The Washington herald., 1921-11-11
SESSION NEED :.
. NOT DRAG OUT,
BALF0UR SAYS
conflased From Poos oss.

conssased Prom Poss os@
tact recision. STANDS out IN sii ths2
he does So when he cane into
Washington yesterday there waS
intense interest az % the position
he would take.
Mr.. Bsifour gave out q formal
statement In which he emphasized
the oficial opinion that the Brit
ish delegation would do all that &C
could 20 assist the American Ideals
in the coming conferences. There
was not very much difference in
what he said from that which had
been suggested by all OF the other
delegations However, later An IA.
day. when he had rested somewhat
from the strain OF his overseas trip.
he took enough time TO explain Yust
where he stood on many problems
Why stay LonEf
Talking 20 The Herald representa-.
tive. the present head OF the PrIt9
ish delegation suggested that there
had been too much uncertainty con.
cernins the conference.
Why should our dsliberations
last into monthsZ- he demanoed
u cannot see any reason for such a
suggestion. We are going 20 be
busy because we have q mission 20
perform. Someone has sugessted
that we VIII stay here from three
70 six months. ls there any reason
for this?
The call 70 conferene. ,ho,,
what IL 20 be done. Il is frarned IN
unmistaksble language. There Az.
none Of the prodigiouG problem
that marked the conference ~
Paris, which evolved the treaty of
Versailles. There we had 70 re.
make the map OF Europe. Here
every delegation knows what 10 20
be decided. So we can hurry. Ana
we will hurry. UnseInshness char
acterized President Harding's oafi
for the conference. Then urhv
should not unselfshness mark what
we do? The President will make
a speech welcoming us here. We
will appreciate this. But why
should there be another speecf
made2 We can, and We must, Rd
right down TO business To borrow
an American phrase: Let's Eor-
He Wants Action.
Mr.. Balfour, through Sir Arthur
Willert, chief Of the British press
ment in which he set forth what
Great Britain hoped 10 accomplish
here. But in his brief talk 70 The
Herald he made IL very much more
plain that he wanted action.
Under the leadership Of Secre-
tary Hughes / believe that the con
ference will get to work ex-
peditiously, do its work expeditions
ly. and conclude that work without
loss OF time" he said.
And Secretary Hughes will CO.
operate with all OF the delegations.
Rules for TomOrSw's Session.
He has made the following rules
concerning tomorrow's opening
plenary session:
The public attending the initial
session must be in its seats by 10
a. m. at which hour the doors OF
Continental Congress Hall will be
closed to all save delegates.
Delegates must be in their seats
by 1925 in order 20 be ready 20
receive President Harding.
The President will arrive sharply
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Washington. the Presidents psstol,
wiz offer prayer.
Immediately thereafter Secretary
Hughes will present President Hard
ing. who will deliver his address OF
welcome.
At the conclusion Of the Presi-
dents address the President will re-
tire from the chair and Secretary
Hughes will move the selection OF
q permanent chairman, who will be
Mr. Hughes himself.
Hughes will then deliver a brief
address outlining the hopes and
purposes of the United States gov
ernment that a frank discussion
along practical lines may be had TO
the end that satisfactory results may
be attained
This done. Secretary Hughes will
propose the name OF John W. Gar
rett, OF Baltimore as secretary gen
eraI for the conference, and Gar
rett's selection, Of course. will re-
sUlt.