The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-21
japanese Delay in Tactics Is
Irritating to Delegates.
At Every Turn Are Holding u
Washington Farley.
FRENCH ANXIOUS OVER COSl
Are Told Each Participant
Should Pay Share.
Want Theirs Deducted From
French War Debt.
CBy the Assoeiated Press.l

washington. Jan. 21.-The. Ameri-
can proposal to make public interna-
tional commitments relating to China
was adopted in a much amended form
today by the far eastern committee
of the arms conference.
Among numerous changes made
was one eliminating the proposal OBJ
jected to by Japan for publicity of en-
gagements in China made by private
individuals but to which foreign gov
ernments themselves are not parties.
AS adopted. however. the resoiu-
ton does provide that agreements be
tween the Chinese government itself
and private individuals abroad must
be consummated openly and their de-
tails made public.
Jap Policy Irritates.
The Japanese policy of delay in the
arms conference is beginning to irri-
tate the other delegations as well as
the United States senate.
A review today by the conference
of the status revealed that at every
turn, the Japanese are holding up de-
cisions. and the lack of progress. par
ticularly this week, is beginning to
chafe the other powers.
Jap Demand Obstacle.
Japanese insistence upon joint fl
nacial operative control of the Shan
tung railway is blocking a settlement
of this famous issue. This led yester-
day to the breaking out of the first
real debate on conference issues in
| the -anate.
japanese insistence that the Bonin
and Oshina groups be exempted from
the fortifications provisions OF the
new treaty is preventing acceptance
of this all important document.
Won't Show Cards.
In the Far East committee proper,
Japanese objection to filing with the
| conference the list of treaties and
| agreements on Chinese matters has
so far prevented the adoption of the
+, "cards on the table" resolution under
which all the powers except Japan
! agreed to make known their Chinese
commitments. The committee tackled
this job again today with hopes that
Japan would withdraw her opposition.
The cost of the conference is be-
ginning to trouble some of the dele
cations In this connection il was
learned today the question of who is
| to bear the expense of the Washing
| ton meeting and of the future confer
| ences which hive been agreed upon,
was recently brought up by tho
French in a committee meeting.
| Wants u >. 10 SAnd Expense.
The French inquired how the ex-
penses were to be met. They were
| informed that while there had been
no definite agreement on this point,
the prevailing idea was that each dele
! CATION should bear their fair share of
7 the cost.
The French then put forward a ten
tative suggestion that If such was to
| be the case. the amounts expended
should be deducted from the war
debt" In other words, the United
States would bear the entire cost of
this and future meetings.
Foreign Delegates Restivc.
There was no support to this sug-
gestiOn and the matter was allowed
to drop. 1t caused considerable quiet
comment, however.
| The increasing restiveness OF the
foreign delegations, reflected n a de @
| sire to wind up the conference aud
! get home, led to predictions today By
| American. delegates that the confer
ence would end in two weeks.
Today, the Far East committee
again tackled CHR ese problems while
the drafting committee met again to
whip into treaty form the agreements
already rea cbAd