Evening star., 1922-01-25
WIRELESS RIGHTS
IN CHINA BEFORE
FAR EAST BODY
Resolutions Governing CON-
munications Are Being
Whipped Into Shape.
CONFERENCE ON WAY :
TO A FINAL WIND-UP
Shantung Conferences Now Wait.
ing on Peking-Naval Limita.
ton Matters Discussed.
BY C. GOULD LINCOLN.
BY G., GOUI,

| AA6 w 4Ch1nS-Ndtal AlmlLds
tion Matters Discussed.
BY C. GOULD LINCOLN.
| Wireless communications and IA.
ctlities in China occupied the atten-
tion OF the far east committee at its
meeting today. A substitute resolu-
ton, offered by Elihu Root Of the
American delegation, which would
make 1t necessary for China to give
her consent prior to the establishing
Of wireless stations in China, together
with the former Root resolution and the
Viviani resolution relating to WIRE
| less. were referred to the drafting
committee to whip into shape for
| action by the far east committee.
The naval subcommittee is to meet
! this afternoon for the purpose OF
going over the naval Limitation
| treaty. 1t was said, however. that
| the meeting was not called for the
purpose of taking up article l9. which
| relates to the Limitation of fortifica-
| tions in the Pacific islands. since the
Japanese are still communicating
with Toxic in regard to that article.
| May Adjourn Next Week.
| With the decks swept clear of all
major matters. except Shantung. the
conference today was believed by
delegates to be on its way to a final
| wind-up by the close Of next week.
be agreed to finally when the expect
| ed assent has been received from
Toxic to the most recent draft of
article XIX. providing for the status
t<,,, 81 60 49, u IL ~
| 1t is expected that instructions will
have been received from Toxic by
Saturday or Monday at the latest.
So far as the rest of the naval treaty
| is concerned. 1t has been agreed upon.
with only a few minor details to be
cleared up.
| Siberia is out of the way. with the
! statements of the Japanese and the
! United States regarding the with
drawal of Japanese troops from Vladi-
vostok and Sakhalin. which will be
spread upon the records of the con-
terence.
Nine-Pewer Paet-sa Making.
The treaty in regard to China. COM
monty spoken of as the nine-power
treaty. Is in the making. There still
are several matters relating to China
which must be closed up before this
treaty can be put into final shape.
Among them are the matter of the
! Chinese Eastern railroad. electrical
communications. which come before
| the far east committee today; the
| question of leased territories, which
hangs upon the Shantung settlement.
Ihe Chinese still expect to bring
before the conference the twenty-one
demands Of Japan and the treaty OF
! 1915, based upon these demands But
| 1t was again made plain by a Jap
anese spokesman that the japanese
| regard this matter as something be-
tween the Chinese and themselves. 1t
is expected. however. that the jap
far east committee in regard to the
twenty-one demands, and the agree
| 1 w
| Of the fact that the United States
! protested against any infringement
| of the open door policy in China at
| the time of the twenty-one demands,
p, and that protest is still alive. 1t is
expected that the American delega-
| tion also may make a statement when
| this matter comes before the COM
| mittee.
At the suggestion Of Secretary
! Hughes the matter Of the twenty-one
! demands is waiting upon a settlement
of the Shantung problem. since Shan
tung is covered by part Of the de-
| mandS.
| SuAutuuS ABeuc OChAyGOs
/, So far as Shantung is concerned.
that matter still continues to delay.
| The Chinese and Japanese delegates
at a conference yesterday afternoon
| regarding minor matters" in rela-
| tion to Shantung came to no concIu-
sion. The next meeting was post
| poned until tomorrow. and even then,
1t was said. the all-important subject
of the Shantung railroad might not
| be taken up. 4
| with regard to the Shantung rail-
! road IL Is understood in conference
] circles ahat the question of a Japa-
| nese loan to China to pay for the
railroad is a thing of the past and
that the agreement. when IT is
reached. will provide for deferred
| payments by the Chinese covering q
| period of about twelve years. The
Japanese are insistent they shall have
| some measure of control and super
vision of the road. and the Chinese
| have insisted that they must have full
control. AS last resort. IT has been
suggested by one OF the Chinese dele-
| gates, they may agree to an assistant
| traffic manager and an assistant ac-
countant to be appointed by the Japa-
nese.
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really conducted outside Of the WASH
| ington conference proper, are now
waiting upon the Chinese-that the
Chinese are communicating with
Peking in regard to the proposals for
! q settlement of the railroad question.
| Hitherto it has been the Japanese
| who have kept the conference wait
ing. The japanese. 1t Is understood,
have met in some way the sugges-
| tions Of the heads OF the American
| and British delegations. who. in an
| informal way have been seeking to
! bring the two parties together.
| in informal conversations. 1t IL un-
| derstood.
Naval Treaty Awaits Japan.
The tentative agreement on article
10 of the naval Limitation treaty. wAit.
ing the approval Of Japan. abandons
the plan to draw . parallelogram In
the Pacific and say that within its
limits the status quo OF fortihcation
shall be retained. and will substitute
| a list of the names OF the islands and
groups Of islands which are not to be
/; fortified further. It was learned today.
The Japanese agree not to fortify the
Bonin islands in this list. In fact, the
Japanese delegates here insist that
there has never been any intention Of
| adding to the fortincations Of the Bonin
islands under proposed article -. Be-
oaa,se the BONN islands are held to -
part Of the Japahese homeland. hov.
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