The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
WORK Is HASTENED
Conference Nj v Decide
On Recess from New
Year to April.
LIKELY TO FINISH
BIGG EST TASKS
Each Power Adds One
Civilian to Naval Sub
committee.

SlNllIdn 10 y NaNdl SUD
committee.
The conference 5amm"d -r.ac a,
top speed yesterday.
Completion was declared .r s.-.'
by leaders Certain details must o..
left to committees but n. l=
work will he done bv Sew N..r.
It is suggested that there might
bc no final sdionrum,u'. After rr-
big things are settled -ors.s ..-
be taken until probably rs,t an.-
when the conference an convene 90
clean up loose ends
Rampant opjim grew .n ~
delegations ycSterdav r.. rsr-
ucr in which tho I-~r..T -f.-..
senate has received fr. .unr-fr..a. ...
treaty has c"nvia.od. Holo-a-.u..a
that any action ryiG -aEr rI. Ia.H
sanction "r the Tinted state T-I.v
declare that success now u,ars on
economic ,ou-r.Ss can hc looked
Tor soon To- complete rho f..h nr got
ting tho world hari. IN 'I. ~rraFEr.
road
WIN >iEr Fact To-day.
elrpmentS yesterday w,-c-
7. Announcement that Oh. fasr-
power treaty vj'f bo signed o.. -
O'Clock today iu secretary or star"
I HIghc~' nfloo. o. then viU e. 90
he President Hs rs expected 700
transmit ir tn ttf senate n.f late.
: than Wednesday.
.. Official statement that 'r- N--v
issue has been disposed ,r 10
treaty whereby japan -uarsutrrs
the rights Of the Taited states in
the island in the manner announce
In The Herald some time ago
;. Ann"TuCcmo that tho ~. 30
subcommittee. made MP rf fa,
rhs irnen or tho American. r-If.s'.
French. Italian and J1rarses dele
-ati"nS. has re'n Increased 20 .u-
rlude another civilian n1snu"- F-or-
each - the delegations ara .r, ,>-
pert from each power T'.- v.r
speed up the worIs Nutrr-rr q.
point out that there noX las rr.r
r'mhincd responsibility ara eNr,-r
Judgment.
Would Scrap Modern ships.
I. Secretary Hughes Adm Baron
Hato and Mr.. Balfour cons dareF
ihc naval ratio from the stauG7n.r.
x Japan. Admiral Eato IS urd,--
TODD q" have explained that Jap.1
would life to have the list - can
tai ships remaining IN ,.DmmIss.,,-,
:" revised that an thrga power
would get tho benefit uF their mrs-
4
hilaut on adiourninE They mcar
again today.
O. The Rig TnrD." had n.ra--
them thc suggestion rEar f..a -r..
pos 4 '"n-y'.~ naval hu.i-.v r.
AMENDED $50 THAT certain vessels rr-
der consideration an NOv.aah,- rr
may be built over tra+ term .s
years. Any ronrrssl on would Boo.
sufficient only % allow tho holTrr-
together or the expert usrsouuaf ,.r
the various governments.
8. The committee on p1~Ir,. ard
Far East adopted p resolution 20
eliminate all fore rr no~;ofirf
from Chimes territur,. b. Iauu.rt
!. 1928, should China by that tim
have guaranteed that she v.r
maintain within her borders Tor -
powers "an efficient postal Scryic, r
and viii assure all uu-errmcrt
shat no change IN tH,. status ~ a.
foreign Co-dlrcotor general is Z.
he made
Nivinni sails Tomorrow.
. Former Premier NIyianl chief
of the French dcfsuatfrn. ar.
nounced that he will start b. a.-
home tomorrow because OF Impnr-
tant personal business in Paris. n
will leave the affairs Of the Frer,lt
delegation 10 NJ. Surraut and Arr-
hassador Jusserand.
s. Direct negotiations betwe.r.
the. japanese and the chinese over
ShantunE made material progress
The manner IN which the raf1wa
] lines are TO be acquired by Chin.
and how compensation is 20 he mad
TO Japan was canvasS.d fn three
! hour session. The Chinese Ha1sra-
I tion is understood 90 have Informed
1 the japanese they are prepared 2.
! pay the price fixed by the econou1r-
advisers who compiled the treaty
of Versailles in determining the
worth Of the property in territory
wrested from Germany. II also g.
understood the Chinese made u
nlajn the money needed would he
obtained from the consortiun
Italy Ready Co Agree.
.. Italian representative declared
that. so far as Italy is concerned.
she is willing to accept any naval
basis that is agreed upon fu- France.
10. British spokcsmen declared TIE
Pritish delegation will continue 20
the very last its effort To have sub
marine warfare outla vcd. They Et-
mitted that on this point. al least.
Great Britain is playing lone hand.
IL. The committee on Far East
listened to the Chinese position on
spheres Of influence in China, but
postponed action until "Wednesday.
Wants Navy Equal 10 France.
Italy will press for e. navy equal
to that ~ France Tho spokesman
OF the delegation made this plain
yesterday. lie said Italy soon viii
have a merchant marine Of greater
strength than that OF France. and
this. together with her great coast
line. is why she viii insist thst
there be no disCriul ilat i"r. -rrH
| the two countries. T.
strength Of the two Is D. a
fellows: