The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-01
Conference Adopts Resolu-
items Ordering Foreign
Troops Withdrawn.
DEBATE NAVY PLANS
big Five" Experts Postpone
TOday's Meeting with Idea
of Settlement Wednesday.
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, D. C.-The nine powers
conference on Pacific and Far Eastern
questions today adopted resolutions
providing for REIMBURSEMENT of foreign
extra territorial rights in China.
The resolution provided for with
drawal of foreign courts in China
should an international commission
which is to make a study of. Chinese
laws and court practice, find that the
Chinese judicial system is adequate.
After adopting resolution dealing
with extra territorial rights the dele
gates, in executive committee session,
continued discussion of Chinese. re-
quest for withdrawal of foreign troops.
troops.
Plan Future Meetings.
It was indicated in official quarters
today that although the president had
no intention of complicating the Far
Eastern and ornaments negotiations by
bringing the subjects before the con-
ference at present, he fully expected
that after these questions are out of
| the way, there will be a serious eff
fort for an agreement for future SINH
lar meetings.
AS a result of foreign comment on
the Presidents suggestion, it was also
declared by an administration spokes-
man that there was no intention that
any association of nations" resulting
from these conference should be-
come in any way a rival of the League
of Nations.
The Presidents position was said to
| be that the new association" should
not have the attitude of San under
mining agency" for the league.
Japan Submits Proposal.
The delegates of the various powers
were understood to have agreed in
formally in principle to the with
drawal, but further discussion went
over until another meeting.
The Japanese delegates were under
stood to have told the committee that
they would submit reasons for the
presence of Japanese troops in China,
including why they were sent there in
the first place, and why they have re-
NAMED The Japanese, however, were
said to have acknowledged that the
presence of foreign troops, in principle
was in violation of China's rights.
China Urges Withdrawal.
The Chinese spokesman, It was
stated, reviewed at length the present
situation in the maintenance of foreign
troops on Chinese soil and detailed ar
guments in support of the withdrawal
request Representatives of other
powers took part in the discussion
to a lesser extent than the Japanese
and Chinese.
Admiral Baron Kato, head of the
japanese delegation, was one of the
first to leave when the committee ses-
sion broke up. He remained on the
portico Of the Pan-American building,
where the session was held for several
minutes and as other delegates came
out, they were seen to walk over and
shake hands warmly with the Japanese
delegation head. Whether this was
significant could not be learned.
Senator Schanzer and Rene Viviani,
head of the Italian and French dele
cations respectively, left the committee
session together, talking earnestly but
apparently in a most friendly manner.
Postpone Naval Meeting.
Washington.-Th meeting today OF
the "big five" naval experts, the first
! general meeting held by the naval men
| for nearly a week, was postponed until
J ; Of 90 20
delegations. No official statement as
to the reason for the postponement or
| the delegation making the request was
| given. The British arms conference
! delegation, through an authorized
/ spokesman, today took occasion to
state positively again there was no in
! tention on the part of the British gov
eminent of bringing up the subjects of
international Indebtedness at the con-
ference.
/ Optimism Still Reigns.
! Standing on the side lines in a more
/ favorable position for forming of a
/ cool judgment as to the ultimate out
come of differences developed between
| the American and Japanese naval ex-
perts, some delegates of other powers
! have concluded nothing has really oc<
Cured likely to prevent a satisfactory
solution Of the problem. These dele
gates base their belief on the convic-
ton that the spirit animating all the
! delegations has behaved admirable as
to insure mutual concessions and the
solution OF the issues in reasonable
way.
Experts Conclude Work.
The meeting called for today had
been looked upon as of particular sig
nifcance because it was known the ex-
perts have practically concluded their
examination of the facts and figures
which underlie Secretary Hughes pro-
posaI for ten-year holiday and sub
sequent limitation of naval armament
on the basis of a 1913" ratio as re-
CARDS Great Britain, the United States
and Japan.
There was some indication that the
| japanese had sought postponement al
though this was not confirmed in con-
ference circles generally. 1t was
known, however, in view of the state
ment last night by Vice-Admiral Kato,
chief naval expert of the Japanese
group that Japan still was hopeful a
"10-10-7" feet ratio would be accepted
instead of the American "6-5-3" pro-