The daily times., 1921-12-27
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WITHIN & FEW DAYS
Complete Agreement on Limi-
tation Of Battleships and
on Ten Year Naval Holiday
Will Come Up, After the
keenest Public Interest Has
Waned Big Subjects Are Up
(By David Lawrence. j

(By ASdVlO L3Wfeuct.)
Copyrigh 1921 by .rhe Daily Times.
Washington, Dec. 24.-Just as in
the last lap of the Paris peace con-
ference public interest seemed to
wane and the most important decis-
ions were being made SO at the |
Washington conference the really |
important stage of negotiation has
been reached at a time when the |
a: sntic.imax - she dramatic n:o-
m,nts of the opari!s sessions.
The truth is the Washington con-
ference has arrived at the final
stage when accomplishment of far
reaching Importance is close at hand.
The spectacular and the dramatic
have gone by but the decisions be-
ing made in the holiday week will
| transcend in effect the earlier dis
lcussions and proposals. For the
Washington conference is about to
complete the essential parts of its
program. The following can lie ex-
|
next ten days.
First-a complete agreement on
limitation of battleships and a naval
holiday of ten years. The subma-
rine issue is causing the usual
amount of debate and will take
j little time to Settle but it will be
settled satisfactorily
Second,l the conversations between
Japan and China relating to Shan
tung give fair promise OF adjust
ment through the purchase by the
Chinese of certain railroad rights in
Shantung.
Third, the Chinese-Japanes ques-
tions will be embodied l. SCI Oh
principles to be carried cut by inter
national commissions.
Fourth, the matter of land arEa-
ments will be disposed of by gen
eral resolution expressing the hone
that the major powers may unite IN
reducing financial burdens by re-
moving the causes for land arma-
o ment. 1t will be the expression of
a hope rather than direct or spe-
+ cific recommendation
? Fifth, the question of Japanese
withdrawal from Siberia will be urg-
= ed by the United States. The attl'
tude of the Japanese is not ye'
known. But based upon the record
in the case, there seems no real rea
: son for japanese occupation 10 81
: berian territory.
; It had been hoped that plenar!
session of the conference might D.
held on the day before Christmas s.
as to give the American people as
6 Yuletide gift the formal agreemen
to stop naval building for ten years
But the French attitude on capita
ships took up SO much time in nego
. tiation that try as they might
make speed the delegates had t
abandon the idea But for Ne'
Years Day, the public may expect
n complete agreement on all naval Is
sues.
As for the conversations abot
Shantung. the Japanese represents
tiyes here started the discusslo
ire without instructions from Tokl
but with the assent of the forelg
Office so as to see how far oplnlo
might be developed toward an agre
&c. ment The Japanese asked that tt
Chinese retain certain Japanese er
q ployees. To this the Chinese retur
ed a negative answer as they did
ec successive proposals of loan
Japanese bankers to, help the CT
nese pay for the railroad in questlo
The Chinese again refused and ga
1 2 they would have no difficulty ra
ing loan among Chinese bankers
Isl "How does it happen" asked t
Japanese, .'that you are SO ready
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