The New York herald., 1921-11-09
SENATE REQUESTS
OPEN CONFERENCE
Adopts Resolution in Favor Of
Fullest Publicity Possible
at Farley.

Special Despatch to THE New YoRx HE1ALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Washington, ID. c.. Nov. D.
The Senate went on record to-day In
favor Of the fullest possible publicity at
the armament conference. After an hour
Of spirited debate, 1t adopted resolution
by Senator Harrison. Democrat (Miss),
requesting the American delegates to
use their influence to have newspaper
men admitted to the conference and
also to have a record kept OF all pro-
ceedinEs.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,. rep
resentation leader. and one Of the Amer.
ican delegation. vigorously opposed the
resolution at first. declaring its passage
would be 'an exhibition Of bad manners
on the part of the Senate" After Sen
ator Harrison. however. consented to
modify the resolution. Senator Lodge
abandoned hts opposition. and the meas
ure was adopted without a record vote
although there was chorus OF noes
from the representation side.
The text OF the resolution follows:
Whereas the Senate of the United
States wishes every success for NE con.
ference on Limitation u Armaments
called ny President Harding. to meet In
the city Of Washington on the 11th day
OF November. 1921: and.
"Whereas the Senate Of the United
States believes that greatest publicity
to which. in reason, consideration Of the
questions for which the conference Is
called will admit, will tend toward the
success Of the conference: therefore be
It,: So
United States respectfully request the
representatives Of the Government OF the
United States at the conference to use
their influence to have the conference
admit representatives OF the press to the
meetings Of the full conference, whore
the questions for which the conference
was called are considered.
Resolved further. That the Senate Of
the United States respectfully requests
the representatives Of the Government
Of tho United 1tGtee4-at the HqAference
to use their influence to have the con-
ference maintain and preserve a record
containing the proceedings OF the con-
ference when the matters for which the
conference was called are considered
and acted upon."
The portion Of the resolution to which
Senator Lodge objected particularly
and which was afterward stricken out
with Senator Harrison's consent fol-
lows:
Resolved further. That the Senate Of
the United States respectfully requests
the representatives OF the Government
Of the United States at the conference
to use their influence against any form
Of censorship upon the part Of the con-
ference that will prevent the public
from being informed through the press
Of the correct attitude of the delega-
tions and nations touching the ques-
tions considered in the conference
Senator Lodge contended that this
language WIS offensive and would un-
doubtedly be construed as an attempt
by the Senate to regulate the procedure
In the conference.
II am bound to say" said Senator
Lodge, that think It would be very
much out Of place for the Senate. espe-
ciaily at this moment. to begin to offer
suggestions as to the procedure Of the
conference which must be determined by
the nations there represented ! should
be very sorry to see the Senate propose
to interfere In any way with a matter
which must be dealt with by the repre-
sentatives Of the Powers invited here.
II think the Senate may rest assured
that the Senator from Alabama and
will favor all the publicity that is
reasonably possible for the conference
and certainly that proper record may
be kept; but what I object to Is passing
any resolution undertaking to hint or
to suggest that the foreign nations
whose delegates shall sit In the confer
ence and who have q right to settle their
own procedure In company with US what
that procedure shall be. II the resolu-
tion is presented I shall hope that II
will not be passed.
II think may say without impropri-
ety. that the Senator from Alabama and
land II Is a great pleasure to me to
think that we are In entire accord--are
very strongly In favor OF Limitation of
ornaments. We are anxious to bring II
about. Also. We have seen tho impor-
tance of publicity to the cause we have
at heart We realize, think might
say. very fully. that success, as we look
at II. and the success we wish to OBJ
tain depends In the greatest possible
measure on the opinion not merely Of the
United States, but of the world. We
believe that support OF public opinion of
the world in what we are hoping and
going to try to do Is the best weapon
We have" tfg e,f