New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-28
Italy, and, on the Pacific and Far East
ern question, China.
Real pron,fsc Of pcarr

eru queStton, Ghtna.
Real Promise Of Peace
There is no desire in this conference
to go rambling around in lauaable
but hopeless effort to make the world
safe for anybody and everybody. No
fitting at windmills is planned.
The one big object is 10 dispose OF
every CONTROVERSY which threatens the
continuance OF peace between the
United States and Japan so that these
two nations can join with thu only
other great naval power Great Brit
ain, in cutting down the terrific bur
den in taxes which che armament race
is laying upon the backs of the pee-
pies of the three nations. The other
powers involved have an interest IN
some of these controversies, and there
fore have been invited to participates
There is hope, OF course, that France
and Italy will agree with Britain.
Japan and the United States about q
reduction OF armies as we'll as navies.
II this succeeds there will be rejoic-
ings, but if it fails and. the naval
armament limitation is achieved, fol-
lowing the solving of the Japanese
American controversies, the confer
ence will have been a huge success.
The acceptance by Japan Of Presi-
dent Harding's invitation is regarded
frankly by experienced diplomats here
as having brought the world closer to
real promise of peace than anything
which has ever happened in history.
Text Of Japan's Note
The text OF Japan's reply follows:
The Japanese government has
taken note OF the contents of the
American memorandum of July Is,
received through the American
Charge dAffaires in reply to the
Japanese memorandum of July 10 on
the subject of a conference on the
limitations of armament 20 be held
in Washington
1t has been brought to The knowl-
edge of the Japanese government that
the government of the United States
is willing to proceed with exchanges
of opinion regarding the agenda
prior to the meeting of the confer
ence and that it considers it advs-
able TO adjust in that agenda the
nature and scope Of the Pacific and
Fa1 Eastern questions to be dis
cussed at the proposed conference.
The Japanese government, on that
understanding, is happy to be able
to inform the American government
that ir is lis intention gladly to
accept all invitation for a conference
which shall embrace tie discussion
of the Pacific and Far Eastern cues
tons.
understanding Desirable"
The japanese government has been
made aware through the communica-
tons and published statements of
the American government and the
conversations between the Secretary
of State and Baron Shidehara, that
the proposition of the American
government to discuss the Pacific
t'or E,o en- n
on the close bearing they have on
the limitation of ornaments which
is the principal aim of the conference
and that, therefore, the main obi 1t
of discussing these problems is to
reach common understanding in
regard to general principles and poll
cies in the Pacific and the Far East.
Desiring as it does to contribute
to the establishment of an enduring
human welfare, the Japanese govern
ment. earnestly hopes that the pro-
posed conference may attain the ex-
pected results and their ideals may
thereby be brought nearer to reali-
cation.
In order to insure the success of
the conference, the japanese govern
ment deems 1t advisable that TIE
agenda thereof should be arranged in
accoAoGHCe Win the main OBJECT OF
the discussion as above defined, and
that introduction therein of problems
such as are of sole concern to certain
Particular powers or such matters
that may be regarded accomplished
facts should be scrupuiously avoided"
Delay Is Opposed
The American memorandum delivered
July 90 follows:
"The government of the United
States deeply appreciates the read-
ness of the imperial Japanese gov
. eminent to accent the invitation to
attend the conference on the limita-
ton OF armament.
"The Secretary Of State of the
United States in the course of in
formal conversation with his excel
leney the imperial ambassador at
Washington, hos expressed the hope
that the imperial government would |
not press its inquiry as to the nature
and scope of the Pacific and Far
Eastern problems to be discussed at
the proposed conference in view of
the fact that it is desirable that the
full acceptance Of the invitation of
the American government leave this
matter open for adjustment in the
precise agenda to be arrived at later.
"The Secretary of State is willing
to proceed with exchanges of opinion
regarding that agenda prior to the
meeting OF the conference He con-
siders it inodvisable, however, at tho
present moment, to hamper the pro-
gram and in particular to DELAY the
arrangements for the conference
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