THE HARDING CONFERENCE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 13 September 1921, Page 5

THE HARDING CONFERENCE

JAPAN'S MILITARY DELEGATE

BY CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION- COITBICHT ,j.' "- V. A , TOKIO. Sep. 12. It is definitely understood that General Tanaka will be the military delegate at the[.Armament Conference. Some evidence of the stirring U p of Japanese sentiment respecting Far Eastern questions, as the result of the proposed conference, can be seen by the >aeb.inichi's announcement that 1 the army leaders approve of the abate»ent of twenty-one demands on C%ina, Japan is permitted to pur- j rtf 18*? **&£ » I*ort Arttiur and Moutbern Manchuria. The newspaper adds: ' 'Japan, will offer this programme to the conference, •ven^ expressing her willingness to withdraw the troops from- Northern and Central China. Provided China wilt'open the interior for foreign trade, xne withdrawal from Siberia will be assured. _ After the Busgo-Japanese ■commercial treaty is secured. Japan will offer to reduce her army to 21 f*. . . ■