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many hints that both Great Britain
and Japan would prefer to have the
United States party to any con-
tinuancc of the treaty, or even would
be willing to make a new agreement
by which the three would unite to
preserve peace in the Far East.
The cruX oe the whole question
lies in the fact that the American
delegation is totally opposed to en-
tering any such arrangement if it is
to be regarded as in any sense an
alliance, and that Japan, on the 9TH
er hand, is reluctant TO substitute
for the Anglo-Japanese treaty any
agreement whose terms would seem
to leave her in a weaker situation
than before. A system of arbitra-
ton treaties has been suggested,
but there is no authoritative ipfor-
nation as to how nearly satisfactory
that solution might be to either the
United States or Japan.
1t is taken for granted that should
a regional agreement or set of cross
tr eaties grow out Of the negotiations,
France would be included because
of her large interest in the Far East.
All of these cons NerationS are re-
garded by Japan as integral parts
of her problem of national security.
and in consequence it is considered
possible that when a final agreement
as to naval ratio is reached, there
will be bound up with it a decision
as to some of the most important
/ political questions of the Pacific and
| the Orient.
Chinese Negotiations
The maintenance of Notifications
! and naval bases in the Pacific
| island in another factor of increas.
J ing interest to Japan as the naval
| ratio discussion advances. 1t now
| is believed probable that some agree
ment as to bases will accompany the
| ratio solueion although in the phys
! ical Arrangement of the final work
| of the conference. the two may not
| be included N the same understand
| ing, or treaty"
Any treaty arrangement for limi.
| tation of Pacific Notifications, it
| is said in the American delegation,
would logically be a part of a treaty
! fixing the status of the inundated
! Island of zap, now the subject Of
| Independent negotiations.
Emancipation of China from
! foreign control was said to have
| moved forward considerably today
at a conference of the nine powers
through proposals from Japan,
! Great Britain and France for relin-
, quishment OF large and important
areas of their leased territory in
| China.
The proffers of the three powers
| were conditional and limited. not in
Guiding all their leased areas. but
were declared officially to be one
of the most important Developments
| Of the Far Eastern conference.
Definite undertakings were defer.
red for further discussion at the
next meeting of the Far Eastern
committee next Wednesday, the
three days adjournment being taken
so that the discussions between
China and Japan on Shantung and
| the studies of subcommittee on
other Chinese questions could pro
coed. The conference delegates also
desired to attend the opening cere.
monies Of congress next week.
! When the question on the con
| ference agenda of removal Of spe.
c1al spheres Of influence in China
was brought UP today. France of
| fered to relirGuish her leased ter
| ritory of KWang- Chow providing
| similar cessicns would be made by
other powers having such special
spheres of influence. Japan follow
ed with reiteration of an offer tC
! relinquish her leased territory ir
Shantung and Great Britain Joined
with q proposal to relinquiSh the
| British leased territory of Wei Ha1
I Wei. All Of the offers except that
of Japan concerning kiao Chow
were conditional upon cessiors q
! leased territory by the other powers
| and also upon performance hy Chine
of certain conditions. which, delegates
declared tonight. probably would be
net.
Leased Areas
Japan, Mr.. Hanihari said, stood
on her former offer to give up kiao
Chow, on the basis of her position
outlined in her notes to Pekin.
Objections were presented by ia
pan to REIMBURSEMENT of her LEASED
territory in south Manchuria ant
by Great Britain to release of Ia
Low, opposite the open treaty por
of Hongkong. British representa-
tives contended that Kai Low wa
an important favtor in protection o
the port of Hong Kong and in in
surfing it's retention as an open port
The only leased territory which re
manned for discussion as far a.
Japan was concerned, Mr.. Hanihar;
told the committee was the KWan
tung province, or Port Arthur ant
Dairen.
LAS to that territory" he declared
"the Japanese delegates desire t.
make it clear that Japan has no in
tention at present to relinquish thu
important rights she has lawful.
acquired and at no small sacrifice
The territory in question forms
part of Manchuria, region where
by reason of it's close propinquit!
to Japan's territory, more than any
thing else, she, has vital interest
in that which relates to her econom
ic life and national safety.
"ThiS fact was recognized ani
assurance was given by the Ameri
ran, British and French government
| at the Tune Oh the lOfIlaIlOn OIL III
international consortium that thes
vital interests of Japan in the re
gion in question shall be safe
guarded"
Columbia river forms a natura
boundary between Washington an
E Oregon.
Sir j. Y. Simpson, of Edinburgh, il
1S47, discovered the anesthetic proL
critics of chioroform.
Mississippi and South Carolin
have greater negro than whit
population.