The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18
To Be Represented at Washing
ton Conference, Report.
Official Acceptance Has Not
Yet Been Received.
WILL DISCUSS YAP ISLAND
Pacific Problems VIII Make No
Difference, Report.
May Be Arranged Satisfactorily
Prior to Conference.

London, July 1S.-It is reported on
the highest authority in Toxic that
Japan will accept Internationally
President Harding's invitation to an
international conference at Washing
ton, said an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Toxic today.
Japan, added the dispatch, will dis
cuss Yap Island. the Shantung penin-
sula, Siberia and China. but will re-
serve the right to bring up the ques-
tions later on.
According to the Exchange Tele-
graph correspondent, Viscount Maxine
will be one of the delegates from
Japan.
The Japanese minister of marine
was quoted as saying that Japan can
not afford not to restrict naval com
petition"
Would Discuss Yap.
Toxic, July II delayed. 1.-The Jap
anese press today makes the an
nouncernent semi officially that Japan
intends to let nothing keep her out of
participation in the disarmament con-
ference to be held in Washington on
invitation of President Harding.
At the foreign office it was stated
informally today that Japan intends to
participate in the conference regard
less OIL WnoSneT dSI6S-
able here on Pacific problems are con-
| summated. The belief is held here
however, that these problems can be
suitably arranged prior to the dis
armament conference.
The Kenseikai, opposition party. to-
| day called upon Premier Hara to so
| to Washington as head of Japan's con-
Threatening national disaster to
Japan"
| ''Who knows" says the statement OF
the Kenseikai members, but that Yap
Shantung and -Korea's administration
may be brought up at the Washington
conference. We hope Premier Hara
may be a match for the audacious en-
thusiasm and tact of Lloyd George
This is no time for partisan politics
but rather time for the nation to
show a united front if we expect tc
have a fatherland."
May Not Abandon Naval Program.
Osaka, Japan, July 1S.-Admira
Baron Kato, minister of the navy. wht
has been prominently mentioned a.
one of Japan's delegates to the Wash
ington disarmament conference. in
Iterviewed here today, declared h
would gladly attend the conference il
named by his government.
| THE disarmament conference mus
not be a meeting of but two or three
powers" the head of the navy depart
ment declared. 1T should be world
wide in scope"
| Admiral Kato declared that in hi
| belief it would be unnecessary for ia
pan to abandon her "eight-eight" ma
val building program. which calls fol
the construction of eight modern bat
tleships and eight battle cruisers b!
1927. These, he said, were necessar,
for Japan's fleet.
London, July 1S.-It is taken as g
foregone conclusion that no actor
| will be taken that might embarras
President Harding's disarmament and
Far Eastern conference in view of g
statement made in the house of com
mons this afternoon by A ]. Balfour
lord of the council.
Replying to a question from Horatit
Bottomley. Mr.. Balfour said that ii
would not be necessary to ask the
League of Nations to suspend it's ac-
tivities regarding disarmament and the
Pacific ocean problems for the league
Undoubtedly considered the import
ance of President Harding's proposed
conference.