The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-13
JAP ANSWER
TO PROPOSAL
NOT RECEIVED
Great Britain, France and It.
ally Officially Signify Ac
ceptance - Distinguished
Statesmen To Attend.
PRAISE HARDING ACT
CBy Associated Press,


principal allied nations. Great Britain.
France and Italy, have officially sig
nifed their acceptance of President
Harding's invitation TO hold a con-
ference on limitation of armameats,
while China has indicated her readi-
ness to participate in a conference
relative to Far Eastern affairs.
Japan is the only one OF the allies
which has not placed herself on rec
ord as being ready to take part in the
Washington conference, but it is ex-
pected in official cirsles here that her
acceptance will be communicated to
the United States government soon.
In government circles in this city
it appears to be the concensus of opin-
ion that the meeting at Washington
will be attended by some of the most
prominent statesmen of the world
Premier May Attend.
The announcement of Premier Bri-
and of France that he would consider
going to Washington wollowing indi-
cations that Prime Minister Lloyd
George might also go. provided con-
ditions in Great Britain are such as to
permit his extended absence from the
country.
1t is probable. however, that some
of the leading figures in British Off
cial life will be present Among those
mentioned as delegates are A ]. Bal
four, Lord President of Council: Lord
Lee of Fareham. first Lord of the Ad-
miralty; Sir Laming Worthington
Evans Secretary of State for War. Ad.
miral Lord Beatty and Viscount Gray.
The London Times, which is a Sc
we're critic of the premier and the
present government today discusses
in its editorial columns the possible
British representatives to the Wash
ington disarmament conference. It
declares that neither the premier nor
the foreign minister "is fitted by his
position, his temperament and his past
career to take part in these negotia-
tionS."
Cites Activities.
The constitutional place of both
ministers, ADDS the newspaper, is with
in the British realms, but 1T says. It
is not chiefly on constitutional
grounds that their participation in the
conference would be opposed 1t then
cites the activities of the premier and
Lord Curzon previous to President
Harding's proposal, which it declares,
indicated British initiative in the mat
ter had been considered, although it
long was known that the American
president contemplated such a pro-
posal; therefore courtesy suggested
awaiting further action on the pres
ident's part.
PARIS, July 13-Both the Senate
and chamber of deputies adjourned
yesterday for their three months sum-
mer holiday. They will reconvene on
Oct. IL. The government of Premier
BRAND received strong majority in
both houses on the last vote taken, the
senate yesterday giving the govern
ment 249 votes to the opposition Is,
while in test vote taken in the cham
ber of deputies Monday on the govern
ment's general foreign policy 459 votes
favored the government, against 112
for the opposition.
The BRAND government now cannot
be overthrown for three months and
it is considered virtually certain that
NJ. BRAND will be in charge of French
affairs when the Washington dis
armament conference is called
ROME, July 13.-The Osservatore
Romano, the organ of the Vatican, to-
| day prints a semi-oficial note warmly
| lcongratulating President Harding on
| the initiative he has taken for an in
ternational conference on the limita-
| ton of armaments. The American
Presidents action, says the note, is
identical with that which Pope Bene-
dict took in August, 1917, when his
holiness wrote to the powers with the
object OF ending the war and it adds
that the pope will experience the liveli-
est pleasure in seeing his praisers
realized under the powerful initiative
Of the United States.
| The newspaper Paese, says:
1T is not the first time the reduc.
ton Of ornaments has been talked of,
but each time ornaments are in
creased. President Harding's PROPOSE
tion is certainly made in perfect good
| faith"
The Popolo Romano says that Pres
ident Harding's invitation concerns
Great Britain and Japan especially.
BERLIN, July 1S.--The Acht Uhl
Abendblatt says it learns in diplo
matte circles that it has been decided
to recall the French General Lerond
head of the Inter-allied commission in
upper Silesia and to make radical
/ change in the French personnel in 81
/ lesia.
This move was decided upon, ac
cording to the newspaper after en-
ergetic representations were made By
Great Britain and Italy, in conse
I quence of reports of their members on
the Inter-allied commission.