The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
The Path Of Peace.

THE HERALD is "fan" as to the Washington
i conference. We have the utmost confidence
that great measure of good will come from it
We do not expect the millennium, but we believe it
will carry this country and Japan far along the way
to make war between them as little to be feared as
is war between thc-United States and Great Britain
Not only is the time exactly ripe but the delegation
OF each government is coming in the right spirit
Japan realizes exactly what is expected and
what will be asked of her. She is trying to clean
house in advance and to come here with record
and status quo comparably as clean, if not better
than that OF other countries that have been as she
thought, her models giving precedents for her acts
Her reversal of policy as to China Is marked as
that of Great Britain toward Ireland What she
has done in the past two months is quite the op-
posite of the way she had seemingly marked out in
the past two decades.
She has offered~to return Shantung to China
withdraw her troops, give up the port of kiaochau
and the neutral zone turn the railroads and mines
in which she has invested into mutually held prop
critics. the proposed railroads to an international
consortium, and annul the twenty-one demands.
She is preparing to withdraw from Siberia and has
about reached agreement it is said with this gov
ernment as to Yap. Her delegates will come in a
spirit of concession with much as possible pro-
posed, if not accomplished in advance, and Korea
about the only black spot.
The British, French, Italian and if added, the
Dutch and Belgian delegates, coming with the
same intention of accomplishing actual results.
There will be the utmost feeling of frierdlness and
good will The people of all countries demand this
and that definite agreements shall be reached. 1t
will not be meeting with the purpose Of finding
excuses or ways not to do things, but quite the
contrary.
Each delegation will be watched at home not
alone as to what they do, but the spirit, motive
and intent they show There will of course, be
bargaining. There will be no pretense of self-sac-
ri6ce- There will be no pose of unsel6shness nor
any demand of atruism. 1t will be a conference to
reach basis of mutual self-interest in the broad
sense, as based upon the square deal. 1t will be a
recognition of the fact that this is a period of
such close and interlockng international relations
that country seek economic advantage or
privilege for itself alone, but must be content to
share in equal economic opportunity.
To The Herald, disarmament, or limitation of
ornaments, has all seemed Of secondary importance,
a corollary, something which would follow of itself
Agreement Of some sort will be reached as to this
but whether it is for immediate limitation, or that
no more building shall be done than is now pro-
v;ded for or a period of after completing pres
ent programs, making the then status the agreed
balance, is matter OF great difference. 1t is
quits natural that reaching settlement policy
of international economic and political action each
government may wish to wait, to see it is regarded
in spirit and letter. Suspicion seems more natural
than trustfulness, and it is altogether probable that
the adjournment Of this conference will be to an
other to be held at future date in Toxic, London
or Paris If friendly understanding on policies is
reached if the G lses for armaments removed,
The Herald is willing to wait for the inevitable
suit