The Washington times., 1921-10-31
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IN D|SARM
GATHERING
Senator Swanson Points Out
Vital Need of Agreement on
Eastern uestions.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL.
Internal tionaI News Service.

International News Service.
A "world catastrophe" will in
evitably follow the conference on
limitation of armaments unless the
the nations concerned in the pros
perity of the Far East and in the
commerce of the Pacific accommo-
date their differences and reach a
settlement that viii insure world
peaceS Senator Swanson, Demo-
Jrat, of Virginia, member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, declared in the Senate today,
in urging that the only practical
way to reduce taxation is to reduce
the enormous naval and military
burdens under which the peoples
of the United States and other
great nations are staggering.
Expects Settlement.
Swanson said that he was con-
vinced that the nations represented at
the conference would reach an smic-
able settlement of their differences,
and that he was hopeful of splendid
results accruing from the conference"
that the Far Eastern question was an
important one-one of ominous trouble
II not amicably settled" Swanson con-
tended. The solution of this question
is not difficult If the nations adhere
to their solemn promises made in the
Versailles Treaty.
China is the key to the settlement
of the Far Eastern differences. For
more than one-half century this
empire has been the subject of spolia,
tion by various nations. This spolia.
ton must cease and the integrity OF
the Chinese empire be preserved, and
the equal rights of all nations within
China conceded. The United States
open-door policy there must be
observed and no more spheres of influ-
ence and no more special concessions
must be eXtorted from China.
This will work alike to the ad-
vantage Of China and Japan. 1t Will
save China from spoliation and protect
Japan from having dangerous
neighbor seizing territory near her.
Japans safety demands this. I am
sa tisfied that the differences existing
between as and Japan in reference TO
the island OF Yap will be satisfactorily
settled"
Confidence Justified.
Expressions voiced by the govern
ments participating in the conference
give assurances that justify the belief
that the conference will successfully
accomplish the commendable purpose
for which IL has been called swanson
said, "and will bring relief and better.
ment to a disturbed and distress "a
world.
But II II should fail let the nation
and statesmen be marked and known
who in this dark hour refuse to give
repose to a troubled world; II there
exists nation with sinister designs
like those possessed by Germany
seeking to enrich itself by criminal
conquest, let the conference disclose
that nation so the world may be pre-
pared to meet the coming danger
This conference, carrying concrete
propositions of settlement of outstand
ing differences and disarmament, Will
make severe test of the sincerity
of the nations represented, and viii
exhibit their real national aspirations
and purposes. No Car'lnE. no eva
sion, no concealment will avail in this
conference. Ere II adjourns the world
will know fully the design of each OF
it's members.
but | have an abiding and abounh
ing faith that the great statesmen who
will assemble here will measure ur
TO their great responsibility and reach
an agreement that will mark new
era in the worlds progress and