The Washington herald., 1921-08-16
French Premier Decides
To Head Conference
Delegation.
PRESIDENT ASKS
FOR ONLY 100000
Fletcher Says Sum Is
Figured on 2 Months
Basis.

Premier BRAND of France nctihed
President Harding yesterday that
he will attend in person the Wash
ington conference on reduction oI
armaments next November as one
of the representatives of Frarre.
Premier BRAND. of course. will
head the French delegation and the
formal announcement of his coming.
it is believed here. will be followed
:rortly by an announcement from
Great Britain that Premier Lloyd
George also will participate in the
conference.
Myron T. Herrick. the American
ambassador to France. notified the
state Department of the French
governments formal acceptance of
the Presidents invitation to the
cor 'erence in the following mes
saEA:
".'remier BRAND authorizes me to
HAI 'ess through you to the Presi-
den his appreciation OF the invita-
tior 10 the WASHINGTON conferen~ e
IN November IL and to say to the
resident that he shall have great
''easure in attending the confer
ence in person as the head of the
rench delegation"
Will Use Two Languarea
Reports from abroad that the
English language woald be the Of
N"ial langusr of the conference
and that
were author!tatively denied at the
tate Department Officials were a,
loss to understand how such an
Impression could have gone abroad
English, It was st ted, would of
course be employed in the confer
"nce but French also will be per
mitted and records Of the proceed
ines undoubtedly will be kept in
both languages as was done al the
ersaflles conference.
AS host to the conference tba
United States government wishes TO
carry out it's motive for econornv
and present indications are thar tbis
government will be a frugal host
airing to curtail some of the ex
tra"aPanres which Obtainad ar Pari.
during the Peace Conference.
hsAs 1Or only 100000,
This was clearly forecast yester-
day when President Harding trans
mitted to the Senate a request from,
the State Department for e. appro-
priation of only 100000 to defray
the expenses of American partici-
pants in the conference
Senators spoke appreciatively of
the ADMINISTRATIONS economy when
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son spent something over s.. 600 900
IN the negotiations at Paris They
had feared that with the American
government acting as host. expen-
ditures might run into figures hard
ly compatible with the efforts to
save money by disarmament agree
ments.
1t is apparent that whatever fuss
and feathers attend the conference
in the way of entertaining will have
to be done by private means or by
the visitors themselves The 5000
600 will no more than suffice
for the bare necessities of the par
ley.
Long Conference Predicted.
The appropriation requested by
the State Department will be in
cluded in the Shipping Board def
cheney bill in order to make II i'm
mediately available so that the
State Department can begin or
ganiZing for the conference. In eX-
planation of the requested appro-
priation President Harding fur
nished the Senate with a copy of a
letter written by Under Secretary
of State Fletcher in which he stated
that another appropriation would be
necessary If the conference contin-
ues for more than two months. The
general opinion here is that II will
be prolonged into next year with a
holiday recess as a probability.
Mr.. Fletcher's figures do not ap-
pear to include amounts which must
be paid the delegates for their ex-
traordinary expenses. nor do they
stipulate the exact compensation
which is to be paid the negotiatars
and their expert advisers.
VIII Require Secretariat.
Among the minimum require
ments this government will have to
meet is listed the organization of a
secretariat general for the confer
ence." The PREPARATIONS contem-
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