The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25
Japanese Belief Is That There
Shall Be No Interference
With Vested Rights.
CONTINUATION OF OPEN
DOOR POLICY SUGGESTED
Assurance of Secretary Hughes
Accounts for Optimism
Conference Success.
(Bv The Associated Press. !

(By The Associated Press.)
1 WASHINGTON, July 24.-Although the
conclusions of the diplomatic advisory
council of Japan, which has been meet
! ing in Toxic are expected to decide fnal-
| ly the course of that country with respect
to participation in the. proposed Far
Eastern conference, it was stated au-
thoritatively today to be practically GER
| tain that Japan viii ask assurances that
! q formal agreement as to the scope of the
conference discussions be reached prior
to the meeting.
Formulation OF such an agreement, it
also was stated, need not precede re-
sponse by Japan to the overtures of Sec
retary Hughes, but must in the view OF
the Japanese government come at some
time between the reply to the American
secretary of state and the actual meet
ing Of the conference. Formulation of
the agreement might come before the ex-
tension OF the formal invitation to the
conference, in fact there are some indi-
cations that the Japanese would prefer
that arrangement, but if not, then the
formal invitation itself will, it is ex-
pected, make these limitations clear.
Principal subjects for discussion by the
proposed conference under the head of
Far Eastern questions are considered in
Japanese circles here to embrace the
governments, it's complex international
economic conditions, and the possibility
OF reconciling various conflicting conces-
sionS held by foreign governments as
well as individuals. The Japanese belief
is that there shall be no interference by
the conference with vested rights and
concessions but that is entirely proper
that efforts should be made to relieve
friction that has grown out of overlap
ping claims.
The Japanese hope and expectation is
understood to be that Notwithstanding
China's efforts to bring the subject of
the Japanese occupation of Shantung be-
fore the conference, that matter may yet
be adjusted in advance by direct negotia-
tions between the two governments. 1t
is also believed in Japanese quarters here
that the controversy with the United
States as to cable rights on the island
of Yap may be settled "out of court" by
Secretary Hughes and Baron Shidehara.
the Japanese ambassador. American Of
ficials, however, We're not so positive
about this. While they hope for direct
settlement it is fully understood that the
issue presented in this case, apparently
confined to a mere question of the right
Is operate a submarine cable. might easi-
ly be greatly enlarged so as to involve
the whole subject of mandates over the
Pacific islands.
Should the direct negotiations of this
subject fail therefore, it is believed to be
almost inevitable that the Washington
conference win be obligated to consider
this subject in its broadcast aspect. Japan
is understood to be fully prepared in that
case to challenge the right of the British
Pacific dominions to the exclusive. con-
troll of the many islands in the PaciflcI
south of the equator formerly owned by
Germany, which are regarded by the
Japanese as very much more important
and promising in the matter of trade OPP
portunities than the former German
owned islands north of the equator which
were assigned to Japan by the supreme
council
of Northern Saghalein and the adjacent
Asian mainland as a result of the mas
sacre at Nickolseviki more than a year
ago may be settled as a result of nego-
tiations which the Japanese government
has begun through special commissioner
with the government of the Far Eastern
republic at Chinta. Should these fail,
however, it is expected that the Wash
ington conference win be called upon to
deal with that subject.
1t appears. however. that the main
Japanese effort viii be directed to the
removal of all restrictions and discrim
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