The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
Hope to Remove Source of
Friction in Path of
Peace.
ENVOY HERE MAKES
FIRST ADVANCES
Great Britain Approves
Armistice Day for
Conference.
(spesial Cable to rhe wsshington Herald
and united Nsws.)
By ROBERT J. BENDER.

BY ROBERT J. BENDER.
The United States and Japan have
started clearing the way for a frank
discussion Of the Far Eastern prob
lens now a source of friction in the
path Of the world peace.
Japan, through Ambassador Shide-
hara here, has submitted a proposal
for q settlement Of the Yap man
date question and there is reason
to believe that this troublesome is
sue will be out of the way before
the conference on armament limi-
tation and Pacific problems. The
Japanese advance on this subject
really marks the beginning of dis
cussions 'in regard to the agenda"
that Secretary Hughes expressed
willingness to take up before
I the international conference meets.
should il not be settled in Novem-
Der, this government will decline to
eliminate 1t from the scope of Far
Eastern questions to be taken up at
the conference.
Britain Favors November II.
Great Britain has approved No
vember IL, Armistice Day, as the
date upon which the conference may
open II the other powers concerned
acquiesce in this date it will mean
that there will be three full months
for the United States to clear up
different pending international prob
,HN Il,
understanding with Japan in regard
to strictly Far Eastern questions.
This agenda agreement will prob
ably develop into the most difficult
Of the pre-conference undertakings,
for the American government re-
CARDS not only Zap. but also the
Shantung agreement. the question
of the open door in China and the
situation growing out OF Japanese
activities in Siberia as. coming
within the scope of the conference
discussion il they are not disposed
of before
whether the final settlement of a
peace basis with Germany is effected
before the disarmament conference
meets. depends very largely upon
negotiations now under way between
the United States, the Allies and
Germany. There Is reason to believe
that Secretary Hughes is desirous Of
getting the treaty basis definitely in
form and ready for prompt negotia-
tion before he announces the nature
Of the peace document itself.
German Peace Pact.
While the separate pact the ad-
mtnistration wishes to promulgate,
il possible, must Of necessity, 1t is
stated authoritatively bear either
the formal or informal approval of
the allied powers-because 1t will
contain many provisions of the Yer
sailles treatyA-it Is not regarded as
having any connecting link what
ever with the forthcoming disarma-
ment conference 1t is the hope of
the administration to get it entirely
out of the way before the conference
begins
The whole subject Of the peace
pact with Germany is political. full
OF dynamite, and, therefore, admin
istration spokesmen are loathe to
discuss it until all the facts about 1t
can be told. A published report.
however. that there would be merely
q treaty of amity and commerce.
which woald ignore specified protec-
tion Of American rights as estab-
hshed under the treaty Of Versailles
was described by a high administra-
'tion spokesman yesterday as full of
serious Inaccuracies.
The present plan of the admins
tration Is as outlined in these dis
patches Wednesday. 1t has not been
determined definitely as yet, how
ever. whether the separate pact with
Germany would have to require for
NAL, as well as informal, sanction of
the allied powers to insure adequate
protection of American rights estab-
lished In the Versailles pact.