Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-16
SH Makes Speech.

washington. Nov. ia deta1led
Statement ne&aEdins -hina,s inteEs1s
IN 1eF attitude on, far eastern qaes-
nes,Sswas made today by Minister \
SEE d. the first meeting Of the corn
nittce onN Pacific and far eastern
questions. aS
No program for the consideration Of
far eastern questions WAS agreed up
on, but the heads OF the delegations
of tho nine powers forming the COM
rnittee were to meet later today to
frame an order OF procedure
There was no response from the
Japanese after China had presented
her view of the situation, and al
though some general discussion de-
veloped all of the other nations pre-
scented reserved a detailed statement
of their opinions for later presenta-
ton.
Indications were that the first at
tempt to get down to cases would be
made in the meeting Of the heads Of
delegations later in the day.
Maintenance of the open door in
China was said to nave been urged
vigorously by Minister Sze. who also
spoke strongly for abolition Of secret
treaties affecting China and urged
that hereafter all such treaties be-
tween powers be made public.
The question of the disposition Of
N
brought UP. Neither did DR.. Sze go
into the question of granting future
foreign concessions in China. Both Of
the subjects, it was learned. were to
be left for future discussion.
Take Attention.
Washington, Nov. 16.-(By the AS
sociated Press. .)-Problems of the
Far East. whose solution is adjudged
So H.
ornaments, took the center Of atten-
ton at the arms conference today
while the plan for reduction of naval
establishments was passing through a
period of technical examination at the
hands of a committee of experts.
For the first time the delegations
of the United States, Great Britain.
Portugal and The Netherlands, acting
as a committee of the whole. on the
Far Eastern questions, assembled for
preliminary discussion and to lay
plans for procedure.
Have Certain Ideas.
In contrast to the manner in which
the conference tackled the armament
problem on its opening day, the rep
resentatives of the powers went into
today's committee meeting waiting on
one another to speak first about the
intricate questions that long have
troubled diplomatic relations in the
Pacific and the Orient. OF course
every nation had a rather concrete
idea of the principles 1t meant 10
present once the negotiations began.
but no one seemed anxious to break
the ice.
The attitude Of the United States ia
that the interests of this government
is not nearly so direct in the Far
Eastern situation as 1t was IN the
question of ornaments. Both China
and falniliarize themselves with the
atmosphere OF the conference before
laying down their views In detail.
Great Britain also had failed to give
any indication of a Willingness to take
the initiative. while all the other pow
ers felt that their more or less re-
mote relationship to the Far Eastern
tan.le should prompt them to re-
main in the background for the pres
ent. ss;
The general prediction was that as
result the task OF drafting method
OF procedure would be entrusted to ~
smaller COMMITTEES. Just ~ details Cf
the naval armament program hare
been LEFT temaorartly 70 the commit
tee OF naval experts. In the eace cof
the Far Eastern questions. however, IT
was expected that all MIN .. Oh the ma
tions represented here would shayera
membership on the com mil tfee and
would unite their ihfluehcee to hasten
the committee work - thatx the Far
Eastern discussions mtght aaake rank
more advanced neeottati tions ens axrnas-
nent. Il ~
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