Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-02
By HARRY HUNT

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. - Success 1 or failure Of the disarmament confer ence in Washington this fall primarily l on a satisfactory adjustment of half a dozen Far East Problems" Only with these major issues amic- ably adjusted, would the irritants that might ultimately lead to a clash Of l arms beremoved. And then only could the nations involved agree to con siderable reduction of armaments- least a cessation of building new arm aments-without feeling that safety was being jeopardized.
 These problems are:
 1. Mandates under the League of Nations, particularly that of Yap. 2. Shantung.
 8. The Open Door in China.
 i. The territorial integrity of China.
 5. The territorial integrity of Asi- attic Russia.
 6. Communications.
 Once an agreement on these IS reached, the matter of getting togeth- CT on cutting down the size of armies and nayies will be easy. But this first necessary agreement, officials recog niZe, will not be easy. That, rather than any actual disarmament com pact, will be the big step toward peace, if it is achieved.
 U. s. Protest Yap and Shantung, Japan has lndl- cated, she holds to have been dispos- ed of by the Treaty of Versailles.
 The United States, however, on the basis that she, as one of the prlnclpal allied and associated powers, even though not a member of the League 1 of Nations, was entitled to voice in the distribution of the former German islands in the Pacific, has protested the granting of special rights Tn Tap to Japan. Because of Yap's import ance as a Pacific cable center, thlS country has insisted that it be inter nationalized and equal rights assured | to all .. With respect to Shantung, no oIli- cial stand has been taken, althoueh many senators have attacked the De- slowing upon Japan of the German rights in the peninsula
 The unbiased view, however, mas
 been that any dispute over sovereign 1 ty in Shantung should be the mater of negotiation between China ana i Japan.
 There is indicated a considerable
 desire in several quarters that the
 Yap and Shantung questions be elm
 mated in advance of the Washington conference That, it is recognlzeu' | would greatly simplify questions De-
 fore the conference. This govern ment will .not, however, concede that 1 the Treaty of Versailles-ln the ao-
 sence of any acquiesence by lhls
 country-could dispose of Tap. me l ease has been stated so plainly that | Japan has no illusions as to the Dasls , on which our claims stand, ana the l vigor with which they will be pre- seated.
 China's Stand As to Shantung, Japan has con tended that title to the former ter
 man rights in that province was le' | gally vested in her and cannot be dis- | turbed so long as the versailles
 Treaty remains international law. i China. on the other hand contends
 that her declaration of war against
 Germany restored to China all rlghts 1 previously granted Germany ' ihat
 being so. she claims, there were no
 German rights in China to be disposed
 of at the Versailles conference. China
 refused to sign the treaty because of
 the Shaptung provision.
 The Open Door in China, anu
 China territorial integrity are or
 course. old questions. They are the
 ones in which the real statesmanship
 of the members of the conference