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Jaran, se.f-conscious, rather sus-
nicious and knowing both the strength
and the weakness Of her position in
the Orient, has been Withholding her
acceptance cf President Harding's in
vitation to the Warrington conference
IN so far as the discussion OF Pacific
problems IS concerned. but repeated
conversations between Secretary
Hughes and Ambassador Shidehara
are serving to dissipate her vague OBJ
jections and it is believed her COM
plete acceptance will not be much long
er delayed. Mr.. Hughes made it clear
to the ambassador that the sovereign
ty Of Japan can assert itself at the
conference as freely as that Of any
other power, that the United States
has no disposition to draw hard and
fast lines with regard to the subjects
that shall be discussed and that It
would be most unfortunate if a hostile
or suspicious attitude should develop
before the conference begins. It is
understood, at this writing, that the
mikado's cabinet has virtually agreed
that Japan shall enter the conference
without restrictions, having faith in
the good intentions of the other par
ticipants
The japanese people, however, and
their prominent leaders, are not
unanimous in approval of that course,
many fearing the conference will be
dominated by the Anglo-SaNOnS and
viii result in the strangling Of Japan's
economic and political development in
Asia. There is also a tendency, not
confined to unofficial circles, to insist
that the matter of race equality be
made an issue at Washington and that
the emigration rights Of the japanese
be definitely fixed. It is reported, too,
that the cabinet has decided the Japa
nese representatives shall not enter in
to discussion of questions affecting
the sovereign rights of participating
nations or of the Shantung and Yap
questions, which it holds were settled
by the Paris peace conference. So far
as Yap is concerned, 1t Is believed the
negotiations between the United States
and Japan will have been concluded
and a friendly settlement Of the dis
| pute~ reached long before the confer
ence assemblies.
The invitation to China TO partici-
pate IN the discussions IF Pacific
questions has brought Oh some com
! plications In the first place it IS re-
! spcns;ble for much of JGDan's suF-
picion Then, too, it was directed OF
course to the Pe,ling government and
now DR.. Sun Yat Sens constitutional
government Of South CHM proeests,
through its representative in Wasi.ng-
ton, that the Pek:ng government IS not
qualified to represent the whole Ct
China end the Canton government also
should he askcd t. participate.
Premier Lleyd George. it i an
nourced il London Will atsead the
conference unless the unforeseen hap
pens. With him, presumably, will lie
Foreign Secretary Curzcn ard it is
| likely the dominion preln.ers will he
there too. though the British empire
viii be represented as a unit. Great
Rf4t9in has abandoned lis tentative
plan to have 4 preliminary. conference
IN London on Far Eastern matters.