Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-01
NINE POWERS VOTE
To GIVE Up RIGHTS
ENJOYED IN CHINA
Conference of Naval Experts
Postponed Agreement on
Big Ships Likely Despite
Japanese Protest

w AoI1lAN " yin 4NON' oU'-NDy lie
Associated Press) - Arrangements
have been made, it was said Off
cially today in armament conference
circles, for direct negotiations be.
tween the Japanese and Chinese del
egations over Shantung.
The negotiations are expected to
start Immediately and in order to
give the japanese and Chinese dele
gates a free day for their discus
sions, the conference committee on
Pacific and Far Eastern questions
adjourned today until Friday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-(Bv the
Associated Press.)-The nine powers
conference on Pacific and Far East
ern questions Monday aropted reso-
lutions providing for REIMBURSEMENT
of foreign extraterritorial rights in
China.
A plenary session of the confer
ence probably will be held Deem
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naval armament, it was indicated
by delegation spokesman.
The resolution provided for with.
drawal of foreign courts in China,
should an international commission.
which is to make a study of Chinese
laws and court practice find that
the Chinese judicial system is ade.
quate without maintenance of the
foreign courts.
After adopting a resolution deal
ing with extraterritoria1 rights. the
delegates in executive committee
session. continued discussion Of
Chinese requests for Withdrawals of
foreign troops.
The delegates of the various DOW
ers were understood to have agreed
informally in principle to the with
drawal, but further discussion went
over until another meeting.
The japanese delegates were I'M
derstood to have told the committee
that they would submit reasons for
the presence of Japanese troops in
China including why they were sent
there in the first place, and why
they have remained. The Japa-
nese, however, were said to have
that the presenc of
foreign troops, in principle, was in
violation of China's rights.
Italy is especially interested in the
of a proper ratio of
naval strength in the Mediterranean
and only secondarily, if at all, in the
of naval ratios for the
Pacific, according to the view eX-
pressed today by one of her spokes-
men.
1t was said that Italy was thor
oughly sympathetic with the Ameri-
can idea Of reducing naval arma-
ments, but, of course, she must be
in that to some extent by
what other powers did in the Med
Naval Meeting POSTPONED
The meeting of the big five
naval experts, the first general con-
ference of the naval men scheduled
for nearly a week, was postponed
until tomorrow, at the request of
one of the delegations. No official
statement as to the reason for the
postponement' or the delegation
making the request was given.
The question of a so or 70
per cent naval ratio for japan. upon
which there has been no indication
of an agreement in the committee
had become the outstanding issu.
of the conference through the def.
mite announcement by Vice Admiral
Kato. chief Japanese naval expert.
that Japan wants the 70 per cent
status. In the first authoritative an
that Japan sought to
replace the 1858" ratio basis OF
the American naval limitation pro.
posal, giving her a so per cent
status. with a 70 per cent ratio or
her fleet. Vice Admiral Kato de
clared this was the minimum 1.eces.
sary for Tonnn's security.
Against this definite announce.
ment of the Japanese position the
naval experts still gave
every indication TODAY of firm adj
herence to the view that 60 per cent
for Japan is the maximum naval
that could be accepted In
view of American liabilities and In
terests in the Pacific. With Amer1-
can officials satisfied also IS to the
correctness Of tho original estimates
of naval strength upon which Sec
rotary Hughes proposal was based,
after a review of the facts and fig
ures involved by the committee of
experts. it was believed the COM
mittee would not go beyond pres
entation of the fact in reporting
to the committee of the big five dele
cations. 1t seemed probable today
the issue of naval ratio for Japan
would be placed before that body
some time this week for settlement
Standing on the sidelines in
more favorable position for the form
ing of a cool judgment as to the
ultimate outcome of the differences
that have been developed between
the American and Japanese naval
experts, some of the delegates of
other powers have reached the con-
cluslon that nothing has really oc-
CURED that is likely to prevent a sat.
lsfactory solution of the problem.
These delegates base their belief
on the conviction that the spirit that
has animated all Of the delegations
has been so admirable as to insure
mutual concessions and the solution
OF the issues in a reasonable way.
French and Italian Nau,~s
The French and italian arms con
ference delegations, 1t was learned to-
day, have occasion to talk with
each other on the subject of the
naval strength Of their re-
spective countries. The French DO
sition is that France has no objec-
ton whatever to Italy having the
same size navy as France, which it
is contended should eventually be 30
300 tons Of capital ships and $4,000
tons OF submarines.
KatO Statement
To safeguard property interests Of
the Japanese empire the ratio of 70