Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-16
JAPAN ASSURED
Of SQUARE DEAL
U. S. Attempts to Persuade
Toxic to Enter
Farley
LIMITED TO 6 POWERS
Washington VIII Not Try, However,
to Limit Scope 7of Discussion
Holland Claims Peace

Washington, july 16.--ThlS Gov.
ernEnent hats undeh.ba'ker the task CT
pe.suaf.aiirg Japan Ito sit without ne
starvstion as member Of tine ,l:sarm-
aGneugS congress. called by President
Harding to meet in Washington, by
reass,lrjng Toxic that the cards were
MOT being stacked against her, th@..
there wa,s mo intent to take amy un-
due atluari,age and that she must I'M
.leae,.amd tfsat in coming ito the Wash
si,g1on ccnclave she viii find herself
in The hcuse of friends.
So far as ccp.d be learred this af-
ternoon nothing frlrtITer had been
hse,ty f,l2m T3kco through cflic!al
e,!sssg.;s..t.rs, hut IL IS lancwn ,ftsit repre-
sershsdionls have tecn made TO tihe
Japanese Government 10y the State
Department Through ddplonratic chan
ners erGEl line hcpe Is entertained in
Administration circles that ,tfase wil!
f!4sWe favol'aible bearing.
This move by the American Govern
ment was followed by the official an
agau1as asrrre.I. that defir;te decision
had been reached to limst the sitting
members of the conference to the five
eas.sco5ate;s .!pywelH-Uri;ted States,
Great Br5tain. France, It'2ty and Jap
a.,--ai,a to Chna. Apparently consul
t,at:ons have takan place between
st,,:s n.S c::ttcr H-ce,-ssa. 1-::-s;s.s md M
conclusions reached th2t IL would ccm-
pGtcate gnave1y the whole business to
eXpand the conference !nito world
oonlgress. 1t inevitably wcuid bring
;s.to consideration vast number cf
rtler tiStsues than those with which At
Aeast four ctf the assoc ,a'te'd powers
wish to d2Isa5s.
Already there are irtenataioms that
international Tsrc,paganStEl.s WEI be CT
line job when the conference ccnvenes.
If THE Ir7:h question is nol: settled in
the meanwhile it IS apprehcnded that
the Irish interests VIII become alt.we;
Polish irj:eneSt;, Ssaas:an interests aml
various others Will seek some recogni-
.Elcm.
1t is to fcre:.:Gl! these that prompt
ed THE decision to issue no further IN
r,ts:s.cns Hnan these already COM
mun2cated automatically and which
will be formally sent as soon as date
fer tine meeting of the powers can be
ssgreed upon. 1t IS sti!l believed here
tha.. Arm;sSice Day will be selected.
Belgium, the Netherlands and all
other governments that desired sea:
at the conference VIII have to be ccn-
tent with unofficial observers. Provi-
saorls will he made fer such observers
in orzler that f:nst-haHd reports may
be transmitted TO any r3aei2n int terest-
ed by it's own diplomatic representa-
dive.
Although it GIG specifically provided
That the conference rs to concern itself
crry with the limitation Of anna
ments and with the re2ated question of
Pacific and Far East settlements, it
was indicated En high official quar-
tiers tclay that the agenda fer The
conference wcuiNd be a matter for tina:
Hc,9y ito determine fer itself. If tn"
cc.!ferees desire to bring c..her issues
tr?to consideration they have the prl-
v;,see Of doing 50. The UrEted States
81 was explained, assumes no right to
limit the discussion.
These decisions are being connmum-
Gated TO Japa1r it is understood IN the
effcrt TO convince that Government
that no Occidental conspiracy IS oe-
irg matched against it, and that. after
aM the conference can orly be sue
cess # Japan comes in and accepts IN
relsevedly the ccnctusio,,s which may
be REACHED. Fina2ly Japan is being
made ito understand by as delicate q
process as possible that If n rejecting
pre-hSiif of the President 5 ;Hv;.a.
ton she defeats the purposes C thg
conference she WIN De assuming be-
none the worHd a very grave rezpon.
sstiSity
All phases of the conference w1re
1aal before the Cabinet today b,
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