Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-26

MIR. Ea,four's aud MIR hughes replies
ON Monday. - prominent British pub
iir!st assured American readers that
Franc" is incorriEihiy militarist and
that. II she wants submarines. IL Is
Ia order IT, MAKE war on EnEland.
On the authority az some French
delegates. France was stated To desire
"a ncct equal tn the Japanese besides
maiutaIniu. the largest army In
Europe
Japan WAS alleged Ia h" lnsls,in.
on having a navy equal to 10 per cent
Of the American or the British naval
strength.
italy showed a disposition To de-
mand a r"e; euua! To tina! OF France.
Her spokesman IN the .Iu:erence vas
T ported 60 havN irrl,a:r'i the Ercucl,
ry pr"pCSiuS u general resolution
.cainst land nrma;neutS, which NJ.
BRAND rejected ;mi"sr c.prors mon
!. ON should u. iup,ls 4: tho special
1sition "f France.
iirinnl'n rcs,S Comments.
NJ BRAND. who had toned down the
niiFcrcc; u;tcrauccs uf other French
!olcE1tca. said testify TO an American
journalist that IL the British want
oo.o6o :"H. Of carit'l ships In ordcr.
ilsh for 7ardincs, France wants her
ul quota "f submarines In order To
':udy und'r-HCn fora fur tho beucl.
u French botanical societies.
Ehc Chinese threatened To withdraw,
rom ths conference IL an alleged, bu,
:n"u'hor!zra. british suggestion fo-
hc establishment of international
N"an'iAl supervision In China t.
lrcsscd.
1hr shos, OF American domestic
politics Invaded the conference iu In,
shape OF IL threat from "a prominent
bemocr3t orSan that. II the Hardin.
MANIFESTATION attempts To cvado tho
dEirul az the Senate over arranr.-
iiehis that may 30 made by the wash q
hEipn conference. there will b
trouble IN store.
turs3n Lectures France,
Lord cur"om. In London. lectur.d
France Ola tn! folly &c her conduct.
Hrpo"ta reached Washington that
ir'iSh h;mnincut firms are Opposing
the limitation OF naval arrnaInents.
ihrSc ten points ar. not exhnus-
i've, but they may serve To illustrate
'ac conditions under which Delegates
wc"r.cd by social entertainments.
S'ewed III not rooirs and refrigerated
~ drHtts OF cold air are attemp;in.
20 perform their appointed task. For
'unnte!E. thQEa among them who hav.
"Npericnc" OF international confer
"nccs are not Xix =lv To be unset a,
heWi!dcrsd Crises occur in every i'm
rortant conference. They prove ONLY
mat serious business is on hand. /,
may be "A positive advantage that
croSs-currcnts should be revealed ana
enn!ticS exposed AT u comparatively
CARP stag" in the proceedings. The
forces that make for concord and
Tor the success OF the conference in
It's major tasks. can thus be mar.
sha!cd and directed In such a way ms
10 overcome resistance and to dis.
comht opponents
Good Temper Nitai 10 Success.
This does not mean that paticn;
care and much good temper will no,
he needed If pitfalls are to he avoid
al. The enemies of the conference
are certainly numerous and powerful
The attitude toward IL OF the intangi
bio force known as international Il =
nance. OF the pro-,icrman and pro-
BolshcNiSt persuasion, Is by no means
cicr, or, at least. 1t is not clear that
certain Spccica OF International
!!nancior desires harmony between
England and France, the British en- :
rire. and the United States, or the
United States and Japan.
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