The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-02
Admiral Kato Given More Time
to Examine Far Eastern
Problems.
FRANCE OFFERS CHINA LAND
Barring lndo-China, BRAND Announces
That His Country viii Give UP
Chinese Territory If the
Other Powers Do.


on Kato, on behalf of the Japanese
delegation to the Washington confer
ence, asked and received from the
heads of the delegations of the nine
participating powers delay of several
days to allow examination of the Far
Eastern proposals submitted by China.
Japan's delegates to the arms con-
ference believe that their country
should maintain q navy slightly great
er than 60 per cent of that MAIN
tanned by Great Britain and the
United States, Baron Kato announced.
Baron Kato made the following
statement:
Because of her geographical posi-
ton. Japan deems it only fair at the
present time that other interested
countries agree that she maintain
program in general tonnage slightly
greater than the 60 per cent, and i'm
type of vessel strictly defensive in
character, she might desire even to
approach that of greater nayies."
Asked if Japan had<not announced
to the conference that she accepted
the Hughes program of naval limita-
ton. Kato said that Japan had accept
ed the Hughes proposals as a basis
of discussion.
In regard to the type of vessel ia
pan has decided upon as defensive"
arm, Kato said that these ships had
beentselected by the committees work
ing upon this problem, but that the
names of the vessels in question are
not to be discussed at this time.
Tile French attitude in a generals
way toward the Far Eastern proposs
ais of China was set forth after two
hour conference of Premier Briand
and Spther members oftthe. Paris dele
cation to the Washington conference,
as follows:
1. France desires earnestly to aid
China in realizing her aspirations,
territorial, political and commercial.
2. France would give up Kwang-
chow, which she leased from China in
1898, provided Great Britain gave up
Wei-Hei-Hei and Japan Shantung.
leased by the Germans at the same
time, and the Port Arthur peninsula.
3. France would not be unwilling to
surrender her exterritorial privileges,
were other powers willing to do the
same. France gave up these privileges
to Japan in 1906 and was in negotia-
ton with Turkey to give them up
there in 1914 when the war came
The French feel, however, that exter-
rltoriality should be maintained until
it is clear that the Chinese republic
can give adequate security and justice
to foreigners.
4. The French colony of Indo- China
did not belong to China, but to An
nam, consequently Indo-China, the
great French colony with 25,000,000
inhabitants, does not come in the ques-
ton, according to the French point of
view. If, however. some question
should be raised as to the rectification
of the 900-mile Chinese frontier. the
French government would be willing
to discuss the boundary.
5. France approaches the discus
sions of Far-Eastern questions in sym
pathy with Japan's need for expansion
and for raw material The French
delegation desires under all Giro am
stances to take conciliatory and pa-
cific role.
6. France is for open dealings of the
powers with China and against any
secret negotiations.
The subject of spheres of influence
beyond IndO-China does not seem tn
be a serious one because the pclt2s
of spheres of influence was replaced
more than ten years ago by the policy
of cOnsortium of powers. Nevertheless,
France, having due regard to her
private interests in Yunan and by
agreement with Great Britain and
Kounan Gsi, made early in the first
decade of this century, would give up
this rather intangible privilege, pro-
vided Great Britain did the same.
Spokesman of the British empire,
Japan, France and Italy formally noti-
fed the United States that the dras-
tic American program is fundamental
&Iav,, ord that fboxy