The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
PRESIDENT NEEDS
FUND TO CONDUCT
ARMS CONGRESS
Each Nation to Stand Elk.
penses of Own Dele
d" cations.

President Harding will ask Con-
gress for a special appropriation to
cover expenses OF the American
commission at the Forthcoming ar
mament conference in Washington.
At present there. is no sum avail
able for such a purpose, since the
Borah resolution for a tri-partite
conference provided no funds and
the disarmament amendment to the
1916 naval appropriation bill was
effective only during the war period.
jhsts terminated BY joint rssolution
| of Congress.
Because the, Washington conclave
is not expected to last as long as
the Paris event. the appropriation
ito be asked will be far less than the
costs to the United States to par
ticipate in drafting the Versailles
pact.
/ . Each Nation to Pay.
The question of the. appropria-
tion has raised the further interest
ing problem of whether the nations
invited. would expect the host" to
foot the bills of the guests" Pre-
cedent, however is all against such
AN expensive. treat by the Washing
ton government. So. when Mr.. Har-
ding sends his formal invitations
to England, France Italy, Japan
. and China. the notes will make il
clear that each nation shall pay its
own expenses.
!. As work on the various problems
attendant upon the conference be-
gins, diplomats are manifesting
concern over different things.
:. Await Japan's Reply.
With the State Department still
awaiting Japan's complete accep-
tance. there is increasing evidence
here Of the .uneasiness with which
the Japanese view the epochal turn
IN the international situation.
Japan, il would seem, is in a
quandary. If she declines to enter
whole -heartedly and without reser-
vation into the discussion of Far
Eastern questions, she throws her
self open to. suspicion. But if ey-
cry phase of the Far Eastern prob
lem is thrown upon the table for
discussion, Japan stands to lose both
prestige and power in the Orient.
Pckin Grasps Opportunity.
China, it is learned. hopes to open
the whole Question Of Japanese
special privilege" in the Chinese
Republic. The Pekin government,
viewing the Harding conference as
an opportunity of "a lifetime, will
seek increased sovereignty for itself
by proposing revision of territorial
and economic conditions which jap
an has imposed within the last ten
years.
Since the conference invitation
was issued, the Japanese govern
ment has renewed its promise to
withdraw from Shantung province,
and is representing itself as ready
TO begin the return Of the province
to China. The Japanese, in'the last
few days, also have announced they
were ready to withdraw from ST.
beria-
Negotiations Go On.
These and, many other matters
according to the Japanese conten-
ton, can be settled by direct nego
tiation before the conference. opens
1t is learned. at the State Depart.
ment, in this, connection, that nego-
tiations between the various gov
ernments ARE expected to preceds
the meeting here. These might re-
,late either to the settlement Of
pending questions or to subjects
which the invited powers desire to
be presented at the conference table.
1t is possible that the powers may
indicate beforehand what phases OF
the International situation they wish
Tn discuss