New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-27
Premiers Would Discuss
Pacific Issue or Coast
London Belief Is Japan Fauors
Clearing Way for Disarnaing
Council in on Early Debate

From The T1-bune's European Bureau
Copyright, 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, July 26.-Premiers Hughes
OF Australia and Massey of New Yea
land, who are clinging to the hope that
a conference on Pacific questions will
be called prior to the Washington dis
armament parlcy, now propose that
such meeting might be held in some
American city on the Pacific Coast.
That location would be more con-
venlent to the represe ntatives of the
british dominions that touch the Pa
cltic, the premiers point out, and thew
feel that if President Harding were to
suggest preliminary discussion there
OF the Pacific problems he would be
extending great courtesy to the Brit
lSh dominions.
The imperial conference was in ses-
sion to-day, giving all it's attention to
the Washington disarmament meeting.
There will be several more sessions
before the premiers return home, and
1T was said that the Harding confer
ence call would be the chief subject of
discussion. Premiers Hughes and Mas
sey are disappointed over the decision
to drop the plans for the London pre-
llmlnary meeting, but have not given
up hope that some discussion of Pa
cific questions will come ahead of dis
armament and that the British domin-
ions will get in on it. They point out
that New Zealand and Australia. as
we'll as Canada, although not particu-
larly concerned in the proposal to cut
ornaments, are profoundly interested
in decisions affecting the future of
the Pacific Ocean.
Both Hughes and Massey have fire.
quently voiced their desire for a
stronger British navy in the Pacific
and their belief that the future exist
cnce of the empire depends upon s sen
supremacy. Were an opportunity af-
forded them to discuss this point of
view with American statesmen, it is
felt in dominion circles that the path
to the formal conference would he con
siderably smoothed.
LONDON, July 2e CIV The Asso-
ciated Press).-The hope tha5 the CON
ference on Pacific and Far Eastern
questions may be held in some Ameri
can city other than Washington. or in
some Canadian city, is expected to be
expressed by two of the great powers
invited to participate-Great Britain Britain
and Japan = it was authoritatively
learned this evening.
News OF Japan's official acceptance of
President Harding's invitation, which
it is expected here will be Forthcoming
this week, is awaited in London with
great interest, for in the Japanese
communication it is considered proba-
pie there will be suggestion that
Pacific Coast city in the United States
or Canadian city would be more suit
able than Washington for the con-
ference.
1t is said that Japan feels the prob
lens of the Pacific probably could bet
ter be considered nearer that ocean
than in the American capital, and
that, inasmuch as change to the
Pacific Coast, either that of the United
States or Canada, would greatly amel-
lorate the travelling difficulties of the
Australian and New Zealand premers
in the event of their being delegates,
the idea of changing the conference
location would be acceptable to Great
Britain.