The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-09
Committee Expected to
Agree With Experts on
Aerial Problem.
PLENARY SESSION
SEEN BY THURSDAY
Balfour and Hughes viii
Solve Shantung Cri-
sis, Is Belief.

The arms conference Is about az
the finale. A few more days should
see It closed. and its accomplish
ments written on the tablets OF his
tory in the form OF a five-power
treaty embodying agreements
reached in nine weeks OF persistent
work.
As for the Far Eastern confer
ence. that too. is approaching the
end. but with the intricate shan
tung Railway problem still to be
solved. A crisis" was reached In
the closing days OF last week. but
indications at the opening OF the
new week are that an agreement
will he reached between the Chi
nese and Japanese-with the aid OF
counsel from Secretary OF State
Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour.
Air Problems Up.
The immediate problem before
the arms conference Monday Is the
subject Of aircraft limitation. The
committee is expected 20 agree with
the main recommendation OF the
experts. namely. against attempt
ing limit size. character. or num-
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some restrictions on liEhter-thsn-
air craft. which. the subcommittee
held. could logically be attempted.
II desired. This Limitation. how
ever. may take the form merely OF
a resolution intended to curtsil or
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designed to curb inhumsn use y
aircraft be offered. Il would un-
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ShsntunE Question Deitoste-
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ern conference situation now sP-
I peaFS l1knlN to run over 1nln next
week. The ShantunE question j.
scheduled for settlemeu'. hut will
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OF their frienos, hughes anu b@i
four. They could then 20 rome sho
say, we have done the best We
could: we put the matter up 10 Two
tairminded men, representing ma
tions friendly 70 China's interests
and they counselled us IN this man