Review of Policy at the Pacific Relations Conference: Commercial Aims Honolulu, July 21.
The discussion by the conference at the Institute of Pacific Relations of China's external problems was vwontinued yesterday behind closed doors, but three important papers have been published Ju the first of these papers, Dr. Masato Sawayanagi (Japan) ' expressed the opinion that the Pacific ie becoming "the centre of the world" and that it will eventually Be necessary for nations bordering on the Pacific to recognize the natural right of immigration.
Mr, Walter Nash, the New Zea Jand Labour leader, is the author of the second paper. He declares that the problems of New Zealand Aare unemployment and Tand set-
Sir Frederick Whyte, the author of the third paper, reviews the re-Tations between China and Britain from the earliest: times. He says that Britain's policy towards China. has been dictated primarily if not, rolely by commercial interest. He emphasizes that, although' the original suggestion of i the Disarmament Conference 'ington came from the United States, the initiative of adding polities in the Pacific to its deliberations came from Britain. He thinks China was the principal beneficiary of the achievements of that conference but the renunciation of territory or privilege is, says he, a low price to pay for the option of China's future ecodwill, Sir Frederick adds that "forces: work since the end of the War have brought Britain toa new vi of her permanent interests in the Far East and recognition of her position—that of the gr of European traders in Chin says Sir Frederick, "has meant change of front and with that is regaining her initiative. Her part in the Washington Conference was dictated by her own interests and the welfare of China. Already Gommitted by the Nine Power: Treaty to a constructive policy China she is now doubly committed by her own act in addressing the Treaty Powers last December to the welcome responsibility of carrying the Washington principles into full effect."
Scheme for Peace July 27.
At today's session of the Me! titute of Pacific Relations Conf nee, Professor Shotwell of Col la University, New York, pressel ed a draft of a proposed tre to abolish war among the nations! of the Pacific, Divergent views regard practicability of the American earn" were expressed in the subsequent discussion.
Professor Kenzo Takayashi head of the Japanese delegation, declared that clause of the propos: ed treaty, which excepted the Mon-_ oe Doctrine from its scope, would not be acceptable to Japan because: that doctrine wae contrary to. me ternational law, Professor C. K. Webster (Britain) drew attention to the changes on. diplomatic methods since the World, War, and pointed out that the Pacific countries still held largely to the pre-war systems of contact, Professor Shotwell cited—Germany and Poland as nations which had abandoned war as a policy, Professor Shotwell, with Professer Chamberlain, was the author the proposed' Franco-American treaty to abolish war promulgated by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University, on May 30.
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