The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17

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The conference is in the COM
mittee meeting stage. Commit
tees meet, unimportant things
are published, important matters
are kept secret, reporters scurry
around-that's diplomacy.
Secretary Hughes, according
20 unofficial reports, has learned
lately something about Japanese
humility, and what the Mikado's
empire thinks of its standing in
the world. Yesterday Mr.. Hughes
is said to have disclosed, without
details, the fact that Japan and
the United States have reached
. elimination of negotiations
concerning that famous Island of
zap. The agreement is expected.
soon, and if you know Japanese
ability At all, it wont surprise
You to hear that JAPAN Is TO
KEEP YAP. That's the kind Of
. compromise we get there.
But this nation is to receive
consideration. We are to be
allowed a site for a wireless sta
ton at Yap. OF course the
Japanese can hack it down at
any hour. AS long as we don't
need it, veil have a wireless
plant on that Japanese territory
In the Pacific. And Japan
Consents" to allow the applica-
tion to Yap Of all existing
treaties between the United States
and Japan including the right to
extradite. This information is
not vouched for. But foreign
correspondents are sending it to
their readers and it probably is
ROUND ONE FOR JAPAN.
Uncle Sam is in the position of
q loving peace maker, offering to
scrap eight hundred million dollars
worth of his own preparations, and
Japan quite reasonably says to
him, "Surely you won't let little
thing like Yap interfere with your
fit Of brotherfy love-"
Yap might cost the United States
many times eight hundred millions
later. Every war profiteer, in his
prayers, should remember his little
brown brother across the Pacific.
If the good profiteering time comes
back, it will come from the East.
Poor old China was on the op-
Grating table yesterday in the big
COMMITTEE on Far Eastern Al
fairs" with Secretary Hughes pre-
siding. The question was, "Shall
we operate, or give the patient
rood heart stimulant and let him
struggle on for while ?" Mr..
Hughes announced that all dele
cations would be allowed to SUBJ
NIT their views.
Like some huge dinosaur of the
past, grown too big to be agile,
China will have a dozen potential
devourers, from tiny Portugal to
the British Empire, discussing her
case.
What China wants is to get off
the operating table. The chief dele
rate for China handed in a written
memorandum: "China wishes to
make her vast natural resources
available to all peoples who need
them, and in return receive the
benefits Of free and equal inter-
course with them"
She wants to be let alone, "freed
from the danger or threat of for
eiQn aggression" She wants Euro
pean nations to pull down their
Flags now floating over Chinese
soil, asks "to be relieved from linn
itations which now deprive her of
autonomous administrative action,
ETC."
But the conference Says to
China, in the language of the
vaudeville actor, "I'm not ASKING
YOU, I'm TELLING you"
The question isn't what China
wants, but what does Japan in
tend to do with China? How can
Japan be prevented from using
China's wealth. raw materials
and man power to make herself
mistress Of Asia. then perhaps
Of Russia. and no one knows
what else7