The New York herald., 1921-11-14

some elucidation OF their actual bearing
on technical points may be necessary,
they stand in their present form as the
mature conclusions Of the American
Government.
Some days will probably pass before
the positions of the various delegations
toward the proposals can be authorita-
lively defined. Consultation between
delegates and expert advisers will nat
urally precede any public statement or
their conclusiopa Nevertheless. / feel
l am violating no confidence II sav
that the impression among the Brftisn
delagetes is overwhelmingly favoranle.
The breadth and boIdness or the Amer
lean plan has gratified those who feared
the conference might run aground be-
tween limitation of armaments and tho
political problems of the Pacific. 1t -
felt that the United States has given 80
strong lead to the conference. and has
impaired such momentum to its delit-
erations, that practical results may bs
far easier of attainment than they might
have been II limitation had been left 20
discussion by expert commissions. and q
number of conflicting proposals had
been simultaneously advanced.
The general feeling was that the
United states had done a big thing in
a. big way, setting an example which
others would be bound to follow in broad
principle, however careful they may
have TO be IN working out details OF
application. A sense of the sacrifices
which would inevitably be entailed by
acceptance Of the American scheme
hardly mitigated the gladness that I.
scheme offering so falr prospect ot
success for tho conference, and so real
a reduction of the burdens OF naval
armament. should have been so candidiy
formulated.
Sees Enthusiasm I'm L. s.
In the American press. and among
the public generally, the action OF ths
Executive Is acclaimed with the utmost
enthusiasm. The suggested sacrifce OF
ss32.O00, 900 already spent on the 1915
naval programme is gladly accepted. 40
VIII be also the further prospective loss
OF heavy additional sums involved III
the liquidation OF current contracts.
Estimates that the adoption of the plan
will save the American taxpayers $780,
900 900 a year are already IN circula-
ton. But the niceties Of financial call
culation recede before the first flush OF
national pride that the United States
should have initiated, in so large anu
definite a fashion, the work or the IN
ternatIonal conference gathered In re-
sponse TO an American initiative
Not least among the factors making
for nationwide acceptance of the OIL
clal proposals Is the certainty that the
will appeal with almost equal force ["
the interests and aspirations OF different
sections OF tho community. New YORK
business men. who have been awaiting
from the conference a revival OF confi-
deuce and an impetus to trade VIII wei
come tho prospect OF speedier attain
n,ent OF concrete results than they had
ventured to hope:
The farmers OF the West and middle
West will rejoice at the prospect OF u
decrease in Federal taxation. California
and the Pacific coast generally will ap-
plaud scheme which, by creating a.
basis for limitation of ornaments, may
also accelerate the settlement OF Pacific
problems while throughout the country
the undercurrent OF idealism that runs
so strongly through all American views
on international affairs will rise to the
surface and ensure to the Administrs-
ton vigorous popular support.
(Copyr,0ht, 1921. by United NeUs'>