The Holbrook news., 1921-08-05
NEWS REVIEW OF
 CURRENT EVENTS
Japan, Reassured, Is Expected to Enter the Conference at
 Washington.
MAY BAR SOME QUESTIONS
Britain Offers Southern Ireland De- minion Rule Within Empire-New Crisis Over Upper SiIesia-Gover- nor of Illinois Indicted for AL
 legged EmbezzIement
By EDWARD w. PACKARD.

Japan, self-conscious, rather sus- piciOus and knowing both the strength and the weakness of her position in the Orient, has been withholding her acceptance of President Harding's in- vitation to the Washington conference in so far as the discussion of Pacific problems is concerned. But repeated conversations between Secretary Hughes and Ambassador Shidehara are serving to dissipate her vague ob- jectiOns and it is believed her com plete acceptance will not be much long CT delayed. Mir. Hughes made it clear to the ambassador that the sovereign ty of Japan can assert itself at the conference as freely as that of any other power, that the United States has no disposition to draw hard and fast lines with regard to the subjects that shall be discussed and that it would be most unfortunate If a hostile or suspicious attitude should develop before the conference begins. It is understood, at this writing, that the mikadO's cabinet has virtually agreed that .Iapau shall enter the conference NilllPAt hdNiilS IfliLh III the good intentions of the other par ticipants.
 The Japanese people, however, and their prominent leaders, aEe not unanimous in approval of that course. many fearing the conference will be dominated by the AnglO-SaxOns and will result iD the strangling of Japan's economic ana political development in Asia. There is also a tendency, not confined to unofficial circles. to insist that the matter of race equality be made an issue at Washington and that the emigration rights of the Japanese be definitely fXed It is reported. too, that the cabinet has decided the Japa- nese represent atives shall not enter in- to discussion # questions affecting the sovereign tights of participating nations or of she Shantung and Tap questions, which it holds were settled by the Paris peace conference. So far as Yap is concerned. it is believed the negotiations between the United States and Japan will have been concluded and a friendly settlement of the dis pute reached long before the confer ence assemblies.
 The invitation to China to partici- pate in the discussions of Pacific questions has brought on some com plications. In the first place it is re- sponsible for much of Japan's sus- picion. Then. too. it was directed of course to the Picking government and now Dr. Sun Yat Sens constitutional government of South China protests. through it's representative in Washing ton, that the Picking government is not qualified to represent the whole of China and the Canton government also should he asked to participate.
 Premier Lloyd George. it Is an- nOunced in London, will attend the conference unless the unforeseen hap pens. With him, presumably, will be Foreign Secretary Curzon; and it is likely the dominion premiers will be there too. though the British empire will be represented as a unit. Great Britain has abandoned Its tentative plan to have a preliminary conference | in London on Far Eastern matters.
 "President'' Eamonn de Valera had