New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Japanese and Chinese Ac-
cept Tender of Good
Offices for Farley Made
by Hughes and Balfour
Troop Withdrawal
BY Toxic Likely
Nippon, However, Won't
Take Soldiers From
Manchuria, Says Leader
BY Thomas Steep

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O-Shantung,
taken by the Germans in 1898, seized
by Japan in 1914 and awarded to japan
by the powers by the Treaty of Yer
sailles, will be restored to China, if
plans formed to-day prove successful
This result will mark triumph for
Americas direct and plain-speaking
diplomacy at the arms limitation con-
ference.
Negotiations to work out the details
of the transfer or "China's cradle Of
civilization" to it's ancient ownership
will be begun tomorrow. Secretary
Hughes will extend the good Offices
of the United States. Arthur J. Bal
four will appear as a friendly umpire
for Great Britain. Japan, having al
ready indicated her willingness to re-
linquish control Of the province, the
Japanese delegates, headed by Prince
Tokugawa, will sit down with the
Chinese delegates with every assur-
ance that under the tutelage of Amer
lea and Great Britain a settlement
agreeable to both China and Japan will
be effected without the exchange of
a single preliminary diplomatic note.
Agreement to settle the controversy
WAS reached at o-day's session of the
conference committee on Pacific and
Far Eastern questions. Although the
negotiations are to be conducted be-
tween Japan and China directly, and
technically outside the sphere Of the
conference, the result, it is said will
be achieved "in the cordial atmosphere
created by the conference"
The settlement already foreshadow
ed will, the Chinese delegates believe
be a reversal of the Versailles Treaty
and Reputation of the award to
Japan, in which President Wilson as
sented.
Terms Favorable to China
Convinced that the Chinese people
would never be satisfied with any
settlement made at either Toxic or
Peking, the Chinese delegates have
been outspoken in their intention not
to sign any agreement without at least
the benefit of American observation
To-days procedure in arranging for
negotiations Sin the atmosphere Of the
conference" was described as entirely
satisfactory to China. No doubt ex-
lists that Japan will remove every OBJ
stacle to a speedy restoration Of the
province tc Chinese rule, although
Japan only recently demanded that in
any relnquishing of her authority she
be permitted to enter into Joint ad-
ministration of Shantung affairs.
Prince Tokugawa indicated that Japan
is ready to settle on terms favorable
to China.
To-day's brief communique announce
ing an event of historic Importance to
China says:
"1t was stated to the meeting by
the chairman that Mr.. Hughes and
Mr.. Balfour had offered their good
Offices to the representatives of
China and Japan in the suggestion
that there should be conversations
between these representatives look
ing to the settlement of the ques-
tions relating to ShantungN and the
leased territory of Kiaochau, that
these good Offices were accepted by
representatives of both governments
and that the conversations were to
proceed accordingly, the first meet
ing for that purpose to be held
Thursday afternoon"
America Only Alternative
Elaboration of the statement by the
American delegates left no doubt as to
what prompted the arrangement. DR..
Alfred SEE, the senior Chinese dele
gate, said China had no intimation
that the controversy was to be brought
up at this time. He said Japan had
pressed for settlement long before
the Washington conference opened, but
the terms proposed were unsatisfac-
tory. The conviction has been reached
that no adjustment would be possible
either at Toxic or Peking, he said,
and the only alternative was America.
The latter opportunity was presented
without China's request. Few people
doubt that Mr.. Hughes, after consult
ing with Mr.. Balfour, made the ar
rangement possible. By their action
all formalities of preliminary diplo-
nlatic exchanges were dispensed with
and the machinery was set in motion
with a suddenness that amazed both
the Japanese and Chinese delegates.
No problem has vexed the Chinese
people more than the foreign occupa-
tion of Shantung. For sentimental
reasons alone it has aroused the 4O0,-
100000 Chinese, as an attack at the
foundation of their civilization. Shan
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