The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-30
JAPS, CHINESE
WILL CONFER
ON SHANTUNC
Arrangements Made for d.
rect Negotiations-To Start
Immediately Friction
on Naval Figures.
u. S. DELEGATES FIRM
,By Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, Nov 30.-Awange-
ments have been made, it was said Of
ficially today in armament circles, for
direct negotiations between the Jap
anese and Chinese delegations over
Shantung. The negotiations are ex-
pected 10 start Immediately, and in
order to give the japanese and Chi
nese delegates a free day for their
discussion, the conference committee
on Pacific and far eastern questions
! adjourned today until Friday
The question of Shantung came up
in the meeting today of the far east
committee. and it was suggested that
| the Chinese and Japanese delegates
should talk over the subject privately
/ before the other members of the com
mittee took it up. Both the Chinese
and japanese delegates agreed to this
| and they are TO meet tomorrow and
/ report to the full committee on Fri
| day.
Satisfactory Progress
! An announcement to neWspapermen
following yesterdays session by
Prince Okugawa that Japan, regarded
as chiefly concerned in the question.
intends TO abolish the system under
which her troops are in China "as
soon as possible" was taken to mean
! the working out of a satisfactory pro
gram by the conference regarding the
/ general problem of China.
No Disagreement Reported.
The Big Three subcommittee OF nav
al experts had concluded today con
sideration of facts and figures involved
in the American 5-5-3 ratio proposal
and will refer the question back to the
full committee of experts for further
action.
+ No vote was taken in the sub com
mittee and while the Japanese experts
are understood to continue their view
!; that Japan is entitled TO a higher fleet
ratio there was said to have been no
disagreement as to figures involved,
, The issue raised in Japan's desire
I for an increase in the relative naval
: strength allotted her under the Amer
, lean limitation plan was considered a
pivotal question when the proceedings
began today.
Much importance was attached to
the statement Of Prince TOkugawa OF
, the japanese delegation, that the an
nounCement Monday of Admiral
: Kato. official advisor, that Japan want
eQ 40 llSLedl OIL d bU per cent nav :
ratio was merely an expression of per
sonal opinion, not sponsored by the
p delegation of which he is not 2 mem
ber
5 Actual View Unknown
; As Prince TokugaWa declined to re-
: veal, however, the actual view of the
Japanese delegates as to what per
- centage of fleet strength Japan would
insist upon no definite deduction was
possible from his statement. He
would not indicate whether a decision
had yet been reached but said the four
l Japanese delegates were deciding the
l matter for themselves.
The reiterated frmness of the Amer.
lean delegates at the same time
against acceptance of any increase in
the naval ratio for Japan was under
stood to hav" had the effect of def
nitely ending consideration of the
, question in the naval subcommittee ot
the powers.
1t was expected that ultimate agree
ment would be left to informal meet
ings between the various delegates
+ Their American delegates are known
+ to be of a single mind against accept
: ance of an increase in the japanese
r. ratio and to regard it as shown TO b'
: liberal" on any basis of calculation
0 by present feet strength.