The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-22

Chlnns delegation stepped forward
again on Wednesday with formal plea
to .he Far Eastern committee for
the abrOgatiOn Of the treaties grow
Ing out Of the twenty-One demands
Of Japan In 1915, which China says
she was forced to accept. by these
treaties Japan retains her hold on
Shantung and Manchurin. The jap
anese delegates quickly and sharply
objected TO the Chinese proposal and
the committee adjourned sine die.
Meanwhile the negotiations between
the Japanese and Chinese outside the
conference are continuing. the latter
putting forward 4 plan by which Chi
nese bankers propose to purchase from
Japan the ownership and control Of
the Shnntung railrOad-the nub OF the
whole controversy over that province.
II was said the Japanese had 80 far
receded from their original claims for
retention OF half ownership that they
were now willing to give up the road.
with certain reservations concerning
the methods and security for payment.
and also preferential rights Of Invest.
ment. These rights might result In
giving the Japanese actual control Of
the management, but China realizes
TINT she cannot get all she asks.
The members OF the conference evil
IDENTIFY feel that the best they can do
for China now Is to adopt new "bill
Of rights" for her which will enable
her TO organize a stable functioning
government. and that to such govern.
ment may be left many Of the coun-
try's problems and troubles.
To further complicate the Chinese
problem came from the soviet govern.
ment Of Russia a protest against dis
cusaion OF the Chinese Eastern rail-
way by the conference. The road.
which II Of Immense strategic and
economic Importance to Russia. China
and Japan. was built by Russia and
legally speaking belongs to Russia.
For several years II has been managed
by an interallied board whose chair
man IN John +. Stevens Of America.
Both the United States and japan
have spent large sums OH the upkeep
Of the line.
Secretary Hughes made public the
main points OF the agreement entered
into between the United States and
Japan concerning Yap and the other
islands north Of the equator assigned
to Japan BY the treaty Of Versailles.
1t confers upon the United States
equal privileges with Japan In all
those islands hut imposes 90 II no
obligations or responsibilities.
RRITIsH and French Statesmen and
~ nnanciers have not yet been able
to come TO anything like agreement
concerning tho German reparatIons,
and from both countries come unOffs.
ciai hut insistent calls to America
to take part In the discussions. The
hope is expressed daily that President
Harding will call another conference
to handle this problem and that Of
world finances generally. Meantime
the senate finance committee In fuss.
ing with the Administrations foreign
loan refunding bill and trying to do
things to II which Secretary Of the
Treasury Mellon does not like. lie
especially objected to q proposed pro.
vision requiring foreign nations to
make payments Of interest on their
Indebtedness to the United States
semi. annually. lie said this would
seriously handicap negotiations for re-
funding the loans.
DOTH the British parliament and the
- Dali Eireann. the peasant parlia.
ment" Of Ireland. met last week TO
receive the reports Of the peace dele
gates and to act on the treaty they
drew up. The British lawmakers were
urged both by the king and Premier
Lloyd George to ratify the treaty and,
despite the opposition Of q few die
hards," there was no doubt that they
would do -.
In Dublin the agreement was not
having quite % smooth Q path. From
the outset De valsra made plain his
opposition. II not to the whole treaty.
1t least to certain Of it, prssiaions.
and he accused the Irish delegates
Of exceeding their powers In signing
Il before submitting Il to the dali
cabinet. Collins and Grifith. leaders
Of the treaty supporters, vigorously
upheld their action and the debate be-
came ~ warm that the dali went into
secret session to settle that point.
with the understanding that the debate
on the acceptance Of the treaty should
bs public. Observers were confident
that majority Of the dali members