Evening star., 1921-07-28

a note from Toxic made public yes
terday by the State Department.
completed the second step in the
movement to secure limitation of ma
tional ornaments by agreement. the
first step having been President
Harding's informal overtures on the
question.
il. Note OF Acceptance.
tJapan's note of acceptance in reply
IN the American memorandum Of July
u follows:
W"The Japanese government has taken
hOte of the contents of the America n
memorandum of July % received
through the American charge d'anaires
in reply to the Japanese memorandum
ference on the Limitation Of armament
to be held in Washington.
lit has been brought to the knowl-
edge of the Japanese government that
the government of the United States
1h willing to proceed with exchanges
bf opinion regarding the agenda prior
tb the meeting of the conference and
that it considers it advisable to adjust
Id that agenda the nature and scope
Gf the Pacific and far eastern ques-
Hons to be discussed at the proposed
conference. The japanese govern
fhent, on that understanding. are
Happy to be able to inform the Amer
lsan government that it is their in
Hention gladly to accept an invitation
TOR conference which shall embrace
fhe discussion of the Pacific and far
Eastern questions.
lN THE Japanese government have
keen made aware, through the COM
HSnicatons and published statements
az the American government and the
don> >ersatIons between the Secretary
az State and Baron Shidehara. that
the proposition of the American gov
Arnment to discuss the Pacific and
far eastern problems is based on the
close bearing they have on the limi-
tation of armaments, which is the
principal aim of the conference. and
that. therefore. the main object of
discussing these problems is to reach
a common understanding in regard to
general principals and policies in the
Pacific and the far east. Desiring. as
they (doO. to contribute to the es-
tablishment of an enduring peace and
to the advancement Of human well
fare. the Japanese government ear
nestly hope that the proposed con-
ference may attain the expected re-
suits and their ideals may thereby be
brought nearer to realization.
I'm order to insure the success of
the conference, the Japanese govern
ment deems it advisable that the
agenda thereof should be arranged in
accordance with the main object of
the discussion as above defined. and
that introduction therein of problems
such as are Of sole concern to GER
tain particular powers or such mat
ters that may be regarded accom-
plished facts should be scrupulously
avoided"
The American memorandum deliver
ed July % follows:
"The government Of the United
States appreciates the readiness Of the
imperial Japanese government to ac-
cept the invitation to attend the con-
ference on the limitation of arma-
ment
The Secretary of State of the United
States. in the course of informal con-
versations with his excellency, the
imperial ambassador at Washington,
has expressed the hope that the inn
perial government would not press its
inquiry as to the nature and scope of
the Pacific and far eastesn problems
to be discussed at the proposed con-
ference in view Of the fact that it is
desirable that the full acceptance of
the invitation of the American gov
ernment leave this matter open for
adjustment in the precise agenda to
be arrived at later.
The Secretary of State is willing to
proceed with exchanges of opinion
Regarding the agenda prior to the
meeting of the conference. He consid-
ers 1t inadvisable. however. at the
present moment to hamper the pro-
gram and in particular to delay the
arrangements for the conference
pending an agreement regarding this
matter"