Evening star., 1922-01-24
POWERS TO ACCEPT
JAPAN'S PLEDGE IN
SIBERIAN PROBLEM
CAPT. LEW WALLACE, Jr..

SIBERIAN PROBLEM
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by the other nations, or the good
faith of Japan must be challenged
The Japanese paved the way Tor tho
prompt submission OF their state
ment to the conference by circulat-
ing copies of it among the delegations
Sunday night.
Ends Discussion OF Siberia.
And so ends the discussion Of ST.
IBERIA. The United States. Great Brit
ain and the other nations attending
the conference will look to the jap
anese to carry out the solemn assur-
ance given In regard to Siberia. The
acceptance Of this declaration OF
Japan does not mean. however, that
il the occupation of Siberia by Jap
anese troops should run on lndenn'Je-
ly, the question might not again De
raised in the future. Incidentally, 1t
may be mentioned that efforts are
to be made by the Chinese, at least.
to provide for the holding OF future
conferences on far eastern questions.
Inc IdCC JdpduB III hCk otoSS-
ment to the conference in regard TO
Siberia, apparently separated the oc-
cupation Of that territory into two
distinct fields was commented upon
today. The Japanese troops in Vlad-
ivostok, for instance. are maintained
there for the purpose OF protecting
the Japanese nationals and the Rus
SLAMS who are opposed to bolshevist
rule. The Japanese in Sakhalin, how
ever, are there not only for the pur-
pose of protecting their nationals,
but also for the purpose OF extracting
from Russia, once a stable govern
ment has been formed in that coun-
try, reparations for the massacre of
Japanese in Nikolaieysk. The sug-
gestion was hazarded today that
while the Japanese might eventually
be expected to remove from other
parts OF Siberia, their hold upon SAX
halin, at least the island. would be
retained for a very long time to come.
Japanese and Chinese Confer.
The japanese and Chinese delegates
will hold their thirty-second meeting
on Shantung this afternoon. 1t is
admitted by both parties that all OF
the details of the Shantung question
have been handled. at least tenta-
lively, except the Iall-important
question of the Tsinanfu-kiaochow
railroad. Yet each side hesitates to
say it is ready to proceed with that
matter The Japanese, for instance,
say the Chinese have some further
minor matters to discuss, while the
Chinese say they understand the
Japanese are not. yet ready to go
The reports from Peking, indicating
a change in the Chinese government,
with a supporter of Gen. Wu Pei Flu
expected to succeed Premier Liang
Shi vi, have still further complicated
the Shantung situation, it was said
today. and may cause delay. Wei
lington koo. of the. Chinese delega-
ton has declared that all possibility
of the Chinese accepting the Japa-
nese proposal that q loan be made to
China for pcrchase OF the railroad
has vanished since the matter has
become a political issue in Japan.
Mr.. Underwood Opposes Delay.
The first open expression in the con-
ference itself of the desire of the del
egates to have the questions of the
far east handled with as little further
delay as possible came yesterday.
when Senator Underwood, a member
of the American delegation, very
frankly said that many people could
not understand why these negotia-
tions should drag out SO long. While
there was no general debate in regard
to tie. statement of Senator Under
wood. there was much sympathy
among the delegates with the position
he took. He declared that China had
already been given magma charta"
by the: conference. and that he saw
no reason for long delay in the de-
liberations.
The conference is still waiting on
TOXIC and London before consid ering
further the 10Th article of the
naval Limitation treaty, it was re-
vealed today. The article relates to
the limitation of fortif1cations~ in the
Pacific. Two proposals are holding
Which would limit the operation Of
the article to that section of the
Pacific north of the equator as far
as 80 degrees north, and lying be-
tween 11O and 1S0 degrees east
Greenwich. and the other by the Jap
anese, which would permit the jap
anese to fortify the Bonin Islands,
held to be part Of the Japanese main
land, though close. to the Island OF
Guam, owned by the United States,
which this country is agreeing not
to fortify. =
Not Pleased with British Proposal.
The Japanese. are not pleased with
the British proposal. which in effect
would limit the application of article
10 to islands of the United States and
Japan and leave Great Britain free
to arm as she sees At in the far east
Also, the Dutch East Indies are left
free to arm, as the Netherlands Is
not included in the proposed treaty.
Talk OF. a resolution proposing, lin
itation Of land ornaments, which it
was said might yet come before the
spokesmen for both the British and
italian delegations. who said they
did not believe the question Of land