Evening star., 1921-11-11

questions affecting the far east will
also be discussed.
AS the so-called far eastern re-
public has not been recognized by the
government of the United States or
by the other governments of the
world, no formal reply was made to
this communication. but the American
minister at Peking was instructed to
convey to the agent of the far east
ern republic informal observations in
the following sense:
I'm the absence Of single, recog-
nized Russian government the protec-
tion of legitimate Russian interests
must devolve as a moral truSteeShlp
upon the whole conference. 1t is regret
table that the conference. for rea-
sons quite beyond the control Of the
participating powers. is to be de-
prived of the advantage of Russian
cooperation in it's deliberations. but
it is not to be conceived that the con-
ference will take decisions preju-
dlcial to legitimate Russian interests
or which would in any manner vio-
late Russian rights. 1t is the hope
the United States that the conference
will establish general principles Of
international action which will de-
serve and have the support of the
people of eastern Siberia and of all
Russia by reason of their justice and
ing difficulties.
sussestions for Asenda.
Interest had been constantly in
creasing in the possible scope, ex-
tent and nature of the subjects to
on September Il Secretary Hughes
relieved the tension by making public
the tentative suggestions for the
agenda Of the conference. proposed
by this government. These are the
agenda, which have not since been
by all the parties to the conference
and are expected to form the basis Of
it's work:
Limitation of Armament.
1. Limitation of naval armament.
basis of limitation, CD extent. (c) full
fillment
2. Rules for control Of new agencies
of warfare
3. Limitation of land armament.
Pacific and Far Eastern Questions.
!. Questions relating to China-first.
inciples to be applied; second, ap-
plication. Subjects: (a) Territorial
integrity; CO. administrative integ-
rity; (cl open door-equality of COM
mercial and industrial opportunity;
erential economic privileges: te) de-
velopment of railways. including
plans relating to Chinese Eastern
railway: (D preferential railroad
rates; (g) status of existing commit
ments.
2. siberia-(similar headings).
3. Mandated islands (unless Ques-
tions earlier settled). Electrical com-
munications in the Pacific.
Under the heading of Status of Ex-
listing Commitments" it is expected
that opportunity will be afforded to
consider and to reach an understand
ing with respect to unsettled ques-
tions involving the nature and scope
of commitments under which claims
of rights may hereafter be asserted.
Three Other Nations Asked.
In the meantime it had been found
desirable to include three more ma
tions in the conference on account
Of their recognised special interests
in the settlement Of far eastern ques-
tions-Belgium, Holland and Portu-
gal. On October invitations to the
three governments were dispatched
in identic terms as follows:
"The invitation Of the President Of
the United States to the governments
of France, Great Britain, Italy and
Japan to send representatives. to
conference to be held in the city of
Washington on November IL. 1921, on
the subject of Limitation of arma-
ments, in connection with which Pa
cific and far eastern questions will
also be discussed, has been graciously