The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-10
PRINCIPLES Will
Be TAKEN UP FIRST
M. BRAND THINKS
Says French Delegates Come
to Conference More to
Hear Than to
Talk


Washington, November s.-Gen-
eral principles upon which questions
at issue are TO be settled will be laid
down in the first days IL the confer
ence on limitation OF armament and
Pacific and far eastern questions. ac-
cording to the opinion expressed to-
day by Premier BRAND of France at
a conference with American news
paper correspondents. He discussed
freely the work of the armament
conference and the spirit IN which
ne ana his associates in the French
delegation will approach 1t for half
an hour.
My conception of the first days of
the conference" the premier says, lis
that II will consider and lay down
the principles upon which naval arm
anents, land armaments and Pacifio
questions are to be settled. 1t Will
be for the conference itself TO de-
eide the range of sessions, but my
feeling is that It will not go beyond
the lines | have Indicated, and as
stipulated in the agenda, already APP
proved by the participating govern
ments."
viii the question of European
debts to the United States come upT'
he was asked
Il do not think So" he replied
France has no disposition to bring
forward the question, and do not
see that any subject not upon the
programme could be considered with
out the consent OF all the govern
meats represented
In discussing the size of the French
army, NJ BRAND said:
Reduce Army
Our army has been reduced great
~ and is in process of further re-
duction. We are going to the eA-
IRENE limit consistent with the Sc
curity of France, and l may say OF
Ell rome. We are in the presence OF
disorganized Europe. Germany Is
dlsarmed as to artillery and to small
weapons, but with 100000 of peo-
pie and with an industrial power
that could create arms and war ma
terial with great rapidly.
I'VE are in the presence OF Two
volcanoes. On the other side OF Ger
many is sovietic Russia In full erup-
ton. The German volcano Is rum
bling. The only barrier is folaha;
should that barrier fall we WouIo
have the two countries OF eruption
,,nitira We must have sufficient
strength TO deal with eyentuahties
affectinx the world. The United
states will understand the signih-
canee of that duty, because she sent
40 many men across 1the ocean ior
What may call world reasons
leranc. comes to the conference,
he continued, asking for nothing, So
licits nothing, and has In the paek7
grour,d no thoughts of things TO DC
obtained for herself.
1--WE come rather" Ne added, using
a homely expression OF brittany
with our ears more widely open
than our mouths. We shall listen
rather more than talk. we nave our
opinions to express and SUGGESTIONS
To make. but we have no sort oil pur-
nose 20 ask anything for France. We
viii arrange our affairs and all that
we would ask at any time would pc
moral freedom to do so.
Invited by Harding
I'VE come because we have Deen
invited by the United States govern
meut. 1t is the honor OF President
Harding that he has invited seVersi
governments taking part In this con
ference in the interest OF the solid-
arity and peace OF the world.
The American government IN pur-
suing what Il deemed rightly TO be
its duty toward Europe took part IN
our affairs because they were worldly
affairs. We have been invited TO
assist in the discussion and arrange
ment of Pacific questions because
they are world questions. have
every confidence that an agreement
will be reached In which the soVer-
eighty OF every nation concerned VIII
be maintained and the proper inter
ests OF all defined.
Il have taken part in a good many
supreme councils in which were mo-
ments when II seemed that rupture
was Inevitable. Controversies mao
reached a tension that seemed to be
on the breaking point. Yet when
that moment had been reached, way
was always found to measuraoly
reconcile Emergencies of view and
arrive at an agreement. l do not
forsee that we shall have any such
moments of tension here, but IL we
should. | have every confidence thai
II would be surmounted."