New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17
Sure
Japan Will.
Join Council
Assurances Given Toxic
That Matters Affecting
2 Countries Alone Will
NotComeUp at Meetings

WASHINGTON. July 16.-Adminis-
tration plans for the disarmament con-
ference and round table discussions Of
Pacific and Far Eastern questions To-
day waited the next move by Japan
following the initiation of informal
conversations between Washington and
Toxic over the extent to which the con-
ference program would go.
While officials said no additional
word had come from Japan indicative
Of her Willingness to participate in the
discussion Of the Far Eastern ques-
tions, their confidence that Japanese
delegation would be present at all the
meetings Of the conference was un-
diminished.
Toxic Papers Favor Conference
The belief that Japan cannot afford
to refuse to enter whole-heartedly into
all phases Of the conference was
strengthened to-day by the receipt of
newspaper dispatches from Toxic indi-
eating strong sentiment there for
participation in the whole program Of
the proposed conference. The fact also
was disclosed that Baron Kijuro
Shidehara, Japanese Ambassador to the
United States, and Secretary OF State
Hughes have exchanged views on the
forthcoming parieys, and the Ameri-
can viewpoint has been gone into fully
with the japanese diplomat. Ambassa-
dor Shidehara, It is believed, already
has informed his government Of the de-
sire Of President Harding that all gov
er1iments be heard on the agenda con
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| Foreign. Offscsaof the absence of any
/ dispositiong6n the part Of the United
States arbitrarily to AK the subjects to
/ be considered by the powers represent
/ ed in the conference.
Supplementing the advices to his
| government dispatched by Ambassador
| Shidehara, it is known that Edward
| Bell, Charge d'Affaires OF the. American
Embassy at Toxic, has, been informed
fully, Of President Harding's desire
that Japan will not feel that the confer
ence was contemplated for any other
purpose than to reach common agree
ment among the powers by which
(! sources of future unrest might be
eliminated. The one thought in the
! Presidents mind is that the proposed
conference might provide a means by
which all the sources Of irritation be-
/ tween the various governments IN
u,
and that no effort will be advanced by
this government to force to issue the
problems in which only Japan and the
United States are concerned, except in
/ so far as these subjects affect the fu-
ture peace Of the world.
Philippines To Be Discussed
The future of the Philippine Islands
was cited to-day as one Of the sub
! jects in which all the powers are con-
cerned, and it is considered essential
| that Japan be given the fullest oppor-
tunity to be heard, along with all the
powers on the question of guarantee
ing the integrity of this territory. In
this connection it was suggested to-day
/ that Major General Leonard Wood and
W.. Cameron Forbes, the American
commissioners who are now engaged
in comprehensive study of all angles
OF the Philippine situation, will have
returned to Washington BY the time
the conference meets here, and that
the knowledge they will have on this
important subject will be placed at the
disposal Of the American members of
the conference. 1t may very we'll be
| that General Wood himself will be
selected as one of the American repre-
sentatives at the conference, because
of his vast knowledge of Far Eastern
affairs and his expert judgment on the
question of armament aud military
subjects.
4 Pending the receipt Of a definite
reply from Japan on the question of
participation in the proposed discus
sions Of the Far Eastern questions
American officials are turning their at
tention to the proposition of the formal
invitations to, be dispatched to the
prospective members of the conference
and to the work of sounding out the
powers on the Presidents desire that
the discussions be inaugurated on AR
mistice Day, November IL.
Included in these interchanges OF
views with the conference members will
be the matter of future admission OF
smaller nations, notably the Ne'her,
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