The New York herald., 1921-12-05
Broad Understanding With
All Pacific Interests Join
ing Is Indicated.
IRISH AGITATORS ACTIVE
Trying to Discredit English
Efforts at Conference.-The
Toilette a Stormy Petrol.
BY LOUIS sEIROLD.

BY LOUIS sEIBOLD.
Special Despatch TO TIE NEW YORK HrRALp
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C., Dec. 4.
For the next two or three days the
activities of the delegates to the IN
ternational conference will be con-
fined to the ventures of various sub
committees and in watching the
man9uvring of the British and
Japanese delegates to provide an ac'
ceptable substitute for the Anglo.
Japanese alliance.
There probably will not be a public
session OF the conference before the
end Of the week, because of the alb.
sence of the British delegates and the
formalities incident to the convening
OF Congress. 1t is quite possible that
the Japanese Government will com
municate in day or two its decision
over the conflict Of views between
the Japanese naval representatives
and the American and British dele
gates, who will insist upon the sched-
ule OF ratio for capital ships con
tanned in the Hughes formula.
1t is expected, OF course. that the
Mikado's Government will acquiesce
in the adoption OF the Hughes plan
by the conference. With that out OF
the way the major undertakings OF
the conference will have been accom-
plished, and the American delegates
believe action on the other proposed
reforms in armaments and Far East
ern affairs will be speedy. conclusive
and wholly satisfactory to the people
of the entire world.
Rapid Progress In work.
So rapid has been the progress OF
the conference that barring the in
trusion OF unexpected complications
final decisions may be reached before
the end of the year, although the
American delegates say the end OF
the conference has not even been
discussed.
The work OF the conference com
mittees. which are proceeding quietly
in a most satisfactory way, is not
coming in for nearly so much atten
ton as the artistic efforts of the
British and Japanese delegates to de
wise substitute for the Anglo-Japa
ncse alliance that will be acceptable
to this Government.
That troublesome instrument lies
back OF all other undertakings. Most
Of the contributions in the line OF
suggestions for preserving the essen
tiaI features OF the alliance between
Great Britain and Japan have been
engineered by the British delegates
and large and efficient force OF
diplomatic, political and journalistic
propags ndists whose team work has
provoked the admiration of expert
erced international observers and
most OF official Washington. with
the exception of an aggressive mi.
nority in Congress.
The Japanese delegates and their
supporters have left to their British
ally the greater part Of the work OF
trying to gain the consent of the
American Government to the recsst.
ing OF the Anglo-Japanese alliance
and expansion of its scope.
Tripartite Treaty Proposal.
Confidence is expressed by some
British spokesnen that the United
States Government will express its
willingness to negotiate a treaty with
Great Britain and Japan. Such an
event is not even among the posslbii
ties of the conference. There is no
basis for any statement TO the con-
trary. The representatives Of this
country. Great Britain and Japan have
informally discussed various proposals
guaranteeing protection to all of the
countries represented at the confer
ence, but no conclusion has been
reached regarding pny of them.
The fact is the officials OF the Ameri-
can Government and it's delegates in
the conference have not indicated their
acceptance OF a single plan proposed
by foreign Governments looking TO
an alliance or any character, certainly
not one which has for its major pur-
pose tho perpetuat,on OF the Anglo
Japanese alliance.
7 am informed on the most cgmpe-