New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
ALI Delegations
Sure an Accord
Will Be Gained
France TO Strive for Under.
standing That Will Per.
init Nations to ''Work
in Complete Security

WASHINGTON, Nov. II (By The
Associated Press On the eve of the
assembly of the Conference on Limi-
tation of Armament the following ex-
pressions were obtained from the prin-
cipal delegations; e '''-
M BRAND, French Prime Ministers:
I'VE enter the conference IN an
earnest spirit to assist in reaching a
common understanding that shall give
peace Of mind to the world, instead of
an armed peace.
II see no reason why a few weeks
hence we should not be separating
after having defined how the interests
of one have become the interests of all.
France wishes to arrive at an accord
that will create an atmosphere of peace
in which the nations may work in com
plete security"
Italy's Thought
Senator Schanzer, head of the Ital-
ian delegation:
"rhe world energies from an i'm
menso catastrophe and needs to find
again its equilibrium. The war broke
the economic unity of the world. The
enormous financial sacrifices which the
war imposed on the peoples exhausted
their force of resistance, created
among different countries such a great
difference in their economic conditions
render almost impossible any COM
merce among them.
"Now the supreme condition in order
that the equilibrium of the world may
be re-established and in order that the
countries more severely struck by the
war may rise and reconstruct their
economy is peace That is why all our
efforts must be directed toward Great
ing political guarantees for the lasting
maintenance of peace.
"This is the fundamental thought of
Italian policy and it is for this rea-
son that Italy greeted with full heart
the invitation of President Harding and
is ready through our delegates here to
give all the possible contribution to
the conference in order to obtain con-
crete results, such as to create in the
world that atmosphere of peace which
constitutes to-day it's supreme need"
Japan Seeks Understanding
Japanese official statement:
Japan approaches this great meet
ing of the nations confident that the
conference will succeed We are un-
that although there may be faults of
detail in our position, it is in general
just one, and in the belief that all
the nations will content themselves
with facts, as we shall do, and devote
themselves to unprejudiced exanina-
tion of the facts. A sure foundation
will be laid for an international agree
ment that will make Of armament
limitation simple matter.
Japan, in, common with all other
countries. is demanding relief from the
armament burden that threatens to
strangle her industrial development
Our delegation, therefore, is here pre-
pared to bare the Japanese situation
completely, and to join the other ma
lions in any just policy that may
remove misunderstanding and in any
program of arms limitation that as
sures our national security"
Britain's Motives
British Empire delegation:
"The stately and impressive symbol
ism of Americas mourning for her
sons and daughters dead in the cause
of liberty has deeply moved the hearts
of their British comrades in the great
war. 1t is worthy prelude to the
labors of the conference which begins
tomorrow, and to this the British
Empire delegation, representing all
parts of the empire, look to aid in the
task of extricating the world from the
unhappy conditions into which war has
plunged it, and to make the peace,
secured at so great a cost, the in
alienable heritage of mankind"
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