Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-10
rur AMERICAN DELEGATION.

ruF AMERICAN DELEGATION.
Tho white House announced this
morning that the American delega-
iian in the Washington disarmament
conference would consist OF Charles
Evans Hughes. Henry Cabot Lodge.
islihu Root. and Oscar w. Under
wood, This is strong team. with
bot one exception.
Mr. Hughes. the Secretary Of State.
a. statesman Of ability, in whose
honesty and feariessness the public.
of all political factions. has the ut
mast confidence.
Mr.. Root. former Secretary Of State.
former Secretary Of War, former
senator from New York; and member
of The Hague Tribunal. is universally
respected for both his wisdom and
integrity
Mr.. Underwood. former Democratic
roor leader IN the House. former can
didate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for the Presidency. father Of the
Underwood Tariff law. and present
leader of the senate's Democratic
minority. il statesman whose cour-
pee and strong convictions have al
ways won the respect Of friend and
foe alike. lie is worthy to sit beside
Hughes ard Root.
Henry Cabot Lodge, partisan his
torlan, and by virtue Of seniority the
chairman a the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations and Republican
moor leader. is a 5inso. a demagogue.
and man in whom a great many
az MS feilow-citizens have little or
no confidence. He is picayunish
politician among Statesmen. He APP
pears a. a IAiiputian beside the three
Intellectual giants who viii be his
colleagues.
In past days Lodge OF Back Bay
has not pulled well with other men
unless De could be the master. II
remains 70 be seen whether this mere
politician can work in harmony with
Mcssrs. Hughes. Root. and Underwood
lie has never learned the lesson OF
cooperation. nor does he know how &c
subordinate himself TO the best inter
ssts of a given group. one can inn
arine him learing the traces unless
he can be master OF the disarmament
oeuference-aud master he most GER
tainly viii not be with those other
three men present President Hard
ine could have inflicted no NOR,
severe punishment upon the ubiaui-
ious Lodge than thus placing hiT
beside statesmen of great honor, in
tciligence. and ability.
The White House announcement
regarding the conference is Iiabl,
o. cause much apprehension
among men who realize the rock,
waters in which Harding's craft vii
sail. II is stated that the Admins
tration is hoping that matters affect
inr the Pacific and the Far East vii
be settled then for all time. Wher
- Was first announced that thos
matters were to be included in the cal
u was believed by many that Nh
Harding was blocking out too mucl
work OF a general nature for a bod!
pose. Then word came unofficial.
from Washington that nothing woul'
be allowed 10 overshadow the question
OF disarmament But the feeling per
sisted that disarmament was to b
only one of many questions whicl
would come before the conference
This feeling is now justified. as to
days announcement by the Whit
House stresses the many genera
matters which Mr.. Harding insist
upon having settled
should failure result from the con
ference one can imagine sardoni
laughter arising from that section 0
the Senate where Senator Borah sits
4 viii be remembered that Mr.. Boral
~ the real parent of the disarmamen