Evening star., 1921-07-17
Disarmament Conference Here
Offers Big Housing Problem
Hundreds of Foreign Representatives. and Stats Who
Would Come to Warrington Would Require
Con,rodious Accommodations.

Potomac Park that might be utillzed
The Paris peace conferences were hcld
in the Quai D'Orsay, the office OF the
minister Of foreign affairs, on the
peace was signed in the gallery oi
mirrors. Palace of Versailles
Living Quarters Problem.
What is regarded. however. as
more serious problem is how to insure
proper living accommodation Tor Inc
various foreign missions. SIX nations
are to be represented at the con-
ferences. and 1T is roughly estima alen
that the mission sent by each VIII
number at least a hundred persons.
In addition, the world Importance of
the conference will undoubtedly at
tract thousands of visitors to th'
National Capital from foreign coun,
States. Paris met such a problem al
the time of the peace conference. but
Paris is a larger city than Washing
ton, and has many more large hoteiS
and dwelling places.
At the Paris conference each OF
the foreign delegations had hotel
to itself. while it took two large
hotels to accommodate the British
delegation and its large working
force. The Hotel Crillon. an immense
building. was occupied and used eN-
clusively by the United States
son and his associates and assistants.
The delegations to the proposed dis
armament conference undoubtedly
will be smaller than those at Paris.
but for all that IL Will tax the accom-
modations of all the hotels in this
! city TO shelter and provide for
! them all
Guests Of Nation.
! Although not announced. il is pre-
that all the foreign kie LEGATIONS
! will be treated as guests Of the
nation. In that event il wiz be up
, to the State Department to make
| complete provision for their comfort
and entertainment in this country
and to obtain accommodations for
them in hotels or private dwellings
! in this city. Otherwise it would be
| the duty of the officials of the local
| embassies or legations of the foreign
countries to be represented to max"
adequate reservations in hotels or
private residences for their respective
/ delegations.
| 1t is confidently asserted that the
| government will have no great DIM
Guilty in getting the desired accom-
modations for the delegations if they
| come as its guests. as in case OF ne
I cessity il could commander one or
| two Of the biggest hotels and sum
| cient number of other buildings. under
its constitutional prerogative OF IN"
/ right OF eminent domain. Resort 10
| such action is not anticipated. how
ever. as the government may be able
\ to lease or rent the necessary hotels
| or other buildings for the period likely
| to be covered by the conference.
Homes May Be offered.
Furthermore. the government may
be offered several large private resi-
| dences for the use of foreign, delega-
tions not otherwis provided for. That
tv, ND n
| doubtedly will be repeated this year
| il necessary. During the world war
! the White residence. on Crescent
street. was occupied by the visiting
| French mission: the Long residence
| on 10th street. by the British mission.
headed by Mr.. Balfour. and the Bel
mont house. on New Hampshire ave
nue.. by the Japanese mission.