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Show : . : V !'.- re- . i - 1 i l l ' ,n t ) on the f i . :. 1 t ' : 1- t "y i :fru!-'l in I s i : IS , I i .-, -vf 1 I y t'e !'!!'' t . ; In- f t: t: ' : :V 1 to C e 1 - :s. ' l r t'..j i j . : .' t 1 s i ; . ; the f : I'.... I rt i " ) ; ' n t 1 1 i.- ',1 t it n 1 o s' ' 1 r . t. v ! : ', i-w 1 to 1 r t a e. . -.J i v .11 I. t COIisoTit 1) 1;. Japan has already made public 1 r as-surance as-surance that Manchuria is to be restored to China. That Is one of the prini-iok's for which she says she has been l 1 . sr. Japan regards herself as fully mimM of executing- this promise, without t' e :-t-ance of China, and. In view oi China's Inability to core with Pussia in Manchuria, Man-churia, the Jiuwinese Government Is unable un-able to see what DossiiMe service ft Chinese Chi-nese representative would be In the 'Washington 'Wash-ington conference. Moreover, the Japanese have all along taken the position that when peace ne-gotlations ne-gotlations were begun they would be con ducted directly" with Russia. It is altogether alto-gether unlikely that the Washington Gov- mment will press the .claim of China, and the of.lclal view here fails to sympathise sympa-thise with the Idea. The past week has seen few develop ments in the plans for the negotiations. ' Negotiations for an armistice are not expected ex-pected to be concluded until after- the1 plenipotentiaries roett. It Is pointed out again that the beginning begin-ning of the rainy season In the war sone removes the necessity for the Immediate signing of an urmistic. . little doubt is felt, however, that thia will ba the- first subject discussed by thejlenlnotentlaries and probably their initial act will b the signing of a protocol providing for the cessation of hostilities for a limited period. pe-riod. - - . , . , |