The New York herald., 1921-11-16
Conference Refers Naval
Adjustment to Technical
Experts of Powers.
TRIBUTES IMPRESSIVE
Spokesman Of Four Nations
Show Fullest Sympathy
With U. S. Plan.
PACIFIC PROBLEM WATTS
Programme for Discussion Of
Asiatic Questions at Next
Plenary Session.
PACIFIC PROBLEM WATTS
BY LOUIS sEIBOLD.

BY LOUIS SEIBOLD.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York HerrId Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. Nov. Is.
While lacking the thrills which
momentarily Jared the poise of the
foreign delegates to the international
armaments conference on Saturday,
the second public session to-day pro-
vided unmistakable evidence that the
American programme for the limita-
tion Of naval ornaments Will be
adopted with slight notifications
AS a result of the progress made
| two committees composed of repre-
sentatives Of the nine countries par
| ticipating in the conference have al
ready begun the consideration Of the
| two most important phases of the
enterprise. the technical adjustment
of relative naval values and the pre-
| liminary discussion on Far Eastern
and Pacific problems. For the time
being the consideration of land arma
ments, which are Of concern to only
France and Japan, have been set
aside.
| The most important result of the
second public session was the i'm
/ preesive tribute eloquently paid to the
new American doctrine of open diplo-
macy by Mr.. Balfour. head OF the
British delegation: Premier BRAND
! OF France. Admiral Baron Kato %
Japan and Senator Schanzer OF italy
Technical Experts at Work.
These Endorsements of the SINGER
ity, the good sense and the logic Of
the American naval plan and methods
| for accomplishing 1t make 1t reason
ably certain that It will prevail with
slight notifications to be determined
by the technical experts, who have
already entered upon their duties.
Far Eastern problems which are OF
vital concern to Japan and China
were not reached to-day. as the entire
| 1l2 minute session was devoted to
the acceptance "in spirit and pria.
ciple" of the American naval armo.
ments programme by all of the lead.
Ing Powers whose interests are most
vitality affected.
Japan did not have an opportunity
TO bring forward the formula II will
offer for the correction OF political
and economic conditions in the Far
East, which have provoked criticisms
throughout the world. Two plans re.
lating TO the matter await the con.
sideration of the conference. One
has been formulated by the United
| States ano the other by the Toxic
Government
Westminster OF Foreign Affairs
| Hanihara, who Is the chief adviser
of the Japanese delegation, said to-
day that the representatives OF hts
Government expected to offer some
suggestions that might be used as the
basis for discussing and adjusting
Asiatic affairs. That tho United
States will also present a formula
for the same purpose is definitely
known.
Japsncse PROPOSAL wsthheId.
II is probable that the Japanese
! purpose to present it's suggestions at
| the session to-day was reconsidered
at the suggestion OF the American
! delegations. who desire that both
plans be looked over by the commit
tee appointed TO prepare a pro.
gramme covering the various phases
OF Far Eastern matters. This com.
mittee will actively proceed with the
| discussion OF Asiatic questions to
/ morrow and is expected to present q
report suggesting programme tor
full conference discussion at the next
public session. Information regard.
| ing the scope OF both the japanese
and American formulas for the cor.
recting OF Far Eastern conditions will
be withheld until both are presented
TO the conference.
The meetings OF the committee
considering the technical features OF
the naval armament plan proposed by
the United States and that preparing
comprehensive agenda covering
Far Eastern matters will be OF an
executive character, but both features
will be discussed at the public ses-
sions Of the conference itself.
For the next few days tho com.