DISARMAMENT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 266, 4 August 1921, Page 5

DISARMAMENT

POWERS TO BE REPRESENTED AT WASHINGTON MR. LLOYD GEORGE TO BE BRITISH DELEGATE PREMIERS’ VIEWS TO BE CO-ORDINA-TED IN IMPERIAL MANIFESTO By Telegraph— Prana Association— Copyright (Rec. August 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 2. The news of the abandonment of the Pacific Conference was made public today. It appears now that tho United States was never keen on holding a preliminary conference in London, Washington, or anywhere. This, in conjunction with Japan’s reply, prompted the decision to discuss all the phases at one conference. It is understood that the Powers to be present will bo Britain, Italy, France, Japan, China, and the United States. As soon as it was known that the Dominion Prime Ministers would not be afforded an opportunity to state their case individually, each focused the main points of his contention, and these will be co-ordinated in an Imperial manifesto.

Mr. Lloyd George is going to Scotland at the end of August, and will return a month later; and he is likely to leave Southampton for Washington on October 22. It is considered certain that November 11 will bo fixed as tho date for the conference. Although' it is believed that each Power will only have one representative, the delegations of experts are expected to be large, including all subjects, as a great amount of detail is required. On* Prime Minister said to-day that Mr. Lloyd George, having just sat through tho whole Imperial Conference listening to every word the delegates said on foreign affairs and Pacific questions, possesses s perfect and unequalled grip on the Dominion view-point, which is particularly fortunate at this jun<i-ture.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn SUGGESTIONS FOR PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE WITHDRAWN. (Rec. August 3, 8.15 p.m.) New York, August 2. The New York "Times" Washington correspondent reports that all suggestions for a preliminary conference on disarmament first made by England and Japan have been withdrawn. Diplomatic exchanges are now in progress concerning the date. The United States is hopeful that the conference will meet not later than November. Dispatches received at Honolulu from Tokio state that Japan will insist that the disarmament conference discuss Mexican nnd American questions in cases where these are not settled at a preliminary conference. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. “ISSUES SETTLED ” JAPAN’S~DEMANDS. (Rec. August 3, 8.15 p.m.) Tokio, August 2. The newspaper "Asahi Shimbun” states that besides Shantung and Yap and tho occupation of Siberia, Japan will insist that eighteen other matters come under the head of issues settled or pertaining to a single country during the Fnr Eastern Conference. Tho newspaper adds: "Tho Government is uncertain how these will be received by other participants at the conference."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. SUPREME COUNCIL MAY' DISCUSS CONFERENCE. London, August 2. The Allies may discuss the Washington Conference at a meeting of the Supreme Council. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.