The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17

Washington. Nov. 17.-CUnited
Press.)-The United States viii
support heartily much of China s
plan for settling far eastern prob
lens.
This applies particularly TO the
open door," to points nine and ten
which provide 10 ran arrangement
for peaceful settlement of inter
| national disputes in the far east,
and for reconvening the far east
conference from time to time for
determination Of common poll
cies"
{. s. for @Open Door,
Secretary OF State Hughes has
let the conference know thai
America is heartily for the "oper
door" Great Britain's delegation
shares this view, too.
Hughes has also expressed &
sympathetic view toward China
problems. and some quarters holt
it more than a coincidence thai
points nine and ten-long favored
by Hughes and Earding-should
be included in the Chinese plan.
This plan will be the working
basis for the conference. JapaI
will be permitted to submit altera,
| tions and discussions as to the basic
| principles and details involved. The
| chief delegates convened at L
| O'Clock today to consider how bes
| to handle the Chinese demands il
| the committee of the whole.
JaPs Have special Interests
Japan is prepared to meet China:
| desires for political and militar!
evacuation of Shantung, but want!
her Manchurin special interests
/ recognized.
/ Recognition of China's terTitoria
! integrity would involve defining
! China as North and South China
Manchuria, Mongolia, Thibet aut
/ Turkestan. An objection of JapaI
arises in the Chinese demand 10,
bringing to light all secret treaties
Japan doesn't want the dead pas
dug up.
/ But, China, according to positive
/ information, has literally a ches
! full of documents for use in prov
| ing-if necessary-China's cOnstan
contention that Japan has player
an aggressive, unfair game in tn
far east. Much of this material i
also in possession of the America
government
Here's Evidence.
While the Pacific tribunal pre-
posed by China could adjust man
problems without digging up dam
aging documents, it is known tha
evidence is at hand tending t
show:
/. That Japan-one of the allie
I-f1irted with Germany in 1911
though never came TO actual cor
clusion of a treaty. (Japan wi
contend that was not government
sanctioned).
2. That Japanese officers an
men served in the Russian arm
which took the Mongolia capita
"a similar plea as above is entere
by Japan).
3. That Japan, instead of bein
mere trustee, as promised, fo
, Shantung, pursued an aggressiy
policy which would leave her j
economic control even if she aban
doned political and military juris
diction.
China Wants Independence.
I Whether the Chinese plan
aimed at abrogation of the Anglo
japanese alliance is not entirel
clear, though under it's provisio
. for making arrangements afectin
China the subject for Chinese re
view in advance, China would hav
a right to object when the allianc
comes up for renewal.
However, the alliance will prob
ably be scrapped and supplante
by a Pacific agreement" A Britis
press conference last night reveal
ed confirmation Of the United Pres
statements yesterday that Englan
favors an American -British-Japa
ese or American British-Japanese
Chinese agreement We're this nc
concluded, Britain would not or
1ect to an agreement" amongst a
powers with far eastern interest
China will emphasize particular
" her demand for independence
This would include freedom fro
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