Washington, Nov. 6.
American diplomatic weight in the Far East which, like that of Russia, has increased as a result of the European war and it may prove to be a decisive factor in obtaining from Japan one of two possible settlements, ihe Foreign Policy Association said today in a special bulletin.
Explaining the negotiations started by Mr. Joseph C. Grew, American Ambassador to Tokyo, the Foreign Policy association says the question is whether the United States will insist on the settlement of large problems, involving Japan's expansion problems.
There are two main alternatives, the F.P.A. bulletin said. They are, the bulletin. continued "restoration of China's territorial integrity and the open door' or limited concessions to Western nationals and interests within the framework of Japan's new order in East Asia'."
The first, it said, contains the possibility ofa settlement of the hostilities which "might be expected to achieve some degree of stability."
The second alternative, it added, possessed the danger that the hostilities might be "prolonged indefinitely, with China turning exclusively to the Soviet Union for means of continued resistance while the Western interests will be accorded un-
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