New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-20
Harding to Take No Part
in Arms Council i'm Any
circumstance; Senate
To Be Fully Represented
Japan's Race Issue
Causing No Concern
Hope Felt tTokio WillWipe
ALI Controversies Off the
Slate Before Conference
From The Tribune,s Washinaton Rurenu

From The Tribume's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Charles E..
Hughes will head the American delega-
ton. to the conference on armament
limitation and Pacific and Far Eastern
questions. Under no circumstances, it
was learned to-day, will President Har-
ding himself act on this commission.
This statement was made most posi-
lively in an authoritative quarter TO-
day.
At least one Senator, probably Henry
Cabot Lodge, not only as chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
but as majority leader, will be named
among the American represent
atives. A Democratic Senator may
also be appointed, depending on the
decision, which has not vet been
reached, as to the size of the delegation
from each country. President Harding's
desire under any circumstances is that
the South be represented at the con-
ference.
Samuel Gompers has urged a repre-
sentative of labor on the American
commission, but this is regarded as
unlikely on the theory that it would
tend to inject additional points of dis
cussion in an agenda which every one
desires to have limited as sharply as
possible
Race Issue Causes No Worry
Associated Press dispatches from
Toxic to-day, stating that Japan was
preparing to raise the racial issue at
tho JiI te%,
who are studying problems which will
confront America at the conclave. 1t
was believed this issue could be dealt
with in a spirit which would not en-
danger the success of the conference.
WASHINGTON, July 19 (By The As
sociated Press). - President Harding's
move for a conference is assuming far
greater magnitude in world affairs than
first indications disclosed.
AS the preliminary negotiations pro-
ceed they are revealing all sorts of un-
expected diplomatic ramifcations and
leading into fields which in the begin
ming seemed far removed from the pur-
poses Of the conference. But officials
here apparently are thoroughly conf
dent that the widespread effect of the
Presidents proposal will in the end
Outy prove Gii olO III aLSOli PiloiAi1S viz
frank exchange of ideas for which the
conference was called.
No Advance Discussion
One of the principal side issues now
occupying the attention of the Ameri-
can government is the disposition of
Japan to hold out for an exact defini-
tion in advance of the subjects to be
considered by the assembled powers.
Tlo ~ +,1Jo nf of1 Ciol lc hnro th0f fn
thrash out that question now not only
would delay the conference, but might
also branch into a discussion of the
merits of the disputed subjects them
selves. 1t is felt that the program for
the conference could best be arranged
by the conference itself, or, failing
that, at least by negotiation after each
of the invited powers has sent in an
unconditional acceptance.
There was an apparent feeling Of
satisfaction here over unofficial ad-
vices from Takio seeming to indicate
that the Japanese government pro-
posed to clean the slate of some of
the troublesome Far Eastern problems
by moving toward settlement of such
questions as Shantung and the occupa
tion of Siberia.
1t developed during the day that the
gwen Japan NY CuS oCdCS
Department relative to the scope Of the
conference was entirely informal and
that department officials apparently
hoped to be able to reach an under
standing without a further exchange
of formal notes. The information de-
sired by Toxic is understood to have
been given the Japanese Ambassador
during an informal conversation with
Secretary Hughes, and it is assumed
that further exchanges of similar
nature Will take place here or in the
Japanese capital before the stage of
formal reply is reached.
Consider Personnel
While these preliminaries are in
progress President Harding is under
stood to be giving some attention to
the personnel of the commission that
is to represent the United States in
the conference. 1t was indicated to-
day that although no actual choice
probably would be made for a month
or more the President definitely had
decided that the Senate. because Of its
joint responsibility for foreign affairs,
would be represented. Whether Demo-
cratic as we'll as Republican Senators
would sit on the commission, however,
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