Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-01
SEEKS CONTINUOUS
ARMS CONF: RENCE
Believed Association of Nations
Idea Fails at Washington.
PRESIDENT is NOT GRIEVED
Harding Would Invite Nations Not
Now Participating in Farley, In
GLIDING Germany, to Pass on
the Present Deliberations.

Washington, Nov. Pa 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 program of reduced
land armament. The size of the exist
ing armies will be left to the discre-
ton of each power without recon-
mendations.
1t was indicated that yearly con-
ference would have the fullest sup
| port of the administration.
1t 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
yet ready for the idealistic era Of
peace based on international good will
rather than on fears inspired by big
armies and navies.
Views of President.
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 it's decisions will be
submitted to other countries for ap-
prevail.
This could be accomplished, it was
pointed out, by the sending of repre-
SentatlveS here or by action taken in
the capitals of the respective coun-
tries.
The President is understood to have
no preference as to the manner of re-
cording an agreement reached by the
conference and is represented as hold
ing that 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.
War is to be as humane" as pos
sihie, considering the frightful new
machinery of death introduced since
1914.
subcommittee have been appointed
to study two 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
largely by gas, other poisonous chem
icalS and aircraft.
Plight of China.
Discussion Of the powers over China
show that the Far East must, for a
time at least, remain potential
source of friction. The impotent posi-
ton 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 jeopardized through weakness of
the Chinese government if it is left
entirely to it's own devices.