Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-10
Hughes, Root, Underwood
and Lodge VIII Represent
the United States al
Washington Conference,
q REPRESENTATIVES
FROM EACH NATION
John W, Davis Name Is
Suggested in Case the
Senator From Alabama
Turns Down Offer.
(Ry The Associated Press.l

Washington, Sept. 9.-President
Harding today announced the full
American delegation to the limita-
tion of armament conference. 1t
consists OF four members:
Charles Evans Hughes, secretary
OF state; former Justice of the Su-
preme court, one time candidate
for the presidency and twice gov
ernor Of New York; lawyer by pro-
fession.
Elihu Root, once secretary Of
war, later secretary of state, former
senator from New York. lawyer,
jurist and statesman of interna-
tional reputation. The late Presi-
dent Roosevelt, his close friend and
colleague, once paid tribute to his
attachments by describing him as
"the ablest man in pubic life in
America"
Henry Cabot Lodge, senator from
Massachusetts; republican floor
leader, chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee; long time
student of international affairs and
author of many works CT an histori-
cal nature. ''
"Safe and Sane" Lawyer.
Oscar w. Underwood, democrat,
senior senator from Alabama, lead
er of his party in the. senate as he
was in the house of representatives,
regarded by colleagues OF both
parties in the senate chamber as
safe and sane" lawyer by profess
sion and in public and political
life since 1892. He was for the
treaty of Versailles and the league
of nations covenant, with or with
| out reservations.
These four will represent Amer
| lea at the table at which Will be
gathered four from each other ma
| ton represented.
| Confidence that both Mr.. Root
and Senator Underwood would
| serve was expressed at the White
| House. Senator Underwoods posi-
ton as minority leader in the sem
ate was not expected to preclude
! his acceptance. In event 1t does,
however, it was intimated unoffi-
cially, that John w. Davis, former
ambassador to Great Britain, might
be the democratic member of the
American delegation.
Twenty in Supreme Body"
The conference proper, or What
might be termed its supreme
body" will consist Of twenty menu
bers, it was announced, each or the
five major powers being repre-
sented by "big four"
Only the "big four" delegation
from each Of the five allied. and
associated powers will sit In the
general conference on armament
limitation. The delegation from
China, which was invited especial-
" because of far eastern problems.
will sit with the twenty delegates
it was said. only when far eastern
problems are under discussion.
representatives of Belgium,
Holland and other nations, 1t was
explained, will occupy a similar
status. Armament questions, it
was emphasized. would be left
solely to disposition of the su-
preme body of twenty.
No official advices regarding the
makeup of the other powers dele
cations have been received.
The Next Step.
After the announcement OF the
four American delegates. 1t was
said that the next step would be
the selection of advisory bodies.
Their personnel, at least so far as
the United States is concerned,
probably will be limited to twelve
or fifteen, including a staff of army
and navy experts. The advisory
personnel also will include one or
more women. President Harding
today received from Mrs. Clifford
Pinchot the names Of half dozen
women regarded as fitted for Sc
lection. Names of others also are
to be submitted to the president for
consideration. tr, -,-