The Washington herald., 1922-01-04

tOhttHucn lFO" Tbto O"s'
-nnese government weeks to get In
sf9rmation to Its delegation here
, '"Since the shantung negotiations
Were suspended at the request OF
she Japanese delegation we have
Maited for them to be resumed. We
waited rather patiently at the out
Get. but now we frankly admit our
~ mpatience. Reports have been cir
Salated here that since the nego-
ations were suspended they have
Deem taken up directly between
Srpkyo and Pekin. We nave no In
Formation that would confirm this
STORY.
I Demands Return of Shanrung.
. There must be an equitable set
sSrhis property belongs TO China and
must be handed back to her. Until
.this Is done the peace of the world
: must be threatened"
= Reports that Messrs. Hughes and
.HBslfour had been asked by the
~ 'hinese delegation to step in In
their official capacity as mediators
s.of the Shantung problem was de-
2 seribed as premature last night On
sbehalf of the two leaders IL was
stated that they have remained al
!. all times ready to proceed under
@their original plan as advisers but
.-that. until the controversial lssu,
are clearly defined. there is nothing
-they can do.
: The japanese still say they are
; waiting on Tokyo. and while this
= Ip-n'ains the case naturally there is
: nothing that either Mr.. Balfour ~
Mr. Hughes could do. However. be-
: FORE the negotiations are permitted
: To collapse the two leaders will sit
lin with the delegates and see
Z whether they cannot find a way out
that will satisfy both sides.
No Proof Of Charges.
> Mr.. Hughes let il be known last
= night that there is no data con-
= realed in the archives of the State
: pensrtment which would tend" "a
prove the allegations Of the China
I. government against Japan and
y France. Careful examination has
> fEilsd to show that any such agree
. nent ever was reported diplomati-
cally by any agent of the United
states government in the Far East
= In this connection Admiral Baron
3 Nato last night said that thus story
p originally came from Paris. where
Z II was given wide circulation las,
summer. At that time. he said. the
Z story seemed so grotesque that il
. was subject of much amusement
IN Tokyo The French foreign Of
= fee also treated the story as too
= Wild to come in for official denial
at that time.
T. Absolutely False. says Kato.
FL If there was the slightest trL,h
IN this story" said Admiral Baron
Kato last night. Il for one certainly
would have known all about IL. ,
- have been a member of the Japa-
2 nese cabinet for seven years and il
there had been any such treaty
drawn in secret naturally | would
have known all about it, The story
Is utterly and absolutely false In
every way"
: In denying this report the admiral
: also took occasion to specifically
deny the report that direct nego-
tlations now are in progress oe.
: tween Tokyo and Pekin designed to
a take the ShaEtung problem out OF
- the hands of the conference dele
: cation here.
= See. New Peace Process.
President Harding is Of the
."pinion. IL was learned at the
White House yesterday. that tn.
n conference on the Limitation OF
sarmament. even although 1t does
= not accomplish all that was hoped
for. has established a new process
Of adjusting international differ,
y ences which is going to be 9
y modifying influence toward the
y future peace OF the world.
Even in the failures and disap.
= pOintments of the conference, the
:. President believes proof has beer
s. offered that this method of com.
= ing together face to face over the
: international conference table has
had an effect which will be help.
! fhl toward the settlement of other
: difficulties.
= The greatest possible accomplish.
rment in the present conference
the President is said to hold. mus
!. rest on the feeling that il is timt
: for the world to view the future
> from the peace viewpoint, and thai
z nothing can be accomplished il
4 this view is based on possible con.
fiict in the future. The creates
tragedy in history. the Presiden,
) believes. is the way in which
5 Germany flung aside her oppor.
. tunity to dominate the world
: through ways of peace.