Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-26
CH|NA'S TREATY
PLAN,P0S7P0NED
Japan Suggests That ResoIu.
tions be Laid Over Until
Later Meeting.
DEBATES NEARLY over
Japan Suggests That Final Action Be
Postponed, After Several Changes
Had Been Made by the
American Delegation

Washington.-The American proposal
to lay openly before the world all the
treaties and understandings that relate
to China, met with an unexpected
setback when it came before the far
eastern committee of the arms con-
ference for formal adoption.
Altho such a step had been agreed
to "in principle" the problem of de-
filming the exact scope of the agreement
precipitated a long debate and after
several changes had been made in the
draft presented by the American dele
CATION, final action was postponed at
the suggestion Of Japan.
The committee did approve, how
ever, II resolution expressing the. hope
that China speedily would reduce the
large military forces now maintained
within her borders. That action, the
resolution declared, was considered re-
quisite to any real financial rehabili-
tatiOn of the Chinese government.
shantung Debates Nearly Over.
Meantime in another subdivision of
the conference, the ground work was
laid for another international gather
ing which some delegates seemed to
regard as a partial realization of
President Hardings plan for a cOntinu
ing series of meetings to discuss world
headed by Elihu Root, approved
resolution putting over Il revision Of
the rules of warfare, to a future con-
ference, which it is contemplated
shall be called by the United States
In the near future. q
For the first time in several weeks,
discussion of the Washington negOtia
tiOns broke out on the floor of the SEN
ate where a resolution was presented
by Senator Walsh. Democrat Of Mon
tnna. asking information about the
status of the Shantung controversy.
Both Senators Lodge and Underwood,
members Of the American delegation,
told their colleagues the Shantung
conversations We're near a conclusion
and that if they failed, there seemed
to be no hope of bringing the question
before the conference proper.
the situation continued unchanged,
with Japan still Withholding assent to
the article dealing with Pacific forth
fications. 1t developed, however, that
the objection was over inclusion of the
Japanese islands of the BONN group
under the Notifications ''status quo"
and that difference of view on the
question had arisen between the Jap.
anese delegates and their home govern.
ment.
Must Be Broad in Scope.
Discussion of the treaty publication
resolution in the far eastern commit
tee centered about the proposal to in
clude in the published list Of commit
ments the various commercial agree.
ments entered into between Chinese
authorities and private individuals
abroad. Since the foreign govern
ments are not themselves parties to
these understandings, the Japanese
suggested it would he difficult to make
Il complete compilation of them. 1t
was said, however, that no open oppo-
sition to the resolution came to the
surface and American spokesman pre-
dicted tonight that it would be adopted
In view of the Chinese. the commit.
ments to which foreign individuals and
not foreign governments are parties
include some of the most important
Of those now exercising an influence
on Chlna's development.