New-York tribune., 1922-01-23
Full SInant,ll,o
Settlement
Due This W eek
Delegates Likely TO Break
hey Log in the lam Thai
Is Rlocki ing Adjourn
mcut of Arm. ParIcv
Chinese Are Irr;iaic;1
Sa, -Pious Resolutions, Arr
All They Col: ~cnair
l. Not Worrying Harding
By Carter Field

WASHlNGTON. Jan. %. Settlement
OF the Shantung question. which ad
mittcdly is the key log in the Jam hold
lnG up tho Adjournment of tho arma
mcnt limitation conference, is confident
ly predicted before the end of this week
Discussions Of the Shanlung railroad
question, besides which all other Shan
tung issues arc already practically dc.
cidod, viii hc resumed tomorrow. aud
1T is asserted that thc points romainlvc
IN dispute on the railway Will be
speedily settled
These disputed questions arc two
the length of tmc which must clapsc be
tore Japan viii consent to accept nna'
payment, and the measure of control of
the railroad which she insists upon cx-
crcising during that period of timc.
Japan IS accused of desiring to con
t'ol the traffic Oh tho railroad TO in
Surc an advantage for her own goods
ana the Chinese charge that Japan only
refuses to accept cash for the railroad
because she wants the excuse of being
big bondholder ~ order to retain
her own control for this purpose.
Seek Economic Management
Japan replies that China cannot raise
'he cash to pay for the railroad OK
cept by borrowing it, and that she
might as we'll borrow it from Jaran
IN addition, tho Japanese insist that
''oiT paramount desire is to have the
railroad managed and operated eco
nomlcally and efficiently. as what thcv
want most OF all is for goods TO move
over the railroad.
IN view OF the nature of the differ
chccs over the Shantung question and
IHe 'ac' ina, at this conference the
dispute has been entirely ironcd ont
except for the remaining difference
over the length Of time during which
the Japanese are to maintain a sub
''antial clement o. CONTROL there IS
much surprise among diplomats here
al the comment being raised over the
Shanl ng issue in the Senate and hv
some newspapers.
lhe surprise is greater in Wow of
the tact that some of those who now
seem most dlscontentcG with the
lnnugh' thai emma may not get every
thlng she demands in Shantllny were
among the foremost advocates tha4tbo
Versailles Treaty, granting The German
concessions IN Shantung to Japan with
out restrictions, should be ratified with
out reservations.
ms does not mean that the Chinese
delegates to the conference arc hannv
even at the prospect of getting a set
tlcmcnt Of the Shantung question much
more advantageous to them than anv
one anticipated before the conference
convened. There arc constant runors
that they may refuse to sign the nine
power China treaty.
Fear Issues Won't Be Decided
IA private conversations they point
ouc mat many important questions
"hlch they want settled in their favor
now arc being referred TO commissions
winch may never act, and which will
not have the power to enforce their de-
cislons If they make them.
Among the British and American
delegations there is a very strong CON
Victlon that more has been done for
emma already than the most optimistic
expected before November II. 1t is
pointed out that q day certain has been
set, January !, 1928, less than a wear
off now, after which no foreign gov
crnment may operate postal systems in
emma. lhcrc are no strings to this
proposition, no commission having been
proposed. A substantial increase in
the custom duties which China NAV
impose on foreign goods coming in has
also been agreed upon, and this NAV
not be modified. A commission has
been set up here to look into the
situation with a view to permitting
China to increase these duties later, or
perhaps to remove all foreign control
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