The New York herald., 1921-12-06
BARON KATO GIVES
PLEDGE FOR ACTION
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has not yet been seriously considered
by this Government.
Members of the American delegation
declined to discuss any phase of the
Anglo-Japanese treaty to-day or spec
ulate on it's probable fate beyond en-
phasising their determination to de-
cline participation in 1t. There does
not appear to be the slightest ground
for British optimism that the alliance
between itself and Japan can De saved
from the international scrap heap.
Whether there viii be treaties, or
merely agreements, relating to Far
Eastern complexities has not been de-
termined. 1t appears reasonably GER
tain that such treaties as may grow
out of the conference will apply to
limitation of naval armaments. If
treaties are considered to be most eff
fective in providing correctives for
Asiatic and Pacific complications they
will not be negotiated with Great Brit
ain, Japan and the United States as
the only parties, but will take in all Of
the countries having interests in the
Far East.
Their purpose will not to be to pro-
tect the interests of Great Britain and
Japan in the Far East and the Pacific,
but to protect China from any other
country in the world. This is the real
objective of conference plans relating
to Far Eastern affairs.
Representatives of the leading
Powers, in conceding this fact, ale
giving consideration to plan for
having China negotiate treaties di-
rectly with each of the other nations
claiming special privileges or hcliing
under direct concession real estate on
the Asiatic mainland. Any general
treaty covering the subject, Of course,
would include Great Britain and -apan
whose interests in the Orient are
larger than those of any other Power.
Russian Problem.
1t Is quite probable that the con-
ference will express through the
medium of treaties their sympathy for
the Russian people and pledge them
selves to restrain from taking advan-
tage of the present conditions in that
| helpless country.
| Any undertaking designed to pre-
vent the dismemberment Of Russia
will naturally have direct relation to
the military and economic penetration
of Siberia by Japan. 1t is not i'm
| probable that some form of trustee
ship designed to hold Russia together
! until 1t can be retrieved from Soviet
rule will be created.
The only opposition to such plan
| is expected from Japan, which has not
given any indication of changing her
policy in Siberia, where she continues
to maintain a large military force to
provide a cloak for the activities of
concessionaires who are making profit
able use of their opportunities.
A delegation headed by Alexander
Yazikoff, which represents the Far
East Republic at Chita, has brought
a protest against the continued occu-
patton of their country by the Japa-
nese military forces which the gen.
eral staff at Toxic has refused to
lwithdraw.
The attitude of the Japanese dele
gates at the conference has reflected
/ a determination to assert special
privileges claimed by JaRn in Man
churia and to hold on to the advan-
tages it has gained in Siberia.
Both subjects are certain to cause
| q vigorous contest between represen-
tatives of Japan and those of most of
the other countries represented at the
conference who believe the work Of
remaking Asia will not be fully con-
summated if present conditions are
continued.
! The Far East committee will take
up the Manchurian tangle on Wednes-
day, when an effort will be made to
induce Japan TO surrender her lease
of the Laiotung peninsula, which in
cludes the important cities Of Port Ar
thur and Darien. The indications are
that Japan will not consent to mako
| the sacrifice, despite the fact that the
| full pressure of the conference will be
back of the undertaking.
Siberia comes further down on the
| list and will engage the attention of
the Far East committee after the
Manchurian problem has been settled
one way or the other.
The impression is growing among
the delegates OF countries holding ISL
and possessions in the Pacific that a
| felicitous solution of the problem can
be provided in a general agreement
relating to Far Eastern matters which
will bind all the subscribing nations
to a pledge not to attack the property
of each other. Such an arrangement
will be eminently satisfactory to