New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-02
Harding to Call
I'm Citizens as
Arms Advisers
Corps of Civilian Experts
Will Counsel With Dele
gates on Public Aspects
of Issues Before Council
Choice To Be Made Soon
Envoys to Meet This Week
to Discuss Character of
Auxiliary Organization

rom InS Iri61ns's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-President
Harding is expected soon to announce
the selection OF corps Of citizens who
will advise and counsel the American
delegates on the public aspects Of the
problems to be solved at the forth
coming Conference or the Limitation OF
armament and Far Eastern questions,
it was officially revealed to-day.
Ts1ese citizens. who will reflect Amer
ican pubic opinion on the various
topics under discussion at the confer
ence, will include a representative Of
the woman.aood Of the nation, another
from the ranks OF labor, a third who
will speak for the various organizations
of former service men, and other mem
bers from industrial, agricultural, reli-
gious and other walks of life These
advisers will, in a word. be called
upon u acguaint the american dele
CATION ia TO now the public feels about
the questions under discussion. IN
th's respect they will be distinct rom
the groups Of army ard navy experts
and the diplomatic advisers. Who viii
be required to take Up the technical
involved.
officials Assigned to Stat
Secretary Of War Weeks and Secrc-
tary OF the Navy Denby now have be-
fore them the Presidents request to
name military and naval cxperts TO
serve ia an advisory capacity to The
American delegation, and the State De-
partnent has made considerable prog
ress towsrd assigning we'll informed
officials of the Dip 'omatic and consular
service TO the special conference staff
within the department, to aid in the
prepa ration Of data required by the
American delegation. Cooperating
With these officials are members OF the
military intelligence division Of the
army, who while serving as attaches at
the various embassies ard Legations
abroad have been in position to
military value.
The American commissioners-Se Secre
airy Hughes, Senator'S Lodge and Un-
derwood and Elihu Root--arc expected
to hold their first formal meeting here
next week TO go over the steDs already
taken in preparation for the conference
and TO consult on the major subjects
that VIII come before the assembly.
It may very well be that President
Harding Will consult Win tnc Dig IOuf
on the citizens to be asked to serve as
special advisers, ss it is known 10 be
the Presidents desire to have the
American participants III the parley
function as a unit in order that the
work Of the conference may be eXDedlt-
ed az much as possible.
Smaller Nations Recognized
Formal invitations TO the govern
nlents Of Holland, Belgium and Portu-
gal to send representatives. 20 the CON
ference for par5ic;Q patton during the
discussion Of Far Eastern and Paci1lc
questions are expected to be forwarded
by the State Department within day
or TWO. il wag learned to-day.
The powers have signitled 4 willing
acss TO have these three nations partl-
cioate with China when the problems
Of the Far East arc discussed by the
conference. Along with the formal IL
vjtations will be dispatched the Amer
can suggested program o1 the agenda
With request that they make known
whether they desire change in the
subjects or approve the draft as
written.
Sampei GomperS, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, made
public to-day the full text of the reso-
luton IN d,sarmament passed by
the trades union congress in Sos
sion 81 Cardiff, Wales. Accompanying
the resolution Was letter from Secre-
fary &. w. Hower.nan, Of the congress.
expressing The hope that organized
labor might be given an opportunity
of aDpoi1.ing representatives to ct
tend fh. " aSairgton conference