New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Meighen Asks
Full Autonomy
For DOrlli1lionls
Only Method to Keep Empire
Safe, He. Tells Premiers;
Conference Favors Close
Friendship Will, America
Japanese Pact Up Monday
Weekly Reviews See Peril
i'm Renewal; Three-Power
Rule i'm Pacific Is Urged

LONDON, June % Canadian Press).
In his speech at to-day's sitting of
the conference of Premiers, the pro-
ceedings of which were confidential,
Premier Meighen of Canada is under
stood to have strongly stressed the
view that only with the fullest
autonomy for all the component parts
of the empire can the whole survive
and prosper, and to have again en-
phasized the desirability of close re-
lationship with the United States.
The Premier is understood to have
been warmly supported by Premier
SHUTS CT South Africa end also, to
some extent, by others in the con-
terence. One of the outstanding
features of the conference is said to
friendship with the United States must
remain a cardinal principle of British
foreign policy.
:, Generally, it is assumed that al
though Premier Meighen is opposed to
renewal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty
ne Will not press his opposition against
the wishes of all the other Premiers.
1t is understood, however, that detailed
discussion of this matter has been
reserved Tor next week.
AT the conclusion of the first week
OF the conference it is to be seen that
the proceedings are going to take up
more time than was at first supposed
and that the naval question will play
an important part in the discussions.
AS regards the decision on the nava!
problem, that is problematical The
Anglo-Japanese alliance, it is under
stood, Will be taken up Monday. This
is considered the most vital and far
reaching question with which the con.
ference will deal.
LONDON, June "a (By The Associated
Press.)-The Imperial Conference and
the question of Great Britain's rela-
tions with the United States and Japan
form the subject of lengthy articles by
the weekly reviews. They discuss the
Anglo-Japanese alliance from every
possible angle.
Inc Spectator maintains it's attitude
against renewal of the treaty, arguing
That even If the Dominion Premjers ac-
qulesce in renewal 1t will only be out
OF Difference to the views of the
British government, while the people
OF the dominions will be slow to recog-
ME the necessity of renewal. 1t be-
lives chefe IS mourning hostile to Japan
IN allowing the treaty to lapse
maintenance of the alliance, which
admittedly is only matter of inter
national courtesy" adds The Specta
tor, ".is not worth while if it deprives
us OF American sympathy and comes to
be regarded in the dominion as a
weighty obligation they are compelled
to assume out of love and respect for
the mother country"
The Nation denounces Japan's rule
rs having been everywhere. and esne-
ciallv in Corea and Siberia, "beyond
an Western precedence ruthless and
bloody" 1t says that everywhere,
puc especially in Manchuria, Japan
has found expedients for circumyent-
ing nominal equality in trading rights. >
Complaining that all this has gone
or under shelter of the alliance, the
paper declares renewal means "our fur
Their tolerance of this detestable proc
ess."
"Let the alliance be transformed and