Evening star., 1921-09-04


are promised an entirely
new experience when the
great international confer
ence on Limitation of ornaments and
the problems of the Pacific meets
| here in November. A spectacle. ire
spective of the results of the confer
ence, will be unfolded here such as
has never before been witnessed in
the new world.
The representatives of five great
nations, Great Britain. France. Italy.
Japan and China, not TO mention the
representatives Of the United States.
will be assembled here to discuss
topics of vital interest not alone to
the nations. but to the entire wolrd.
governments, accustomed to the pomp
and ceremony of the old world. will
naturally regard with interest the
formal arrangements for the confer
| ence in the great capital Of the new
world. And while the delegates will
be here for business-business Of the
most serious and engressing kind-it
is not to be expected that the govern
ment Of the United States will allow
anything to transpire which might Of
fend the sensibilities of the dis
tinguised visitors.
Has Entertained Royalty.
Already at the State Department
the plans for the reception and en-
tertainment of the visiting delegates
are being given the most careful con-
sideration. During the war. it will
be remembered. Washington was Wis
tied by delegations representing the
allied nations. and later the King and
Queen of the Belgians, not to mention
| the Prince Of Wales. were guests
here. So the people of Washington
have had more than an inkling of
what to expect when disarmament
conferees assemble.
In the first place. when each dele
cation reaches this country it will
be met at the port of entry by the
accredited representatives of this govern
| ment. who will escort the delegates to
Washington and see to it that the way
| Is made easy for them. Upon ar
! rival at the Union station here each
foreign delegation will be received
! in the Presidential reception room at
| the station. Secretary of State
Hughes, corresponding to the prime
minister of the foreign governments,
It 10 expected. viii be present to well
come the delegates. particularly If the
| visiting delegations include the prime
ministers of their various govern
ments. Lloyd George, premier of
Great Britain, and BRAND. the French
premier, are expected to attend as
delegates. and it is not unlikely that
other nations will be similarly repre-
sented.
President to Hold Aloof.
Unless a sovereign or chief execu-
tive of one of the other nations at
tending the conference should come
to Washington, it is not on the cards
that President Harding will go to the
station to meet any Of the delega-
tions. When the King and Queen of
the Belg;ans came to Washington
President Wilson was not available
for their reception, but Vice President
Marshall, acting in the Presidents
stead, went with Mrs. Marshall to the
station to greet the distinguished
visitors.
Military escorts will be accorded
each delegation as it arrives at the
station here. The cavalry at Fort
Myer, Va, will be used for this duty.
it is expected, and will precede and
follow the delegations to their tenn
porary homes here.
One ceremonial that will attend the
arrival of each delegation is the play
ing of the national air of the delegates
own country by the United States
Marine Band when the party emerges
from the station. while the military
escort and the reception committees
stand at attention. 1t is not unlikely
that many high officials of the gov
ernment, including Army and Navy Off
GERS, will be pressed into service
to act upon the reception committees
for the various delegations.
Precautions for Safety.
Whether the visiting delegations
will be accorded military escorts on
their travels about the city and to
and from the Pan-American building,
where the sessions of the conference
are to be held, is still to be deter