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Show CHINA'S PROBLEM IS SOU NICELY FAR EAST QUESTION DEALING WITH CHINA'S PROBLEMS MAY PREDOMINATE Americans Declared to Be Satisfied With Progress Made and Eaaer For Armament D'scus:-ion By Entire Body Washington. The problem of naval limitation, left in the background while Far Eastern negotiations are developing the policies of the powers toward China, has been advanced to a point were it may soon resume a place of predominating interest in the arms conference. It was indicated Saturday that both the American and British experts had virtually completed their work oij details de-tails of the American plan, and would be ready to report early next week. Japanese experts had no similar announcement, an-nouncement, but it was assumed they would not permit themselves to be put in the position of seriously delaying de-laying progress. The crucial point in the discussions as viewed by the American delegation delega-tion at least is the "5-5-3 ratio" of capital ship strength. It was said authoritatively that in the opinion of the A.merican spokesmen, all questions ques-tions relating to auxiliary craft are of collateral importance only, and can be settled easUy after an agreement on capital ships. The American delegation has shown a desire to get back into the naval discussion when the work of the experts ex-perts permits. The Americans are declared to be well satisfied with the progress in the Far Eastern negotiations, negotia-tions, but impatient to get the naval negotiations out of committee. Another of China's problems reach, ed a virtual "agreement in principle" at a sesion of the committee of the whole Saturday, devoted to a decision of maintenance of foreign postoffiees and postal systems on Chinese soil The delegates all agreed there should be a withdrawal of Uie foreign postal machinery when conditions warrant and a subcommittee beaded by Senator Sen-ator Lodge, drew up for later formal adoption a declaration of principle under which each power would investigate inves-tigate conditions and withdraw when it considered it practical. The report Is to be presented to the full committee soon, nnd another subcommittee will present a resolution d-eclp.ring for a gradual abolition of the extra teritorial rights in China when China's judicial machinery warrants. war-rants. It is expected that the dispatch of an international commission of jui Ists to China to study the situation will be recommended in the report and agreed to by the conference. In the discussion of the postal question, ques-tion, the Japanese are understood to have expressed serious doubt whether present postal facilities of China would fully meet the demands made on them should foreign systems with, draw. It was also said to have been suggested by some delegates that the Pekin government might find difficulty in enforcing reforms which might be agreed to here, in view of the unsettled unset-tled state of affairs of China. The virtual decision to leave withdrawal with-drawal to the discretion of each Individual Indi-vidual power was the result. President Hard'ng's sugestlon for a continuance of the conference plan In International relationships wns a question ques-tion of absorbing interest In private conversations between delegates. Few would comment on it publicly and the only hint as to the possible attitude of the other nations came from M. Vivlani of France, who indorsed the suggestion saying that It was not only "n high thought." but a practical one, anil from a British spokesman, who declared an "association of nations' must be approached carefully until the attitude of the American congress had been expressed. "Great Britain." he said, "is most anxious to participate in any movement move-ment that would tend to the peace of the world, but obviously the president's presi-dent's suggestion is more or less In American domestic question on Which It would not be proper for the delegates dele-gates to express nn opinion until de. tails have been worked out and congress con-gress bus deo'dod on some definite scheme that would have the full approval ap-proval of the American perp!e." |
