The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
SHANTUNG LEFT
Tokyo's Last Word in Set
tlement of Remaining
Issue Awaited. =
CHINESE MINISTER
VISITS PRESIDENT
Great Secrecy Surrounds
White House Conference
On Far East Dispute.

The naval treaty and Its collateral
documents practically was COM
pleted by the arms conference yes
terday. coincidentally the drafting
committee OF the nine powers
shaped up a good part Of the
Chinese and Far Eastern agree
ment.
Tho naval treaty is ready for
adoption with the exception Of a
single clause. that dealing with she
fortiication OF the Pacific Islands.
Tokyo retains the final word there
on. When Tokyo will speak was
not known last night CoLIerence
leaders hoped tina: il would be AZ
once. But in any event tie reilly
will not be delayed more than a day
or two
The single other great problem
still outstanding IL ShantunE. An
American spokesman declared last
night that the difference between
Japan and China on this Fubjecs 4.
very slight Significant in the eN-
treIne. in connection with vans an
nouncement. was the fact that Sec
rotary Hughes yesterday afternoon
accompanied the Chinese Minister.
Mr.. Sze. 70 the White Housa where
they conferred with President Hard
ing.
Great secrecy surrounded His
conference. II was held In the
White House proper instead Of the
executive Offices in order that the
newspaper correspondents could not
"pry' into the matter when the
visitors LETT. Later in the day
neither Nr. Hughes nor the minis
ter when seen would say anything
for publication.
Anxiety Over shautsrE.
Chinese circles last night sue-
gested that the oUtstandfnE feature
OF the White House exchange Of
views was President Harding's ex-
preston 10 the Chinese representa-
tive of the earnest desire Of him
self and his advisors 20 have shan
tung settled. with honor TO the
ChiRcse. but in a spirit of mutual
compromise that would leave both
parties to the controversy satisfied.
The President was understood to
have made IL plain that the Ameri-
can deleEation has done everything
possible TO secure a settlement of
all problems affecting China in a
manner that will in every way safe
guard that nations sovereignty.
What effect this three-hapded
discussion Will have cannot be told
1 until after the direct ShantunC ne
EQUATIONS are resumed between the
| Chinese and Japanese deleCatiorS
today. Generally the hope was ex-
pressed that the Intervention ox
the President would have a bene-
fetal result
Last night. however. IL WAS said
at Chinese headquarters that the
I position OF the delegation is un-
changed and that they will refuse
to accept any settlement that does
not unqualifedly transfer the rail-
way to China. Wellington Koo also
declared that the delegation will
not drop the tweaty-one demands,
but still will insist that the confer
cnce proper review them.
| Question Needs settIinE.
Il feel, and my colleagues in the
| delegation feel" he said. that the
conference couldn't very well leaye
the question OF the twenty-one de-
mands unsettled. II is one Of thoss
acute matters which. IL left unset
tied. easily might breed great dIr-
hculties,"
spent three hours going carefully
through the draft Of the naval
treaty searching for beclouded YER
biage. IL later reported that the
document was satisfactory. Moth
ing more now can be done, W was
explained when the meeting broke
up. until Japan acts on the forti-
hcations clause, known as No. is in
the document
While the naval committee was
busy the drafting committee. which
is framing the Pacific and Chinese
treaty. was examining the various
resolutions that are 60 be incor-
porated In that document There
are sixteen separate resolutions
dealing with China. II was stated
that IL would take two or three
days to get this treaty in form 20
be read by the full Far Eastern
committee.
Until these various treaties aa-s
been completed IL will be imposs-
BILE to fix any date for their cor
sideration at plenary session.
Also. until there has been further
discussion, IL will not definitely b.
determined whether all Of the VA
rious agreements shall be incor-
porated in a general treaty or into
different undertakings
Warfare Farley 10 Meet.
In Italian circles last night "a
was said that it has been nearly
settled that the conference TO revise
the rules OF warfare viii be called
! TO meet in two or three moptsA
probably in Europe. There will nor
be time, IL was explained. TO go
into this subject at the present
conference. In addition IL is hoped
that all of the nations OF the world
will be represented at. this confer
ence which will re-establish inter-
national law 10 replace that which
was demolished during the late
war. II was suggested that this
conference could, very properly, so
to the Hague.
The entire session OF the fun COM
p,itfee ON Pacific and Far Eastern