South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-12
STRIKE SNAG IN
AGREEMENT FOR
SCRAPPINC SHIPS
Great Britain and Japan De-
sire TO Retain Vessels as
HarbOr Guards.
PLENARY SESSION SOON
Hughes BalfOur Mediation
Brings Chinese and Japs
Together Again.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ill The
"Big Five" made further progress
Wednesday in the final revision Of
tho naval treaty. but encountered a
difference OF opinion when they
came 70 lay down rules for the
Ecrapping of prescribed battleships
For the American delegation, it
was proposed that the surplus ves-
sells be rendered entirely useless.
France readily supported that view.
with Italy indicating a similar at
titude
Great Britain and Japan withheld
assent. however. the suggestion be
ing made that the dismantled ships
might be used as harbor guards or
training vessels.
When the five delegation heads
adjourned after several hours OF de-
bate the question remained unset
lied and Will be taken up again
Thursday. During their two ses-
Rioas wednesday. however, they had
completed approval OF the first OF the
treaty aunexes embOdying a replace
ment chart. and they expressed hope
Wednesday night that all OF the five
annexes might be disposed OF Thurs
day OF Friday.
Plenary Session Soon.
Except for the article dealing with
Pacific fortifcaticns. all of the text
OF the treaty proper already had
been virtually approved. and should
Tokio's reply on the fortihcatiOns
provision be received in time, q plen-
ary session for public discussion Of
the completed treaty may be held
Saturday or Monday.
Indications that an agreement will
not be difficult were supported by a
declaration of a japanese spokes-
man Wednesday that he saw no OBJ
lection to including BONN Island and
the Oshima group in the status
quo" agreement on fortiflcations. It
IS said TO have been over these Is
lands that the issue now referred to
Toxic arose.
While the delegation chiefs were
continuing their discussions today
the Japanese and Chinese resume
their interrupted negotiations over
Shantung and reached a. tentative
agreement regarding withdrawal OF
the japanese troops stationed with
in the province
VIII Reject "2t Demands
Meantime. also some members OF
the various delegations began to lay
their plans for resumption OF the
general far eastern negotiations
which will follow completion Of the
-
was predicted that the Chinese plea
for consideration OF the "twenty-o
demands" would he quickly ruled
out by the Tar eastern committee q
view that seemed to be supported rs
American official opinial. despite a
minority effort in the American Adj
Visory Committee 70 instruct the dele
cation to support China's request.
There was increasing evidence,
however. that the American dele
gates regard settlement of other
pending Chinese questions a. OF inn
portance and that actual Rling OF
tho naval treaty would probably be
delayed until the far eastern treaty
also is ready for appr,aaL IL has
been the American position that the
two subjects are not inter-dependent,
but IL is known that certain advisers
have strongly urged conclusion Of
the two pacts simultaneously.
Mediation Is Successful
Brought together again through
the efforts Of Arthur j. Balfour and
Sec'y Hughes. the japanese and
Chinese delegates Wednesday re-
sumed their interrupted Shantung
conversations and agreed on the
question of Withdrawing Japanese
guards from the Using -Tao-Tsinan-
Fu railroad. and all other troops
from the former German IeasehOld.
The withdrawal OF troops. however,
is continbent on settlement Of the
entire Shantung controversy.
Under the agreement reached af-
ter morning and afternoon sessions,
the japanese agreed 20 withdraw
their railroad troops within three
months after the signing OF a com
plete Shantung accord. II circum-
stances permitted. but IN any event
within six months CT that date
With regard 20 tie other troops
IN the Ieaseh0ld. the Japanese IN
dertake 20 begin the withdrawal i'm
medfately upon the Chinese taking
over the administration OF KiaO-
Chow II possible then. or IN any
event within so days thereafter. pro-
yided an ultimate understanding Is
reached to restore the leasehOld 70
China.
The following statement was IS
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