Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-06
OPEN SESSIONS
OF CONFERENCE
NOT PROBABLE
Disarmament Sessions May
Receive Wide Publicity,
However.
BORAH IS CONTENDER
Special to Indiana Daily Times

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
WASHINGTON, Sept. "a serious eff
fort is to be made for open sessions at
the Forthcoming disarmament conference.
Scores of letters received ty Senator
William E. Borah, following his AsbuTy
Park address. in which he denounced
vigorously the secret diplomacy of the
past. have led him to feel there Is some
thing more than a mere academy theory
dipIomatists involved in the procedure of
the discussions. He has been surprised
sgreeably at the lay interest and the &C
tive support for any move looking to
publicity.
Il is probable a nonpartisan discus
sion Of the whole matter viii be In
dulged in in the Senate on the conclu-
sion OF the recess. The process will be
a resolution expressing the sentiment Of
the Senate 1t win be on a different foot
ing from the Harrison amendment to
an appropriation bill That proposal to
withhold funds for the conference IN
less the American commissioners we're
committed to an inelastic advocacy of
open sessions did no tfnd favor even
with the demands.
SPECIAL WRITERS
IN GREAT NUMBERS.
The Harding Administration viii IN
dertake to establish the frankest sort Of
relationship with the American public
during the progress of the conversations.
An unprecedented number of newspaper
men will on hand. The great corps Of
reporters at the national political con-
ventions, at the Dempsey Carpenter
fight. even at the Paris peace confer
ence will not stand in comparison with
the BODY of special writers to be here.
Arrangements are being made for min
imum of 400 visiting correspondents to
supplement the $50 men assigned reg
ularly to Washington. Japan alone will
have seventy-fV special writers on the
scene
It is the hope of the President and
Secretary of State Hughes to keep the
American people informed as to the prog
ress of the discussions through and In
innate though perhaps informal, relation
with the American correspondents. They
believe the demands of sincere opponents
of another such orgy Of silence as Mr..
Wilson permitted at Paris will be met
fully by the methods to be adopted. They
are firm in their opposition to any Ameri-
can inslstence on absolutely public SEES
OF all committees or commissions operat-
ing under it Their position Is the ia
miliar one that you can't write treaty
at a town mass meeting.
BORAH TO STAND
FOR OPEN DISCUSSION.
Senator Borah is regarded as likely to
contend in the Senate debates that while
il is true public discussions of world po-
liticaI problems would be conductive TO
demogogery and propaganda, there is a
greater menace in the intrigue which are
born IN every secret discussion. His an
sver to the contention that treaties may
not be writes under the gaze of the
public most likely will De that the world
is weary of the sort OF treaties which
have been prepared without thought TO
the public interest.
In response to an editorial campaign
bv editor and publisher, a New York
publication devoted to the interests Of
newspapers. editors and writer's in the
United States, Great Britain and Japan
have Endorsed the proposal for open ses-
sions and that eEort to Impress the
White House is going forward in spite
Of official administration expressions in
opposition.
SENATORS TO ENTER
BROAD DISCUSSION.
The return Of the Senate after It's re-
cess Is expected by the party leaders to
result in a broad discussion of all man
ner Of issues from Mingo to free tolls.
Administration managers believe the Wis
its home will have a most beneficial
effect. They count on Senator'S learning 2
the public wants-not so much talk, but
some real action on legislation that may
contribute to the revival Of business
~ III,
OF delay over che railroad, taxation and
war loan refUnding bills.
Prolonged discussion OF the personnel
Of the American disarmament commits
sion or the procedure Of the conference,
It IS held, would be fatal TO the partv's
legislative program.-Copyright 1921, by
Public Ledger Company.