The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-16
Want j. s. In
Jap Alliance
Washington Silent Regard
ing Significant Move In
British Diplomacy
by DAVID LAwRENCB.
(Coryr:Eht by TIE ln,c'i:gencer)

" ash C<tN1 Aug Is. Great Sritata
would -" - broaden the AaSio-
.!aca a7"se a!..a--e - ma: in IT'S pace
oou:d ,. ,-ea,, between the tinted
>'a'"s G-ca' E-''2.r and Jara1.
laaIca;,or> - :ne H-.,ish desire have
cached h"-- y purely :nf"rna way
cd throw ~ increasing ,Gh; IN the
motives and hoces O: the powers VINO
v,ig ec assembled 4: ,ne Wash instcn
difference
ThA United Sta;es government, mas
rci Sen asked to become party %
90 A-s,r-rarare<e 5. A.lsrcc-no:hins so
'a-rli as ma, has been suggested.
0@u6H - - .n'e-eSt,nS - note that the
'ara-"Se press A. carly ss hast June
ryan = G,s,assirg Jus: such a plan. The
NTo-,ra- ro, "-0rcrr il awars or the
Ert..0 ai'Iin4e IS rS'l~~. Cd IN ~" state
r,sct uadr - t~o dominion prenlerS
~ 3: E, Considered &c hNt:e- part OF
'v.sdcm - -aNc 70 comment. direct or
.Hdj-.r; ucoT he We Ss;tUdes ct Brit
N DIPLOMACY.
Ne. ~ big ra,te a. conr-r out
..ow'y to shove "h. -. Washington
onse-e7re va summoned aai what
~e-> ,hs controlling Influences ;ae
'onvtrsa::oas which n-eceded che de-'s.
- 20 car 80 nations together NO
'r--",y o. di,a-mn-ent hlt on FA-
Eastern questions.
Sign!nsAnt Statement
IT,. mos, <'sr acsn, stateme-' '-N-'
ne British thus far which has not
'a:,ed ,n h~ noted here /. the follow
e sentence m the summary OF the ofh-
al proceedings ., the imperial con-
'"-eace OF dom mon pre7,isrs:
In accordance w;,h the suggestion
which was believed II have been ma de
~ the American roNsrnmHnt that tho
"orterence ct disarmament should be
;-ecedeI by friendly conversations or
consultations between :he powers prin-
~lpall% concerned in the future OF tho
Var F,as; and the Pacific. the imperial
eonfererca anxious that FOR the Anglo
Japanese agreement there should De sub
s:ituted some larger arrangement be-
tween the three great powers concerned
namely. the United States. japan and
G-ea: Britain discussed these pre-
"n'oary conversations or consultations
which the American government had In
prime! pie agreed should be held IN Lon
dJr.
7ra British otdcial account indicates
that owing % understanding as
-" re nature ot The suggested p-elim-
irar, conversation" the British govern
nSu' Including Prime Minister Lloyd
G.o-=" and the dominion preniers were
rrsra red 70 attend meeting IN Wash
irgto0 instead OF London and Japan
"s,SnrAed her Willingness % attend"
l;ut re British official summary goes
sop further and remarks tha: "cha
american government. however did not
''yor the idea which was accordingly
dropped"
Tho British Hops
In other words back OF tho suggestion
- a preliminary conference AT Washing
'"n TO precede the larger conference in
November was a hope that tho United
states would somehow announce her I'D
Aerence to an enlarged Angola panese
rSresmeHt TO be 4 three -cornered sort OF
"reusive and defensive alliance The
British government saw in such pact
q way 10 appcase the dominion premiers
md ~ the same time heal possible fric-
',"r between ne United States and
iapan. Eut the American government
~Tu".ch"d the suggestion OF n prelimin-
NrN "ort"-e!SA ~ilhou' even permitting
no sr5Jcct OF an enlarged tnxlo-Jap-
sncS" ail'fnc" % come up tor torma.
consideration
So tar a, thr records show indeed.
'N"re ISM anything formal in the ex-
changes between the Representatives Of
- tinted S.a'es and British govern
r"nt 20 tndica;" TIA, Grea; Britain
,Sked oGr Sie~~ Nyertheless in
purely personal way such information
'S fhe Er.'iSh may have sought 10 de-
,"rn,nc our attitude was given. Amer,-
- * absolutely opposed 10 dual alt-
an~cS o. three-correred treaties or anr
,:rd :rSo'S ing su,h obli cations ~ are
.Nrtajrrd ~ IN" Angin- Japare-e aEre.-
"H"r'. To be sur-. tn" Ra a-dinE admin
.r-rt,o" has placed ttsel' On re-ord
1s opposed % an, arrangement evrr
.NourA - lnrIUd~ all tha pou~-S ~ -.
world Snch as tho league covenant roo
Hos'd whereby COL cations II = rriIi,A-y
'09ractsr are directly or Indir~cr'v I'M
'"d or expressed. p-e~lfnz thai waY
bout thr l~aEu" ~ nations any pro
,osAI for three -~orn~rsh '-eatv word
's 49, he Sam~ fafA TN~ British have
20. vet learned ~ dsoth n feeling T.,
t"~ Harding adm ntstra'ior on thai
aas~ ~ International affairs a< onlv
'~w davS a=o rhA A'aocia'sh rrcs,
' .ra,~r"s rNr"r-~d again :" ra mop"
= Erl.ish ofhcGa'- 'hat America woulJ
"~.r - ,h~ vegetarian ~ rart ,''a:
4ouid ee srhS'l'ur.d fr- ~. Anglo
'araness a'l.dnc"
No America Astftuds.
Tho American =0rrrprner' ~ NO. IN
.-cnS A. this tim- in din~usKton OF
- own desires p.ans 9h" aants
re powers who Inv,t~d h"r~ 70 DO
- suggesting and r'ou'f n" p-oSran,.
There .snt any "An~rtcau attitude"
'cuard tho Far Fast which ran y" rc-
'uced tn concr",s terms II absolutely
"Hr-rrS ro~ 'hc rrorner' % the General
INA % m" invitations sent a'l'the
'oVsrS RHvnnd ,ha, ~" Washington
~nrcrrnNr' hasn't veatured and r"I'f
,.r~r rct ~ assume an initiative that
-r:EN' ho r.'i-u rds-Stnod Tn" Wash
.0r.on Sov"rnm"rt has r"'hinS np its
='""y~ In tho words Of President Hard
7g h,rr sr'f. the United States - eager
- '"ay al the cards On the table face
o