The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-04
Arms DELEGATES
CALL Oh HARDING
italian, Japanese, Chinese and
BGIgi27S Received.
HUGHES RECEIVES OTHERS
State Department Declares "Reason-
ak" Publicity vii! Be Observed at
Conferences.

Washington, Nur. 4.-MemDerS of
the delegations from the nations in
vilcd to tie armament limitation and
Far Eastern conferences, who have
been arriving in Washington the past
several days, took advantage of tie
regular day ut tie state department
for reception oi foreign diplomats and
called Ia pay their respects /" Sec
Rotary OF State Hughes.
Tie italian, Japanese. Chinese and
Began delegations We're received by
President Harding. The receptions.
hello in the blue room, Wer" purely
formal in character. The president
was accompanied by his sta1t OF mill
tary and naval aides and each group
Of lis Visitors remained only Il few
minutes Ia shake hands and express
their pleasure at visiting Tie United
States. In reply the president Whrn4=
Iy welcomed each delegate.
The Japanese We're the first 10 be
received and were followed by the
Italians. Chinese and BeIgianS. Other
DELEGATIONS will be given similar
formal welcome later.
Many of the members of the dele
cations, particularly the military and
naval advisers, after leaving the state
department paid their respects to Sec
rotary Of War Weeks and Secretary
Of the Navy DENLY.
While The round OF calls WAS in
progress it became evident ut the
state department the American dele
gates were satisfied with the progress
being made toward formulation of
definite proposals for the reduction
or future restrictions Of arlnaments
to be presented as the American idea
uf what should be done when the con-
ference assemblies.
II was reiterated the American dele
Cation would be prepared I" present
suggest IONS to the conference for sOlu-
ion of each of the problems TO be dis
cuS>eG. including the vital central OBJ
,irctive of curbing naval ornaments.
Emphasis was again laid at the
state department on the expectation
OF officials the degree of publicity it
Will be found possible to give to the
deliberations OF the conferees will
prove satisfactory to every reasonable
desire Of the American people. Elab-
crate preparations have been made to
insure adequate press facilities for
the open sessions of the conference
and there appears to be a desire on
the part of the American delegation
Il very full understanding should be
! had by the people generally of what
VAS in progress that the delegates
may have the benefit of public opinion
in laying their views before the other
mowers.
1t is also realized, it W0S asserted,
there were some phases Of the dis
cussions TO come that involve delicate
| negotiations and an appreciation of
international courtesy and for this
reason there is no present plan to de-
clare in advance of the actual meeting
of the conference the detailed pro-
gram for limitation of naval arma-
! ments or on any other specific points
which the American delegation will
present.
LAS full publicity as possible" at
Itlc CuuleIeuCe was III ecu upOI 1851
dent Harding iii q petition presented
on behalf of the American Association
of University Women. The petition
put the organization on record as ia
voring AN association of nations" and
American participation in an interna-
| tfonal court of justice.
Ada Comstock, dean of Smith Col
Iege. headed the committee which in
Guided Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife Of
the secretary of commerce.