The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-19
TRIPLE PACT IS
NOW The OBJECT
OF TWO NATIONS
Japan and Great Britain Want
U. S. to Join.
Administration of Far East OBJ
ject of the Alliance.
AMERICA is STANDING PAT
Whole Hughes Program Must
Go Thru Say Delegates.
Navy Cut May Not Be Checked
Up to Congress.
AMERICA IS STANDING PAT
Whole Hughes Program Must
Go Thru Say Delegates.


Toxic. Nov. 19.-The cabinet coun-
Gil is reported today to have agreed
to approve the draft of the amend
ment to the naval proposals at the
Washington conference, submitted by
the Japanese delegation. subject to
the further reference of the draft to
the diplomatic advisory council to be
held shortly.
Washington, Nov. 19.-China went
on the witness stand before the pow
ers today with Japan playing the role
of cross examiner.
The delegates of the nine powers
went into secret session at the Pan
American building at II o'clock to
consider China's case.
Great Britain and Japan are at
tempting to induce Secretary of State
Charles Z. Hughes to accept the prin-
ciple of a triple alliance in the Far
East.
Hold Secret Negotiations.
This is the big business of the secret
negotiations now in progress at the
arms conference. Secretary Hughes is
resisting the overtures of the Balfour
and Kato delegations.
A high American government Off
cial who explained he could not, at
the present time, speak in the open,
vouches for the accuracy of this in
formation. He said today;
Lloyd Georges idea of a triple aIli-
ance between the United States, Great
Britain and Japan for the stabilization
of China, is now being fought behind
the closed doors of the arms confer
ence Great Britain and Japan, at this
stage of the proceedings are avoiding
the appearance of trying to drive the
United States into the alliance They
are taking the gentler method of
showing what will happen if America
does not come in.
Hughes Can Win Out.
THE suggestion is made with in
creased force daily that if the United
States should decline Great Britain
and Japan in administering China. it
would obviously be impossible for
Britain or Japan to accept the Ameri-
can proposals with regard to the limi-
tation of naval ornaments.
Secretary Hughes objects to making
an agreement to limit naval arma-
ments contingent upon the Willingness
of the United States to Join England
and Japan in the administration of
China.
IF Hughes stands by his guns, I
The British and japanese delegates
will not go home even if America
should decline to enter a triple alli-
ance. If they were to do so, the Lloyd
George government will be out of Of
flee before the British delegates could
get across the Atlantic"
America Stands Firm.
Having made it painfully apparent
that the United States will not back up
in any degree from the naval proper
tions laid down in the Hughes pro-
gram, American officials We're waiting
today to see what effect the plain
warning will have on the other powers.
Japan wanted her ratio increased
from so to 20 per cent of the strength
of Great Britain and the United States.
Great Britain wanted the complete
abolition of big submarines and not
many of the smaller ones left
The statement that America is not
disposed to sit quietly by and see the
progran M, prepared with such care and
at such a cost to the United States,
"pecked" to pieces. came as a timely
warning against the pickering and
ouibbIiug that has been going on since
the other nations announced their
"acceptanccs" of the plan laid down
All Delegates Ready.
DELEGATIONS of all the powers were
believed to be fully prepared to pre-
sent their views on the plan presented
DX emma LOT HeLlleIilGtlL u QhtSIIOtAS
involving her status when they rlet
today in executive session to resume
the far eastern discussions
While all may not desire to COM
nit themselves in detail on specific
points at this stage of negotiations l.
was expected that progress would be
made in considering the Chinese pan
at least as a basis for committee dis
cussfons.
Particularly the Japanese delega-
ton whose views will be presented in
a statement by Ambassador ShiGe
hara had indicated in a preference
their policies developed step by step
as the negotiation continued and were
prepared at this stage to ask for an
Interpretation of some of the Chinese
ten points.
whether the Chinese proposal for a
re-examinatiOn of the status of all
commitments affecting China meant
q desire on her part to reopen what
Japan considers as CLOSED incidents"
to which she has expressed firm op-
position was believed to be the spe-
cial point of interest for Japan.
Navy Issue Tightly Drawn.
On the armament side of the nego-
tiations Japan's desire for an increase
in the proportionate strength of her
navy, altho so far as known not yet
formally presented to the special naval
committee of the five powers. had be-
come the dominant point today of in
formal discussion in conference cir
cles.
With the American delegation ad-
hering firmly to the principle upon
which the naval ratio for Japan has
arrived a in its proposal, this prom
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