New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-27
Cabinet Decides to Accept
Harding's Invitation;
Wants Broad Discussion
of Pacific Principles
Would Harmonic
Various Policies
Holds Disputes Between
Two Powers Should Be
Left to Them 10 Settle

TOXIC, July 2s (By The Associated
Press THE Japanese Cabinet has do
clded to accept the invitation to par
ucipate in the proposed conference on
Far Eastern problems, the correspond
ent was informed to-day. 1t is under
stood the Japanese answer will he
forwarded to Washington in the near
future.
According to Japan's understanding
OF the American viewpoint as given
out here, Americas idea is to make the
OASIS Of the conference broad dis
cussion of policies and PRINCIPLES
rather than of specific topics. alth ough
each participant would have IT,. ~irht
TO introduce specific subjects if thew
were germane to the principle under
discussion and if the powers generally
IN the Pacific were affected. The idea
is SAID to prevail that questions af
1ectlng two powers should be left.
wherever possible, to the powers con-
cerned. The general position of japan
was summarized as follows:
Peace now prevails in the Far East
ana the great aim of the conference
should be to harmonic policies, and all
participants in the conference should
strive TO this end. Bitterness and mis-
understandings should not be created
oy allowing any participant 70 leave
the conference with the fe ,}iro tn 81
action had been taken detrimental to
his rights and vital interests.
Viscount Uchida, the Foreign Min
lister, went to Odawara yesterday to
confer with Field Marshal Yamagata
a member of the Imperial Militarv
Council, on the situation.
Baron Shimpei, Mayor of Toxic. who
has asserted that Japan will find few
TRENDS in Washington, in a statement
to-day said Japan should utilize the
opportunity. to remove msconception as
TO her policy and strength He said
ne believed the world overe stimated d
military. |@-'''
V1scount Kato and the opposition
party are indorsing Baron Shidehara,
the Japanese Ambassador at Washing.
con, as one of the principal delegates
to the disarmament and Far Eastern
conference. a
Calling attention to the subs;dinc
excitement over the conference the
Asahi explains that the agitation was
que to the belief that the United States
would raise problems Instantaneous
TO Japan and advantageous to the
United States. 'Ne
faper Attacks Japan's Attitude
The Kokumin Shmbun, the militar-
lst organ, says to-day it is astounded
that Japan is anxious to settle the Yam
ana Shantung questions before the
proposed conference on Far Eastern
questions and disarmament.
Japan's attitude in dealing with
tnese Problems" the newspaper de-
clares, "partakes of the nature of one
secretly returning stolen property be-
lore an arraignment in open court"
Japan, the Kokumn continues. has
been the target for abuse and hatred
the world over for its alleged aggres
slveness, but says this does not mean
that the attacks were justified.
Ihere IS much Japan wants to say
IN reputation of the charges and in
defense OF her position" the news
paper declares. "Therefore, the con-
ference is a godsend, furnishing an op-
portunity to disabuse the world of its
false conceptions of the Japanese"
Objects to China at Conference
The Chu-o Shimbun, after joining
the school Of those convinced that the
conference will decide the empires
destiny, disapproves any coalition Cab
met which would bring Viscount Kato.
the former Foreign Minister, to the
front, declaring that Viscount Kato
was the statesman who brought so
much trouble on the country through
the presentation Of the notorious
twenty-one demands on China.
"ln other words" the newspaper
says, "Kato was the tool of the mill
tarists in the furtherance of their
plots"
The Chu-o Shimbun adds that par
ticipation in the conference by China
is likely to be disastrous, and says
il may result in the entering OF a
wedge for international control of
China.
The Asahi to day publishes a denial
OF the report that Japan had informed
Great Britain that Japan objected to
discussion of the Far Eastern prob
lem or objected to Washington as the
seat of the conference.
Oppose Limited Discussion
LONDON, July 26.-Japan considers
that there are important matters re
lating to Mexico and the Dutch East
fContinued on naoo thrse)