Evening star., 1921-10-20
CABINET TO GIVE
ARMS SPARLEY VIEWS
Secretary Hughes Will Pre-
sent Ideas to U. S. Dele
gates at Meeting.

gates at Meeting.
| Tomorrow's meeting Of the Ameri-
can delegation to the conference on
limitation Of armament and Pacific
and far eastern questions is expected
to be an important event in connec-
tion with the preliminaries Of the
+, approaching conference. The meet
| ing will be held after the cabinet
will attend both. will bring to the
American delegation the views Of the
cabinet on data presented.
State Department officials regard
the agenda suggestions heretofore
put out by the United States as prac-
tically accepted by the participating
governments and feel that they now
stand as the basis for the work OF
the conference and in general terms
a broad outline Of it's scope. This does
ever, 1T Is explained, and does not
/ mean that additional proposals will
! be barred.
Toxic Cables Arouse Interest.
Toxic cables reporting that the
Japanese delegation has been in
structed to bring the immigration
ated interest in official and dtplo-
matte circles today. but brought no
comment from governmental sources.
The point may be raised that immi-
grafton Is a strictly domestic Ques-
ton, not relevant to an international
conference, such as the coming one,
and subject to negotiation directly
between the two nations concerned.
The Japanese are expected to make
strong insistence upon the omission
of several subjects from considera-
ton by the conference, on the ground
of relating to facts accomplished.
This contention is open to decision by
the conference and it is thought the
Japanese may insist that the confer
ence also shall decide whether fmmi-
grafton is germane to discussion in
the conference. immigration was not
included in the agenda.
Within the next few days a state
ment will be forthcoming from Off
cial sources acquainting the pubic
with the details of such plans as the
government, as the host of the con-
ference, may be expected to make.
Cable dispatches announcing some
of the personnel of British and
French delegations to the conference
were read with interest by officials
here. The overseas announcements
Indicate that British colonial possess
sions will be generously represented
at the conference.
Many watchful "Observers."
While participation in the confer
ence will be confined to the nine ma
tions constituting it, every embassy
and legation in Washington is eX-
pected to be a watchful observer" of
; the deliberations and acts of the great
, meeting. The subject of Limitation
of armaments will be of interest to
all, even to a greater degree in most
cases than the settlement Of Pacific
and far east questions.
All Of the embassies and legations
have their military attaches and most
| of the naval attaches as well, while
others have special commissions en-
gagged in various kinds of observa-
| ton and study. Some of the leGa-
| tions are expected to increase their
naval and military assistance for this
| extraordinary occasion. Such obser-
vation is quite within the rights of
the legations.
| The State Department, it is said,
will be glad to furnish full informa-
| tion and data in the possession of the
! American delegation to the confer
ence, and. of course. the observers
will have access to all public docu-
ments and reports of proceedings.
, The comfy and good relations exist
! ing between and among the several
embassies and legations will be de.
j the acts of the conference in execu..
! tive session and the exchanges of
views behind closed doors.
With nine countries having delega-
reasonable expectation that difficulty
will be found in keeping the lid on
| important proceedings of the confer
ence, even though they take place in
guarded against dangerous secret pro-
! ceedings by the human-nature con-
; sideration that in most every case one
| or more nations will be likely to be
| Interested in having the subject un-
der consideration disclosed to the
; public.
Demand for Open Sessions.
| Already there is a nationwide
/ movement under way for open ses-
! sions of the conference. 1t is thought
! in diplomatic circles that this demand
| cannot be complied with, but the pub
| lie insistence will probably compel a
| greater degree of publicity than at
! tached to some of the work Of the
| Paris peace conference. Any attempt
! to reduce the active participants in
! the conference to q big four or a
/ big any other number than the entire
| representation of nations will bring
| immediate protest. it is said, from the
| voluntary observation organizations
| that have been created in this coun-
!
| the ground.
Newspaper correspondents from all
! over the world will be in Washington
| in numbers, and will be given the glad
hand of welcome by the American cor
respondents. The newspaper writer's,
| it is said, will seek constantly to i'm
press upon officials in charge Of the
meeting their insistence that the con-
| ference is not a private affair" but a
world affair. and that the people of
America are keenly interested in it
and will demand to be kept apprised
| of events.
| Secretary of State Hughes has an
nounced himself as favoring the full
est practicable degree of publicity,
and the newspaper men are counting
upon this policy being carried out in
| the spirit and the letter.
! Capt. Hayne Ellis Detail.
| Capt. Hayne Ellis of the Navy has
been detailed to special duty as naval
Iliaison officer at the conference. He
| was aide to the Prince of Wales on
the west coast and during the war