Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-07-27
ACCEPT ANCE IS
Due FROM JAPAN
Washington Awaiting the Final
Reply From Tokyo With
Full Confidence.
"OPEN DOOR THE KEYNOTE
United States viii Insist on the Prih-
ciple Of Equal Opportunity in
the Conference on Prob
lens of the Far East.


from Japan indicating willingness
to participate in joint disarmament
and Far Eastern conference was ex-
pected momentariS at the State de-
partment. Secretary Hughes presented
!. to the, cabinet meeting full report
of the negotiations TO date.
1t was made plain that the confer
ence plan reported to have been
presented to the British BY Ambas-
sador Harvey was purely tentative and
represented the views of the United
States as one of the participants
rather than a definite program to be
insisted upon By. this government.
That the United States regards the
"open door, policy as the keynote Of
the whole Far Eastern situation is
freely admitted, however, and 1t Is
regarded as out of the question that
this government should agree to any
Far Eastern program which did not
fully recognize this principle of equal
opportunity.
Yap Question May Be Settled.
The reservation with regard to Zap.
referred to in reports from London
concerning the suggested plan Of the
conference, is based on hope enter
tanned by the administration that q
settlement of the zap problem will be
reached before the conference con-
venes. Informal conversations with
this end in. view have been going on
between Secretary Hughes and Am
bassador Shidehara for some time and,
1T is stated, might very easily bring
about a settlement before November.
It also has been suggested that Am
bassador Harvey take up the question
Of zap at the Forthcoming meeting OF
the supreme council.
, An agreement on zap and Shantung
would undoubtedly do much to clarity
the international situation and would
materially aid the work Of the con-
ference. If no such agreement is
reached, however, 1t is the view Of this
government that the question of the
mandate over zap might very properly
be brought before the conference for
settlement.
Tokyo Expects Acceptance.
4 Tokyo. July "a, Official circles are
disposed to forecast definite action by
the Japanese cabinet soon In accept
ance Of President Harding's sugges-
ton for Far Eastern and disarm-
ament conference. Apparently the
talks between Ambassador Shidehara
and Secretary Hughes OF the State
department in Washington have gone
far toward clarifying the situation.
According to Japan's understanding
Of the American viewpoint, as given
out here, sthe United States idea IL to
make the, basis Of the confsfence a
broad discussion Of policies and prin-
ciples rather than Of specific topics,
although each participant would have
the right to introduce specific subjects
If they were germane to the principle
under discussion and If the powers
generally In the Pacific were affected.
The idea is said to prevail that ques-
lions affecting two powers only should
be left, wherever possible, to the pow
crs concerned.
Aim to Harmonic Policies.
The general position Of Japan was
summarized as follows:
Peace now prevails In the Far East,
and the great aim Of the conference
should be to harmonic policies, and
all participants in the conference
should strive to this end. Bitterness
and misunderstanding should not be
created by allowing any participant
to leave the conference with the feel
ing that action had been taken detri-
mental to his rights and vital inter-
ests.