The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
japanese Stand on Scrap
ping of w Warships a on
5-5-3 Basis in Doubt.
EXPERTS CONTEND
RATIO is UNJUST
Hughes Remains Firm on
Position as Time for De-
cisiOn Draws Near. Il

Inc conference on Limitation Of ar
mament. which is considering prob-
lens OF the Pacific and the Far East.
will enter its third week today. pre-
pared to bring TO Mead two OF the
most Important problems on the
agepda. They are:
Agreement on the capital snin nro-
gram enumerated by Secretary Hughes.
Discussion Of China's demand that
her territorial integrity be assured
and that Chinese territory taken from
her by treaty and by force be re-
stored.
Both problems have been under
Informal discussion. The capital shin
program involving as it does scrs.p-
ping OF many battle craft ana adon-
tion by the United Stairs. Great Brit
ain and Japan OF the 5-5-5 program
Tor the future, has been debated by
the technical experts ever since Il
was enunciated on the opening day
Britain has accepted the American
view and cordially supports il. Japan
has not The Japanese exnerfs hsvs
argued. and cited figures that thew
have claimed proved their conter-
ton. that the ratio suggested nv NJ
Hughes and the American eXperts
was unjust 10 their world nositfo,
They have compared vessels Iefi u,-
DER the Hughes plan and have SET
forth the claim that they were dis
I crlminated against. They insist thst
they be allowed 10 retain the Mstsu.
istest OF their hattleshipS. She e.
( Claimed by the japanese 70 he N
commission. American attach. !,
Tokyo have cabled that a nsp va
hoisted on her. a captain and crew
sent aboard. but that even the Ian
anese ofhcials admitted that the great
hghting ship still was in an incom-
plete state.
Hughes Firu In stand.
The debate among the erpert,.
however. is about complete II can
be stated upon the highest author
ity that it has not changed the views
OF the United States. Chairnnsn
Hughes is standing souarelv on his
original program. The result will be
that japan must make a final de-
clsion In the immediate future Sha
VIII eventually accept. in the opI--
ION OF the majority of the delegate
here assembled II would he in
conceivable. they say. that lana,
should stand out against America
and British influence when she rasr-
ized that 10 dehantly refuse 10 ACRE.
would mean the immediate dissoir-
uoh OF the conference. After all
the naval armament phase of tho
s,'ua1ioh mas eeen the one on which
the eyes OF the world have he,
directed. And Il IS certain scco-5-
ing 10 information reaching the Stsf..
Department from American dirlo-
matte sources throuCh hour the wo-Ig
that there has bcon universal in
dorsement Of the Hughes nlsn IN
consequence IL is hoped thar "a.
present week will 500 the naval r-o-
Eram settled so FAR a. Tho capif.F
ships are concerned. and the work
started on spportioning the ratio on
auxiliary craft
should Japan accent tho uur,,s
program. as IS expected. then .
plenary session will he held ~
which her delegation will mai.
pubic their views They will SCI
i"rth In public speeches why tHcg
have argued for an Increase in an.
ratio assigned 20 them And then
II is expected. they will a5nounr.
that they have made a very rres,
sacrifice in the interest OF har-
monN oy accepting the American
proposals
Foreign Courts DIsrussed.
The Chinese problems hardly y-f7r
set out Of committee during tbe
present week. Up to date IN, en-
tire committee has discussed tba
abolition OF foreign courts and for
eign postofices in China They
have agreed that the foreirp
courts. which are labelled extra
territoriality in the aCends. shall
be abolished. But there is A Very
sharp catch in this decision such
abolishment shall not take nlacs
until China has demonstrated 20 =
committee Of experts represeptinu
the interested powers that her j,.-
dicial system has been SO i'm
proved that the rights of all for
elGn litiGants are absolutely Sc
cured. lnasmuch as this promise
was made by Great Britain in 1892
and echoed by all other nations
that have set up courts in China
for themselves ever since. IL is IN
likely that China will benent there
by for some time to come Tn.
special committee headed BY Sens-
tor Lodge, which is consid4ring tie
postoffice conditions will report To-
day resolution promising the
abolition of the foreign postofTices
II promises are made that the
Chlnese postoffices will actual
give the same character OF service
as the foreign offices now DO.
In this connection II WAS learned
last night that when the Chinese
position was being presented A.
thur J. Balfour. on behalf of the
British delegation raised the point
that the present excellence Of the
Chinese postal service, which gen
orally was admitted was due 20
the fact that the directing stars
are foreigners.
Not Thought Necessary.
That is So" DIR. Sze replied. but
IL is so generally recognized that
we have not thought IL necessary
to point IL out"
The question of the retention of
these foreigners TO continue the
work Is one OF the subjects that
the subcommittee now discussing
the question must decide.
II H. expected that when the
matter Of the postoffices and some
other minor matters is disposed
OF that the question of lea 81 ter
ritories will he taken "H wnS
said last MI thsi r.