The New York herald., 1922-01-02
Vigorous Efforts to Cause
Japan's Withdrawal VIII
Be EXerted.
RICH COUNTRY AT STAKE
Manchnrian and COrean Prob
lens Being Pressed for So
luton at Farley.
BY LOUIS sEIBoLp.

BY LOUIS sEIBOLD.
Special Dispatch to THE New Yong HuArn
New York Herald Bureau,
WashinKton. ID. e.. Jan. 1.
Delegates of the Japanese empire
to the international conference have
acquitted themselves so creditably as
to encourage representatives of other
countries to hope for continued and
equally gratifying results of problems
requiring solution
With the prospective and satisfac.
tory consummation OF the naval pro.
gram apparently assured during the
coming week the conference is pre-.
pairing to center its undivided atten.
ton on features of the Far Eastern
agenda. to adjust which the confer.
ence was partly organized.
In Strengthening some of the prob
lens coming under this head the
japanese delegates will have an op-
portunity to confirm the impression
made during discussion of the naval
ratios that the Government which
they represent also is inspired by
the ambition to assist in the correc-
tion of Oriental embarrassments.
Intrusion in Asia.
These have been mainly caused by
intrusion of Japanese policies into
the affairs Of neighboring countries
on the Asiatic mainland and the as
scrtion OF unusual privileges which
are not sought by other foreign coun-
tries. That some Of these matters
not only merited but demanded at
tention was the conviction OF the
heads or most of the governments
represented at the time the confer.
ence was called.
Complexities and disputes over tho
adjustment OF naval armsments have
directed public attention away from
instead OF toward Asiatic conditions
that appear to justify correction by
the conference. The time is coming.
however. when the projected naval
reforms will have been as nearly &C.
complished as the dissenting policy
OF the French Republic will permit.
This will leave the conference free to
consider the demands and requests cs
the people Of China and of northeast.
ern Asia that existing conditions DO
ended or modified.
Up to the present Japan not only
has satisfied her associates in tho con-
ference, bu; II is admitted by her own
representatives that they have no
cause for complaint as 10 results. The
agreements negotiated by the Japa-
nese delegates with the United States.
Great Britain, France and Italy over
capital ship ratios. the four Power
Pacific treaty. the satisfactory solu-
tion OF the fortifcations problem and
the. felicitous ending of the dispute
over the cable and wireless communi-
cations not only have pleased the dele
gates themselves, but the Mikadc's
people generally.
Respect for Japan strengthened.
The attitude of the japanese dele
gates in asserting to the ahrogation
of the Anglo-Japanese alliance won
for them the highest praise. Their
acquiescence To tho British insistcnce
that the japanese homeland be en-
braced in the four Power treaty is ap-
praised as a genuine act of sacrifice
OF national pride. Wherefore as a.
whole the japanese record 10 date Is
one that has inspired great respect
among the delegates of other countries
and tremendously increased thei-
prestige throughout the world.
The sole exception in this respec,
has been over the Shantung dispute
And even Japan does not appear 90
have been solely at fault. II IS .ruo
she pledged her word TO return Stah-
tuns. II is equally true that she has
not done so. partly because OF hyF
manifest desire TO retain trcmcr-
dously valuable economic advantages
and to some extent due to the assor-
tion of extravagant and illogical condi-
tions OF the representatives of China.
The negotiations over shantung
have been conducted directly between
Chinese and japanese delegates for
the reason that several Of the coun-
tries represented In the conference OF.
fcially sanctioned the award Of shan
tung TO Japan IN the Versailles pcscc
treaty and do not feel that they cla .
rcnouncc their own acts.
The negotiations. after proceeding
for more than month. have reached
a stage OF deadlock that may or may
not prove 20 be permanent. IL an
agreement Is ultimately reached 4
would seem that both sides will have
to modify their claims. The Chinese