The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-23
THE FARLEY MOVES MORE SLOWLY AS DETAILS DISCUSSED
Underwood Will Be Placed on Committee Which Will Dis cuSS the Chinese Tariff
 Problem
By Associated Press

Washington, November 22.-The negotiations relating to both the far east and armament limitation moved more slowly today as the attention of the arms delegates passed from general policies to specific details.
 China's economic endorsements formed the txet of the far-eastern dis cussions which resulted in the ap- pointment of a committee of rep- resentatiVes of nine nations to study the whole subject of administrative autonomy for the Chinese republic. with particular reference to tariff and tax restrictions.
 The land armament problem also was considered at various informal conferences during the day and meeting of the armement committees of the whole was called for tomor- row with the expectation that Pre- mier Briand of France would say last word as to his countrys atti- tude on the reduction of armaments. 1t is understood he is to bring the question to a point of formal express sion before his departure for France.
 Naval Armaments
 On the side of naval armaments in- formal conferences continued between individual delegates and naval ex- perts with an air of growing confi- dence that details of the American plan. although requiring considerable time for determination would event. ually bring all the powers Into agree ment
 It Is possible that the naval plan may receive some consideration at tomorrow's meeting of the five dele gations which constitute the arma- ment committee of the whole, but the greater attention is expected to cen- ter on land armament in view of M. Briand's departure. It Is the preser- vation of her army. with the moral backing of the principal powers. that most interests France at the present stage of the negotiations. and it is known that M Briand would be pleased to take back to France with him a formal conference indorsemeht [ of the position he has taken against material reduction.
 Whether the other delegations will be willing to go so far us to take for nal action just now s uncertain. although it is taken for granted that at tomorrow's meeting there will be many general expressions of appre : citation of the reasons thai inipc. France to maintain the largest army in the world.
 Committee of 2I.
 Land. naval and far eastern ques- tions were talked over by Secretary Hughes today with the committee of 21. and after he had presented 4 re port on the present status of tue ne- gotiations a number of subconmit : tees were instructed to prepare re- ports for American delegates on va- rious subjectsJfn detail.
 The submarine issue raised by Great Britain win be one of the qucs- tions to be thus investigated. Another whose inclusion was regarded aS forecasting an entirely new angle Of the negotiations will be the use and legitimacy of new weapons of war fare. Thus far that subject has not been mentioned in the conferences proper.
 The subcommittee on Chinese ad ministrative autonomy. authorized to- day by the full body of delegates of the nine nations sitting as committees of the whole on the far east. is eN- pected to find It's chief task in an attempted encouragement Of the GUS toms regulations which for many years have kept China from imposing a duty of more than super cent of her imports. In addition. there is ex- pected to be an inquiry Into the va rious international agreements by which certain specified items of the republics tax returns must be turned over immediately for payment of for eign obligations.
 Chinese Progress.
 All of these restrictions, the Chi- nese declare, have resulted in such a curtailment of national revenues as to make economic progress impossible. Since the conference began the Chi nese delegates have emphasized the tariff autonomy principle as one Of the most important she wished to establish and there are said to have been indications in today's discus sions at the executive committees meeting that this view had met with much sympathy among the other dele gations.
 The subcommittee. whose member ship is yet to be announced, was au- thorized at the suggestion of Senator Underwood of the American deiega- tion and he generally is expected to become the American member of the (Contfnued on Page Txvol