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Show DEFER DlSCUSSiO OF JJIPJUIBPOUCIES: Ishii and Lansing Agree Not to Confer on Internal Policies. WASHINGTON", Sept. S. Wheii conferences con-ferences between Viscount Ishii and Secretary Lansing are resumed Monday, neither the question of steel exports t'or Japan's shipbuilding industries nor the disposition of the former German possessions in China aud in the Pacific will be discussed. This was made clear today, as was also the fact that in planning for her more extended aid in the war Japan will not demand any condition precedent. prece-dent. The steel question, it was learned, was taken up before Viscount Ishii came to America and it will continue to be handled through the permanent embassy here. Regarding her possession of Kiao Chow, Japan holds that the subject is not one tor discussion with the United States, but should properly be a topic for the peace conference. Whatever claims Japan may have in China arising aris-ing out ot the war are also considered not proper subjects for discussion until un-til the war has been ended. This also applies to the German islands in the Pacific now held by the Japanese. It was also definitely stated that while it may bo impossible to avoid touching China in a general discussion of Japan's position in the far east, Japan's wishes and ambitions will not be brought up at this time. Japan's view is that China is an ally of all the nations fighting the central powers and her internal affairs are not to be talked about now. Japan has suffered greatly bv German intrigue, both in her own country and in China, in this respect Japan feels that as the United States also has suffered from the intrigue, the two nations can with propriety confer on the subject. Japan considers it a prime necessity for her as well as the United States' to have peaceful conditions condi-tions in China, not only to enhance China's value as an ally at this time, but also for the future peaceful development develop-ment of new conditions in the far east. Consequently, the Japanese mission here is eager to decide how best the United States and Japan can co-operate in developing both the power and resources of the far east for the common com-mon good. |