The New York herald., 1921-09-10

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anese lake. He Is regarded as being
eminently fair and just In his inter-
national views and can In no sense be
described as anti-Japanese in senti-
ment. AS Secretary of War Mr.. Root
necessarily familiarized himself with
the administration of the insular af-
fairs Of the United States, which car
-yits,, with it full knowledge Of af-
fairs in the Orient.
1t is not believed. following formal
announcement of his appointment, that
Mr.. Root will ever accept a place either
on the international court which the
League of Nations is attempting to
organize or upon any other similar
tribunal. 1t is understood that Mr..
Root believes that the service he will
render to his country in this new
association of nations Will be the
crowning achievement of his life, and
he is credited with the desire of spend
ing his closing years in this country.
Mr.. Lodges intense Americanism Is
we'll known, although 1t is not SO well
known that he is the author of the
Senate resolution of 1912 which is re-
garded as the rounding out of the
Monroe Doctrine. This resolution de-
clared In effect that the United States
would view with concern foreign po-
litical interest in any place In the
Americas so situated as to threaten
taA
Senator Underwood became familiar
with Eastern affairs and with the sub
feet OF armaments while chairman of
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee. AS the Democratic leader Of the
Senate he will be the iaison officer
between the Administration and the
Democratic minority.
The first meeting Of the American dele
CATION will be held soon. Its main purpose
VIII be to assign the particular part OF
the conference task for which each MEM
ber is most fitted. This will make 1t
possible for the members to specialize on
their particular parts OF the task.
The preparation of data for the confer
the country may rely upon a degree OF
preparation for the conference which
will place the United States on full
equality with each or the nations in
vited.
Publicity 20 BE Determined.
The State Department is already or
ganizing publicity committee, but the
degree of publicity which will be allowed
win be determined by the conferences
itself It IS expected that President
Harding will toucn on this subject when
he welcomes the conference at Its initial
meeting
The Presidents determination to
name delegates solely for their fitness to
represent the people OF the United States
and not because they represent any par
ticular group was evidenced In letter
which he has addressed to Representa-
tive Jeffers (Ala-), Democrat. In reply
to q request of Mr.. Jeffers for the ap-
potntment Of an ex-service man. Presi-
dent Harding's reply was:
1T does not seem likely that IT Will
be practical to bring an ex-service man
of temporary experience into the confer
ence because of the limited number In the
delegation. and the further fact that the
large military and naval information
necessary to justify prudent action will
necessarily come from actual service
men who devote all their time to naval
and military problems"
The embarrassment which the division
OF China into north and south factions
Is likely to bring to this Government In
dealing with the Far Eastern problem
hoy -Aov t,Sr - {rVn
served upon the State Department rela-
tive to the attitude Of South China.
which demands some form OF recogni-
tion In the conference.
The notice Is contained In a cable
gram signed by President Sun Vat Sen
of the South China Government and his
Foreign Minister. DIR. WI Ting Fang.
IT was submitted by Ma 500, the Can
ton Governments representative In the
United States.
In Fear Of Secret Agreements.
South China's notice expressly an
nounces IL will not be bound by any
agreements reached by the Pelxin Gov
ernment with Japan made since the date
of the announcement of the internA-
tional conference. 1t intirnates that japan
is making secret agreements with Pekin,
which later may be put before the con-
ference as accepted facts" or matters
which are OF interest only to two coun-
tries, provisions which Japan excepted
from the realm OF discussion at the con-
ference In her letter Of acceptance.
The warning to the United States calls
attention to the fact that 1t was Presi-
dent Hsu Snih Chang of the Pekin Gov
errment, who assented to the twenty
one demands Of japan, intimates too
close connection between the Pekin
Government and Japan maintains that
the Pekin Government has made other
secret agreements with Japan. all Of
which the South China Government be-
lieves should be placed on the table at
the conference.
The South China note makes Il plain
that efforts to agree on q coalition dele
CATION to the conference have failed. 1t
closes with this paragraph:
Therefore. I, In the name OF and on
behalf OF the Government and the peo-
pie OF the Republic of China, hereby
declare that unless delegation under
the direction of this Government attends
and takes part In the work of the WASH
ington conference, none of the decisions
Of the conference relating to China shall
be recognized as having any validity or
force
FRANCE MAY MEDIATE
IN MOROCCAN TROUBLE