The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-10
HOPE OF RESULTS
BECOMES BELIEF
STATE DEPARTMENT THINKS
ARMS CONFERENCE WILL
ACCOMPLISH ITS ENDS.
BRITISH A LITTLE DOUBTFUL
Placing of Armament Limitation Be-
fore Far East Questions in Agenda
Was Unfortunate-china Is One Of
the Most Serious Problems.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

| BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
| Washington.-FOr weeks and ever
months the United States government
through it's proper authorities has
been corresponding with the proper
fellow authorities of other great ma
lions concerning the coming limita
ton of ornaments conference anG
the ends to be sought. 1t Is certain
naturally, that through this CORE
spondcnce the American State de-
partment must have learned some
thing besides the mere willingness Oh
the foreigners to enter the conference
chamber.
| Therefore there is actual belief IL
| the State department that the con
ference on limitation of ornaments
and Ear East problems Is to produce
sound and elninent|y satisfactory re-
suits.
| From time to time it has been said
that the administration, which, OF
course. includes the State department,
| was hopeful Of accomplishment
| through the conference. From time to
| time, also, 1t has been said that there
Is vast difference between hope ana
| belief. Hope now seems to have al
vanced into the field Of belief.
1t probably is not too much to say
that Secretary Hughes today knows
| not only the viewpoints Of the nations
on certain things which are to be
| IL 1,r,r
which are to be overcome, and doubt
! less has had time enough to think on
! means of overcoming these Difficult
ties.
! In these dispatches some weeks ago
| it was said it was likely that the
main troubles between the United
States and Japan would be cleared up
! before the day Of the opening or the
i sessions of the conference. This pre-
dictiork has been borne out in large
| part. and today It is known that it
will not he necessary to discuss two
or three dangerous topics at the con-
! ference, because agreement i'll advance
! will have settled them.
Why the British Are Doubtful.
Since the agenda of the conference
has been made public there have
been limitations from certain sources
that the British are looking rather
darkly on the prospect of success Tor
! the attempt to bring the armaments OF
| nations down within wholly reasonable
[ limits. II is said that it was a
small matter which made the British
| look blue. In giving out the official
! text of the agenda the State depart
ment put the various arms limitation
! items ahead of the items making up
| the program of Far Eastern procedure.
! The British. like all other peoples,
| know that the success Of the plan tn
! limit ornaments depends upon sue
cess in the attempt to Strengthen out
Far Eastern matters.
The British seem to think, because
: Secretary Hughes gave limitations q
! first place on the program, that In
| the discussion Of problems the arma'
ment matter must be taken up first,
| Giving precedence on the program to
! the armament matter unquestiOnably
! was unfortunate In all human prob
ability it will not be taken up first.
| because it will be much easier to set
| tie matters pertaining to it after the
; Far East has been taken care Of.
| There is something more than Il hint
that the two questions, in way, may
be considered together.
China an Important Topic.
China. of course. will be one OF
| the main sub jectS for discussion. II
China were united country today
Instead of one which has two govern,
| mcnts, everything pertaining to the
| country would be much easier of set,
! Element. The United States has to do
, business officially with the Picking
government, but no one doubts for a
minute that this country believes that
| the stronger element, and perhaps the
better official element in China are
| in the southern government Of that
| land.
1t Is known to be the determination
Of the American State department to
CouSNiVi NHilti iipiS, anu IL IL =
| tuully is certain that due consideration
will be given to the fact that the
most popular regime in China is that
Nof the South. The Chinese in Amer
lea within a few days have shown I'M
questionably where their sy1npathies
lie -, K FL e
: Worthy Setting for Conference.
, Take the street which runs south by
| the west face of the Army and Navy
building walk for four minutes and
you will come to the Pan-American
building, fronting the Mall, with its
wonderful elm trees and its opening
prospect of green fields with the capt.
stol In the distance. This Pan-American
building, q small structure as public
buildings in Washington go, is ac-
counted the most beautiful architecture
al object in the city. This may be too
high praise, but the building certainly
Is Il beauty.
, Within the walls of the Pan-Ameri-
can building the future peace Of the
world possibly may he assured. In the
largest room of the building, one which
frequently is used for North American
and South American activities, the con-