Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
Briand To Make Final Plea For
 French Defense
(Continued From Page D

tiations will be the use of legitimacy of new weapons of warfare. Thus far that subject has not been mentioned in the conference.
 The sub- committees on Chinese ad- ministrative autonomy authorized to- day by the full body Of delegates of the nine nations, sitting as a com mittee of the whole on the Far East, is expected to find it's chief task in an attempted encouragement of the customs arrangements which have Kept China from imposing a duty of more than per cent on her imports In addition, there is expected to be an inquiry into the international agreements from which certain spe- cified items of the republics tax re- turns must be turned over immedi- ately for payment of foreign obli- gations.
 All of these restrictions. the Chi nese declare, have resulted in such a curtailment of national revenues as l 10 make economic progress impos- 1 slbie. The Chinese delegates have 1 emphasized the tariff autonomy prin- | clpie as one of the most important l she wished to establish, and there | are said to have been indications in l today's discussions that this view had met with much sympathy among | other delegations.
 1 The subcommittee was authorized at the suggestion of Senator Under wood of the American delegation. Progress on Pacific Question Although the delegates have moi taken up some of the most trouble 1 some questions involved in the Fal | Eastern situation, the progress made | thus far was described. in official cir | cles tonight as highly encouraging So rapidly and smoothly have the ne gotiations moved that some of those 1 connected with the American dele gation are predicting that the con- l ference will go a long way toward clearing up the Far Eastern tangle
 The probable procedure with ref. erence to Chinese and other Fal Eastern and Pacific questions wa. | forecast today in authoritative quar. ters. The Root resolution, adopted yesterday by the Far Eastern com, mittee~ of the whole, together witl any adopted in the future. 1t wa said. would be brought before pie nary session of the conference fo final discussion and adoption. An. I other resolution on Pacific and Fal Eastern questions is said to be il - prospect
 Adoption of the Root resolution h, the committee, American official said, was a far step toward protec ton of China, even should it not b, taken before a plenary session. al is planned
 Promise Future Action
 Publication of the Root resolution as an expression of policy by tn, powers, it was asserted, carried witt | if Q nrnr11icn of fIrft xrrit . respect to Chinese territorial and DO litical sovereignty.
 The subject of future procedur on other Chinese questions is to b, developed further at another meet ing of the Far Eastern committee O the whole tomorrow. It was learne, that suggestion for general sub committee of two experts represent ing each of the nine powers was re jected at the suggestion of Senate l Lodge, who was said to have argued that Chinese questions were not mat ters for experts and that the repre- sentatives of the powers were re sponsible directly for any actioi taken. His objections were said t, have been supported by MT. Balfou and Premier Briand.
 Questions relating to Shantung Manehuria and foreign treaty an, , other concessions in China, it wa
 said, probably soon would be reachet by the committee, It was said tha ! so far no hint as to the Chinese atti
 tude regarding Shantung had beel received by American officials, al though intimations had come tha the Japanese were disposed to insis on retention and protection of thei rights and privileges in Manchuria. -O-
 Government printing plant f Washington is the largest in tn