WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17894, 23 September 1921, Page 5

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

AGENDA AGREED TO.

FAR EASTERN QUESTIONS.

CHINA, SIBERIA, ISLANDS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 11.6 p.m.) A. »na N-Z. WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. The State Department has .published the agenda of the armaments conference, to which all the Powers invited have agreed. The agenda is divided into two parts, each of which is subdivided under several heads. The first part deals with the limitation of armaments, which is subdivided as follows :— 1. Naval armaments, under whit>h will be discussed : (a) the basis of limitation, and (b) the extent of fulfilment. 2. Rules for the control of new agencies of warfare. 3. Limitation of land armaments. The second part embraces Pacific and Far Eastern questions under the following heads :— 1. Questions relating to China, including : (a) Principles to he applied and the application of territorial integrity and administrative integrity, (b) the " open door" pol-cy and equality of commercial and industrial opportunity, (c) concessions, monopolies or preferential economic privileges, (d) development of railways, including plans relating to the Chinese Eastern Railway and preferential railway rates, (e) thp Status of existing commitments.

2. Questions relating to Siberia, including subjects similar to those detailed in connection with China.

3. Mandated islands of the Pacific, unless questions under this head are previously settled.

JAPANESE VIEW OF MOTIVE.

REPLACEMENT OF ALLIANCE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Kecd. 11.30 p.m.) TOKIO, Sept. 21. Baron Kato, leader of the Opposition in the Japanese Diet, in a speech said the prime motive of the armaments conference was the common desire of Britain and the United States to seek some agreement between themselves and between them and Japan in the hope of replacing the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.

BRITISH DELEGATION.

NO ONE YET CHOSEN.

A. and N Z- LONDON, Sept. 21. The report that Mr. Bonar Law had been selected to be a delegate to the Washington Conference is denied. Nobody has yet been nominated or invited to go. DEMAND FOR PUBLICITY. RESOLUTION IN SENATE. A. and N.Z. WASHINGTON. Sept. 21Mr. Harrison has introduced a resolution in the Senate urging the fullest publicity for the conference proceedings.