Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-30
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From our Special Correspondent.)

(From our Special Correspondent
Washington, Nov. 3G.-1'he prob
lem OF the limitation Of naval arn,a-
ment is so near solution that it can
be safely predicted that the general
public will be taken into the conf
dence of the delegates by Mr..
Hughes, their Chairman, at a public
session to be held in all probability
next Monday. December 5.
|. The naval experts having almost
exhausted their investigation OF facts
and figures, the delegates one and
all are prepared to respond to the
universal sentiment for disarmament
and Welding to the voice OF the
world that results be shown and a
working program be accepted.
The yardstick employed by the
American experts in preparing the
Hughs plan has stood the test and
the invited nations are willing 10
accept the battleship as the measure
of their naval structures. 1t can be
predicted that the So 3 ratio for the
United States, Great Britain, and
Japan will stand, subject to what
ever changes as to favorite ships
within that ratio an individual ma
ton with the consent OF the others
may care to make.
Encouraged by the spirit of con-
citation and sacrifice that now
seems to be prevailing among the
arms conference delegates on naval
subjects, the administration hopes
a five-power naval agreement may
be reached in time for submission
to the Senate for ratification soon
after the regular session begins
next Monday.
Unexpected obstacles may delay
this plan and it may not even be
found necessary to submit the agree
ment to the Senate, but the present
intention is as stated above, Inc
agreement is expected to De ap'
proximately a 5-5-3-2-2 basis. 5 Tor
the United States and Great Britain:
3 for Japan and 2 for France and
Italy. Consideration of Far Eastern
questions will Of course continue Tor
sometime after naval agreement
is reached.
William Jennings Bryan, several
times candidate for President on
the Democratic ticket and one time
Secretary of State, paid hurried
visit to the Pan-American Union
Building today where the sessions
of the Far East Committee are tax,
ing place Mr.. Bryan explained
that he had come to view picture
of himself presented to the Union
while, MIR. Bryan. as Secretary OF
State, was Chairman, eX offlclo. OF
the governing Board of the Union.
"The picture was taken some
wears ago said the Commoner,
s'when / was. much better locking
than l am now
Scarcely half an hour after Bryan
had departed from the building,
crash, as if thousand dishes had
fallen, was heard in the corridors OF
the Building. Clerks and employees
rushed from room to room. Inc
delegates who had assembled were
started. Investigation discovered that
the picture of Bryan which, up to
TODAY had been hanging on the wal!
encased in glass, had tumbled from
it's resting place and the glass cover
ing smashed into thousand, pieces,
Up to late hour, BRYAN had not
been notified of the disaster that
had befallen his photograph.
During his conference with news
paper men yesterday afternoon
President Harding was Informed that
there were reports that ne would
spend the Christmas holidays on
hunting trip through North Carolina
The question as put to him made hlm
smile as the correspondents recalled
that they thought he was strong for
disarmament Of every kind.
81 never shoot" replied the Presi-
dnt. 81 doubt if | ever carried
gun in my life and it is too late now
to begin"
The President went on to say that
he was perfectly satisfied with his
residence at the White House and
that whenever he had an opportun-
ity he would get his recreation
through horseback riding and golf.
The rapid progress of the Commit
tee on Far Eastern questions has
been in the nature of a great sur
prise to the delegates to the arms
conference who, so far, have encoun-
tered minimum of opposition from
Japan and most surprising willing
ness to cooperate that seems unus-
ual in view of the fact that practi:,
cally every decision so far reached
has affected Japan much more than
any other nation The speed which
has been made on Far Eastern mat
tiers is beyond the most optimistic
hopes of the delegates and argues
we'll for the ultimate solution OF Far
Eastern problems.
Isaac Gregg