Evening journal., 1921-12-05
WORLD PEACE
ACCORDING TO
HARDING IDEA
TAKING FORM
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ed oht by the big three Hughes.
Balfcur and Kato for solving major
conference questions i' was con-
ndently believed here today. The
cabled answer from Toxic is expect
ed within a few days. Provided it
is an acceptance. as snucipated 1t
will put the conference definitely on
the road to speedy successful con
ciusiens All eyes are now turned
toward Toxic.
Thn provisions OF tho "big three"
plan, exclusively anncsnced by the
Unitdd Press Saturday are in brief.
J. . Scrapping of the Anglo-Jap-
anese alliance.
2 Substitution therefor OF Pa
cihc Far Eastern understanding
among the United States. Great Brit
ain and Japan and France with 9TH
er guarantees assuring Japan's safety.
3. Acceptance Of the Hughes
5-b-S ration for Limitation OF capital
ships
When the Japanese answer comes
another big three meeting. or at
leasl meeting OF Hughes and Kato
will be held so Japan's reply can
be impaired to Hughes Calling
for . plenary session for Thursday
OF Friday is expected as the next
move AT this opening meeting the
world will be told OF the tremendous
achievements reached in committee.
The fourpower agreement will
not De in the form OF a treaty as
far as the United States is concern
ed, according TO reliable information.
Instead, a gentlemen's agreement
will be made based on President
Harding's theory that a nations
word like a gentleman's ought to
be As good as its bond. The four
power agreement Is expected TO be
separate from an agreement for non
fortihcation Of the Pacific Islands
the latter Of which probably win be
supplemental 70 the limitation Of
armaments agreement. II IS expected
the powers will pledge themselves
against further fertilization OF the
Pacinc
Dismantlement Of any fortihca-
tions is not believed TO be included.
France is believed 70 be a party 10
the non-fortification arrangement.
Two forms have been suggested
for the quadruple substitute for the
Anglo-Japanese alliance-either a
straight away quadruple agreement
among America. Britain and France
and Japan or a series Of interlocS-
ing treaties or agreements. providing
for arbitration. How the scrapping
Of the present alliance will De an
nounced is not yet stated. Either
Great Britain or Japan or both
must make the announcement as Il Is
a matter directly between them.
The Chinese delegation is dissatis-
field with the trend OF events in the
conference.
Despite fiowery words OF unity and
amity 1t is known that the. Chinese
feel the japanese are playing an OBJ
strucuve grasping game.
Manchurian holdings the Japanese
will not yield without a row, and in
dicatlons are that n body Il going to
make much OF a squabble outside OF
the Chinese.
Japans position on the Kwantung
peninsula ieases--a refusal TO yield
--and her notification that she in
tends 20 cling 70 her south Manchur-
ian possessions, is taken as the frst
big obstacle giving China the terri
torial integrity she has sought so
earnestly. Moreover there are sign,
that Chlna Will not be permitted I,
have the i2ia per cent custom
tariff she wants--a fact that vii
curtan her ability TO rebuild her tat
tered financial system.
China wants much, And thei
Is some disposition to tell her TN
with the country disunited there
little use in giving her a great de
since it would be mismanaged
squandered. To This the Chine
reply give us back wha, is right
ours and you will see that uni
comes TO our nation: this talk
lack Of harmony ia China is more
a pretext to hang on 70 what y,
have extorted from us.
The Far Eas;ern committee n
recessed 10 Wednesday but a NEE
ing OF the Shantung mediation gror
was called for this afternoon.