Arizona republican., 1921-07-14
NJ EXPRESSION RECEIVED FROM
 TOKI0 OFFICES
Administration Confident Japan Will Accept Invi- tAtion When Government Formalities Completed
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 WASHINGTON. July 13. - Addi- tional pledges of cooperation reached Washington from several quarters today in response to President Har- ding's proposal for an international conference on limitation of arrna- ments and other problems. Definite acceptances of the presidents invita- tion were received today from Great Britain and Italy while informal ad- vices came that a favorable reply from China might be expected soon.
 France having previously expressed her willingness to take part, the only invited power from which no sort of an expression had been received to- night was Japan. Administration officials were confident of an accep- tance from the Tokio government, however, and in Japanese quarters here it was indicated that the delay undoubtedly was due to the formali- ties of consultation among various branches of the Japanese govern ment. which are necessary in the de- cision of an important public ques- tion.
 It is understood that no advice of an adverse nature has reached the state department from powers not asked to participate. Sentiment abroad seems content with the presi- dents decision to have the member ship of the conference limited to the big five powers and China.
 Press dispatches indicating that some British statesmen desired to have the preliminaries of the confer ence held in London were not taken seriously either in British quarters here or by officials of the adminis- tration. It was pointed out that the British Rovernment had accepted def- initely the presidents proposal for holding the meeting here.
 Among high American officials there was manifest strong senti- r1aent that the whole conferences should be held here, both on account of the facility of business such a plan would make possible, and be- cause of a feeling that America was entitled to be the host. since she had initiated the movement and issued the invitations. It was apparent also that convening of the meeting on American soil would be reckoned here as giving the administration an op- portunity better to keep in touch with the pulse of the American public opinion and more easily to marsha public sympathy and support for the efforts of the negOtiators.
 Whether limitation of armaments or the Pacific situation would bt taken up first, will rest with tht delegates themselves, it was empha- sized.
 EXPECT JAPAN TO ACCEPT
 LONDON, July 13.-Word has no reached London whether Japan ha! accepted President Harding's invita- tion to conference for the limitation of armaments, but there is littl, doubt here that acceptance will b' forthcoming. The view of the>Japa nese embassy officials is that neces sary formalities at Tokio with refer. ence to the invitation has delayed tn, reply.
 The personal attacks which hay, been made in some quarters on Pre- mier Lloyd George and Lord Curzol in connection with their possibl visit to Washington are general, deprecated but they have given ris to discussion as to whether on gen eral grounds it would be advisable fo the prime minister to represen Great Britain
 The idea is that if the armament conference materializes. it's session would be prolonged, which woul keep the various premiers too lon from their duties in Europe.