Evening star., 1921-09-09
SOLUTION Of Three
PROBLEMS, JAPAN'S
ANTE-PARLEY AIM
Vigorous Attention Is Given
to Yap, Shantung and
Siberian Matters.
By the Associated Press.

TOXIC, September s.-Japanese
diplomacy now is being vigorously de-
voted to the securing of a settlement
of three outstanding problems before
the opening of the Washington confer
ence on far eastern questions and the
limitation Of ornaments. namely, those
of the island Of Yap. Shantung and
Siberia.
According to information received in
Toxic, the main lines Of a solution of
the Yap problem seem to have been
agreed upon in Washington. but I'M
portant details concerning the, rights
of the various powers on the island IT.
1t is understood Yuktchi Obata.
japanese minister to Peking, has re-
ceived explicit instructions concern
ing a renewed attempt to induce China
to open negotiations regarding Sham
tung. The Kokumin Shimbun today
interprets Japan's last move as KIND
of ultimatum to China. being in the
nature of q final opportunity for China
to inaugurate direct negotiations. If
China refuses, the newspaper thinks,
Japan will stick to her fundamental
ideas of settlement If the question is
brought up in Washington.
officials here describe the Japanese
plans for restoration of Shantung as
conciliatory. They point out that
Japan valves any request for inter-
national or exclusively Japanese set
Element, being content to make Tsing-
tao an open port. but insisting on
joint management Of the railroad,
mining and other economic enter
prises hitherto directed by Germany.
Under the Japanese plan China would
regain full sovereignty over Shan
,tung. the Japanese troops being COM
pletely withdrawn.
The negotiations with the repre-
sentatives of the far eastern repub-
lie Of Siberia at Dairen. concerning
Siberia, are being pushed actively,
Japan apparently seeking an eco
nomic and commercial treaty with
the far eastern republic, so that she
can go to the Washington conference
with an accomplished fact. NJ. Yourin.
the foreign minister of the far east
ern republic, apparently has been re-
placed in the conference by M. Pterov,
who is described as being closer to
the Russian soviet government than
NJ. Yourin.
Close to Soviet Omeials.
The Far Eastern press agency. re-
garded here as semi-official. says that
NJ. Peterov told the Japanese, dele
gates in Chita that his government
was on friendly terms with the soviet
administration and that, therefore, in
a sense. the conference could be re-
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Russia. NJ. Peterov also is quoted as
saying that the Dairen conference at
fords the only opportunity for Japan
and Russia to cooperate economically
and politically.
It is said here that the Dairen con-
ference is not making the progress
Japan expected.
The newspapers believe Japan will
keep the United States government
advised concerning negotiations with
China concerning Shantung, and ex-
press the hope that the American con-
sui in China will open the negotia-
tions. They predict. however. that,
owing to the political instability of
China the Peking government may
decide not to accept responsibility for
negotiations.
Special dispatches from Korea say
the leaders of the Korean independ-
ence government have established
headquarters in Blagovieshtchensk,
Asiatic Russia, and plan to send rep
resentatives to Washington to en-
deavor to arouse pro-Korean senti-
ment.