Evening star., 1922-01-29
FAST WORK NEEDED
T0W|NDUP PARLEY
TASKBY SATURDAY
Any Hitch In Program Would
ProIong Proceedings to
Following Week.
conference TO FINISH
ALL PENDING MATTERS
Discussion of Treaties in Senate Of
q. S. Likely to Be Longer Than
in Other Countries.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

AAS Aulo It's twelfth week, Is HOplHS
for garrison finish, which will en-
able it to wind up its work by next
Saturday. But-and the but is of
considerable sise-there remain still
to be considered and settled:
1. The Shantung issue. now mar
rowed down to the Tsinanfu-Kiao-
chow railroad.
2. The twenty-one demands Of
Japan.
3. Article 10 of the naval limitation
treaty, which relates to fortiflcations
in the Pacific.
4. The question Of the Chinese East
ern railway.
5. The question of the return to
China of leased territories in China
In addition to these important ques-
tions there still remain other issues,
including resolution to prohibit the
expectation of arms to China in view
Of the unsettled conditions in that
country.
Status Of Major Treaties.
OF the three major treaties not vet
completed. but expected to come out
of the Washington conference, the
naval LIMITATION treaty has been put
into final form, except for article
nineteen.
The treaty relating to China, which
1t is hoped Will be signed by the
nine powers here assembled, is being
whipped into shape by the drafting
committee, but much remains to be
done yet.
The Shantung treaty, which will be
signed by Japan and China, is yet
to be drafted.
1t Is easy to see, THEREFORE, that If
there be any hitch in the work of
the conference, it will be impossible
to wind up its work this week, and
that 1t will have to stretch into yet
another week. But the delegates are
most anxious to clean the slate.
notwithstanding this anxiety to
conclude and be gone. it may be said
with assurance that the conference
will not adjourn until 1t has complet-
ed consideration of all the matters
pending.
The program for tomorrow. so far
as it was possible to make it up last
night, calls for meeting of the far
east committee. a meeting of the
subcommittee on the Chinese Eastern
railway and meeting Of the Japa-
nese and Chinese committee to begin
the work OF drafting the Shantung
treaty.
Chief Remaining Issues.
OF the principal issues still remain
ing to be disposed Of the situation is
az follows:
The Shantung railroad matter now
appears to hinge on whether the Japa-
nese shall have an assistant traffic
manager and assistant accountant. or
whether they shall have an associate
traffic manager and an associate chief
accountant. The Chinese, of course,
demand that the Japanese shall hold
subordinate offices. The Japanese de-
mand the principal offices or at least
associate officers with authority equal
to that of the Chinese. The difference
to American eyes may seem small, but
to the Chinese it means much, they
say.
Nevertheless, strong hope of an early
settlement of this issue was mani
tested last night in conference circles
A spokesman for the American delega-
tion said that the Japanese and Chinese
Ought to be able to settle" their diff
ferences on this question.
When the question Of the twenty lone
demands of Japan comes up, 1t is
expected that Japan will make a con-
siderable statement of her position on
these demands and the treaty of 1915.
The American delegation. it is ex-
pected, will have something to say, too,
and it is likely that as a matter of
record there will be spread on the
minutes of the conference a statement
the protest voiced by this government
in 1915, at the time Japan and China
entered into the treaty which China
row wishes to have abrogated.
With regard to these twenty-one de-
mands. 1t Is clear that many of the
points are being disposed of indirectly
by the action of the Washington con-
ference. In the first place. the Shan
tung settlement will dispose Of many
of the demands. Then. the conference
has adopted a number of resolutions,
including those on the open door and
existing commitments, which will
have the effect of nullifying some Of
the other demands.
Article 10 of the naval Limitation
treaty will be written into the treaty
as soon as Japan's delegation is in
formed that the Toxic government is
satisfied with the latest draft Of this
article, and Tokios reply is expected
hourly now. - u HE
The Chinese Eastern railway ques-
tion, now in the hands Of a subcom-
mittee. turns on the recommendation
for International control of that road
until Russia, the owner, Is in a posi-
ton to resume control.
AS soon as Shantung has been set
lied. then the question Of other leased
territories in China will be taken up
again and disposed of. The British are
willing to give up Weihaiwei in the
province Of Shantung. 1t remains to
be seen whether the French will re-
submit their original offer to return
to China their leased territory in that
event.
An effort probably will be made be-
fore the Washington conference ends