Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-16
WORLD DISARMAMENT
Powers TO Hold Great Conference In
Washington.
The COMPLETE TEXT OF INVITATION
Among the Matters to be Considered
Will Necessarily Have to be the
Question of How Peace is to be

the United States on Friday invited
the great powers to unite in "a prac-
tical effort to remove the causes of
Misunderstanding and so facilitate
reduction of the worlds enormous
outlay for the materials, of war;
In formal notes of invitation for
warded to Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan the American government
pledges it's unstinted cooperation in
such an effort and further defined as
follows it's own conception OF the
principles involved:
That there can be no hope for peace
or stability until the tax burden re-
sulting from heavy armament has
been reduced:
That such a reduction is possible
only if troublesome international
problems are solved by common con-
sent.
That among these problems the Pa
cific and far Eastern questions oc-
cupy position of ''unquestioned i'm
portance."
That although there is no intention
to dictate the scope Of the conference.
the discussions should touch upon
matters which have been of inter-
national concern as well as those now
admittedly controversial; and
That the question OF. naval arma-
ments might we'll be considered first
though there should be no barrier to
n full consideration of armaments OF
every sort.
Bid for sChina.
Cointidentally with the dispatch OF
the invitations to the four great pow
ars. China was asked to send a del
egation TO take part in these dis
cussions of the conference which re-
late to, the Pacific and the far East.
III of the five nations thus invited
have indicated informally that they
would accept and formal responses
are expected to reach Washington
within a few days, opening the way
for a more detailed preliminary ne
gotiation on the scope OF the confer
ence.
While the official invitations were
on the cables President Harding
turned his attention to survey OF
sentiment in the senate, which has
joint responsibility with the eXecu-
tive in foreign relations. He sum-
moned to the White House Senator
Borah Republican) of Idaho, author
of the resolution requesting the call
ing of a disarmament conference, held
a conference of more than an hour
and went over foreign problems gen
orally as they are likely TO affect the
attitude of the American representa-
tives in the conference.
One subject understood to have re-
ceived special attention at the confer
ence was the proposal for free tolls
for American coastwise ships at the
Panama canal. Mr.. Harding is said
to have expressed no objection to the
Idaho senator's proposal to press MS
bill for such a provision, but at the
anne time is understood to have given
| il as his opinion that diplomatic nego-
tiations now proceeding on the sub
| iect should be carried forward with
out interruption.
Senator Borah is said also to have
urged the president to avoid any ap-
pearance of secret diplomacy in con-
nection with the disarmament con-
ference. Administration officials have
held. however, that although public
opinion must be brought behind the
work of the assembled delegates to
assure their success, the question OF
public sessions is one that only the
conference itself can decide.
Text Made Public.
The text of the official invitations
to Great Britain and China were made
public late today at the state depart
mcnt. That to Great Britain, which
was identic with the notes sent to
France, Italy and Japan except for
the insertion OF the respective names
of the powers addressed, follows:
THE president is deeply gratified at
the cordial response 10 his suggestion
that there should be a conference on
the subject of limitation of armament,
in connection with which Pacific and
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