The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-11-23
FORMAL AGREEMENT SAFE
GUARDS INTERESTS OF
CHINESE NATION
FIRST AGREEMENT
To Come Out OF Great Disarma-
ment Conference. Success
OF Meeting Seems Now
Assured.

Washington, Nov. %. "A joint de-
elaration Of policy toward China, bas-
ed on territorial and administrative
integrity, economic opportunity, an
enforced "open door ard the aboli-
ton of Special rights" was agreed
upon today by all the nations rep
resented in The arms conference,
The first definite agreement to come
out Of the conference, the delegation
touches in general terms most Of the
principles for which China asked in
her bill of rights but does not pro-
vide in detail for the settlement Of
the specific problems with which she
is confronted
Elihu Root, of the American delega-
ton, proposed the declaratory reso-
luton and, two hours Of debate pre-
ceded its adoption. During the dis
cussion both Japan ard China, as the
most directly interested nations, ask
ed many questions as to possible ap-
plcation of the suggested principle
to specific problems, while all the
other nations took less active part
in the debate.
Perfect satisfaction" with the
resolution was expressed tonight by
Admiral Baron Kato, hea dof the Jap
anese delegation, although he declin-
ed to suggest what changes the agree
ment might lead to in the far east.
The Chinese also declared themselves
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delegates Of the other nations gener-
ally voiced the view that the agree
ment was a good start toward a COM
plete agreement on the most import
ant Of the far eastern problems.
The two features Of the declara-
tion attracting widest attentio last
night were the clause approving
administrative integrity for China,
and that under which the powers
agreed not to seek Especial rights
within Chinese territory Previous
declarations Of policy regarding Chin
csc integrity have stopped with ter
ritorial integrity commonly con-
strued as q much narrower term than
administrative integrity. The special
rights" agreement was considered
generally a direct contrayention of the
policy of spheres Of influence
Washington, Nov. 22.-Tho "big
three" of the arms conference got
down to "brass tacks' today on naval
limitation
At conference with Secretary
Hughes in his office, Arthur J. Bal
four, head of Britain's delegation and
Admiral Baron Kato, spokesman for
Japan, were given in the most in
formal way possible, the exact posi-
tion Of the United States with respect
to the main point in the American
program ending Of competition in
naval building.
The. conference lasted for more
than an hour. Balfour and kato 0c-
cupicd big easy chairs in Hughes +
private office. The only other pres
ent was kato's personal interpreter.
At It's close it was stated that there
would be nothing official to say about
the meeting of the Big Three
Just before the meeting, an Of
fetal, speaking for the United States,
went into detail concerning the AM
erican attitude on the British and
Japanese proposals for modifying the
American program.
lie declared the United States can
take no cognizance at this time of
any situation which would in the
slightest degree impede the speediest
possible decision upon the central
ing Of capital ships shall be stopped
question. which is whether the build /.
ing Of capital ships shall be stopped
now.
The British suggestion that the
Hughes proposal on submarine tom
mage be revised, will be considered,
This spokesman indicated, but it must
wait until the question Of capital
ships is cleared away. Upon the
capital ship holiday and scrapping
rests the whole program in this gov
,rnment's view.