The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-03
JAPAN WILL
GET OUT Of
SHANTUNC
Nine Powers Agree to Re
tire From China
Territory.

Washington, Dec. 3.-(By The
Associated Press. Another i'm
portant point in the far eastern
ference was won today by China in
ference was wo ntoday by China in
the committee of the nine powers,
agreeing to retire from much of
the leased territory of China
May Leave Manchuria-
Japanese representatives. it was
said, agreed to give up their leased
territorial holdings in Shantung
and also were reported as Offering
to discuss retirement from their
special territorial privileges in
Manchuria.
The offers from Great Britain,
Japan and France were said to be
contingent on fuIfllment of condi-
tions which China was expected to
meet
NJ Viviani for France expressed
Willingness to retire from KWan
! Chow Wal, the French leased ter
ritory
. British spokesmen, it was said,
followed with proffer TO give up
the British leased territory of Wei
Hai-Wein.
The committee on far eastern
questions adjourned until Wednes-
day because Of engagements OF del
egates and to give time for sub
! committees to prepare work for
the full committee.
Many of the delegates expect to
accept invitations to hear President
Harding's address at a joint ses-
sion of congress Tuesday.
Naval Question Held Up.
Washington. Dec 3.--(By The
Associated Press Negotiations in
the naval ratio question were prac-
I tically at a standstill while the Jap
anese delegates awaited further
word from Toxic.
BY today the results of yester-
days conference between the pTin
cipal American, British and Japan
ese delegates were under study by
the japanese cabinet and the diplo-
matte advisory council
All indications were that what
ever had been proposed as means
of bringing the United States and
Japan together did not involve any
abandonment of the "5-5-3" ration
proposed by the United States and
! supported by Great Britain, but
rather concerned other considera-
tions which the Japanese regard as
necessary to them.
Check Fertilization.
Chief among these was under
stood to be the question of further
fortifcation of the American bases
in the Pacific, which the Japanese
wish to see checked. The relation
of fortified bases as such to feet
ratio that there was a suggestion
the Japanese might regard the
"5-53" proposal as not inconsist-
ent with their standard of national
security if details regarding them
could be arranged.
There was a decided impression
among other delegates, not repre-
sented in yesterdays conference Of
the big three" that a means OF
approach to a settlement had been
found outside of any alteration OF
the "5-5-3" ratio.
Discuss AIliancel
In general discussion which has
been aroused by the secrecy which
surrounds the latest stage Of the
negotiations, a number OF consid
erations are being mentioned also
among those which might accom-
pany the agreement. One Of these
! is the general feeling that the
Angio-Japanese alliance is being
dealt with and that there soon Will
appear a plan, approved by both
Great Britain and Japan, to aban-
don the much-discussed agreement
and substitute it with some other
sort OF agreement to which the
United States might be a party.
One suggestion is for set OF
arbitration treaties between the
three powers with a provision that
Japan would not be involved in a
war without six months or years
notice. Another consideration be-
ing discussed involved Japan's po-
sition 10 China.
The general feeling among dele
gates is that concessions TO Japan,
IL thew may be properly so termed,