Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-23
VIII Replace the Chinese
Question This Week As
the Paramount Concern
of Conference ENJOYS,
LONG DISCUSSION IS
NOT THOUGHT LIKELY
Japanese Delegates Have
Received From Toxic An
Expression Of Policy From
the Foreign Minister,
tBy The Associated Press,

washington, Jan. % (by the As
sociated Press) The problem OF
/ Siberia, the only topic on tho
agenda of the Washington confer
ence remaining uncXplored, is to
replace the Chinese question this
week as the paramount concern Of
the delegates.
The Siberian situation is not ex-
pected to lead to long discussion,
and it was predicted generally to-
night that by the end of the week
the Far Eastern discussions would
| find themselves again abreast oe
the almost concluded naval nego-
tiations
The japanese, who expected ST.
IBERIA to be considered tomorrow
( by the Far Eastern committee, re-
Ceived today from Toxic an express
( sion. Of policy by Foreign Minister
Uchida which they regarded as de-
termining the attitude Of their gov
ernment against withdrawal Of
Japanese troops from Siberia until
stable administration has been
established there. This position
the delegation is expected to lay
before the committee when it be-
gins its Siberian discussions. There
is no indication that any other
power intends to dispute stubborn
ly the Japanese stand.
In some quarters there IS appar-
ent belief that Japan should be
invited to set a definite date for
withdrawal of her military forces,
but the Japanese delegates said
tonight they had no present inten-
ton of doing so. Their troops, they
declared, were in Siberia solely to
protect Japanese interests during
the unsettled conditions, and there
fore it would be impossible to fix
a withdrawal date until there are
definite assurances of an improve
ment
1t seems TO be unanimous be-
lief that this week not cnly will
see the Far Eastern agenda virtu-
ally exhausted, but also will wit
ness definite steps in the separate
! negotiations between the Japanese
and Chinese over Shantung. The
two groups will meet tomorrow
for the thirty-first time.
Pacific Fortificaticas.
Over Sunday conferences pro-
duced no developments in the ma
val negotiations but all delegations
held to their predictions that the
Pacific Notifications settlement
would be worked out without seri-
GUS trouble. 1t seemed to be the
prevailing opinion that q plenary
session would be held this week to
present the naval treaty.
In its discussions Of Siberia, It
was pointed out, the conferences
Z, To, I1s4
sion than when it considered China,
the Chinese government being rep
resented here and Russian being
absent.
1t is recalled that on September
10, in reply to an informal inquiry
from the unrecogniZed Far Eastern
republic at Chita. the ate depart-
ment instructed the American min
lister at Pe,ling to tell the Chita
authorities that protection Of le-
gitimate Russian interests must
necessarily devolve as q moral
trusteeship" on all the governs
ments represented in the confer
ence. 1t was added that the Amer
ican government expected the con-
ference to Establish general princi-
ciples of international action"
Wnlch would meet with the ap-
proval of the people Of eastern ST.
IBERIA.
Occupation Of Siberia.
American officials have indicat-
Cd their sense of responsibility in
that regard repeatedly, particularly
in view OF the fact that the occu-
patton Of Siberia by foreign troops
was a result of a proposal by the
American government which dis
patched an eXpeditiOnary force at
the same time as the Japanese, the
announced object being to permit
the proper evacuation of the
Czecho- -Slovakia troops.
When the American forces were
withdrawn, the japanese, although
they withdrew from inner Siberia.
remained in the maritime prov
inces and part of the Amur dis
trict as well as the northern half
of the island of Saghalien.
It is believed that the harassins
Of the Japanese government by the
diet will induce the arms confer
ence to hasten its work in order
that It NAV prespnt results hefora