Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-15
HARDING 'DISARM'
! PLEA WELCOMED
British Press Greets Presidents
Plan as Tremendously
Significant.
LLOYD GEORGE Halls PLAN
Premier Makes Announcement in
House of Commons Members
Cheer Statement-Tex of Pres
ident's Proposal to Powers.

London, July 13-President Hard
mg's message looking to the calling OF
an international conference on the
limitation of ornaments has been re-
ceived with the utmost pleasure by
Great Britain, Mr. Lloyd George, the
prime minister, declared in the house
of commons.
Speaking on the subject of the
American communication the prime
minister said:
Il need not say that we welcome
with the utmost pleasure President
Harding's wise and courteous initia-
tive"
The house cheered this statement,
and the premier added:
''In saying that, l speak for the en-
pire as a whole"
1.-THE world has been looking to the
United States for such a lead" Mr..
Lloyd George declared in referring to
President Harding's message. i am
confident that the house will esteem
1t as an act of far-seeing statesman
success. No effort will be lacking to
make it so on the part of the British
empire, which shares to the full the
liberal and progressive spirit inspiring
it,"
China would be admitted to the con-
ference fol- the purpose Of taking part
In the consideration of the Far East
ern problems, and there was feel
ing here that the discussions would
bring about a definite understanding
which would include virtually the
whole field, of international relations.
Ambassador Harvey is understood
to have conveyed President Harding's
proposal to Prime Minister Lloyd
George at Chequers court Sunday. Do
minion premiers, who were spending
the weekend with Mr.. Lloyd George,
! Joined with him in heartily receiving
Mr. Harvey and voicing appreciation
of Mr. Harding's action in asking for
a conference.
/ Newspaper comment would appear
/ to indicate deep qualification on the
/ part of the British people over the
prospects of disarmament confer
ence, it being felt that such a meeting
would clear away the difficulties sur
4 rounding a renewal Of the Anglo-Jap-
anese alliance, to which there seems
/ to have been rising tide of oppose
| ton. Internal affairs In England
4 would at once reflect the relief felt
/ -, y If,,,itat;osp of at.YlaaYnaptS II was
/ declared here.
Washington, July 13.-Detinite steps
/ taken by President Harding looking
to a conference in Washington of the
4 principal allied and associated powers
/ to discuss limitation of armament and
Pacific and Far Eastern problems, are
announced by the State department in
the following statement:
THE President, In view of the far
reaching Importance of the question
/ of limitation of ornaments, has APP
| preached with informal but definite
! inquiry the group of powers hereto
/ fore known as the principal allied and
| associated powers, that is Great
/ Britain, France, Italy and Japan, to
/ ascertain whether it would be agree
i able to them to take part in confer
1 ence on this subject, to be held in
/ Washington at a time to be mutually
agreed upon.
If the proposal is found to be ac-
/ ceptable, formal invitations for such
| a conference will be issued.
1T is manifest that the question of
/ limitation of ornaments has a close
/ relation to Pacific and Far Eastern
/ problems, and the President has sug-
/ gested that the powers especially in
! terested in these problems should un-
/ dertake, in connection with the con
4 ference. the consideration of all mat
tiers bearing upon their solution, with
q view to reaching common UNDER
standing with respect to principles
/ and policy Of the Far East. This has
4 been communicated to the powers con-
I cerned, and China has also been in
vited to take part in the discussion re-
( lating to Far Eastern problems"
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