Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-12-08
PLAN ANNUAL
WORLD PARLEY
American Officials Confident
Conference win Remove
Obstacles to Peace.
TO EXPAND CONFERENCE
Approval Of Small Nations 10 Sought.
Reported That Germany May BE
invited to Later Gatherings
Of Pariey.

Washington. - The United Stntes
government is about to set on foot a
movement to bring out OF the arma-
ment conference system of similar
but broader annual conferences to deal
with the troubles Of the world.
President Harding intends not only
To make the present meeting the Oc-
casion for an effort to continue such
gatherings ! I hel also has In mini
the calling of other nations to the
present conference near It's close and
Inviting them to approve what has
been done. This would include Ger
many.
Such an announcement was made at
the White House. II represents the
Intention Of the administration to
carry out the Republican platform
plank advocating an association of ma
tions'for conference, and world court.
This was offered In the place Of the
League OF Nations.
President Harding has had talks
tnnt nations Iii which II Is said there
was brOached the subject of his AS
sOciatiOn OF nations for cnference un-
der lOOser kind Of arrangement than
the covenant Of the League Of Ma
tiOns. II Is the belief OF the admins
tratiOn that these delegates. some Of
whom are important leaders of the
In xxrfkh i1Ro
the idea.
Among the delegates to the confer
ence are Arthur James Balfour, who
was head OF the British delegation to
the Assembly of the League; Rene
Vlvianl, chief OF the French Leagu.
delegation; Senator Shanzer, head Of
the Italian delegation to Geneva :
J"nkheer Van 'karnebeek, president Of
the recent Assembly, and Wellington
koO. chief Of the Chinese League dele
CATION.
The administration believes the
method followed i'm getting the present
conference together points the way.
First, the five allied powers were In.
vited To thecOnference to discuss dis
armament and then when the agenda
were made To include Far Eastern
matters. four other Interested nations
We're invited The conference Is study
ing regulation of airplanes, poison gas
and revision of the laws of war. These
affect all nations, and Ii Is the Idea of
the White House that the "made In
America" league or association wOull
become a reality II all nations were in
vited toward the end OF the confer.
ence, tn sanction what had been done
AS difficulties would probably arise
under the policy OF every nation to
press Its special position, the oppor-
tuHity would come for urging the ad-
visibility Of another conference to
carry on the work. Furthermore, II
has now become evident that only a
partial progress can be made toward
unshackling China at this conference
since what the powers will do In the
application Of the Root principles"
depends on what the Chinese govern
meni shows itself able to do In the
future. Therefore, there Is room In
the Far East situation for pressing the
advlSahilIty Of further conferences.
The greatest result of the present
conference with regard to land dis
armament will be the recognition OF
the fact that real army reduction mus
wait On the restoration Of stability In
Europe. Therefore. next year or the
year after, or some other year, a con,
ference can discuss land disarmament
None Of the League leaders here
would discuss the program of Presi-
dent Harding. II presents, In Its re-
latiOn to the League, an array of prob
lens as perplexing as the Chinese
puzzle. Obviously. the advice of theiv
governments must be obtained befOr.
they can take positive position How.
ever, the Indications are that the
American proposal for annual confer
ence Of the nations will not be turned
| down.