Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-18
CRY MARX SULLIVAN


Washington, D. c. July II.-Prac-
Washington today Is in the field Of
Just what the coming conference will
do, how far It will go. what subjects
It will take up
The larger bulk Of this discussion
takes it for grantee that the Wash
ington conference win ne, so TO speak.
an adjourned session of the Paris con
ference; that it will, before II runs its
course. take up most Of the questions
that the original peace conference took
up, barring the conditions imposed up
on Germany. and will amend the re
cults OF the earlier conference in the
light of what has happened since, and
in the changed spirit that the world
now has
Some OF those VINO are responsible
for looking forward to the physical
aspects of the conference believe It is
large a number OF people as attended
the Paris conference. and one foreign
government has considered the ques-
ton OF hiring an entire hotel to house
their representatives. secretaries, eN-
perts and other attches.
Nothing official can be said or is
even known. yet. a= TO Just what the
"asenda' of the conference will be
It is expected that in the process Of
sending and accepting the formal in
NAAtNlbfS certain SUBJECTS VIII ne NH'1=
ritely named as the ones to he taken
up But It is also assumed. here in
Washington- at least. that the con-
ference will 60 thru the same evolution
that happens At most meetings. at
cabinet meetings. for example. Every
meetings OF this kind knows how. by
necessity. the discussions RIO into felds
related tn the main one.
Many thoughtful persons here be-
leve II will he = desirable result r.
the coming Washington conference.
tike5 the form OF q revicw OF some
parts Of the Paris conference. and ar
amendment OF its results Even those
who believe most heartily in the
League Of Nations. and are more faith
ful In their loyalty 70 President
Wilson. say frankly that the processes
rraca conference were impaired by Tn.
Psychology and atmosphere of that
pace Mt tia, time.
EN-President Wilson has no moro do
voted friend and no more urcom :
Promising partisan than Bernard NJ.
Baruch, and he. IN his hook which is
In many respects the most careful and
thourhtful that has n.en written
sized in his preface tho fact that Its
results were aucrted disadvan,aseous-
IS hy the time ana the place.
He said The problems presented nj
fHllE NtTN uNhit WIN ms eTecfiNelN as
possible AT the time Tho treaty WIS
mnde IN the still smoulderinE furnace
Of human passion II could not have
been otherwise. Try as men might.
and ! submit that they did try. tho
spirit of vcngeauce or of selfish ad-
vantage could not he entirely
cradica'ed from the minds Of the fran
ers of the treaty
II would be an utter mistake for the
Democrats and friends OF eN-Presi-
Gent Wilson to take the ground that
review of the peace treaty would he
reflection on him. The more correct
View Is precisely tho contrary Such
an outcome would he n vlndica,ion NJ
the soundncsH ana vitality OF his ideas
and proof thar the worid. after three
years Of milling around. IA compelled
To return to his doorstep.
There ia GOOD ground for expecting
that the coming conference may
amount, ms regards many SUBJECTS to
fnal performance or the drama Of
which the Paris conference WAS tho
opening
n Is the view NJ important American
officials that disarmament cannot he
effectively discussed as n thing stand
Ing alone II entails discussion or the
causes Of armament. Tho causes of
armament are spprehensions about
national security, ana open issues be-