Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-29
JAPANESE ACCEPT
PEACE INVITATION
Tokyo hGie Called Graceful and
Agreeable at Washington.
FAR EAST AFFAIRS INCLUDED
Discussion of Pacific Situation Also
to Be Embraced in the Discus
sions at the Disarmament
Meet in the U. S.

Meet in the u S.
Washington, July 2S.-Japan has
formally announced that she win par
ucipate in the forthcoming Washing
ton conference on disarmament and
Far Eastern affairs, Secretary Hughes
announced. The acceptance was de-
scrbed as agreeable and graceful
and as entirely along the lines that
had been anticipated by this govern
ment."
Text of Note.
/ The note follows:
"The Japanese government have
4 taken note of the contents of the
American memorandum of July %
I received through the American
charge d'affaires in reply to the
Japanese memorandum of July ID on
/ the subject of a conference on the linn
itation of ornaments TO be held at
/ Washington.
st has been brought to the
knowledge of the Japanese govern
ment that the government of the
United States is willing to proceed
with exchanges of opinion regarding
tho agenda prior to the meeting of
the conference and that it considers
1t advisable TO adjust in that agenda
the nature and scope of the. Pacific
and Far Eastern questions to be dis
cussed at the proposed conference.
The Japanese government on
that understanding, are happy to
be able to inform the American gov
eminent that il Is their intention glad
ly to accept an invitation for con-
ference which shall embrace the dis
cussion of the Pacific and Far East
ern questions
'The Japanese government have
been made aware through the com
munications and the published state
ment OF the American government
AID the conversations between the
secretary of state aud Baron Shide-
hara that the proposition Of the Amer
lean government 90 discuss the Pa
cific and Far Eastern problems Is
based upon the close bearing they have
on the question of Limitation Of arma-
ments which is the original and prln-
4 cipal aim Of the conference and that,
therefore. the main object of discuss
ing these problems is to reach com
mon understanding in regard to gem
eral principles and policies In the Pa
cific and the Far East.
Peace Desired.
Desiring as they do, to contribute
to the establishment Of an enduring
peace and to the advancement of hui
man welfare, the japanese government
earnestly hope that the proposed con-
ference may attain the expected re-
suits and their ideals may thereby be
brought nearer to realization.
"In order to insure the successful
conference. the Japanese government
deem 1t advisable that the agenda
thereof should be arranged In accord
ance with the main objects of the dis
cussion as above defined, and that In
PRODUCTION therein of problems such as
are of sole concern to certain particu-
lar powers or such matters that may
be regarded accomplished facts should
be scrupulously avoided"
The note of July %, referred to in
Japan's acceptance. was sent tt Tokyo
following conversations between Sec
rotary Hughes and Baron Shidehara,
tie japanese ambs Ssador
Text of Hughes Note.
The text Of Secretary Hughes note
which brought the acceptance follows
''The secretary of state Of the
United States deeply appreciate the
readiness Of the imperial japanese
government to accept the invitation to
attend the conference on the limita-
tion of ornaments
"The secretary Of state of the
United States In the course of infor- |
mai conversations with his excellency, |
the imperial japanese ambassador ut
Washington, has expressed the hope |
that the imperial government would |
not press its inquiry as to the nature
and scope Of the Pacific and Far East |
ern problems TO be discussed at the |
proposed conference In view Of the |
fact that It IS desirable that the full |
acceptance Of the invitation Of the /
American government leave this mat /
ter open for adjustment in the precise |
agenda TO he arrived at later.
'The secretary Of state is willing |
10 proceed with exchanges Of opinion /
regarding the agenda prior to the |
meeting Of the conference He con
siders It lnadvisable, however, ut the !
present moment TO hamper the pro-
gram and In particular to delay the
arrangements for the conference
pending an agreement regarding this
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