Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-02
ARMS CONFERENCE is
LOOKING FORWARD TO rHE END

Washington, Jan. 1.-{By the a. P.)=
The arms conference begin the new year
with most of its members looking toward
a final adjournment two weeks hence
despite the prospect of having yet to clear
away several troublesome issues
One Of the American delegates predict
ed today that the five-power naval liTni-
tation treaty would be put into final form
during the coming week, and that IN the
week following a settlement would be ef-
fected covering the Far Eastern field.
The same expectation was echoed in the
foreign delegations, most of whose mem
bers already have made definite plans to
| leave Washington about T1id-JaHuary.
The naval experts who are ironing out
details of the naval Limitation plan, viii
disregard the new years holiday tornor-
row and spend the day at work
There is a general feeling that the
| end Of the week may see another planary
session of the conference 70 rannounce-
ment of formal fve-power treaty cov-
ering the naval Limitation scheme.
| Announcement also may be made Of the
new six-power treaty partitioning the
/ former German cable properties In tbs
| Pacific This instrument has not yet re-
ceived the formal approval of all the In
terested nations.
The Far Eastern problems, which vii
enter their reriod OF intensive discussion
next week, promise to deveioip som diff
cut issues. The Shantung negotiation:
/ are deadlocked. the Chinese rerlesdt fol
conference discussion of the twenty-onf
demands is meeting with determined op
position from the Japanese and the 81
berion situation has come suddenly int
| prominence through publication tonigh
of alleged secret UNDERSTANDINGS belweer
4 the Japanese and French concerning
i Japanese policy toward Siberia.
An unofficial commission sent to tn
conference by the Far Eastern republic
Of .Chita, Siberia. made public the allege'
secret agreements of the French an
japanese governments. They wer
promptly denied by both the French an
Japanese plenipotentfaries. who denounc
ed the documentary evidence presents
nv the Far Eastern commission as con
} stituting forgery" and rnaliciou
falsehoods.' -
Whether the accusation will ccTne form
ally before the arms conference is urcer
tain. since the Far Eastern representative
not only are not members OF the confer
ence but are speaking for an ulrccogniz
: ed government. The Siberian situation
however. is on the agenda for the Fa
9 Eastern discussions. and when it Is AXE
) lot con StQefdtlOI1 TIE NHiiiESroA
! ;Satfer ~ ,gatioa may inject the Fa
Eastern l..arges iuto the formal negotia
3 tions.
' If p1enary session Is held this wee
8 its program may include ratification {
: some clarifying instrument to define u
Y Scoops of the Horsepower Pacific treat
: with reference to the principal Japanes
Y Islands. Negotiations for such Car
n Acation are proceeding, the American
{ having given assurances that they vi
not oppose Japanese plan to declal
that the treaty does not cover the ia,
anese .'homeland.,' The present discu
s sions are said to be tending toward a
conlplishnent of that end through
8 reservation signed by all the four power
r While this exchange is In progress Il
2 opponents of the treaty in the senate a
: busy organizing to prevent its ratifc
!; ton, and are losing no opportunity
: carry their fight to the country. Senat
Borah republican, Idaho, delivered fro
f the p9lpit in Washington today an a
/. gunlent against unreserved ratiacatic
n and his speech was disseminated fra
f the capitol by wireless Mere discussi
: OF the subject IN the senate itseE ls e
pected when It reconvenes this week aft
the holiday recess.