The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
OPEN DOOR IN
CHINA PLEA OF
MINISTER SEE
Detailed Statement of Her At
titude on Far Eastern Ques-
tons Made at Opening Ses-
slon-Japan is Silent.
SCORES SECRET PACTS
lBy Associated Prcssl

WASHINGTON, Nov ia detail
ed statement regarding China's inter
est and her attitude on far Eastern
questions was made by Minister SEE
at the first meeting of the committee
on Pacific and Far Eastern questions.
No program for the consideration OF
Far Eastern questions was agreed up
on, but the heads of the delegations of
the nine powers forming the commit
tee were to meet later in the day TO
frame an order of procedure
There was no response from the
Japanese after China had presented
her view of the situation and although
some general discussion developed, all
of the other nations represented re-
served q detailed statement of their
| opinions for later presentation Tndi-
cations were that the first attempt to
get down TO cases would be made at
the meeting OF heads of delegations
later in the day.
Maintenance of the open door in
| China was said to have been urged
vigorously by Minister SZe who also
spoke strongly for abolition of secret
treaties affecting China and urged that
hereafter all such treaties between
the powers be made public.
! The question OF the disposition OF
! the province of Shantung was not
| brought up. Neither did DR.. SEE go
! into the question of granting future
! foreign concessions in China Both
! OF these subjects, it was learned were
! to be left for future discussion.
Far East in Limelight
Problems of the Far East whose So
| luton is judged an integral part of
| the question of ornaments. took the
/ center of attention today, while the
J plan for curtailment of naval estab-
llshments was passing through a PEI.
! lod OF technical examination at the
hands of committee of experts.
! For the first time the delegations
| OF the United States. Great Britain.
! Japan, France. Italy. China. Belgium.
Portugal and the Netherlands. acting
as committee of the whole. on the
! Far Eastern questions. assembled for
| preliminary discussion and to Jay
plans for procedure.
! In contrast TO the manner in which
| the conference tackled the armament
! problem on its opening day. the rep
! resentativeS of the powers. went into
! todays committee meeting. waiting on
one another 10 speak first about the
! intricate questions that long have
! troubled diplomatic relations in the
/ Pacific and the Orient Of course ev-
cry nation had a rather concrete idea
| of the principles it meant to present
once the negotiations began but no
one seemed anxious to break the ice
Attitude Not So Direct
The attitude of this government is
not nearly so direct in the Far East
ern situation as it is in the question
of armaments.
Both China and Japan appeared to
prefer to wait and familiarize them
selves with the atmosphere of the
conference before laying down their
views in detail
Great Britain also had failed 10 give
any indication of a willingness to take
the initiative, while all other powers
felt that their more or less remote re-
lauonship TO the Far Eastern tanglo
should prompt them to remain in the
background for the present.
British naval thought in Washing
ton has suggested $50 tons as the limit
of size for submarines, it was learned
today.
| lney would represent a type of craft
not now existing in the first line of
the American navy. It would go back
to the days OF the Grampus, the Tfke
the Viper. and the Tarantula, now
carried on navy lists as the AS. A-5,
d. and D-3. These boats are the old
est in the navy and are included in
, the second line group, more as a tyne
j of self-propelling, floating mine for
harbor defense. The last TO dispiace
145 tons on the surface, and 40
submerged.
The next oldest boat. the Norvhal.
now the D-i. displaces 2SS tons on the
surface and S37 submerged. From
that point, American second line sub
mersibles run up to the Nj displac-
ing 4SS tons on the surface and SIG
submerged, while in the first line
group of "a boats, the smallest is close
to 500 on the surface while the largest
runs up to nearly 1000 tons surface
These figures do not include the groun
of fleet submarine of approximately
1000 tons