Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-01
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Special to The BuIfetinl ]

other foreign delegates to the conference 1 arrived, the broad avenues were thronged with people who greeted the visitors with | rousing cheers Flags of the nations the visitors represent Reated side by side 1 with the Stars and Stripes. The delegates l were met at the station by representa- I tives of the administration and the state 1 department and were escorted to their 1 respective embassies or the hotels where l they are to live. by troop of cavalry l from Fort Meyer, which is the military | post of Washington
 The American representatives are all l in the city waiting for the opening of the l session. The wheels of the conference 1 on limitation, of armanent will be ready l to turn smoothly on the tick of the 1 clock at the appoirped hour. Everyone 1 here is hopeful that good will come of it, 1 but the president and American delegates l are trying to make it clear to the people l of the country that it is merely a con ference that has been called, and that no laying down of arms could possibly fol i low at once no matter how strongly the conference may advocate limitation oi armament. It is merely the first step towards the end, and is for the purpose of ultimate international limitation in | each of the five great nations of the WOl1u' lie COHlST6ilCG can JAKE lI1S nFSL l step but the final step can be taken only l by the official acts of each of the several l governments concerned. In the United | States this can be done only by act of 1 congress followed by presidential appreV- ! al The president and the delegates fear 1 the people Of the country do not fully
 realize this and that disappointment will Hollow, even if the conference makes good
 in the purpose for which it was called. i It is evidently the desire of President 1 Harding and majority of congress to i bring about a limitation of armament, 1 both in naval and military forces, and i so relieve the people of the country from
 n1ach Of the bfrden of taxation from which they now suffer. This cannot be done unless 1t is an international move ment participated in by the five great na- tions of the world. It was the United States that first proposed a conference and it will be the United States that will
 take a leading part in bringing foreign
 nations in mood to enter upon such
 an agreement Naval limitation will come first. as it is much easier to obtain. While
 Europe is torn even now by small wars,
 there is small chance that European
 countries would consider cutting down the size of their armies, but the American
 delegates here express hope that move
 for limitatior of naval armament will be well started and also the way paved for future reduction of military forces as ! well as some sort of settlement reached l regarding the grave questions of the Far [ East, with the world is now confronted
 The foreign nations intend to get their 1 own version of what takes place at the 1 conference is made clear by the presence , here of great number of foreign news ; paper correspondents who will send daily
 cables to their home papers. Down at the White House this week. when the presi- : dent gave his bi-weeIly interview to the
 members Of the press gallery, three Jap Q anese correspondents were present as r accredited representatives of the press of l Japan.
 g Con&ressman Merritt expressed the s verW general opinion here as to the good e the coming armament conference will q accomplish.
 r Said he 'sThe strength Of the whole i thing and the great power of the confer ence arises from the fact the field is
 somewhat limited, ard the d5joct i. Q fairly specific.
 Its first essential is economy and if i s does nothing else it will at least star
 the great nations of the world along tina h road, Moreover if it ill any way smooth e out the difficulties of the Pacific it vii II go far towards preventing future wars. 7t underlying the whole conference is in n assurance of the high character of Pres 3 i1ent Harding backed up by an able cab IL met. The president is an idealist wit
 practical policies. His plans includ J, high ideals but they are capable of be =, ing worked out on a practical basis ly | Then MT. Merritt smiled and queriet 3a Who was it said that St. Paul suceeede Dc because while his head was in the cloud of his feet were on earth?' We'll jus 70 now all plans to prevent future wars an S. to relieve the nations from the great ta ,g burdens they carry must be based o ir economic principles that are workabl from practical standpoint"
 ad The welcome extended Marshal Foe !, exceeded anything that has ever occurre - here. He arrived at night, and tn
 great white dome of tile Capitol only = couple of blocks away, blazed white an to clear above all surroundings. Brillian n- ly illuminated, and under the glare
 searchlights, it was the first object - meet the eyes Of the French hero, to whoj
 the waiting multitude at the station, ga,
 greeting such as no other foreign visi IL or is likely to receive Curiosity al e- general friendliness brings out b
 crowd with the arrival of each deleg;
 i~tion but the welcome to Marshal Foe he was a personal tribute the like of which he rarey seen. Gen. Pershing's life the pa
 week has been just one round of gree
 ing the marshal. He met him at Ne m, York, after race across the ocean-l
 was the man to greet him at his arriv
 in Washington, then again as acting SC
 retary of war in the enforced absen
 of MT. Weeks and later thaf same Il; on as chief of staff.
 ht Today the Chinese delegates arrive a, oe the same escort, the same greetings by
 multitude that marked the arrival of |
 Japanese will be theirs. Just what " i'll be done about gking visiting officials t ob- customary courtesy of flying the flag pol their country along side of the Stars a
 Stripes remains to be seen. It is [
 custom of practically all the Eurepe4 Inc countries and of the United States, -th .4 .ne Aes oi "n"teFef hatfoh the V -Ne not only a welcome from the nation tn
 visit, but gladden. their eyes by the sig
 of the flag of their own country, wavi the a salute, as it fntters in the vii re- Washington has started-out well, but wi in the most daily arrival of delegates fri
 across the sea, the city is getting to bt
 1 Inult1-colored mass of waving buntil my And yet only Small fraction of the T md tions are as yet represented here,
 up Automobiles scud to and fro with F
 little flags of all nations flying fir
 their tips. The embassies, scatte, +he about the city certain of the public pui "a fngs, along the avenues and the eapj
 plaza, and hotels where conference de