Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-17
JAPANESE FAVOR
OPE n SESSIONS
Of COME FERENCE
kipponeSe Delegates De-
clare They Want the
World to Examine Their
Policies in the Far East.
LRY The Associated presa.l

| w dSllluSlOH NONs ~ wy hiO
Associated Press. AS many pub
! lie sessions as possible are desired
/ by the Japanese in the discussion
of Pacific and Far Eastern ques-
tions, japanese delegates declared
today. They added that the Jap
anese would welcome open discus
sions because they wanted to world
to examine japanese policies in the
Far East.
1t was intimated Japan would
like to adhere to her attitude
voiced at Toxic recently, that ques-
tt G affecting particular states be
y far as possible to direct
.ent between those states
y. lat no efforts be made to dis
o - = the past in connection with
- general examination of the sit
don in the Far East.
4 Japan stood ready, it was insist
ed by her spokesmen, to admit her
I faults. but If the conference were
ito plunge into history. she feels
| it would prove endless and prob
ably stir up i'll feeling. Such an
examination, they point out would
| logically include conditions under
which Great Britain occupied
Hong Kong and Wei Hal Wei and
| france Indo-China, not to mention
the spheres of influence of those
countries in the Yangtse valley ana
Yunnan province, respectively.
Japan does not expect to raise
the question of British occupancy
of Chinese territory and apparent
ily does not expect other countries
will question her right to the leased
territory of South Manchuria,
which came to her in the war with
Russia. Her delegates appear to
regard this lease of 80 years as be-
ing in practice perpetual. It's re-
newal within a few years under
the 1915 treaty with China, it is
understood, will be insisted on by
Japan, and any attempt to dis
possess her would be regarded py
the japanese as an attack on her
rights.
1t was also intimated that the
Japanese are opposed to the
idea of an international control
of China, contending it would be
violation of the sovereignty OF
that country. China, they point
out, has not even yet accepted the
financial consortium agreement
under which the powers were joint
ly to loan money to her. Japan,
lit was said, could not make loans
without guarantees, and was not
disposed to enforce guarantees on
China. This matter is believed TO
be closely connected with the
thought Of the powers ceasing all
their national rivalries in China
and of acting in concert on all mat
ters touching that country. The
Chinese, the japanese say, should
be aided in bringing about 81 re-
form of the customs tariff and a
unification of the currency sys-
tenn.
Japanese say they are willing to
work for a real open door in CHINA
which would include even Tibet
and Mongolia, as we'll as Man
churia. in which Japan considers
she has special interests. 1t ap-
pears desirable to the japanese 70
fix some plan which would AVOID
conflict of interests, especially with
the United States, at the same time
insuring the territorial integrity
and internal development of China:
This may mean, in the opinion OF
responsible Japanese, written un-
derstanding, although not an ALL
ance between the United States
Great Britain and Japan, concern
ing the Far East. as a substitute
for the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
The hope prevails among japanese
statesmen that the United states
will not be adverse to such prac-
teal outcome of the conference.