Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-11
CHINESE ASKED
SUBMIT list
OF AGREEMENTS
Given Opportunity to Call
For Alterations IN OBJ
jectionable Pacts
FAR EAST DELAYS
Demand of Senate That More Be Done
For China Is Possible Additional
Cause For Delay

Washington, Jan. 1l-China has
been asked to submit to the Arms
Conference list of the agreements
treaties, contracts, concessions ana
so on-which she would like to have
altered, it was learned tonight from
British SoupceS.
This is the first indication of SER
ious attention to the claim made by
China. when her delegation submitted
the 10 points, that all such agree
ments should be declared in this
Conference to be examined as to
their validity, and that those not de-
clared should be treated as forfeited.
It is not clear that any action will
be taken in the Conference as to
those agreements, if and when sub
mitted by China. although the Brit
ish spokesman said he would like to
see them examined in detail. More
probably, he suggested, some sort OF
continuing machinery would De
named to study them and to make
report. That, he thought was more
likely. owing to the great number or
the agreements and the complexities
surrounding them.
This was one of the features OF
TODAY which was given over almost
entirely to extremely curious cues
tioning as to the cause OF the :ap-
parent purpose to hold the CONFER,
once here longer than was expected
last week. for the purpose evidently
of going into Far Eastrn matters
much more deeply than anyone
thought probable. The signs on Sat,
urday pointed to virtual completion
Of the work Of the Conference tins
week, and most Of the important for
eign delegates were making plans TO
start for home Saturday or Sunday.
While the town was alive with
coniectures and gossip about the
cause for the postponement OF tnS
sailing dates of Mr.. Balfour, Lord
Lee and NJ. Sarraut the principal del
cpates of each of the nava powers
we're in session today, going over
the naval treaty. Progress was re-
ported bv both Americans and british
n the close Of the meeting. but 1t
was not so great as was hoped. var
ions angles still were open, and lt
was said that possibly some of the
DELEGATIONS would have to communl-
cate with their Government before
acting.
Tn the gossip Of the day over the
purpose to hold the Conference to-
gether for more thorough discussion
of the Far Eastern matters two very
interesting theories were advanced.
One was that the American delega-
ton has been advised that not only
the four-power pact and the forth-
coming Chinese treaty but the naVaI
treaty, too may be endangered IN tne
Senate unless something more ~
done for China, or at least attempted
than has been ACCOMPLISHED so TAR
and than Was cvpcctcd on Saturday
and Sunday. The other N that Mr.
) Hughes never intended the Confer
cnrc to get awav without action on
outstanding questions, but is just
showing his hand.
In connection with the first theory,
il was learned todav that renortS
which have come to Washington from
the West lately have been to the et-
feet that the masses ol the peODIe
would be greatly dissatisfied with
the Conference unless something
were done about Japanese territorial
a"grcssions against China. Much has
been said and written in the last wear
or two regarding these and 1t IS
j stated that mon coming in have told
! American leaders that the neonle
want an attempt made to remedy the
/ evils they believe to have been done.
/ Something of this feeling is said
! TO have been communicate to the
! Snratn. and rcnort has been cur
rent in the last ~ hours that one OF
tho members of the American delega-
tion said that. if the treaties we're to
90 through th" Senate satisfactory
! settlement Of Shantun". at any rate,
must be made. The Shantung cues
tior he believed. was one about
which the American people had verv
definite oninions. in consequence OF
tho fight made against the Versailles
treaty