Show TOPiCS SENT Suggestions Sug as to Program Given Out WASHINGTON Sept 14 The The American government has hag s sent nt to the governments of oC all the powers invited In Invited In- In I to tb participate In the conference I and on the limitation of ot armaments Far Eastern questions a n. list of ot the topics suggested for tar discussion Officials of oC the state dOl department refused today to comment on the tho na nature nature na- na ture turo of ot the suggested program but It was understood that the tho offered list of ot subjects was C nothing more than tentative and calculated to serve servo merely march for Cor th the basis of ot agreement The lI list t of topics which was sent to the Invited In nations by Secretary Hughes la Is lit understood however to tobe tobe tobe be the first concrete suggestion as to the conference program submitted to all the tho prospective participants The only anly Indication of ot the nature of ot the subjects subjects' suggested was that tha t contained In a a. Tokio press dispatch which declared that In n addition to the obvious subjects of ot army and arid navy restrictions the United Skates tes communication communication com com- proposed a discussion of or the thc open op n door In China respect for forthe forthe forthe the sovereignty of ot oth other r nations nation territory territory ter ter- ter- ter the status of or Manchuria and the Chinese Eastern astern railway spheres sphere of oC Influence and th the general subject of OC mandates Official comment on von the dis dispatch patch was withheld but there was 8 an intimation that the field of ot discus discus- discussion sion sian wight lISh be bo pouch much broader i r |