The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
Nine-Power Pact V0ids
Several Tokyo Privi-
leges, Is Belief.
FARLEY EXPECTED
TO END IN 10 DAYS
Full, Positive Agreements
( To Be Reached Next
Week.

The armament conference VIII
reach complete positive agreements
next week.
Showed under yesterday. with IT.
tfe possibility Of reaching the sur
face today. the various delegations
were we'll satisfied that there will
be several. reports made public
in connection with a half-dozen
plenary sessions within the next
few days that will prove that the
late secrecy has been well worth
while.
There will be agreed on and made
public during the coming week
these propositions:
The five-power treaty covering
the agreements on the Pacific. .,
Its supplementary agreements
that cover limitations and the
like.
s''The five-poweer treaty covering
naval agreements.
The so-called nine-power treaty
that covers the agreements on
China and all collateral issues"
Final Session in Ten Days.
= In addition there will OF course
be received by the conference
various suggestions that already
are covered by developments which
hinge upon a complete agreement
BY all Of the delegates represented
here
It was accepted last night that
the final session of the conference
would be due within the next week
or ten days. Some of the delegates
would like to see the adjournment
withheld until Lincoln's birthday,
February ~. but they represented
only the sentimental character of
the delegations.
incidentally the view of the
american delegation last night
could be expressed in the statement
that never before in the history of
the world had a conference been
held that brought forth such great
results in such a short time.
Jnpan's Fl Demands.
Japan's twenty-one demands. OF
course. may be brought UP by the
conference. They are. of course,
about the only major question
which last night had not been dis
tcussed so thoroughly.
The American delegation. how
ever. it is Indicated, practically has
decided on plan of policy regard
ing this question. While American
Spokesman would gay nothing about
this subject, II has been known
sor some time that the view Of the
United States is that most of the
twenty-one demands concluded be-
tween Japan and China are prac-
-tically made null and void by the
open door and other agreements
(which have been reached by the
conference on China. and which will
be embodied in the nine power
Chinese treaty. now being drafted.
Secretary of State Hughes may
make a statement OF American
policy on the twenty-one demands
and how far the United States re-
CARDS them as being abroEated by
the various conference agreements
on China. when this question Is
brought up again later in the Far
Eastern Committee
Whether Japan would agree to an
Interpretation by the conference
that any Of the demands which
were agreed upon between Japan
and China were annulled. is not yet
known. for il is not believed that
there have been any discussion OF
possible action between the various
delegations
VIII Insist on Lease.
Regardless of whether Japan will
make any concessions in the TWEEN
ty-one demands. il is believed GER
tain that she will refuse to discuss
possible abrocatiOn of that part of
The demands by which a ss-year ex-
tension Of the lease OF Kwantung
Peninsula and the South Manchuria
railroad was obtained from China.
. II may be possible TO obtain an
interpretation annuIlIns part of the
demands which secured general,
special rights for Japan in China.
such as that part creating a prac-
stical sphere of influence" in
fukien province.
Discussion Of the demands was
postponed. after the question was
brought up by China until the Shan.
ttung problem is settled, for part Of
uthe demands relate to Shantung
when the question comes up again,
Japan is expected to suggest that,
after all, her treaties are NOT sub
ject to reference, and even the
american delegates cannot gainsay
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