Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-09
PublictoBe
Posted On
Arms Meet
Proceedings of Conference
2 Will Be Given Out in Full
Detail, Administration
Announces.
Resolution Is Approved
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Washington, Nov. 8.-Whilc Tho
senate today was adopting a resolu'
ton urging full publicity OF the de,
liberations OF the approaching con.
ference on the limitation of arma'
ments the administration gave as
surance that there would be no COM
plant on this score.
"You may rest assured" said one
of the highest officials OF the adj
ministration, "that the public will be
informed of the progress OF the con-
ference with an unprecedented ampli-
tude of detail. This is the sentiment
prevailing not only in the American
but in all the foreign delegations
Proposal to Be Made Public.
The American proposals for the
limitation of naval armaments will
be presented to the conference at an
early session and Immediately made
public.
President Harding, in his address
of welcome to the delegates when the
conference convenes next Saturday,
will refrain from submitting any
program, but will dwell upon the war
shattered condition of the world and
of the vital necessity to all nations
of reducing the burdens of armament
and of cndeavoring to avoid war by
composing International differences
which might lead to war.
Garrett Probable Secretary.
The secretary-general of the con-
ference probably will be John W..
Garrett of Baltimore, who for many
years was in the American diplomatic
service and represented the United
States in numerous international ar
bitrations.
The resolution adopted by the SEN
ate without dissenting vote, is that
introduced some time ago by Sena-
tor Harrison of Mississippi, democrat,
requesting the American delegation
to use its influence to procure ad-
mission of the press to the meetings
of the conference and to have the
conference maintain and preserve a
record of its proceedings.
Senator Lodge, one of the Ameri-
can delegates, set out to fight the
resolutions as a species of impro-
priety, but withdrew all objection
after elimination Of a provision urg-
ing the delegation to use "their in
fuence against any form of censor
sip upoesspzrt of the conference
thar will prevent the public from be-
ing informed through the press Of the
correct attitude of delegations and
nations touching the questions. con-
sidercd in the conference" The sena-
tor thought this an unwarran.ed i'm
putation to the foreign delegates of
a desire for censorship.
Favors Publicity.
Il should be very sorry to see
the senate propose to interfere in
any way with a matter which must
be dealt with by the representatives
of the powers which we invited
here" said Senator Lodge. II think
the senate may rest assured that the
senator from Alabama and l will
favor all the publicity that is rea-
sonably possible for the conference
and certainly that proper record
may be kept
But what l object to is passing
any resolution undertaking to hint
or to suggest that the foreign nations
whose delegates shall sit in the con-
ference and who have a right to
settle their own procedure in COM
pany with us, what that procedure
shall be"
1T cannot be denied" replied
Senator Harrison, that subtle di-
plomacy is at work here now and
will be continued at work through
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