The Washington herald., 1921-11-29
Threat is of Conference
Rupture Denied by
Delegates.
JAPANESE AWAIT
TOKYO ADVICES
Hughes Refers to False
Statements Cabled
To Rome.

The committee on Pacihc and Far
East problems late yesterday took m
China's demands that all foreIr,
troops now in China, 10 the number
OF 10000. who are there wi,bo.,
treaty rights. shall be withdrawn a.
once. Minister Sze explained 20 tb.
committee the position Of IapsD Il,
the matter. He declared that ,b.ir
presence as railway guards ana the
like was an absolute infring.mrn, n,
Chinese authority HIS general sum.
ming up won for him the svrnpatb,.
Of the sitting delegates
Baron kato. for Japan. is under
stood to have pointed out that vb1e
the demand for withdrawal Of fbeu.
troops was In good faith vet /, u,ss
up to Japan 20 see that their pl.,s-
were taken by Chinese officials who
would completely safeguard ali for
eign rights. The debate over a..
question was still IN progress who,
an adjournment was taken until
today.
The armament ~onferenco con
tinues in the incubation stage.
substantial progress is being
made.
Chiefs n delegations here arr
on this. Until there has been def
mite agreement on problems uoN-
under discussion positive announce.
ment OF completed program must
be withheld
The statement was forthcuminl-
as a result OF two widely different
reports in circulation The hrst
was that the japanese would stand
pat on their opposition TO the ma
val limitation proposed by Serro-
tary Hughes and thus break up HE
conference The second was thai
because Premier Niviani and Others
OF the delegation leaders were 10
san Tor home the middle Of next
week that the end of the business
responsible FOR the calling of the
conference was in sight.
Both Reports Denied.
Careful investigation Indicated
that there was no truth in af,b..
report Japan stiu has 20 accent
the American naval program T-uf.1
she does so her delegates ber, y-frf
insist that the position take, d..
their experts that the Hughes r-,-
gram n vessels 10 he scrsppes ,s
In part discrimination apafr,-
Nippon. NJ Niviani. and some -
his colleagues are going home he
cause they believe that the no..
in dispute will have been roror-
ciled by that time and thai th...
resident diplomatic rcp-esertsti,..s
can be depended on 20 sit I'm IN fb..
final transactions
The nearest 10 an oTcia1 STAT
ment n the position Of she cbf.r
powers gathered here. and ft ron
resents the views ~ tho Ar,eri,s-
Brush and Japanese delegations
! Is IN composite as follows
There is good AUTHORITY for stat
ing that the American. British arg
Japanese delegations an are or 'r..
opinion that they can AFFORD 10 D..
most Optimistic as 70 she hnal orr.
como of the present conference ami
that they are well satisfied With fl..
progress that has hcen made Co.
date.
Predict Satisfactory Result.
The different problems now are IN
the committee stage. T-nt1 tberc !.
an accord on all details no pI,na-,
session can he held ono NAV ,o-,-.
the latter part of this week. II ma.
not he until early next week r..
when the final decision is publi,Iy
revealed everyone Interested IN .bls
conference resulting in complcte sro-
cess will be satisfied
The official commuuioue ISSUED la,
night stated that the committee on $40
Pacific and the Far East had rearbo,
an agreement that foreign postorY-ox
are 10 be Withdrawn from China. TI.e
United States. Great Britain srl
France expect that the postal sifua-
tion will be such that they can WITH
draw by January /. 1928. japan would
not hN a date. That must be settled
! by Tokyo and the cabinet there has
been asked TO act
American sources stated that as
result Of the comparison Of the expcrf
I figures Il had been determined ths,
the BATTLEFIELD ratio arrived al by tho
American naval experts and announced
by Secretary Hughes as the one which
should be agreed upon was correct
sticks TO s-s-3 Ratio.
This means that this ratio. aud i'
includes the list Of capital ships 20 be
scrapped as wen as the proposed SIS
ratio. will be accepted or re jectsd bv
japan at a very early date II is *
pected that the first announcement u
this connection will come from TOXIN
The. government there, Il confidently
is expected. will pave the way for sc-
ceptance OF the American position hv
issuing an explanation that japan
surrenders none Of her sovereign rights
In agreeing to the American ulsn IN
the interests OF future world peace.
The subcommittee on cNtraterri
torislity reported progSess The
committee. OF which Senator Under
wood is chairman. reported that IL
was considering the question % Gus
toms relief for the existing Chinese
government, and that IL would re-
sumo fits work this afternoon At ,
o'clock. The full scommittee then
authorized a subcommittee on drsfs-
ing on which each nation shall Be
represented.
Publication in London and PARA
OF erroneous dispatches. later osbf~d
to Rome. that Premier BRAND. OF
France, had called the Italian army
'decadent." thus resulting In SORT
Gus riots in many parts OF Itsiy,
came in for discussion h~ 'hc dele
gates. ChsirEH Hu took oc-