Evening star., 1921-09-24
JAPAN TO consult
LEAGUE NAT|ONS0N
u. s. MANDATE AIMS
Toxic Also to Study American
Claim to Land Ownership
in Yap Controversy.
DELAY NAMING LEADER
FOR ARMS DELEGATION
Believed to Be Awaiting Informa-
tion Regarding French and
British Delegates.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, September 24.-Japan will
consult with other members of the league
of nations relative to the desire of ;he
United States to receive equal treatment
in mandate islands of the Pacific as a
feature of the settlement of the Yap
question. it is said by newspapers here.
Japan will also study the American
Claim to land ownership in zap, as for
cigners do not have the right to land
ownership i'll japanese territory.
1t is estimated that this countrys eX-
penses at the Washington. conference on
imltatlon OF armamentS and far eastern
questions will be about 81. 100000. Gov
ernment leaders believe the conference
VIII be in session for two months.
Chief to- Sail October Is.
Definite decision has been reached
that the chief of the Japanese delegation
viii sail for the United States on board
the steamer Mashima Maru on October
10. This steamer will take to America
number of Japanese business men,
who Will proceed to England after visit
ing the United States for two months
Ii is believed Japan is awaiting in
formation regarding the character OF the
i'rhsh and French delegations before
iinaIy deciding on the man who will
act as chief at the Washington confer
ence. II. ljuin, former amba ssador to
Italy. has been suggested as one OF the
men Who might be chosen chief while
there are reports that Premier Hara is
attempting to induce Niscount Chinda
former ambassador to the United States
and to England, to accept the post.
War Councillors Meet.
Another meeting of Japanese field
marshais and the supreme war coun-
cilors has bee nheld. and the Yomi-
Uri Shimbun declares the army's
attitude on the limitation of arma-
mentS is as follows:
Japan will maintain her already
settled principle of national defense,
10 change or alteration will be made
until the time arrives when inter
national disputes and trouble can be
settled without relying upon, or re-
sorting to. armed force. This is be-
cause of Japan's particular national
status. and the situation which exists
in surrounding states"
This would indicate change from
the previously announced decision of
Japan, which supported. in principle,
the maintenance ~ofgtwenty-ene army
divisions. 1t would seem she would
in actual reductions.
VIII Propose Exchange.
Leading newspapers declare that it
is the intention of army and navy
authorities to propose definitely the
reduction or abolishment of fortifica-
tons in the Hawaiian Islands, the
Philippines and Guam, in exchange
tor the dismantling of japanese
tortifications on Formosa and the
pescadores Islands, and at Port
Arthur and Bonin.- Confirmation of
this report, however, cannot be Sc
cured, but the opinion is general that
mis- proposal may prove one of the
principal points of the japanese pro-
poSaiS.
Perhaps the idea of dismantling
fortifcations in to Pacific" said an
authority yesterday. lis a hope,
rather than an expectation. Certain
~ the making of a fortress out of
Guam. which is near Japan, might
be considered theoretical menace
in the same sense that America
would look upon a British fortress
in Jamaica in the same light"