The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
Far Eastern Principles Be
fore Conference
FAVORABLE TO POWERS
Proposals Have Moral Support
United States and Great
+. Britain
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

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Heads of the delegations of the
cussion OF Far Eastern questions
at a meeting today decided to
proceed first with the considera-
ton of problems relating to China
before entering upon other Far
Eastern questions. The other
questions, Il was decided, will be
taken up in the order listed by
the tentative agenda suggested
some time ago by the American
government.
London, November 17.-Noth-
inc must stand in the way Of
ratification of the American pro-
posais for Limitation Of the navies
of the United States, Great
Britain and Japan, declared Tho
Daily Telegraph today in an edi.
torial on the Washington confer
ence. The newspaper welcomes
the reported decision that no I'M
Outstanding will be finally ap.
proved until the naval status OF
France and Italy 10 settled and
providing this does not menace
the agreement between the ma
ior navies, for nothing must
the great compact, Secretary
Hughes has outlined"
Washington, D. c., November
17.-Secretary Hughes today call.
ed q meeting OF the American
delegates for $3.50 o'clock. The
purpose Of the meeting was not
announced, but II was understood
to be for discussion of the plans
delegation heads for dealing with
Pacific and Far Eastern ques-
tions.
Washington, d. c., November IT.
The general principles presented by
China for solution of the Far Eastern
problems Afforded at least definite
basis for the Washington
as the delegations or thu
nine participating nations prepared
10 meet again today. as COMMITTEES
TO work out plans Of procedures fol
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tual practice OF the open door po1IcJ
and for adjustment OF "spheres ol
In the Far East also ar,
declared on the highest authority e
have the support Of Great Britain.
Experts To Examine Principles
By the same authority, 1t was said
the conference would proceed to
of Far Eastern ques
ions at once on the basis of the
submitted by the Chinese
delegations, the various principles
set out in the plan to be referred to
experts who will examine them and
submit their reports to the full con-
ference at the earliest practicable
Japan would heartily sub
scribe to many Of the points present
I'D by China, 1t was stated by spokes
men for her delegations but other
points raised doubtful questions
which might be answered only after
nature consideration.
Trying to Solve Far East Problems
Preliminary accommodating gave
way to more direct negotiation today
n the endeayors Of the armament
to find solution for the
problems of the Far East Sittins
Is a special committee on the Far
Eastern situation, the heads Of nine
delegations went into conference to
outline the respective policies by
which each will be guided and to work
nut plan of procedure that will give
zach Of these policies a fair show.
The ten points presented yesterday
" China with the general backing of
he United States formed the basis
f today's exchanges, which were de-
signed to develop step by step the ex :
let attitude Of the nine delegations
70 one expected this process to go
cry far at today's meeting, although
he discussion Of a program was con-
idered certain to draw out the opin-
ons Of the powers as to the relative
Of the topics before
hem.
The opinion Of the American dele
,ation, which appeared to have con :
iderable support among the repre-
entatives of the other powers, was
hat the Far East negotiations need
lot be complicated by the sub COM
nittees to deal with special subjects.
he American deIeoates take the
position that the Far Eastern Ques
ions are not technical subjects re-
uiring the prolonged scrutiny OF
xperts. They would be glad to see
ne big nine, or the full conference go
Iirectly to, work without parceling
ut branches of IT, .aek to any more
ub committees than are absolutely
ssential
Federal Tax Returns
Federal tax returns have been given
curious applications in connection
18th problems now before the confer
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