acteF ana scope Of the .prOpossd
conf fsrencz. -. .s,.-s.-.-,,s,'
Expect japan to Delay.
No sufprise wtuld be 'occasioned
here II the .JapAfsAse reply were not
received until Tuesday or wednesday,
az II 10 expected that the Tokyo gov.
ernment will 60 into the problem
thoroughly before making Its final de.
cision.- That the decision will be fa-
vorable il not seriously doubted, espe.
ciaIIy as the Administration has point
ed out that Japan would come into the
conference without surrendering any
OF her prerogatives az sovereign
state, and would. therefore. In no way
compromise herself. .t4
Japan is expected TO indicate defin-
itely In the next reply an unqualified
Willingness TO participate in the con-
ference. fNF ~.
Proceeding on the assumption that
the unquaiified acquiescence. of Japan
ID the matter Of but u few days, Off
cials today turned their attention to
the probable makerup Sof dhc confer
ence. While the Administration has
no idea of attempting to impose its
views upon the powers. II naturally
presumes that because OF the initia.
tive already taken by President Hard
ing the other nations will continue to
look to this Government as the ne
sotiations are advanced step by step.
Lioyd-George Taboo.
The opposition raised by Lord North!
cliffe in Great Britain, to Premier
Lioyd-George's suggested visit It'd
Washington as head of the British
delegation, has brought the question:
Of personnel particularly to the forei
ground. ..--,,
In some quarters the Lclief Ia frank,
ly expressed that the Warrington con.
ference should as far as possible be
made up Of men who are not ''tarred
with the stick OF the Paris confer
ence."
The name of viscount Bryce. former
British ambassador TO this country.
has been suggested as oas which
would unquestionably inspire CON
fidence. viscount Grey. az Folio.
dan, exforeign MINISTER OF Great
Britain. who was In Washington as
temporary ambassador in 1918, is also
mentioned. Other dominant figures
regarded as possible candidates are
Lord Robert Cecil. Gen. Jan Chris.
tian Smuts, OF South Africa. Lord
Lee, OF Farehan, first lord of the
British admiralty. and Marahal Haig
1t is regarded as assured the
prime ministers of various British
dominions bordering on the Pacific
will participate.
Assuming that the Brand govern
ment at the time Of the conference,
Premier BRAND himself will prob.
ably head the French delegation, with
Philippe Berthelot. secretary general
of the French Foreign offica, and
Brands right-hand man. In close MT.
tendance. Marshal Foch Is scheduled
to arrive In Washington on Armis-
tice Day as the guest Of the Amcri-
can Legion, and there In little doubt
that he will participate In the con.
ference as the chief military adviser
of France, ~
II is assumed that Marquis de Tor
reta, minister OF foreign affairs in
the new Italian cabinet, will lead
the Italian delegation.
s.i, Agitation Over Japan.
There Is great interest I'm washing
ton as to the probable makeup of
the imperial Japanese delegation.
With The precedence established by
the visit abroad OF the Japanese Crown
Prince. II ID felt that Premier Hara
might turn over the affairs OF govern,
ment TO subordinate and himself
represent. Japan. viscount Uchida.
foreign minister, Is regarded az Ger.
tsinty, while Ambassador Hayashi,
who has conducted the negotiations In
London In connection with the Ang1e-
Japanese alliance, VIII probahiy Al