The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-09
A General.
Agreement

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By DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copyr:s@%: 81 The lnteitgencer.1

tons relating 70 eattlesh!p construction
subna riues Cort,fra,ions and Ear
Eastern questions have been tied roget"
rr and viii be e;n5od!ed IN Seneral
agreement.
This is the .9.eSt development n the
arma rent cor>cTNrrN and With 70 goes
an explanation ot the talk OF tour-
power treaty" or "allanco' "a We. as
,hc various steps ,E;lt VIII 20 taken IN
the Immediate future
Instead or n,aEinS a Senara. - arrange
meat on the ratio OF strength IN battle
ships the JaparAss ace beinE instruct
ID 70 a~ve3t tAS American proposal on
fAe IN .r-s Il adIrg that there Will ne an
agreement sorhiId.ng any increase IN
tort!Hc4;!oaS ~ The Vac!ac, an agree
,rent covering submarines and auxiliary
,-act. and an agreement eDGSOGy!nS the
principles that sha! apply % chinese
aud I'ac!ar problems.
The authority tor ;he foregoing Is
Eo;lro Moch:Zuki. Lead Of the opposi-
t;cn party in the J2?aneSe parliament.
who. b. arrangement with the Japan-
csc embassy. had long conversation
with President Harding on Wednesday
At the White House. Since he Is not
an official delegate. Mr.. Moch!zuN talks
with le-s restraint HIS conception o.
OF course upon intimate relationship
not only With the Japanese delegation
here but upon caoled Information from
Japan.
situation In Japan
This correspondent has checked up on
come of the views expressed BY Mr.
Moch!Eukl and finds from American
sources that the political situation IN
Japan Is ss much responsible for tho
nov t.rr wh:cb the Program has taken
aS %Gy:i..HG else Originally Z wtil b
remembered that apparent unan,m!ty o.
op:nioH on the naval proposals led 10
The belief that separate agreement;
NVn"t be signed on that phase OF ar'na-
zen. Irrespective o! what happened
ab,ut the o'her questions on the agenda
6oth Tie A:ncricans and the japanese
Mere ready.
Sprl.- criticism was heard ABOUT the
2ol.c% "t the .Nmcr:can delegation being
read" 80 siga away tho American
nav" without knowing what tho rest
Z the rrogranl IN he Pacific would be-
= l.s correspondent stated then that the
u,toI Stus~s government had confident
a>Sura noes that the AnSio-Japanese al
..ance vouG not 10 renewed.
l'o.Hc. .eatal.y. however. tho American
.; e<su-e FOR al acceptance OK tho 1-5-S
uo.a, !a;io developed a delicate s!tua'
t.-u ~ the Japanese cab!cet wh:ch
ha> h"pcG FOR AZ opportunity 70 prcren:
tu. :''g"aronCe OF cVn:ed!"S directly 70
;jr. American vt"w. Tho suggestion OF
q s""e-a, agreement covering all tho
;,.-.s being discussed IN The Washing.
d. -onre<rrce %aS seized upon as the
way oui.
i!e:.~e the JapanNss are ready % ac-
e." to 40 nava! cat!o on battleshtpS
r;.d =, plenAry session VIII be held IN
-. days ~ announce that fact but tho
w. is!oa reached w!!i not be eTectivs
uuN N H.reemen; las been made on
other pn:a:s. Tho formula Is {or all
the rI:,Ccs 20 agree step 0y step 20 the
tt ;lrshIp rat'o. submarines. the to-t!h-
cation question. aad Far Es stern prob
,a1,: ard later TO euhOdy all The Separ.
= :ueI.orapda into single aSrec:Den:
.J.cr:;.x the whole business. THIS pro-
j. woS discussed b. tho principal dole
G>'"> and has led % tax ota rour-pov.
- tE-Ss:". ~.
1l> IA; 8 tha. to :ou- power idea
"'r-. I.'tc u0'pra.lH ont ot ;he Amer
.:. g,.a Of procedure N proposing re-
,...;.,, ~ re rates o< Great Rrlta!n,
Iar,, p..d thr United states Then e
rs~ Go."-u.ineG that since France had
Z. .-lIrra,'~0s m the Far East she too
>.Uu,G ha Included "a any pledge 20 re.
',aul cr,a Increasing Dava! bases o.
Nru.a.Ge1' = ne i'acihc.
Tir rlsa row Is 10 navr taesA rou-
'"" o,,S Ign n" n e:rora andum with re.
-'c-' 20 uaNa! matters and then subm!,
'"' adhesion 20 The other powers es-
r",.a.'' ,"ncnrned With Far Eastern
g 49,. .n..S necause one O. Tho card nal
t"'ir'.. -. ths fraI agreement will be the
-~ti|c,v"ui or Chinese Affairs In other
'srGr - w.ll star. VIII . four power
e." ""Ss:b.. a hve-power agreement on
ar".~.n"0, and Nil he extended 20
~.,c pnW"- aE-rcm~Ht covering ali Pa
.... ."t lar t,as'"rn questions. There
- -... ues that ita,y viii De .ncluded
,:. ;h" Hrst nav4, agreement though II
"o,;id s." .I.Cr!" courtesy reQGes, tor
The !ta..au" 10 not possess naval
s;reUgij. .u ;no PacI1c.
rhs FinAl Rssult
The hna. agreement as a: present con
teu;lplaied would not DO 4 Treaty IN Tho
technical sense. Nut L "couTentiou" and
would no; havo 10 % ra;,Hed oy The
senate since Il Is construed by Press
dent Harding rs an Misunderstanding" ON
the other hand. II Il should analiy be de
cyded 70 include some provision re-
4lWing the signatory powers 70 agree
not 70 mako war on each other unless
n period OF n!0e noa:hs shall e'apse ror
.rvrstlEatIo0 o. the d,sput". then 'he
dorumen; would invoiy" 'ohGgations'
and would have TO o~ submitted II the
senate for ratification. Tho latte .des
IL sill, only d general suggestion With.
ont any HRal AUTHORITY back OF II
though British. japanese. and French
delegates are ready % accept I, ard
ha,s taxed Il over The United States.
h,s surh an Investigation trea'y with
Great Britain, France. lta!y aud abou.
twenty Ave other nations but not w,.a
Japan.
VIXEN II comes e. q discussion or this
potnt. Mr.. Moch!auki hints that tho Jap
arese GegeEa ton may Rs& :or a ""a sartG-
alton o. the Root-Ta kahi';t aEre"ment,
LL-a LanA-rE..kn.L aEreemens. and THO