Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-22
BRANDS Plea
IS SETBACK TO
Army QUESTION
Reduction in Land Forces
Referred to Committee
Where it May Remain
MORAL SUPPORT
General Principles to Govern Dealings
With Chinese Republic Are unanim-
ously Adopted.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Premier
Aristide BRAND made his supreme
oratorical effort toward justifying
Frances position on land armament
before the third open session of the
Conference on Limitation Of Arma-
ment today.
After his dramatic speech, the
question was referred to committee,
where it may remain indefinitely, but
he received at least sc nething OF
the moral support he asked for.
A second outstanding feature Of
the day was the signing Of the first
definite agreement of the Confer
ence, by which all the eight powers
particiating bind themselves to res
pect the territorial and administra-
tive integrity Of China and afford
her free opportunity for develop
ment. Four principles to this effect
were enunciated.
1t was announced that the British
delegates hope that solution of the
Pacific problem will lead to abandon
ment of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
by producing tripartite agreement
with the United States participa-
ting.
Great Britains firm stand with
the United States on the five-five-
three naval program caused Japan to
waver, and after conference be-
tween Secretary Hughes, Mr.. Balfour
and Admiral kato, it was stated
progress had been made on this
point.
Washington, Nov. 22.-In a secret
session of the Committee on Pacific
and Far Eastern Questions. of the
Conference on the Limitation of Ar
mament, this afternoon, one step
farther in Pacific problems was
taken. Having received the Chinese
1G points and having heard che views
Of the leaders of the several delega-
tions on the subject raised by the
submission Of those points, the Con-
ference laid the foundation for spe-
cific action on the various phases of
the Chinese situation.
The committee adopted four glow
ing but somewhat vague rules, in
which all the nations represented in
the Conference, except of course
China, engage to respect Chlna'S in
tegrity, to help her to stable govern
ment, to maintain the open door and
to refrain from taking advantage of
present conditions to grab privileges
Elihu Root, formulated the original
draft of the rules, the first definite
agreement to come out Of the Con-
ference. 1t was amended before ac-
ceptance.
Following adoption Of the rules
there came from high British
sources animated discussion OF the
Angl0-JapaneSe pact, with many ref
erences to the Lloyd George speech in
Commons on August II, in which
the stand was taken that, on the
one hand. it is the primary policy OF
Great Britain to maintain the friend
liest relations with the United States
and that, on the other hand, Japan
lived faithfully up to her treaty OBJ
legations during the war, and gave
great aid to her ally, Great Brita in,
and the latter now must play the
part of gentleman.
With her blood relation, the United
Japan, at the other, Great Britain
earnestly prays that they will love
each other and not compel her to
choice between them. Members Of
the British delegation today again
voiced the hope that an agreement
not treaty, they explained
would result from this Conference
that would cause the Anglo--Japa-
nese pact TO die an easy and peace
full death. They think that perhaps
the four rules adopted today may
prove the foundation for such an
agreement, and suggested that not
alone Great Britain, Japan and the
United States might be in it, but
China and perhaps other nations,
too.
Exactly how wide is the scope OF
those four rules it is difficult to say.
They are as explicit and bind the
nations, including Japan, as concl u
sively as could be imagined for the
protection Of China in the future.
But it is not clear what they mean
for China, so far as the ~rectifica-
ton of past expressions is concerned.
Probably the members of the Confer
ence are not clear. The rules repre-
sent some measure-how much can
not be stated-of compromise, And
an influential japanese delegate,
asked last night to explain the mean
ing of some Of the rules, suggested
that there might be differences IN
Interpretation.