The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-01-21
SETBACK FOR THE
AMERICAN PROPOSAL
Japan Not Willing to Lay All
the Chinese Cards on
the Table.

washington. Jan. 20.-Thc American
rroposnl to lay openly before the world
all tho treaties and understandings thht
relate to China. met with nm une1pect-
ed setback today when II came bet"re
the Far Eastern committee OF tho URN"
conference for formal adoption.
Although such air.. mad been agreed
to Yesterday, 'Nn principle. the prop
lem OF defining tn" exact scope OF lhe
agreement prccIpttttcd long deDa'o'
and inter- nrvrIaI changes had been
u,udo I'm the drnrt prGhentcd by inc
American delegation. Nnnl action "ns
postponed. at tho suggestion OF japan
The committee did adopt. however IL
resolution expressing the hope OF inc
powcra that China speedily would re-
duce tho large military forces no"
maintained within her borders, lhat
melton. the resolution declared. was con
adhered requisite to any real flhhh'Ih'
rehabilitation or the Chinese govern
mouI.
Another Gathering.
Meantime. Ia another nnb -divlhl"h "i
tho conference. tho AI""ii""ih ""S Ia
I,, unnihor iniainnil"nnl gathering
~iI,i, p".,a Il. 81 aicn naa'"Sd I" 'ss"'"
a., - rniiimI In"ll.nii"" 81 II"s'"""'
ItnIdinr'u I,lrn f"I continuing n"''"A
nr ,noaiInra I" Iln'usa ~"ild "'l""H
Tho bui nuIuWlIir" 90 h'a'', """""'
I,y Nj Juui nppt"vad inH"l"''"" p"'
ling uvor n revlHl"n "f the rules ~ N"t
f,,n IT, q future ruufsrnn"n whl"h "
In contaminated phall lie called ny the
limited states IN tho near future.
Irnr tho rIrpt time In aey"ral weeks
dIsruaalnu Of the Washington ueHotIH-
,iuua broke out near tho close OF ths
div on tho floor Of tho senate. whore
resolution wRa presented by senator
walsh, Democrat. Montana. ASKING IN
cnrma ton about the status OF the Shhn-
tung controversy. Both Senators Dodge
and Underwood. members or the Ainer'-
c,r alteration. told their colleagues the
Shnntung conversations we're near u
conclusion and that II they failed. there
vecncd to be no hope OF bringing the
question before the conference proper.
Japan Objects.
On tho naval slde OF the conference
the .ituation continued unchanged. win
Japan still withholding assent to the
article dealing with Pacific foru1ich-
tIons. II developed. however. thnt tho
hitch was over inclusion or the Japan
~. Islands Of the BONN group uhdor
The Qualifications STATUS quo ana thhl
n difference or view on tho question hhu
arisen between tho Japanese dclogn'eb
md their homo govrrnmnt.
DinrurElon OF tho treaty publication
resolution ia the Far Eastern committee
rrutrrcd about tho propoHnl 10 ihc'uuo
I'm tho publirhrd lIri or commitments
Tho ynrInur commercial agreements en-
tered into between ChlnrEo nuthorltloH
mud nrlyntc individuals abroad. since
tho foreign governments AFRO not th'h-
sclvcs partica to thcao UNDERSTANDINGS.
Tho Iapancsr suggested II would DO dit-
fIcuIt to make complete compilation
or them. 1t was said. however. that no
amen orpoaition to the resolution came
10 the surface and American spokesman
prcdictcd tonight that II would De
adopted.
In tho view OF tho Chinese the com
mitncnts to which foreign individuals
md not foreign governments are parties
include some Of the most important OF
those now exercising an influence OF!
China's development. Many OF the rail-
road and loan agreements. they say.
are OF that character, making 1t requl
/ site that the resolution be or the broad
| ost nossible scope. If 1t is to accomplish
the "show down. sought by the Amer
! lean delegation.