The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-23

the negotiations. and II Is known that
NJ. BRAND would he pleased 10 take oaCH
10 France with him formal confer
sHce endorsement OF the position he has
taken against material reduction.
Whether he other delegations VIII De
willing 10 go 50 far aS 70 take FORMAL
action Of that character just now -
uncertain. although It Is taken for
granted that at tomorrow's meeting
there will he many general expressions
OF appreciation for the reasons which
im2el France o. maintain the 'arEHSt
army in the world.
Advises Informed
Land. naval and Far Eastern Qucs-
lions were talked over by Secretary
Hughes today with the American advis-
ory committee 81 twcuty-Onc, and after
ne had presented n report on the pres
cut status Of the negotiations. mum
Der Of subcommittee were instructed
to prepare reports for the American
de,cGatcs on various subjects Of detail,
The submarine Issue raised by Great
Britain will br ono OF the questions 70
De- thus Investigated. and another. whose
Induction was rewarded rs fOTcCaStlnS
an entirely new angle Of the nHSotia-
tons. Will be the use and legitimacy OF
Tie" weapons Ol "siA Ia - i''AFN 49, N''N't
subject has not been mentioned in the
conference proper.
Seek higher Tariff Duties
The subcommittee on Chinese admin
IStratlve autonomy. authorized today by
the full body Of delegates Of the nine
nations sitting rs 4 committee or the
whole on tho Far East. IS expected to
ind It's CHIEF task IN any attempted
rc-arranEcment Of the customs reEu!a-
tinns which for many years have kept
China from imposing duty Of more
than FIVE per cent on her imports. In
addition. there IS expected TO be an
inquiry iato the various international
agreements by which certain specified
items OF the republics tux returns must
BE- turned over Immediately for payment
OF foreign obligations.
All OF these restrictions. the Chinese
declare. hay" resulted in such a curtail-
mcnt OF national revenues as 10 make
ccruornir progress impossible. Since
the conference began the Chinese dole
gatas have omDha sized me tariff auton-
omy principle rs one OF tnc most tnpor-
taut she wished 10 establish. and there
are said 70 have been indications in
today's discussions At the executive
cunmittce meeting that this view had
met with much sympathy among the
other de,cvatiuuS.
Underwood to Load
The subcommittee. whose member
ship IA m IN be announced. was author
lied 4: the suggestion ~ Senat tor Under
wood Of the American delegation. and
he generally IS expected 10 become the
American member oc the new body. \
former chairman OF the house ways and
means committee and co-auth"r Of the
existing tariff law. he is recognized as
an authority on questions such g th"S"
with which the Subcommittee will deal
Although the delegates have not ye,
taken Up some OF the most troublesome
questions involved in the Ear Eastern
situation. the progress made thus far
WAS described in ofH"ti quarters to
utgNt az highly crCnurH gjnE.
Much Encouragement
So ra1idly and $rnu"tH.y have the
negotiations moved thUS Ear that some
Of those connected wiki thH American
delegation. who at first thought definite
agreements unlikely. now are predicting
that the conference will go long way
toward clearing up the whole Far East
ern tanSle.
The probable procedure OF the confer
ence with reference TO Chinese and other
Far Eastern and Pacific questions was
forecast today in authoritative quar-
tiers. The Root resolution adopted yes
terday by the Far Eastern committee
of the whole together with any adopted
in the future Il was said. would be
brought before n plcnary session OF, the
open conference TO- nnal discussion and
adoption. Other resolutions on Pacific
and Far Eastern questions are said 10
be in prospect.
Far Step for China
Adoption OF tho Root resolution by
the committee. american officials said
was in itse'r far step toward protec-
, ton Of China. even should pit rot be
( taken before pl"n2ry session. as Ia
| planned.
Publication Of the Root resolution as
! an expression OF policy by the powers
(, was asserted. carried WIKI II prom
ise 20 the world Of future action win
respect to Chinese territorial and pollt'
teal Sovereignty.
TIL. subject ~ ru'nr" procedure OF
other chinese uu"St;uTS * To hc dev"i-
, oaed further at another meeting or the
Ear Eastern cornn!'te" Of tn" whole 20
morrow. l. was learned today that Z
suggestion Toy - general subcommittee
Of two experts representing each or the
nina powers VAS rai"c'"G ~ the SuC-
revtiOn az Senator rdE" % tn" Am
rriron dnlc-aticr who WIS said :" have
argued that Chinese Uurs;i"rS We're not
rnatte-s for experts and that the rND-
rasantat'yeS ~ tur powers th"m7"'N"S
,,..ro rosrnnSihin directly co- any acton
taken His ohjerfions w." SAID =
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