THE CONFERENCE.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 12 August 1921, Page 8

THE CONFERENCE.

AT WAS -IINGTOW JAPAN WATCHING AMEHICi .Per Press Asso .iation—Co’ ,rjgl LONDON, August n TJse “Morning post’s” co---v.fnuj says that a, study of the Japanese, r.acular Press indicates a suspiej attitude towards the Washington C ierence. Hence -Senator Knox tried to internationalise tl> j Mund ran railway. Japan will no.. .coups American proposals without. ost q fl 1 investigation. Japan realises that withou ■ as, ance of western finance sb could have prosecuted past wars, and ; fact is making her cautious, in j future defence sho may ;.< ssibly squeezed by. western finance She regards Air Harding’s proposi] a new move in tho control of A which will • decide the fate of Aho P# natives by Occidentals. Sho is ah of being drawn into a now combiiial of Powers which may possibly me, her long-cherished indcpeiid. -. NAVAL REDUCTION. TOKYO, A .gut U Tho Navy Department, annoia that tho personnel will hr. xiaoed 20 per cent. on Septemb- ’, quent on 4 battl ehips, an 1 i‘2 tt era being transferred from ‘ w an list to coast defence. This r in j suanco of tho x’K'e.u.ion to r -trwaj ei’pcnditure. Washington, . -steij President Harcing’s fo-mal j to the disarm.-inL ,t and I’aciticj ferenee has bet' despatch ■'! t«i various powers. President Harr, rg’s cal : -jlntii that while naval .-mamer.; :nustl turally have fir.-A place, ■'■sew < n the quiyitioa ■' then ar '"and i.ot excluded. may .-.:so be; visable to cciitrj the new agd of warfare. The .tcope o.’ the] East discussion" v: undefined ail will be the snbj ct of exchanges, fore the conference.