New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Siberia and 2l
Demands Next
Parley Problem
Issues Involving American
Policies in the Far East
Will Be Brought Before
Conference This Week
Japan Stands OH Treaty
Balfour and Hughes Said
TO Be Agreed OH Program
That Will Solve Puzzle
By Thomas Steep


WASHINGTON, Jan 15 Two vita
issues respecting Americas future pol
icy in the Far East viii be brought bc
fore the armament limitation confer
cncc this week. One is the twcnty-onc
! demands. Tho other is Siberia. In
each Of these problems the State De
rartmcnt has a definite policy from
which Secretary Hughes, it. is known.
has no intention Of departing.
With the Shantung controversy set
tied BY Tuesday or W cdnesday, as now
expected, the committee on Pacific and
Far Eastern questions will convene in
regular session for tho FIRST time in =
month. It's immediate business viii be
China's plea for tho abrogaton Of the
twenty one demands Next to the Shan
tung issue the demands arc regarded
as the most serious barrier to friendly
cooperation between China and japan
which the conference has to remove.
But while the Shantung question con-
ccrncd directly only the two Oriental
powers, the twcnty-onc demands are
held TO involve the interests Of Europe
and America.
For this reason MIR. Hughes and The
other members OF the American dele
CATION. II is understood are preparing
to dissent from the contention Of the
Japanese delegation that the validity
Of the demands, giving Japan exclusive
privileges in Manchuria, eastern Mon
goia and along tho Yangtsc River in
the interior of China. cannot be CON
tested by the conference.
Japan Holds Episode Closed
In brief. ]apan's position is that the
rights she obtained under the demands
while Europe was preoccupied with the
World War form a fait accompli, and
that, therefore. no retroactive meas
urcs by the conference will be permis-
sible All of the demands, which, as
all the world knows. President Yuan
Shh kaI, on behalf Of China, signed in
secret under an ultmatum from Japan.
were subsequently, put into treaty
form. and Jaran's position is that "a
treaty is treaty.
Arthur !. Balfour, in discussing tho
demands recently, said tho british del
cgation would not consent to review
Of any treaty by the conference Mr.
Balfour, however. is known to be in
accord with Mr. Hughes on a method
to be followed
Taking into consideration China's
claim that self development for her is
impossIble so long as Japan has privi-
Jcgcs which give to Japanese capital
and to Japanese merchants advantages
not enjoyed by any other foreign power
and which therefore create q kind of
Japanese suzcrairty over China's eco
nomlc and istrativc affairs. tho
American delegation, when the subject
comes be fore the conference. will
diplomatic notes that "this government
cannot recognize any agreement i'm
paliing the treaty rights of the United
States and its citizens in China. the
territorial integrity Of the Republic of
NINA or the international policy known
as the open door policy The State
department sent note embodvlnc this
declaratlon soon after Japan imposed
lhe demands in secret. 1t later re
pcatcd It's position.
Compromise is Predicted
In view Of Japan's fat djsavo,cal or
any intention to infringe upon Amen
can rights, tho question before the
COM eEoncc is, how is China's nlca for
the abrogation of the demands ia hc
acted upon by the Far Eastern com
mittec? I'm
The best informed opinion is tha,
tne american policy vii. be emphasized
IN set Of principles, or perhaps in
w. prepared nine power Asiatc agree
ment. The demands will NOT bo
directly mentioned, but the applica,;on
OF the principles will call upon Jsnan
70 yieId up any special interests which
'ntcfierc with China's autonomy. This
VIII not give China absolute ahrogo.
.'oh or the demands, which she asks
for' nut 1T will enable her. after the
conference has adjourned. to neeotjatc
~ tho'' ~" 'apan Tor new treaties to supplant
'hose made under the demands
Such an indirect course it is thoucbt
an ords the only practical solntione ~, ~
INC dilemma brought about bv .Ianor,s
refusal TO have the question considorod
a dlrectly, and by Chlna's c>ntention thot
'"e issue forms one of the discerr;hlo
sources o. controversy in the Far Eaet
"h'ch the conference was called ~
remove. "''c" 70
Siberian questions arc to be taken
posed of. The features of tho Siho 81. u.s. "ls,
situation are: Neither Soviet IN. Pnssin ,a.'
nor nor, the Far Eastern Republic Of Chita
VIII w. pc represented in the discr.s;a
ne United States will hold Iansn ,'"9, to
piedgc made in 1913 that Janameso ~
troops are to be withdrawn. NJ. Hani-
.a1a' OF the Japanese delegation. Saws
.ne ;e, a''ooo Japanese troops now tbayo
rbnx; M',' DC w'thdrawn as soon as Man
sa foo'. JoTca and Japan proper are
4 A p|edre asfasn nr aga'n Russian radicaism
slberia's territorial integrity arspcee and
aspply the open door is expected t" 70 h" h"
'"e net result OF these deliberations