Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
JAPANESE SUGGEST EXTENSION
 OF THE CHINESE CONsoRTIUM

Washington, Dec. A.-(By the A. P.)- Extension of the Chinese consortiun, or it's development into a more conrprehen- sive agreement, was suggested tonight by unofficial Japanese as a, suitable an prac- ticablme substitute for the Anglo-Japan- csc alliance.
 Mutual abrogation of that convention by Japan and Great Britain Is viewed q. one of the possibilities of the present conference.
 As put forward today, the suggestion was, that the consortium be develo2ed or merged into a general political agreement among the four or contention that any definite political agreement as to the Far East including especially China, must in the period of world reconstructton give way to, Of be built up on. economic es- sentions. In other words, it Is contend ed that keen economic rivalries affect 20 | litical stability and are liable to create friction and serous disputes necessitating | conclitory conferences from time to time of the conteding parties. This, it is point | ed out, coincides with President Harding s l suggestion for continued conferences and might form the basis of a practical inte- understanding.
 The Chinese four power consortium O l October 15, 1920, specifically declaras that i the national groups composing it believes l that the interests of the Chinese people | can best be served by cooperative action i in procuring for the Chinese government the capital necessary for a program e economic reconstrr Hion and 5nlproved communication. It Is remarked that z particular political imw-rtance attaches tc the agreement because the poE.N were able to make fairly definite arrange- mnts with Japan concerning the so-call
 ed special interests of Japan in SoGtl
 Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia
 The arrangement was concluded aftsr 2
 visit to Japan of Thomas W. Lamont
 representing the American group of bank
 CTS who succeeded in obtaining the with
 drawal Of the Japanese objection to th'
 inclusion of Manchuria and Mongolia into
 the scope of the cons-rtluTn.
 It was understood tat the time tha
 frank exchanges led to full apprecia iol
 by the American, British and Frencl 1 governments of Jaoan's purpose in mere ly having a guarantee of the security 0
 her national defense and her con.3mi existence. The Japanese government is , sued an announcement that the abov governments expressly declared that the
 not only contemplated no activities inim
 ical tc the vital interests of Japan hu
 that they were ready to give a genera
 asurance which would be deemed sufi
 cient D safeguard those interests.
 Declaration by Japanese delegates Q
 Fridays conference that Japan had no 1T.
 tention of re'inquishing her holdings i the Manchuriah province of Kwangtun
 has been interpreted in some quarters a
 official notice that Japan intends to h0l | fast to all her legitimatelY acquired inte
 rests in Manchuria and M,3ngolia. We
 Foreign Minister Hanihari who annourc
 ed the kwangtung policy added this sen l o+t at political circles as perhaps indicating la
 pans position on any future political ar
 rangement:
 The territory in question forms , part Of Manchuria-a region where b reason of it's proptnquily to Japans teG
 ritory more than anything else, she ha vital interests in that which relates . her economic life and national safety. The Chinese consortium has rot yt , been acce3ted by China and it has n :, yet operated
 The British position as to the allianc
 was today summed up by British corrt
 spondents as emphasizing that Ems land has no wish to desert an ally Wh ', so gallantly supported her Iii war tiT but that in considering the question :. renewing the alliance sine has to bear ' mind strong antiquities in the Unit . States as well as in certain British di = n1ini0ns. Therefore. it was s2id 1t nj T D he presumed that Great Britain was seei
 ing some form of modified agreement ' treaty whereby the alliance itseh mig : h af7rooated with substitute n Il u form of an understanding perhaFs assu S ing Japan's national integrity by u |! three powers-or with France-the fo, U big powers This would take in the ppv CTS making up the financial consortlum