The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
U.S.. WILL OPPOSE
CHANGES IN NAVAL
CUT PROPOSALS
Far Eastern Problems
Will Take Center of
Stage Today.

Continued from Page ome.
lied to secure an address from him.
The BRAND address, which VIII oc-
cupy some As minutes, Will be In
French and will be translated at
five minute intervals, II the present
plan is carried out.
Role of Congress In Doubt.
The question Of whether Congress
;s to have any part In any agree
,rents reached by the conference
ren,ajns omen, IL was learned from
off,ciaI sources yesterday. 1t was
no,nted out that IL only a general
,,nnderstanding" is reached 1t need
,ot 90 before the Legislative branch
- ths government. OF course.
shou,d II develop that the conclus-
80 ore 70 be made the subject OF
tre,tv then that document must
ha .nhmItted to the Senate. In any
avert Congress could have the say
rsoarding the naval holiday as IL
can appropriate money TO cohtinue E
huilding II it should SO desire: or
course, such action would be highly
improbable.
~ is expected however that Presi-
dert Harding will communicate the
nayal decision. when II is reacheo'
to congress as he and the memoers
., his administration continue 70
insist that they are working. ano
will work. in complete mar mon
with the legislative BODY IL was
noInted out that there is no
70 ask Congress to authorize nm. ,ne
scrapping of any warsn,p. -,
can he authorized by the
In an executive order.
Henry Ford Sees Harding.
puastdent Harding and the men,
sors a, the cabinet were given
- hy Secretary Hughes at yester-
9.s cabinet meeting OF the prog
- 70 date in the conference ne
.I.ttons It is understood Una,
- PRESIDENT was well satlsileo
~, III. tho outlook. After the capine.
a,ing Henry Ford, the Detroi.
onufacturer, saw the Presloen n,
and told him that he was PreP
20 buy all scrapped warships. .,
Az the conference progresses :
hecomes more and more cei'a'i. cI.
-, the success or failure mus
sIn.o on Japan. This Is especlaiIs
=, the Far Eastern and Pacihe
nroblems. Japan remains the ohIs
no+ion that has not yet lalo hei
rds on the table. Great Britain
"a France have announced tha'
thew are willing, II others VIII uu
the same thing. to SURRENDER thei,
rights in China for the pehehl "i
china herself. They agree 10 'he
omen door in its broadest phase.
VIII Yield Special Rights.
Az today's session of the com
n,ittee on Far Eastern arairs the
british delegation will outline In
broad general terms her position
u will be stated that, inspired py
a liberal policy, Great Britain il
anxious that China should become
a peaceful and stable country ano
afforded every opportunity TO e1-
nloit her vast natural resources for
the benefit OF all of the world. IN
this respect 1t will be stated tnal
the British interests are identlcai
with those of other nations, and.
in particular, with those OF the
United States.
Britain wants to develop chinese
trade to the utmost not only for
her own benefit but for that OF
every country III pluc ~
that object, the British will say
they are prepared to surrender all
their special rights in China con-
tingent on action of this sort oy
the other nations. For instance
they will return Wei-hai-Wei when
France agrees TO surrender kwang
| chau Wan and when the japanese
agree to restore Kiau-chau and the
| Shantung peninsula. And the Brit
| ish will make 1t plain that because
| OF her interests they can do moth
ing until frank statement OF
| policies and intentions is forthcom-
| ing from Japan.
Indorses U. s. Policy.
The open door policy which the
| United States favors is to have the
entire Endorsement of Great Britain
This would give complete contro
| of the railroads to China. Extra
territorial rights will be reserved
under present treaties and under
| standings, until the Chinese have
demonstrated to the nations of the
world that they are able to admin
lister equal justice to all in theil
courts. 1t will be pointed out thai
| in 1902 Great Britain entered into
an agreement with China in which
she announced her readiness to re.
| linQuish all of her xtra-territoria