The New York herald., 1921-09-10
President Cuts List Down to
Four, Recognizing Both
Big Parties and Senate
i'm Final Selections.
FIRST MEETING SOON
Fitness and Ability Sole
Test. and Special Groups
Will Be Cared For i'm Adj
visory Bodies Later.
NEW ORIENTAL PROBLEM
South China Warns She VIII
Not Accept New Pacts by
Pekin and TokiO-Japan
for Freedom of Sea.

Special Despatch to THE New YonK HBNLp.
New, York Herald Bureau.
Washington. d. c.. Sept. .. I
President Harding to-day an
nounced the appointment Of the
completed American delegation to
the international conference at
Washington to discuss ornaments
and the Far Eastern problem.
The list as completed includes the
names of Elihu Root. former Secre-
tary Of State, and Senator
Oscar Underwood (Ala.), Democratic
leader Of the Senate. Announce
ment Of the appointment of Secre-
tary of State Hughes to head the
delegation and of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge (Mass.) had been an
Dounced. The list is as was pub
ushad exclusively by THE NEW
YORK HERALD some time ago.
The President explained that 1t
had been determined to limit the
number Of delegates the nations will
have at Washington to four. Had
the list included five, 1t is under
stood, former United States Senator
Sutherland OF Utah would have been
named.
some striking Developments.
Other Developments affecting the
conference were as follows:
I Announcement of refusal OF
the Administration to appoint
delegates because they represent
various groups, the qualification
for the appointment being fitness
and ability.
y Explanation that the dele
gates will not be plenipoten.
tiaries. since they will serve In
Washington under the personal
direction OF the President Rati-
fication Of their appointment by
the Senate will not be necessary.
z Announcement that the Am
erican delegates will have
preliminary meetings. with the
intimation that various special
tasks will be assigned to each.
a An advisory body will be
named, which will give OPP
portunity for the representation
OF groups which believe they
should have special representa-
tion.
6 Formal warning given to the
State Department by the
South China Government that II
will not be bound by agree.
ments reached between the Pekin
Government and Japan made
since the date of the issuance OF
President Harding's invitation
TO the conference.
e. Announcement made in Asdhi,
prominent Toxic newspaper.
that Japan will seek freedom OF
seas with abandonment of alt
island Notifications as Japan's
programme for an understanding
In the Pacific region
While limitation OF delegations to
four members IL a surprise. n Is In
line with the ideas held by this Gov
ernment. which has believed that
better results could be vvtained by
smaller delegations. Each delegation
will have a large corps of advisers.
military. naval. economic and In
dustrial. One OF the first tasks Of
the American delegation will he to
aid in selecting the leading Ameri.
can expert advisers for the con.
ference.
strons and Able Men Chosen.
As tn. American delegation now
stands. " Is realized here that Presi.
dent Harding has reached out for tha
strongest and ablest men he could
summon TO his assistance. II Is in line
with the Presidents policy of select
ing big men for big jobs.
Former Senator Roots qualifications
for the place are well known In a
general way. In addition he has an
especial qualification In being excep-
tionaIly equipped by knowledge OF tho
Far Eastern situation. As Secretary
of state Mr.. Root signed tho Root
Takahira agreement which furnished
a modus vivendi for handling the Inn
migration problem between Japan and
the United states. He Is credited with
having said at one time that unless
the United States placed sh-ts In tho