The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-27
ACCEPTANCE OF
JAPAN TO MEET
is CONDITIONAL
Must Be Preliminary Discussion
of Agenda, Says Note.
Official Reply Received by State
Department Today.
DISCUSSES FREEDOM OF SEAS
Japs Would Know What Subject
VIII Be Brought Up.
Ambassador Harvey Is Pre-
pared to Discuss Yap Island.
DISCUSSES FREEDOM OF SEAS
Ambassador Harvey Is Pre-
pared to Discuss Yap Island.

Washington, July 27.-Japan has
accepted President Harding's invita-
tion to participate in a disarmament
and Far Eastern conference on con-
dition that there shall be a discussion
of the agenda of the conference pre-
liminary to the parIey, it was an
nounced at the state department to-
day.
The japanese reply to President
Harding's invitation to attend a con-
ference on disarmament and Far
Eastern policies was received by the
state department today.
Offer Accepted, Embassy Advised.
Japan has accepted President Hard
ings invitation to sit in an interna-
tional conference to discuss disarma-
ment and Far Eastern policies, the
Japanese embassy here was advised
today by cable from Toxic.
The embassy did not receive a copy
of the communication sent to the state
department today, however, and Off
cials refused to state whether japanese
acceptance was without qualifications,
declaring that their advices from To-
kio had been very meager.
Harvey Is Prepared.
Ambassador George Harvey is fully
prepared to discuss the question of
mandate over the Island of Yap if it
should be brought up at the FORTH
coming meeting of the supreme coun-
Gil it was learned officially today.
The ambassador has been appraised
of every detail of the administrations s
attitude toward the question and is
authorized to conduct negotiations for
mo nr1f in
allied premiers see fit to attempt to
bring about a settlement. 1t is un-
likely. however, that Colonel Harvey
will himself urge consideration of the
Yap problem as conversations now
are in progress on the subject be-
tween Secretary of State Hughes and
Ambassador Shidehara, and these ne
gotiations are proceeding in salts
factory manner.
Would Welcome Settlement
This does not mean the United
States would resent an attempt on
the part of the supreme council to
reach an agreement on mandates. On
the contrary, the administration
would welcome a settlement of that
troublesome question.
The allied governments have tacitly
agreed that a settlement of the Yap
dispute is most likely to result from
direct negotiations between n e
United States and Japan and, until it
becomes evident that such negotia-
tions cannot succeed, it is thought un-
likely that the supreme council Will
take a hand in the proceedings.
With the situation in Silesia grow
ing more delicate, the supreme coun-
Gil probably will have task of suf-
ficient magnitude, for the present
session, to bring about an amicable
adjustment of that dispute.
Would Exchange Views.
Toxic. July 27.-While Japan's note
of acceptance to President Harding S
disarmament conference invitation,
which was handed to the American
embassy here late last night, does not
demand that a preliminary conference
be held. it was learned here today the
communication sets forth that in ia
pans opinion the next step to be TAX
en- in preparation for the forthcoming
conference should he an exchange of
views between Washington, Toxic,
London and other nations invited
The purpose of this suggested pre-
liminary exchange of views would be
to develop information as to the sub
jects to be brought up at the confer
ence.
1t was further learned that Japan
expressed no choice as to date for
the proposed disarmament conference
but expressed her Willingness to ac-
cept the American suggestion that the
pdTieyS open Ou AlilASelSo Ndy-
Freedom of the seas will be one of
the issues brought before the WASH
ington disarmament and Far Eastern
conference if the ideas of the imperial
navy department predominates in the
Japanese delegation, according to the
Asahi today.
With the dispatch of Japan'S for
NAL acceptance to Washington, gov
ernment departments are at work pre-
pairing data and suggestions for the
use of the Japanese delegates to the
conference.
The Asahi states that the naval de-
partment in it's draft OF suggestions
advocating freedom of the seas, -
plainly says that alarm is felt here as
a result of the fortification by the
United States Pacific bases
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