Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-10
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Names i. S.
Delegates
Hughes, Lodge, Root and Tn.
derwood To Represent
Government at Conference
To Limit Armaments.
Harding In Background
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased wir.
Washington. Sept. 9.-Presidcn
Harding announced this afternoo,
the complete membership OF In
American delegation in the in,erna
tional conference OIL disarmament il
connection with which the Paciii,
and far eastern questions will b.
considered.
The announcement, which wa:
made by the president when he. me-
the newspaper correspondents after
The cabinet meeting. completely con
iirmed the forecast OF the size and
personnel OF the delegation.
Here is the delegation as ah.
Lounced by the president:
Charles Evans Hughes, secretary
bi state, republican.
Henry Cabct Lodge, senator from
Massachusetts, and chairman OF the
senate committee on foreign rela-
lions. republican.
Elihu Root. former secretary OF
state and later senator from New
York, republican.
CeSdI w. SHuSl W Oou, StudtOi
from Alabama. democratic leader in
the senate.
Harding in Background.
The selection of Secretary Hughes
and Senator Lodge, Mr. Harding an
nounced several weeks ago. Today he
formally added the names of Mr..
Root and Senator Underwood to the
list, explaining at the same time that
the main delegation will consist OF
four members.
The president will not be mcm-
Der OF the delegation, as was Mr..
Wilson TO the peace delegation at
Paris. Mr.. Harding never approved
OF Mr.. Wilson's course III that par
ticular. believing that the president
sacrifices the power and advantage
OF a detached position when he be-
comes one of the actual negotiators.
Mr.. Harding will open the confer
cnce and then retire to the back
ground. in accord with the custom
which confers the honor upon the
head of the home delegation, Mr..
Hughes will preside over the delib-
crations of the conference.
The selection Of the secretary of
State to head the delegation was OBJ
vious from the beginning. In NAM
ing two senator's as delegates. Mr.,
Harding has revived the traditional
policy ignored by MI. Wilson, Of tire
executive collaborating with the 9th
~ half OF the treaty-making power
III negotiations involving foreign re-
lations.
Lodge Represents Senate.
The chairman Of the foreign rela-
tions committee, Mr.. Lodge was
logical selection, because OF these
considerations. rs was the naming OF
Mr.. Underwood to represent the
democrats. Mr.. Lodge is also the re-
publican leader in the senate aud it
is pretty safe assumption that any
International agreements requiring
ratification by the senate which
en,anate from the Washington con-
ference with the approval OF Senator
Lodge and Underwood, will conn
mand the support OF the requisite
two-thirds of the senate.
In choosing a delegate outside of
the administration and congress, the
president naturally turned to Mr..
Root undoubtedly the foremost
American diplomat and international
jurist.
The other nations which are to
participate III the conference have
agreed with the United States to
limit the number of direct negoti-
ators in each case to four.
To Have Advisory Group.
The United States and each of the
other powers. however. will have an
advisory group OF about Il members.
The American advisory group will
include representatives of the army.
the navy, labor, women and other
interests.
The American delegation is to be-
gin conferences at an early date on
the policy to be pursued and more
&iplmediate in connection with the
shaping OF the agenda which Japan
desires limited in scope.
Let it be understood" said a
high administration official. that the
United States is going into this con-
ference with thoroughly unselfish
aims.
Our whole purpose is to take
hold Of the crystallized public opin-
ion of the world on the reduction OF
armament and turn it into the cham
nels where it will do the most good"