Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-10
4-P0WER TREATY AS AN
ANGL0-JAP SUBSTITUTE
HAS BEEN AGREED ON
CONTINUED from rage one.)

ton negotiations, the separate parts
Of which have become entertained
as the time for momentous decision
arrives, also has been advanced to
O point where the attitude of each
interested delegation is we'll UNDER
stood. This element involves flu
ture Notifications in the Pacific
and official discussion of it has es-
tablished the status quo as an ac-
ceptable basis of agreement.
Problems of China.
There remains only the chance
of serious controversy over the
problems of China as a possible
barrier to n far-reachlng under
standing in which the national
spokesman can come together on
all the major points at issue here.
With the sealing of such an under
standing, the rest would become a
matter of detail. Most of the prin-
cipal delegates believe they could
go home by the end OF the year and
leave the specific terms of the sew
eral remaining agreements to be
worked out by special commissions
Indications have not been lacking
that Japan might want to delay
final action on the four-power
treaty and the naval ratio until the
devious problems of China and the
Far East have reached a stage
where they can be Jumped into a
general roundup agreement. De-
spite much talk and the adoption of
many resolutions, such questions
MS Shantung and the Japanese
leases in Manchuria remain unset
tied. Whether that circumstance
is to delay the agreements now
near contamination, is a question
only Toxic can answer. 1t is the
belief of Washington that it will
not.
"Strings" to All Decisions.
Outcroppings of the old troubles
of the Orient have been apparent
more than once since the question
OF a new deal for China came be-
fore the conference. At today's
session Of the Shantung negotia-
tons, Japan agreed to give up the
public utilities Of Kiao-Chow, but
made the concession conditional on
reference of some points to Toxic. !
A Chinese delegate pointed out
that, although nominally. the con-
had made much progress,
Strings have been tied" to almost
all the decisions.
Confronted thus by the claims of
Japan and constantly conscious OF |
the counter pressure OF the Chinese |
people, the representatives of the /
Picking government have found !
themselves in q position of increas- /
ing delicacy. Their task has not |
been made much easier by the pres
ence here of representatives or the
rival government Of Canton.
Should Not Move Hastily.
Another point of serious dis
agreement as yet practically uh-
touched by the conference is Man
churia. Some of the japanese, at
last, are said to feel that the gor~
should not move hastily /
scrap her warships and her alliance
with Great Britain until she han
seen clearly what IS to be the out
come of the Washington delibera-
tons on the Far East.
The feeling here, nevertheless,
was one Of almost universal agree
ment tonight that the Japanese
cabinet would be willing to accept
the results of the negotiations up
to date as establishing the good
faith of the other governments in
attempting a just solution of the
Far Eastern tangle. The outcome
of the cabinet meeting probably
will be known here by tomorrow
and on the strength of their hopes
the conference officials are prepar-
ing to call the delegates quickly
into plenary session.
Shidehara Participates.
The four-power proposal has now
been accepted in principle by the
four powers concerned, Great BRIT
ain, Japan, France and the United
states. The heads of their respect
I've delegations, it is understood
will formally declare their auhe-
renee to 1t at tomorrows meeting
The negotiations tonight were par
ticipated in for the first time III
several weeks by Baron Shidehara,
he japanese ambassador, who has
been i'll. He was sufficiently re-
covered, however, to leave the en-
,assv tonight and confer with Sec
'etary Hughes.
An official statement by the con-
'erence said:
THE fourth plenary session OF
he conference on the Limitation or
rmaments will be held on Satur-
1oy Decemher 10, at II a. M, IN