Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-26
HARDING URGES
CHINA To YIELD
TO JAP OFFERS
Shantung Controversy
Stands in Way Of Final
Arms Agreements.
Under Latest Demands
Peking Would NotGet
Road for Five Years.

Washington. Jan. 25.-(By The As
sociated Press. THE aid Of President
Harding has been enlisted by the arms
delegates to bring Japan and China in
tc agreement on Shantung.
Taking a direct hand in the Wash
ington negotiations for the first TIME
the president Wednesday urged the
Chinese to accept the latest compro-
mise offer and thus remove from the
field of controversy a subJect Whlcn
has become barrier 10 the prosiess
of the conference.
Hr. Harding's appeal was made to
Minister Sze. of the Chinese delega-
ton. who went to the White House
with Secretary Hughes. The three
went over the points of difference.
The Importance of a settlement was
stressed by the president, who pictured
the benefits that would result not
only to the broad purposes OF the con ct.l
ference but to the future tranquility
Of the Far East.
Dr Sze indicated he had been much
impressed by the interview, ont oe-
clared it had not yet resulted IN a
settlement. At night the president
views are understood to have been
cabled to Peking.
Whether the move is to succeed ap-
pears to rest largely with Peklng., Inc
Iananese already have indicated in
formally their willingness to make the
principal concessions proposed and the
president approached the Chinese only
after the Japanese ambassador had
informed the state department that MS
government was ready TO accept
tender of good offices.
Deals Only With Railroad
The settlement plan sponsored oy
Mr.. Harding deals only with the re
turn of the Using Tao Tsinan fu rall-
road. substantially all other questions
having been agreed upon the exchanges
between the Japanese and Chinese.
Under the proposal, Japan would
abandon her proposition for loan to
China and the latter would purchase
the road with treasury notes payable
at option five to fifteen years hence.
China would receive possession with
in five years, but would withdraw her
opposition to retention of japanese
traffic manager and chief accountant
during the period Of payment.
Although several days may be re-
quired to reach a final decision one
immediate effect of the days develop
ments was to bring into relief the i'm
portance of Shantung in the general
scheme of the conference accomplish
ments partially entered into here which
meanwhile remain indefinite.
The naval treaty, complete except
for the Notifications article, was Civ
en- another examination Wednesday by
the committee of 10, but no changes
were made. 1t now is regarded as
probable by some c tgates that no
word regarding the Notifications pro-
posal will come from Toxic before next
week.
No Conclusion on Wireless
Wednesdays meeting of the far east
ern committee was equally inconclu-
sive. the delegates debating without
final action the situation of wireless
facilities in China. 1t was voted to
reconsider resolution adopted De-
cember Z. to restrict use of wireless
plants and after Elihu Root had pre-
sented a substitute for his proposal
of Tuesday, the subject was referred
to sub committee. AT meeting lat
err the sub committee likewise discuss
ed the various proposed resolutions
without action. Another sub-commit-
tee considering the plan for an inter-
national conference on rules of war
fare virtually decided to leave the con-
ference call to the issue by the Amer
lean government, with the understand
ing that some European city be select
ed as the place of meeting. 1t was
the sense of the sub committee that
the conference should take place within
the next three months