The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-19
Nations Look to Japan to
Reveal Its Stand in
Far East
ADVICES FROM TOXIC D.
Action Expected After
China's Bills Of
Rights

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA state.
nent on behalf of Japan on sew
oral questions relating to the far
east WAS made at today's session ot
the conference committee on Pacific
and far eastern affairs. 1t was at
ranged that complete public state
ment would be issued later through
the state department. The dele.
gates were In session two hOurs
and 1t was announced would hold
another meeting Monday at AID, NJ,
Another meeting OF the American
delegates to the Armament confers
euce was called for three today BY
Secretary Hughes. Further infof.
nation from the technical commit.
tce'rn the naval Limitation program
was expected. Tho 10 proposals
submitted Thursday by the Chinese
delegation formed tho basis for the
discussion at today's meeting and
all the delegation heads were under
stood to have expressed agreement
IN principle with Chinese views.
Baron Shidchara who representR
tho japanese viewpoints was said
to have shown friendly attitude to
ward the Chinese proposals and to +
have indicated no material obi
tion that Japan would have toward
making them a part OF the proposed
cific problems.
Secretary Hughes and Elfhu Root
laid the American views with Ges I;
spect to China bill OF rights before
the other delegates and after the
, head Of the other delegationa hst
spoken DR.. hoo. of the Chinese deias 4
cation, thanked the deleEa teS
the sympathetic manner In len
they had received 5tha pFopo
! Completing the reYfsibn of
tax bill. house and senate confet
res agreed to a corporatio on income
! tax rate Of 12 and oneshalS neF
cent the figure fixed IN the iori girt@s
al house measure. This Is an hi
crease Of two and one-halt per Gent
over the present rate but 49, tWq 4
land one-hali per cent les than flsE
ure agreed on by tie senate.
The senate managers receded
from the cshate liquor tax amends
ment and the original house PROV
sion was rewritten into the Bill.
This provides for a tax OF 9. q NJ.
proof gallon on alcohol with ,
additional tax OF SA.20 gallon ION
whiskey or an alcohol illegally
diverted for beverage purposes.
The reduction agreed on IN tile5
increase OF tho coruorat!Pn income
tax will cut IN half the add tton4l
1850 million dollars white the sFJl
ate had planned to obtain from lbs
source as a partial Offset for tlits
repeal Of the excess profit
Treasury experts would not eati
matc the total revenue M1icn
would be returned by the eplllsEins
It's present form, but some Of
Iconferees though It would Id
from 60 million dollars to 10 0tslli1
lion les than the Treasury depalf1
ment has said would be necessary
forth fiscal year. n
Tho confCrees also agreed TO tlle
illumination of the amendmeut 4
Senator Walsh. Democrat, Mass.
proposing graduated tax on Ritta
OF property by persons, the raj
running from one per cent on
s2O,Oh0 to 35 per cent on ten ,tH9i
'l'on dollars, It was explained ilt
the senate that this was destg
to prevent evasion of the surta5 1oy
wealthy individuals.
WASHINGTON. Nav. ie;
precise attitude Of Japan ts beenIil'
ing more and more the biz lnteE
irogatlon no'nt OF the arms Scont
euce. When the d elegates sot
nine nations assemble again t9aa
to talk about the Tar cast IT
japan to whom they look
tho hint that would reveal 1Est K
what trend Is to be taken N
negotiations as they effect Caln9
In the same way and peftAp
with an interest even more inter
tho naval experts Of the ppge
were pondcring .Iapan's reques a1
an increase In the propqTtiQ
naval strength and we're w,ond m
whether she world raise
issue With the United Statea
proposing material chang tlle
ratio fixed in tie American
Interchanges With Toxic ottf
the two day recess OF comm
sessions were said to have snEcyaela
the Japanese delegati ton {T1 e Scqf9
Iprehensive informant tion as to
attitude Of thoir governma
thero was no pFo a9tQft
as to how far that attitude won q
extend in the far eastern propl
Some Of the japanese d elegat
Ii will be better to deveIonl "a
policy point By point. AN
other nation groups were ready ta
make a general decla.r lon ot
positions but there was
among all since China had
cd detailed bill OF right
next word belonged to- Iaps
cause she waS the nation
terested. The, natl ona1 A
(ceninuta on pHge tFs1fs
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