The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-28
Will GIVE UP
CHINESE MAIL
OFFICES JAN. |.
Nine Nations Adopt Resolu-
ton Declaring for Rein
quishment-Jap Delegation
Queries Toxic on Date.
RAILWAYS CONSIDERED
CBy Associated Press)

10y ASSpGldJtl BFESSD
WASHINGTON, Nov 2S-A reso-
luton declaring for REIMBURSEMENT of
foreign postoffice privileges in China
was adopted today by the nine powers
sitting as a committee on Pacific and
far eastern questions.
The date of Jan. l. 1923, was set for
the abandonment of foreign postof-
fices, and this was agreed to by all
the powers represented except Japan,
whose representatives asked for time
to hear from their government
The Japanese delegates, it was said,
did not object to Jan. /, 1928, as the
date for abandoning their postoffice.
but felt they did not have the author
ity to agree TO that date without re
ferring the matter to Toxic
The nine powers committee de
ferred final action until tomorrow on
the question of extra territorial rights
in China.
The principle of closing foreign
courts in China. it was said was
agreed to, but consideration of the
formal resolution went over. Chinese
| representative at today's meeting
| brought up the domestic control of
{ Chinese railways.
! The question, however, went over
! for consideration at another meeting
of the full nine powers tomorrow
| morning.
/ ,y.,,
cording TO Chinese representatives,
would necessarily involve the matter
of Shantung, which is regarded as
! one of the big problems with which
the Washington conference may have
to deal, so far as far eastern affairs
are concerned.
Approve Harding Plan
Spokesman of two other of the par
ticipating powers, Senator Schanzer
for Italy, whose delegation he heads,
and Vice Foreign Minister Hanihari
for Japan. one of the four members of
the delegation, had joined today with
Rene Viviani, head of the French dele
cation, in endorsing PresidentHard-
ing informal suggestion that the
present conference might be a start
ing point for a continuing series of
conferences to examine world prob
lens.
Senator Schanzer expressed the con
viction that adoption of the plan
would represent the greatest and
most beneficial result of the Washing
ton conference" while Mr. Hanihara
said he believed Japan would be viii
ling to take part in any further con
ferences with the great object OF
maintaining a harmonious co-opera
ton of the powers and world peace. '
A voice in opposition to the pro
posed association of nations" was
raised simultaneously by Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho, who de
clared it would be the "old league OF
nations under another name"
, 1t would engage in precisely the
same kind of work" said the Idaho
senator, adding: at is not what you
call it but what it is that counts"
Navy Program Back =
Negotiations on the naval side O
the program were expected to assume
a more prominent stutus this week
with the possibility that anothe,
plenary session of the conference,
would be called to reach a final de
cision at least on the most vital ele
ment of the American reduction pro
IpOsal-the 5-5-3 ratio of fleet strength
between Great Britain, the Pnitet
States and Japan.
This would follow a report TO tn,
big five committee on the facts an,
conclusions developed in the technica
! committee now considering the sud
ject. Coupled with the fact that ther'
n has been no indication that the Ame7
e ican delegates have rcceded from
= their adherence to the fleet ratio a
proposed were reports in circulation
today that Japan. failing to have he
q own standard of measurement accept
: ed for fixing the ratio, was quite dis
/ posed to accept the ratio in the Amer
= lean proposal. -. .-