Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-02
NAT.IONS TO HOLD
ANNUAL CONFAB
President Is Not Grieved at
Changed Plans, Says White
House Authority.
WOULD CONTINUE THE FARLEY
Favors Inviting Nations Not Partici-
pating in Conference, Including
Germany, to Pass on Pres
ent Deliberations.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-A yearly con-
ference of the principal nations of the
world will be the chief good result OF
the armament conference, according to
the predictions of many statesmen.
1t was admitted officially at the
White House that such an annual
gathering has been suggested to Pres
ident Harding by delegates to the
present conference as the course best
calculated to insure peace on earth.
No attempt will be made at this par
ley to devise a program of reduced
land armament. The size of the exist
ing armies will be left to the dlscre-
ton of each power without recon-
mendations.
: 1t was indicated that yearly con-
ference would have the fullest sup
port of the administration.
It would also be advisable, the adj
ministration believes, for such meet
ing not to be confined to nations at
tending the armament conference, but
broadened to include such nations as
Germany, Roumania and other powers.
Statesmen at the conference have
come to realize that the world is not
vet ready for the idealistic era or
peace based on international good VIII
rather than on fears inspired by big
armies and navies.
President Harding is understood to
have told delegates he would not be
'.grieved" if the conference did not re-
suit In an association Of nations, but
would be ''sorry" If plans were not
made for annual meetings.
Although only the principal allied
and associated powers and nations
which have interests in the Orient
are represented here, it is believed
that after an agreement is reached by
the conference its decisions will be
submitted to other countries for APP
prevail
This could be accomplished, it was
pointed out, by the sending Of repre-
sentatives here or by action taken In
the capitals of the respective coun7
tries
The President is understood to have
no preference as to the manner of re-
cording an agreement reached by the
conference end is represented as hold
ing stthat an understanding is as good
as any scrap Of paper"
Therefore they are turning their at
tention to the possibility of a future
clash. The rules of war are to be re-
written.
subcommittee have been appointed
to stua@ AwO new agencies of warfare
poison gas and airplanes. The re-
ports are expected to recommend the
revision Of rules of civilized warfare.
Naval and military experts agree
that "the next war" will be determined
largely by gas, other poisonous chem
icals and aircraft.
Discussion Of the powers over China
show that the Far East must, for
time at least, remain a potential
source of friction. The impotent posi-
tion Of China herself Is partly respon-
sible for this.
Banking groups closely connected
with several foreign governments have
vast sums invested in China and their
pressure on the powers to maintain
their grip upon the Chinese channels
OF revenue is based to some extent
upon fears that the investment might
be ieopardized through weakness of
the Chinese government If 1t is left
entirely to Its own devices.