The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-06-24
JAPAN'S OVERTURES
DO NOT SATISFY us.
6ECRETARY HUGHES STANDING
ON ALL RIGHTS IN zap
DISPUTE.
HUGE DIPLOMATIC GAME
Japan, Angling for Renewal of Treaty
With England, Seeks to Convince
World Of Harmony With
America.

Washington-On the eve of the
meeting of the league of nations coun-
ell to discuss the mandate issued by
the United States and the meeting of
the British imperial conference, which
will discuss renewal of the Anglo
Japanese alliance, Washington has be-
come the center of great interna-
tional game of diplomatic chess.
The British self-governing domin-
ions, fearful of the further aggran-
dizement of Japan, are far from en-
thusiastic over a renewal of the al
lance. Some of them have questioned
to what extent they should commit
themselves to British "entangling al
hances," and all of them insist that
the alliance, if renewed, shall not be
inimical to the interests of the United
States.
Japan is eager to renew the ALI
ance and is maneuvering to allay the
apprehensions of the British domin-
ions. Tokyo has instructed Baron
Shidehara, the Japanese ambassador
here, to open negotiations with Sec
rotary of State Hughes for immediate
United States and Japan.
Japanese propaganda is directed to.
ward convincing the British domin-
ions that the relations between the
United States and Japan furnish no
sound impeachment to a renewal of the
alliance, because the controversies be-
tween the two countries are in process
of settlement.
This, however, is not the fact.
Baron Shidehara has had several talks
with Mr.. Hughes and has disclosed
Japan's ardent desire to throw all the
controversies into the hopper and set
tie them by the give and take COM
promise method. But he has struck
snag. Mr.. Hughes is not only averse
to this sort of bargaining, but he is
reported to be far from favorably i'm
pressed with the proposals of settle
ment made by Japan on any single
issue.
The Japanese would like to satisfy
the United States on the zap Island
question merely by internationally
ing the cable and radio stations and
possibly giving America the Yap-
Guam cable. Mr.. Hughes refuses to
take the bait. He insists that Japan
alone cannot settle the zap question
That can be done by all of the allied
powers resembling the disposition
without consulting the United States
of zap and the other Pacific islands.
Not even the league of nations can
settle this question, Mr.. Hughes said,
and he viii send no representative to
discuss the matter with the league
council, despite the urging of that
body. Although the league council
passes on the mandates, Mr. Hughes
has carried his protest to headquar-
ters-the powers in the supreme coun-
Gil which formulate the mandates.
France and Italy have evinced
disposition to yield to the contentious
of the United States in the mandate
dispute. Great Britain wants the
United States and Japan to settle the
dispute without disturbing the funda-
mental principle of the mandate,
which in the case of Pacific islands
permit the extension thereto Of the
laws of the mandatory.
BY virtue OF this agreement, Japan |
can keep the United States out of the
North Pacific islands, but Australia |
and New Zealand likewise can keep |
Japan out of the former German ISL |
ands in the South Pacific.
Britain is wary of yielding anything |
to the United States in the North |
Pacific, which would impair the bars |
raised by the British dominions
against Japan in the South Pacific.