The Washington herald., 1922-01-28
President Expects No
Long Delay in Rati-
fication.
AGREEMENT NEAR,
CABINET HEARS
Pekin's instructions to
Delegation May Ar
rive Monday.

ing there will be no long delay in
action by the Senate on the treat
les that will grow out of the arm
ament conference. He made this
plain to visitors yesterday follow
ing the cabinet meeting at which
Secretary Hughes made a lengthy
explanation of the conference work.
The Secretary is understood to
have told the President and his
associates In the Cabinet. that the
completion of the conference la
bors Is In sight Agreement on all
OF the knotty problems was said
10 be imminent. The present de-
lay was technical. due to the neces-
sity of certain delegations receiv-
ing further instructions from their
home governments.
Hope for Decision by Monday.
In conference circles last night
the opinion was expressed that a
definite decision on the Shantung
Railway will be arrived at when
the japanese and Chinese deIega-
tions resume their direct negotia-
tbons on Monday. At his confer
ence Wednesday with Minister SEE
the President had expressed the
hope that seemingly technical mat
ters would not be permitted to in
tcrfere with a decision that was so
necessary to the peace of the
world. That of course was as far
as the President could go In a
matter in which national sover-
eighty was involved and in which
this country had no direct part
The Chinese delegation has asked
Pekin for certain specific additional
Instructions and they should be
available before Monday.
1t Is understood that China only
awaits instructions from Pekin on
two specific points. The general
terms for tho settlement OF the
railroad are understood to be COM
rlete China gets the title to tho
railroad the settlement to be based
upon 15-ycar deferred payment
plan with a 5-ycar option there
after.
Director TO De Chinese.
The plan for control which prac-
ticalSy has been agreed on is that
the Chinese shall have a managing
director under whom there shall
be a Chinese traffic manager. The
Japalesc, however. are to be al
lowed to name an associate traffic
manager in order that their rights
also may be safeSuarded-
1t is understood that the various
Chinese student bodies in the United
states have been asked to agree to
the plan and that they will endorse
il and . report to their representa-
tIyes in China before any official
announcement is made here. This
would have the effect of preventing
any serious criticism Of the Chinese
delegation here because IL accepted
the compromise plan of fifteen years
with a five-year option instead OF
the original proposal for full pay
ment to be made in from nine
mopths to three years. Japan will
have representative in the railway
management and. of course. will re-
tain a mortgage on the road until
the final payment is made.
Genoa Attitude I'm Doubt.
There has been no change in the
plans Of the President to send the
completed work of the conference
to the Senate as soon as all OF the
treaties have been signed. The
President, administration circles
said last night, does not believe
that the program when completed
will inspire any long-drawn-out de-
DdlC ClIutA IN
Committee or on the floor of the
Senate.
Meanwhile the delegates to the
present conference have been anx-
ious to learn whether the United
States will officially participate in
tho proposed Genoa economic gath
ering. The matter still continues
unsettled It has been the subject
of discussion between the President
and his advisers, but no definite de-
cisfon has been reached.
America's Position Different.
There is a generally increasing
belief in official circles that il will
eventually be found impossible for
this government to take any officIas
part in the Genoa discussions. The
position of the United States is dir
ferent from that of any of the Eu-
ropean nations who have been in
vited to attend. United States is,
after all, the creditor nation of the
world. At a conference of the char
acter suggested its delegates might
be confronted with unwarranted de-
mands that would have to be re-,
jected and whose rejection might in
spire unpleasant feelings. However
the question of participation or nom
participation will remain unsettled
for a time at least.
1t definitely was denied at the
White House yesterday. however,
that the Executive had any inten-
tion of sending a commission to
Russia. Germany and Austria to
make an inquiry into the economic
conditions in the countries There
will be of course informal efforts
made to learn just what actual
conditions there are, but this infor-
nation will be obtained through the
regular American commercial chan
nels and will in no way be in the
nature of special inquiry.
Report on Wireless Naee.
At yesterday afternoons meeting
Of tho Committee on Pacific and
Far East the drafting committee
submitted its report on the cleo
tricaI communications in China. 1t
reported fsvorabIy tho original res
olutions of December z. agreeing
that China eventually should get
control of all wireless stations ana
prohibiting legation wireless sta
lions Transmitting commercial news.
u was agreed that the application
of the original resolutions should
be conformatory TO the open door"