The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-18
U. S. Hopes Jap Issue
Will Be Cleared Before
Disarmament Farley
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The United States is hopeful that
the zap question may be settled be-
fore the forthcoming disarmament
conference and certainly will make
no move to postpone a settlement un-
til the conference meets, 1t was
learned officially today following re-
ports from Tokyo that Japan is anx'
ious to know whether this nation in
tends to bring the zap and Shantung
questions before the proposed confer
ence.
IL no agreement Is reached with
regard to zap before the conference
meets, that question, as well as the
problem of the status OF all other for
mer German territory In the Pacific,
would naturally be a proper subject
for consideration by the conference,
ii was explained, but as distinct
progress is being made In the direct
negotiations now being conducted
with Ambassador Shidehara, there is
some reason to believe the entire mat
ter may be satisfactorily settled be.
fore the representatives Of the allied
and associated powers gather In
Washington. '....
Issue Up to japan.
Whether the Shantung problem
shall be considered In the Washing
ton conference is entirely up to
Japan. II the Tokyo government
wishes TO dispose Of that matter he
fore. the conference meets, officials
pointed out, 1t has merely to carry
out it's intention several times offi'
cially announced, of returning Shan
tung to China lat the earliest pos
sible moment" While this Admins
tration has never officially announced
it's attitude on the specific question
of Shantung, II Is known that IN
definite occupation of the province
by the japanese Is regarded here as
incompatible with the policy of the
open door and maintenance Of the
integrity of China, and unless Japan
chooses to make prior settlement
discussion of the question at the
Washington gathering could scarcely
be avoided.
Japan's apparent anxiety to know
whether the question Of Japanese
emigration to South and Central
America Is to be considered 10 some
what perplexing to officials here. II
may be stated that no direct refer
ence to this problem was made in
the recent japanese inquiry as to
the probable scope of the conference
That the whole question of racial
equality should not obtrude itself al
any usCusslOn VI Inc pro
posed by President Harding is re
garded as extremely unlikely, as the
avowed intention of the President and
Secretary Hughes in calling a con
ference for the discussion OF FaF
Eastern problems is to remove all
causes OF friction.
Dominion Interested.
Not only the United States, but
Australia and Canada as well, are
deeply interested in the question of
Japanese immigration, and the Brit
ish dominions would certainly have
very strong views to express on
that subject when II came up for
discussion. II is doubted, however.
il the conference would attempt TO
lay down any definite general rsle
with regard to all Japanese immi-
grafton, as the Central and South
American countries would not be
represented In the conference and
the other powers would scarcely
presume to speak for them. The
conference might provide that there
should be no discrimination against
japanese, and leave TO the decision
of the individual states concerned the
general question of admitting for
cigners as immigrants.
In the past Give years there has
been a considerable immigration of