Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-14
SHANTUNG NEXT
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ilc SoNeTHiIltIltS represented mere.
At their meeting today the Japan
csc and Chinese groups reached an
agreement for opening up the entire
Kiao Chow leased territory 10 for
eign trade and tomorrow they are %
take up others OF the collateral ques-
ieasehold to China. Their sessions
are expected to last throughout. tho
day and will form the only II m ap-
pearing on tomorrow's conference
program.
In the naval negotiations only n
few details considered moro or less
perfunctory. remain TO he arranged.
An agreement has been reached re-
garding methods of scrapping under
which discarded battleshps may be
converted in some cases into airplane
carriers and training ships, and n
final settlement relating 10 Pacific
Notifications awaits a reply expected
hourly from Toxic.
If present plans develop. the hnll
draft fthe naval treaty will be lail
before the naval committee early
next week and will be publicly an
nounced at a plenary session of the
conference few days later.
One possible element OF delay in
concluding the naval convention was
eliminated today when the Frcrcn
delegations received Instructions
from President Millerand to ahe, i
with its conference duties regard aas
Of the cabinet crisis at Paris.
Albert sarraut, head of the Fre..ch
here, indicated that he interpreted
the message as giving him full pow
err to sign the treaty unless some un-
expected question of real importance
appears in the negotiations.
Under the scrapping provisions az
finally agreed to the United States
and japanese are understood TO be
authorized to change into airpIane car
ri'.s some of the battleships now I'M
der construction, but which under the
original plan would have gone to the
scrap heap. while France and Italy
are to be permitted TO convert into
training ships the dreadnaushts of
their fleet which by agreement are TO
become obsolete in 1881.
This decision was formally recorded
at meeting Of the big Ave" today,
devoted mostly to a denomination
Of the treaty draft for technical legal
questions.
The meeting OF the japanese and
Chinese. resulting in an agreement
for opening up Kiao Chow to trade
was regarded in some quarters as
one of the most important OF the scs-
sions that have been in progress on
the Shantung problem. The policy of
an open door" is to be applied in
trade development of the territory,
the two delega tons agreeing that all
nations should have equal economic
privileges. In addition, China is to
undertake to protect the vested for
eign interests that may be installed
there. kiao Chow is to be a free
port.
During several weeks OF converse
tons on the subject the Japanese and
Chinese have effected agreements on
many uCtdiis, out cl tHSSc Sfttlf-
ments are condition on satisfactory
solution of the method for restoration
to China OF the Tsingtao Tsinanfu
railroad. On that point dificulties per-
s.st, despite an informal effort Of Sec
rotary Hughes and Arthur J. Baitcur
to effect a compromise.
In American and British circles tn.
differences holding up the railroad
agreement are described "a very
slight" and every confidence IL OK
pressed In a solution.
In regard TO the Genoa conference
it was said at the White House today
that no decision Rad been reached as 10
whether the United States IL to be rep.
resented. SO many unsettled elements
are involved. IL was declared, that tho
proposal was not even considered ripe
for discussion at today's cabinet meet
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