The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Visiting ENJOYS Expect
Hughes to Suppress
i" Various Appeals.
GREECE SENDS ~
OBSERVER HERE
Delegations, Disposing of
Preliminary Organi-
- zation Work.

ttves frown down all efforts ito IN
ject outside problems into the pend
Ing Limitation OF arms conference
rather embarrassing situation may
develop. Members Of several Of the
visiting delegations admitted this
last night. British representatives
let 1t be known that they had learned
an appeal to take up the Egyptian
problem was to be made to Secre-
tary Hughes. From another source
1t developed that advocates Of free
India hope to be able to press tneII
claims for recognition.
The Greek government is sending
Joannes Gennadius mere to watch the
proceedings; protect" Greece's in
terests: and. il possible, float a loan.
Koreans are prepared to argue that
the conference should guarantee free
dom for the hermit nation. South
China advocates want the confer
ence to place its official approval
on their efforts to secede from North
China.
Wait for Hughes to Act.
Other aggregations are here with
similar suggestions. and 1t will be
up to the American delegates to pre-
vent them from beclouding the is
sues set forth in, the original call
for the conference. The visiting rep
resentatives easily could object to
any new matters b>ing called up.
But this might embarrass them later
on. so they are expected to wait
for Secretary Hughes an his asso-
ciates to settle the matter.
1t all might be humorous IL the
possibilities were not tragic The In
dian situation is giving Britain much
trouble. Earl Reading. the new vice.
roy. has not been able to restore
order as yet Discussion Of India's
affairs. British officials last night
said. might increase the discomfort
there and fan a revolution into flames.
The situation is similar both as to
Korea and Egypt.
Prepared with Objections.
So the British and japanese hope
that the United States will frown on
the advocates OF action on these prob
lens now. But it was sharply en-
phasized at both the British and Jap
anese headquarters that il any ef-
fort is made to debate these problems
the delegations will be able promptly
deal with anything that is a mat
ter OF single national concern.
The impending visit of Gennadius.
1t is understood, is due to the belief
in Europe that affairs of the Near
East will be considered. at least un-
officially, by the delegates here. Eng
land. France and Italy all are vitality
concerned with the situation there, and
l. nYNff
best-informed and trained diplo-
mats on the ground here they
may take advantage of it to con-
slider whether a plan of joint ac-
tion might not be formulated and
recommended to their home govern
ments. :.
May Seek L. 8. Sympathy.
Greece is not looked upon with any
too great favor by these three nations
and it is assumed that Gennadius will
endeavor to enlist American sympathy
for the cause OF King Constantine.
He also will while here endeavor to
float a loan for the Greek govern
ment.
Meanwhile the machinery for the
conference Is being smartly limbered
up. The various missions, having
disposed Of the formalities that fol-
lowed their arrival in the country,
are getting together among them,
selves to dispose Of the preliminary
organization work. All continue. pub
licly at least. optimistic that a final
agreement will be reached that will
be a long stride toward world peace.
BRAND Insists on Results.
Another voice. this time the most
influential of all of the foreign rep
resentatives yet to arrive, was raised
here in Washington last night to in,
sist that the limitation of arms con.
ference must be successful. 1t was
that of Aristide BRAND, premier of
France, and chairman of the French
delegation to the conference.
The arrival of the French delega.
ton late yesterday served to en-
phasize the nearness Of the confer.
ence. It came almost at the close of
a day that had been devoted to in
dividual gatherings of the several
delegations already on the ground.
The American. British, Italian. Meth.
erlands, japanese and Chinese repre-
sentatives met in their various head
quarters. All discussed plans and pro.
cedure. But in not a single instance
was an authoritative statement of
what was accomplished forthcoming.
L, s. Delegates Meet.
The American representatives met
with no assistants present. They had
before them the complete reports OF
the experts from the Navy Depart
ment showing how naval disarmament
could be made possible. The absence
of the naval experts who heretofore
have been a very essential part of the
meetings of the Americans was ac.
cepted as meaning that the definite
program that will be laid before the
conference on behalf Of the United
States is now being reduced to actuali.
ties
OF course no announcement Of the
American position will be forthcom-
ing until the international meeting
gets down to- actual business. Secre-
tary Hughes, as chairman, made II
very plain again yesterday that there
will be no advance publicity on what
will be suggested by the United States
as the hosts Of the Representatives Of
the great powers. He explained that
everything, published to date pro-
Tossing to be a program must Of neces-
sity be a guess. And he wonld not
discuss, in any way the possible ac-
curacy Of such guesses.
1t is accepted of course that the
TInited States Will submit q definite