The New York herald., 1921-11-19

factory solution of the vast problems
glor which the entire world awaits
ein They do not, of course, concede the
Possibility of failure except as a re-
mote contingency that cannot be an
ficipated. In meeting such an i'm
probable contingency they have made
l. clear TO the foreign delegates that
nature in any respect will not be trace
able to this Government.
America In Difficult Role.
l Personal asperities due to racial,
temperamental and national differ
4 ences are recognized as the most diff
fieult Of all qualities to reconcile in
support of so momentous an under
taking as that which confronts the
conference, and there is little question
2 that the United States. acting in the
role of father confessor and arbiter,
! finds itself in an unusual and perhaps,
{ at times, disagreeable position. To date
the American delegates have avoided
pitfalls of any kind and they are de-
q termined to do so throughout the prog
ress of the conference.
~. Tbs representatives of Great Britain
and France have entered into COM
petition over the Far Eastern problem,
although they are il. agreement on
general terms in expressing their will
ingness TO assist in the rehabilitation
of China, the acceptance of genuine
open door" policy and the reiinquish-
ment of the extraterritorial privileges
now enjoyed by them.
But the two countries are not in
accord over the programme for the
limitation of naval armaments. Pre-
n1~S Rriand made this fact perfectly
cisar tonight in a statement to news
paper reporters. He said that France
has had no building programme since
1912 and that it's need was not curtail-
rnent but replacement and perhaps
limited expansion. He expressed COM
plete sympathy with the plan pro-
posed by the United States which Lord
Beatty and other spokesmen for the
British navy and Admiral kato and
his Japanese associates desire to have
modified for their respective special
needs.
France Fav0rs Submarines.
The French Premier further in
stanced the disapproval of his Gov
etnmcnt of the British plea for mini
mum submarine construction If not
abandonment in building that type Of
war craft. NJ. BRAND said he regarded
submarines "as a necessary means of
defence for weak countries" and ex-
pressed full concurrence of the sug-
gestions contained in the American
form put to the conference by Secre-
tary Hughes.
The Premier in a general statement
added that his country would not
bring up the subject of the indebted
ness of the foreign countries to the
United States. He said that In his
speech on Monday he would present
facts and arguments he believed
would induce the conference to ap-
prove of the French needs in the mat
ter of land armaments.
Authorized spokesmen for the Brit
ish delegation matched the French
attitude on the Far Eastern question
by calling attention to the fact that
in 1902 Great Britain offered to sur
render it's extraterritorial rights in
China IL other nations would do like
wise. 4
The committee considering Far
Eastern and Pacific problems con-
5tinued its work to-day. but without
definite results or public announce
ments.
I The japanese delegation did not
make any move to define it's position
on the proposal contained in the ten
points offered by the Peiin Govern
upon whom the official and unofficial
eyes were focused, did not contribute
Anything to discussions of Far East
ern problems
j. Japnn's Course I'm Doubt.
- he only information regarding the,
probable course of Japan's represen-
tatives in meeting the issue raised by
Z France was, in effect that any sug-
q gestions the delegation may decide to
offer will be withheld until the con-
ference more clearly defines the pro-
gramme covering that topic. The
4 conference is expected to do so on
Monday.
i AS the delegates approach the man
: fold issues involved in the Asiatic sit
5 uation. the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
which is not approved of by this coun-
y try. assumes major Importance. Well
informed observers with fun appre-
citation of the reasons that influence
4 American attitude toward the COM
pact believe a clearer definition than
4 has yet been provided will be re-
y. quested from both Great Britain and
y Japan before the discussion of other
Z Far Eastern problems has progressed
I to a definite stage.
! Opposition 10 the Anglo-Japan nese
( treaty is not confined to the United
4 States. There is reason to believe
f that France. italy. the Netherlands.
q Portugal and the Peltin delegation rep