Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27
GREAT BRITAIN
AND j. 8. READY
To REFORT ON
HUGHES PLANS
Japanese Experts Are Still
Silent Regarding Claims
They Will Put Forth
WILL NOT DELAY PLAN
U. S. Will Insist That Capital
Ship Strength of Various
Powers Is Vital Point

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-(By the
Associated Press)-The problem OF
naval limitation, left in the bark
ground while Far Eastern ncgotid-
tions are developing the policies OF
the powers toward China. has been
advanced to point where il rnay
soon resume a place of predomirating
interest in the arms conference.
II was indicated today that both tie
Americ&r and British experts had vIr
tna'ly completed their work on details
OF the American plan, and woul1 lie
ready t. report ca 'ly next week jap
anese experts had no similar an
nouncement, but it was assumed they
would not permit themselves TO be put
in the position of seriously delaying
progress.
The crucial point inthe discussions.
az viewed by the Aemrican delegation
at least. is the "5-5-3" ratio of capital
ship strength. II was said authorita-
lively that. in the opinion of the am
erican spokesman. all questions relat-
ing to auxiliary craft are of collateral
importance only, and can be settled
easily after an agreement on capital
ships.
Americans Are Anxious
The American delegation has shown
a desire to get back into the naval dis
cussion when the work OF the experts
permits. The Americans are declared
to be well satisfied with the progress
in the Far Eastern negotiations. but
impatient to get the naval negotia-
tions out of committee.
Another of China's problems reach
ed virtual agreement in principle"
Of Of o
whole devoted to a decision nam
tenance of foreign postoffices ID Dos
tai systems on Chinese soil. I lei
egates all agreed there shoul
withdrawal of the foreign post. ma
chinery when conditions warrant and
subcommittee, headed by Senator
Lodge, drew up for later formal adop-
tion a declaration of principle under
which each power would investigate
conditions and withdraw when il CON
sidered it practical.
The report is to be presented to the
full committee Monday, and another
subcommittee will present a resolu-
tion declaring for gradual abolition
of the extra territorial rights in China
when China's judicial machinery war
rants 1t is expected that the dispatch
of an international commission of jur-
! lists to China to study the situation
will be recommended in the report
and agreed to by the conference.
Difficulty Foreseen
! In the discussion of the postal ques-
tion, the Japanese are understood 10
have expressed serious doubt whether
present postal facilities of China
would fully meet the demands made
on them should foreign systems with
/ draw. 1t was also said to have been
suggested by some delegates that the
/ Peking government might find Difficult
| ty in enforcing reforms which might
! be agreed to here. in view OF the un-
/ settled state of affairs of China
| Few would comment on il publicly
, and the only hint as to the possbefe
! attitude of the other nations came
/ from NJ. Viviani of France, who en-
I dorsed the suggestion. saying 1t was
! not only "a high thought" buta prac-
| tical one. and from a British Spokes-
/ man. who declared an Association OF
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