Evening star., 1921-11-04
House Unanimously Adopts
Motion Presented by Labor
Members.
HIGH HOPES EXPRESSED
FOR SUCCESS OF PARLEY
League of Nations Declared Incom-
plete Without America-U. S.
Cooperation Desired.
By the Associated Press.

| LONboN, November 9.-1ne uOuSt
! of commons today UNANIMOUSLY
adopted the motion presented by
labor members warmly approving
the approaching Washington confer
ence on Limitation of armaments and
! far eastern problems. The vote came
after two and a half hours Of dis
cussion, in which numerous speaker
supported the resolution and voiced
hopes of the conferences success.
| Minister Lloyd George still hopes
it will be possible to carry out before
ington and taking the leadership oi
the British delegation at the arma-
! ments conference, declared Austen
Chamberlain. the government leader.
| Hope for Success.
The debate was opened when John
Robert Clynes moved the resolution
introduced by himself in association
with :he other labor leaders. Stephen
Walsh, J. II. Thomas, Arthur Hender-
son and Thomas Shaw. 1t read:
That this house warmly approves
of the meeting of the international
conference at Washington, and trusts
| that A supreme effort will be made
] to arrive at such measures of agree
ment as will secure substantial and
progressive ol tHe
burden of armamentS."
Mr. Clynes explained that his mo-
| tion was not offered with any idea
of raising a harmful controversy, and
. in his remarks he avoided all ref
| erence to the policies which might
| be discussed at the conference, con-
! fining his speech for the most part
to a general dissertation on disarma-
ment.
Declares League Incomplete.
The world, said Mr.. Clynes. was
Indebted to America for the con-
vening of the conference. The league
of nations was incomplete for its
purpose. he thought. and he regarded
America, in relation to this confer
ence. as having taken step TO
carry out the main principles and
objects sought to be obtained by the
league.
i The conference. said Mr.. Clynes
/ was in no sense in competition with
or in opposition to the league.
Unless the conference dealt with
there was little hope of any reduc-
ing, he declared.
At another point In his speech he
said:
I'VE cannot trust to alliances based
on present or past friendship and rest
ing on any material q economic inter-
est. These alliances are not trust
worthy They have failed us in the
past, and there is a growing convic-
tion that great International interests
must be considered in common. and
that the future progress and good will
of mankind can be secured only by
the great nations of the world all unit
ing for the future peace of the word.
L. $. Co-Operation Desired.
Sir Donald MacLean. liberal. in the
unavoidable absence of Mr.. Asquith.
the liberal leader. seconded the motion
for the resolution, saying:
! I'VE are proudly conscious and CRATE
full that in summoning this conference"
and in taking the initiative in il. our
sister nation, the United States. was
moved by no mean or selfish motive.
but was actuated by a sincere desire
to bring about a better state of things
in connection with world arnnaments."
He felt certain. he added. that the con-
ference was in no sense in competition
with the lea%ue of nations.
| George n. Barnes. former labor party
! chairman. who was member OF the
British delegate at the Paris peace
conference and was strongly 'nt"r-
ested in the formation of the league
of nations. said that if America were
a member of the league there would
| be no need of a senarate conferenc".
The great need of the moment, how
ever. he thought. was that the peoples
Of the world shall be broueht into
volved.
Hugh oNein. speaker of the Ulster
; parliament. declared that without
America the league OF nations could
not be the great instrument of tn"
peace of the world which had been
hoped. Consequently humanity
turned to the Washington conference.
which he trusted would give the same
results as had been hoped for from
the league.
Grateful for Conference.
Austen Chamberlain. the govern
ment leader. said that President
Harding's invitation to the conference
had been welcomed in Eneland with
a unanimity and thankfu'ness diff
cut to express in words and that the
acceSance of the invitation was in
no sehse hostile or derogatory to the
learue of nations.
I'VE shall ] hope. find in Washing
tom" he said that determination to
overcome difficulties which will en-
able the nations Of the vorld to full
fill the purpose Of the President when
he summoned the conference to limit
ornaments and assure peace"
Nv. Chamberlain said the object OF
the motion was to give a clear un-
mistakahle MESSAGE 'of our earnest
good wishes for the success Of the
conference. and to impress upon our
own people how vast are the issues
which depend unon its delibera tions.
and how vital it. is to the world that
these deliberations should reach a
successful issue.
Il have but one regret regarding
the conference" he added. land it is
that the prime minister is unable to
be at the opentng."
"The government" continued Mr..
Chamberlain. sets the great impor-
tance upon the conference that though
the absence of the prime minister pre-
sented many difficulties we unani-
mously requested him to be the prin-
cipal delegate of our country. we
profoundly regret that circumstances
. known to every member of the house
made it impossible for him to carry
out that intention, but We still hope
it may be possible before long to
carry out that intention and for him
to take the leadership of the British
delegation"
"In his absence we are fortunate in
having as leader of the delegation a
statesman of unrivalDd experience
and one who. as the principal repre-
sentative of this country on the league
of nations. it may be. will link or help
I to link the proceedings of that body
with the deliberations of the confer
ence in Washington.
"The policy Of the British govern
ment is to seek peace and insure 1t.
and we join with the house at large
in prayers for the success of this con.
ference and in the earnest hope thai
Lit may bring relief to the overour.
Sxned nations Of the world.