JAPANESE SUGGESTIONS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLII, Issue 9377, 4 November 1921, Page 5

JAPANESE SUGGESTIONS.

AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.. I (Per Press Association, Copyright.) NEW YORK, November 3. The Washington correspondent of the "New York Herald" reports that Baron Hayashi, chief adviser to the j Japanese delegation to the Washingj ton Conference, the second contingent . of which has arrived, m a statement declared: — "China's salvation lies m bringing her to realise that the rest of the world will act as a unit m dealing with her. Let the Powers have enough, self-denial and not surrender themselves to yam disputes, and the next positive step m that direction is an international Consortium such as that m connection with the financial affairs of China. The latter has not yet accepted the Consortium agreement, . and I believe she will never accept the 1 idea of general international control ' such as has been suggested. International control, moreover, must be backed by armed force if necessary, and what Powers would be disposed to send armies to China?? Would the Power® give Japan a mandate to send armies? Japan would hesitate to accept this dangerous mission. Japan, has learned much concerning the danger of such an undertaking. "The contention that Japan secretly desires to disorganise China is false. An orderly China is necessary to Japan commercially and politically, and she will participate m any rational plan to secure this. Japan, how-} ever, would look with extreme disfavour on any group* of Western Powers obtaining dominance over China and excluding Japan."