The Washington herald., 1921-11-27
Committee Agrees For
-eign Postoffices Should
Be Eliminated. -
WILL NOT PLACE
BAN ON WAR GAS
Next Plenary Session
May Discuss Publicly
Sea Disarmament.

China won her first detail" viz
tory in the armament conference
yesterday. The committee on Pa
cifc and Far Eastern anairs ar-
cepted the Chinese viewpoint that
foreign pOstoffices maintained IN
China without treaty authorization
should be eliminated. 4 committee
headed by Senator Lodge WIS
named 10 draft a resolution caIliu-
upon all nations maintaining such
Offices TO abolish chem as soon - %
appears that the Chinese postal
system is sufficient. This commit
tee met during the afternoon and
prepared the resolutions which
will be adopted on Mondav.
The committee which will p-e-
pare the position 81 the conference
on the question of eNtraterritoriai-
ity in China will meet AZ n O'Clock
on Monday morning. II viii take
under consideration the promises -
judicial reform made by Chief Jus
tice Wang Of the chinese Suprenl"
Court and make a definite recYm-
mendation to the full committee al
an early date.
Details arc Tedious Task.
While material progress is being
made by the full committee IL was
explained last night that there WAS
very little that could be- made pub
I lie at the present time. One high
administration official who is fully
cognizant of everything that is go
ing on called attention 20 the fact
thai the working out of the various
details on China 8 . very tedious
task and that. in consequence. unit
full decision was reached. there wEt
little that the public would lie in
terested in. Matter OF discussion
he suggested. was hardly ef char
scter TO interest those not fully Ia
miliar with the details being con
sidered.
Cewmuniaae Is issued.
The following Official communiqr'
was issued dealing with the w.srs
Of the conference:
THE committee on Pacific am
Far Eastern questions mot in 10,
Pan-Americsn Building at lo-sf
a m. Saturday. November 20 Tn,
committee discussed the matter 60.
foreign postoffices in China. and
was the sense Of the comWiIf,,
that there should be a Withdraw
OF the foreign postnffices in Chiug
as soon as IL appeared that euu.
ditions warranted. A subcommii-
tee composed Of Senator Lodge 81
Auckland Geddes. Mr. NivianI. Nix
Hanihara and Mr.. SEE was conSti
tuted to draw Up a resolution q,
this effect for submission TO ths
full committee at its next session
This subcommittee met at o'cIocf
this afternoon.
The committee on eNtraterri
toriality proposed at yesterday
meeting will be composed Of tn.
following delegates United state
OF America. Senator Lodge: RritisI
Empire. Senator Pearce: France
Mr.. Sarraut; Italy. Senator Ricci
Japan. Mr.. Hanihara: Belgium
Chevalier de Wouters; China. Dr.
ChungHui Wang: The Netherlands
Jonkheer van KsrnebeeB. and Por
tuGal. Capt Nasconcellos.
The committee then adjourue,
10 meet on Monday next. the sSth
at IL o'clock a. m"
Discuss PIennry session.
Meanwhile as the committee pro
ceeds with It's detailed work ther,
Is an increasing interest in jus-
when the next plensry session cat
be expected. A number Of ofhcial
when asked about this said il woul,
all depend upon just s4hen ther,
would be something 0efni te 60 tai'
up. II Is expected that the mex
session will publicly discuss nsvR
disarmament as outIIned b. tn
Hughes program. The special ccnC
mittee to which the HeAas prey,
possls was referred hxS - sJns n
meetings and listened 10 delSile,
suggestions concerning the pssitIo}
of each nation. ASN,
The British have accer~xt IN,
American position. The JapsnAs,
still are fling their statistics' N
the hope that they may Jndusnc-
the conference TO slIsw thsoiN 4.
retain the Mutsu. Tfvy are %
course making a losing hghL bu
IL Is expected that when they Anal
accept the Limitation q is pn
recently expected by the SAmerlesi
ofhcisls, they will take the oppor
tunity Of explaining their position
IN detail at public session.
Not to ostIsw Gs..
IL was stated on high authorIt
last night that absolutely nothin.
has been done on the question a
naval auxiliaries or on submarine
These are collateral matters 20 IN.
main subject. and the American del
egation confidently believes tina
they will very speedily adjust them
selves when the capital ship Que.
ton has been definitely approved.
The committee named 10 conside
poison gas. limitation OF aIrcrHf
and suggestions for new rules 70
the conduct OF warfare viii com
mence its investigations next ~reet
IL already 10 certain that there viii
be no effort made to outlaw the us
OF gas as weapon Of warfare. T.
this connection. however. tt was eN =
planned that on this and other prob
lens where no definite action
taken. IL will be the aim % tn
conference TO tell the peoples
.he world exactly why action =
this time acnnot be had. Thi
would hold good for mary subject
also. such as limitation OF land sr'
maments. abolition Of submarln~
and limitation below certain puin
OF aeroplane development.
The cabled reports thst thc sug
gestion is being mad '-' ---i--.
capitals that this &c -onV
co~t'rscd on pc Two.