New-York tribune., 1921-09-10
President Officially An.
nounces Hughes, Lodge,
Root and Underwood as
Americas big Four
Plans Keeping of
Campaign Pledge
Women Will Aid i'm Con-
ference Tasks in Advis-
or Capacities; All Del
egations Held to Four
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9--All pos
sible doubt that President Harding
regards the approaching armament
limitation conference as the beginning
Of his promised association Of nations
was removed to-day in the making of
the forAal announcement of the per-
.onnel of the American delegation.
The conference is regarded by the
Administration as the beginning of an
association of nations, which, once the
important questions for which the con-
ference is called are disposed of, may
grow into permanent thing which
viii redeem promises made during
NJ. Hsrding's campaign, that a sub
stituts for the Wilson league would
be evolved. which would lack the dis
advantages, obligations and objections
10 the Geneva conference.
The personnel of the American dele
CATION as formally announced today
ard which was given in the Trihune's
Washington dispatches this morning.
Is as follows:
Charles E. Hughes, chairman; Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge, Elihu Root.
Senator Oscar ". Underwood,
-Four for Each Nation
announcement also was made, as
predicted in The Tribune this morning.
that the American delegates would
consist of four men instead of five. as
originally Intended. This limitation
VIII apply to all nations participating.
having been agreed upon in the infor-
nal Conversations, which have been
gong on since President Harding first
extended the invitations to the ccn-
ference
Perhaps the most important develop
mfn5 OF the day, since the inclusion of
W. Foot was assured after his LONG
Conference with President Harding and
secretary OF State Hughes yesterday,
was Tie tact that Senator Underwood
mas accepted the post. 1t has been
naown Tor some time, and set forth in
me Iribune's Washington dispatches.
=, ma, President Harding desired Nj.
underwood TO serve. Certain Demo
sfal,c r leaders, however, have brought
az tae pressure possible to bear on tho
ulsslhgulshed Albanian to prevent his
accepting. They summoned such areu
msh's as that as Dem mocratic leader it
v, was MS duty to remain in his scat at
ne Senate and devote his energies to
making record there for his party.
"0utstanding' Americans
rms idec OF playing politics in
s.eaa Of accepting President Harding's
onef to take part in conference
sAicn may mean the elimination of
.'e mo IRE alarming possibilities Of war
ss well as reduce the burden of arina-
'nehe maintenance from five Of the
Srsaees, nations in the world, how
ras res. ala not appeal strongly to Mr..
=, There is TO doubt as to President
msllaihg's nr;l keen satisfaction and deep
p'lae N announcing the American
'Henloe eG of the conference.
our outstanding representatives of
i1a'sts W. q Is the way it was put at the
This feeling of satisfaction was not
vvVhnned to the White House or the
S'ate Department. 1t runs thronebout
"ashington, and is indorsed in surpris-
~ oGtl important DeinO-
cratic leaders as are in town. The
~ppointment of Senator Underwood. ad-
m'.eoly one of the biggest men in his
sa'es' "a has disarmed partisan criticism
fo ~ great extent. Every one of the
sba:. spar is concededly of such transcendent
ssD.Ntv as to make criticism futile so
~ r, az the personnel is concerned
lnese are the men who will work
~. -. america not only in solving the
,.seAstous controversies which some
lls'ougnt actually were leading the
g. 80 states and Japan into war. and
W. !" WORK out an agreement under which
OBS. ,rs sost OF armies and navies of the five
5,est sas NATIONS participating will be more
,.,so'e, but who are to lay the fodn-
nations. Wv '''''e asso''s''on Oh
,,o. .hlee of the four all save Lodge
DE- ase advocates to a groster or less
II eAee Ne OF accepting the Wilson League
mst'sns. One OF them. Senator I'm
ssS,wood, advocated ratification Of the
,;a'y OF Versailles without reserva-
''"S Whatever. though it has always
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