New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Begins Mediation Eforiin
Long Conference With
Chinese Minister and
Later vii! See Japanese
Holds Issue Vital
TOCOnlerencc Aims
DR.. Sze Tells President
China Regards Full
Surrender as Essential
By Iholnas Stecn


WASHINGTON. Jan o. Settle
ment Of the Shantung controversy
between China and Japan may be
reached through the personal media
ton Of President Harding.
China's claim for the return %
the province was discussed a a con
ference at the White House to-day
by the President. Secretary of State
Hughes and DR.. Alfred Sze. tho
Chinese Minister Not only did the
President show desire that the dis
pute should be settled before the
armament limitation conference ad
lourns. but. it Is understood, he Of
tered several suggestions for q ros-
slble solution. to effect which he pro
posed to employ every influence a.
mis- command
The President. it is lea4ned. pur-
poses next to confer W tn member
Of the Japanese delega rion. probably
Ambassador Shidebara. W til = view,
of impressing the Toxic government
informally with the urgency Of
prompt settlement
DR.. SEE told the Presidcnt that she
Chinese people regarded the uncondi
tional surrender of Shantung as essen
tiel 20 their self-respect as rs-ion.
that unless reversed the award Of tho
province to Japan made in the Yer
sallles Treaty would remain source
OF danger TO the peace of ;ha lar East.
that CHINA is ready TO ra~ IN cash
Tor all Japanese investms Is in the
rallway and that il the Chlreso dele
gates fail in this issue the neople q
China will feel that tn did not Obtain
all they we're entitled to al the sssi,-
ington conference.
Regards Il thina1
throughout the COM. .nce cf mor
than an hour the President ev8noee
keen interest the o. al Of hn dj,ec.
negotiations Begin By t.e J4oans. @ and
thlhese delegates a..aD 1-ro mont :
ago. 1t is known .aas oa. Z the
Presidents chief rsas. r n.ist no
tnat the conference - .ds ho1 d IN
ciude Far Eastern GA c.o.s as INA,
the Shantung problem -,.isn. Al
Justed. The President ve~s gh.t
- antung belongs to c .i-4A wsse made
k,own when he attacked 80 Versailles
award in the Senate 70 =. o>so his
election, and it is understood his srt,-
tude has not changed
Several important dc~slo,;eerts no,
previously made public were commu-
nlcated to the Presiden4 These are:
Japan has given ~ cntroly her
demand that China sh ,uld p.v or the
railway IN money loarel os ..ananese
be mixers. She is wiling 10 accent
money advanced by Chia.ee interests
put insists that the oaymepta 49,. be
IN lnstailments eXte-dine of.y several
years, thus givi0S .er the Aathoritv
OF a mortgagee for TIN. aerio4
She mas reduced os Almost une-h hall
The five and g a.. 2c.r pA ci uno,
which she in fstad Japanoss traffic
manager. Jacansse ncco st--,. ana Il
Japanese chief en.ineer scould have
control o. the railway
These snouiica..ons il tre germ. an
nounced ty ei.e japanese delegates on
January as being final we.c os,tA ned
from o,5 as reoul. ~ il.l..aiis,s
IN Was9''gton that II chAn,ul. wc,e
not ylos "a 20 Cnina tie Ul..i,o S.Atss
Senate " Z. take cognizaace o. ~.
tact when t Came to pass 1non ,ae
treaties already adopted o. ard et:i. 10
De proposed to the Limitation confer
enCc.
Hughes and Balfour Mediate
1t was also disclose To-Day ina, Air.
Hughes and Art J. B..fo., have
oeen actlng as nrriato,s ns.Neen the
Chinese and Japanesc ds!esases dn rsnr
was permitted to prevail that rslat,ve-
~ minor iAsues, euch a. .ho ,ut.-o Of
salt mlnes. wireless stations conl.s
ano othef properties IT, >~ri -ufis ,S.te
oelng considered in mo .i,ro-, n.toc.a~
Ii ms.
!, It the fact is tnat the main tsso.
"A Isinstao-Ts,aan Railway. which
cC'' LANDS economic corIro, a. tbs
pro T9re-fas not been los. siya- o..
nn' pfs"t.>tlons or TINS issue havs
o'en cor .pctcd through Nr. I.rhas
ano Nr. H..lfour. No Effort ca. n.ass
oy IN, spokesman for the .lnsr.a.,
'ieieeat.' to-day to conceal IN. GOV
efh'hal: tollcitude that Shansunp ho
feIa. hes TO China and mat or.eress
IN IT, conferences remaining work
will pend upon a speedy settlement
of this problem 1t is because of tbjx
situation that the President ). ander-
stood to have decided 10 uss ia IN
fuence.
DeSpi-c tnc fdr Eastern cori!nitteef
.oton Yesterday in abruptly eod. e tho
Siberian part of the agenda by the
adoption of resolution recognizing
Ahe'lca's views and empha sizing
ia ohn's promise to withdraw her troops
ron al Russian territory, Siberia
w"s the slief topic of discussion
am srg tks delegates to-day.
The American delegation pointed out
that this government went as far as
it could when it disclosed its Jiplc-
matte notes vigorously nto.estinc
again-t the continued preset 90 os 40.
600 japanese troops in Siner.a mari
time r'ovlnres and on the r .ssiaa half
o. Seeks%.n Island Nothing further
rcnail.~s to bt done, tn. American
.rodc,mhn laid. than to obtair from
Japan "a lost catcgcrica' ~~,, IN.
equivocal promise" from Jabar that
SIZE ks- no 'tteniion Q. rom. a,n. ~
mAssn.]y in Siberia and that .,e will
not seek to r~:ain sny Russian .cfritc.y
At the same tine, it Is said, the
American governments protest. voiced