The Grangeville globe., 1921-10-06
TENTATIVE PROGRAM FOR COMING CONFERENCE TO
DISCUSS ARMAMENTS

DISCUSS ARMAMENTS.
Ye state department has made public official text of the
tentative agenda program for the approaching conference
limitation of Out of courtesy to the govern
ments which have been invited participate conference
the state department did not intend give this program
until had been formally accepted by the other powers hut
inasmuch information the list of topics to be die
cussed had been made public from other and part of
was inaccurate the state department deemed advisable
the correct text the program proposed and forwarded
to the nations which will be officially attendance This
gram is as follows:
Limitation of Armament
OncLmitaon of naval armament, under which shall be
discussed (a) basis of limitation b) extent (c fulfment
Two-Rules for control of new agencies of warfare
Three Limitation of land nament.
Pacific and Far Eastern Questions
Onc-Questions relating to China
First-Principes to be applied. Second-Appication
Subjects
(a) Territorial integrity
(b) Administrative integrity
(c) Open door-equality of commercial and industrial On
(d Concessions monopoles or preferential economic priv
ileges
lei Development of railways including plans relating to
Chinese Eastern railway.
(fl Preferential railroad rates.
(g) Status of existing commitments
Two Siberia. (Similar headings)
Three-Mandated islands UNLESS questions earlier settlnd
Far East Discussion First
The state department made clear that although the subec
OF Limitation OF armamens first upon the program does
not necessarily follow that it will be the first dscussc
Because will be impossible arrive any satisfactory
cluson regarding limitation Of unless the vexa-
tous problems of the far settled in manner sasc
tory to all interested partes than likely that the far
eastern questions will come first in actual discussion
naton of the topics relating to the far shows that
nomic rather than political interests will the
atoh OF the conference Practically every problem affecting
economic interests in the will be discussed according to
the tentative program.
Under the head Questions relating China every pha
OF the Chinese question will be handled This involves of
course the general principles of the open door the conflict
ing practices of monoposc preferential priv
eges In China This includes not only concessions enjoyed
Japan but also those enjoyed by Great Britain which che
has control of mining and railroad privileges Chi
provinces
Secret Treaties Dragged Out
The innocent looking subhead Satus of existing commit
ments really of the most important subjects to be
brought before the conference because discussion will dis
close secret agreements and concessions which
made public or if known subject interpretations
Under this topic it will be necessary for the participating DOW
ers TO make clear what they regard definite commit
ments which of will open the entire subject secret
treaties and "gentemens agreements parceng
commercial and industrial privileges and other economic rights
in the far east.
EXPORTS OF AMERICAN GRAIN FOR 1921 MAKE NEW
RECORD.
Al the present rate all records for exporaon grain