The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-10-27
HOPE Of RESULTS
BECOMES BELIEF.
STATE DEPARTMENT THINKS
ARMS CONFERENCE WILL
ACCOMPLISH ITS ENDS.
BRITISH A LITTLE DOUBTFUL
Placing Of Armament Limitation Be.
fore Far East Questions in Agenda
Was Unfortunate-China Is One of
the Most Serious Problems.
BY EDWARD B, CLARK

Neutrality-suspicious. weeks and ev
months the United States governme
through It's proper authorities h
been corresponding with the prop
fellow authorities Of other great, n
lions concerning the coming limit
ton Of armaments conference Al
the ends to be sought. 1t is certai
naturally that through this corr
sp0Idence tie American State d
partment must have learned SOM
thing besides the mere willingness
the foreigners to enter the conferenc
chamber
y Therefore there is actual belief /
the State department that the COZ
ference on limitation of armament
and Far East problems is to prOduc
sound and eminently satisfactory re
suits.
From time to time it has been sal,
that the administration, which, Of
course, includes the State department
was hopeful Of accomplishment
through the conference. From time tC
time, also. it has been said that there
is a vast difference between hope and
belief. Hope now seems to have adj
yanced into the field of belief.
1t probably is not too much. to say
that Secretary Hughes today knows
not only the viewpoints Of the nations
on certain things which are to be
discussed, but also the difficulties
which are to be overcome, and doubt.
less has had time enough to think on
means Of overcoming these difficult
ties.
In these dispatches some weeks ago
1t was said it was likely that the
main troubles between the United
States and Japan would be cleared up
before the day Of the opening of the
sessions Of the conference. This pre-
hiction has been borne out in large
part and today 1t is known that 1t
will not be necessary to discuss two
or three dangerous topics at the con-
ference, because agreement In advance
will have settled them.
Why the British Are Doubtful.
Since the agenda Of the conference
has been made public there have
been limitations from certain sources
that the British are looking rather
darkly on the prospect of success for
the attempt to bring the ornaments Of
nations down within wholly reasonable
limits. 1t IS said that it was
small matter which made the British
look blue. In giving out the official
text of the agenda the State depart
ment put the various arms Limitation
Items ahead of the items making up
the program of Far Eastern procedure,
The British. like all other peoples,
know that the success of the plan to
limit ornaments depends upon sue
cess in the attempt to straighten out
Far Eastern matters.
The British seem to think, because ,
Secretary Hughes gave limitations a {
frst place on the program, that In I
the discussion Of problems the arma {
ment matter must be taken up first.
Giving precedence on the program to G
ne armament matter unquestionably Il
vas unfortunate. In all human prob O
Utility 1t will not be taken up first h
because 1t will be much easier to set. =
le matters pertaining to it after the s
Far East has been taken care of r
here Is something more than a hint A
hat the two questions, in a way may c
e considered together. II
China an important Topic. Al
china, of course, will be one Of e.
ne main subjects for discussion. If f.
nina were a united country today
stead of one which has two govern
ents, everything pertaining to the III
'untry would be much easier Of SET Il
pment. The United States has to do he
lsiness officially with the Picking ne
Verllment, but no one doubts for wi
mute that this country believes that ".
e stronger element, and perhaps the "
tier official element In China. are
the southern government of that M
nd. do
1t Is known to be the determination tn,
the American State department TO ve
nsider China as a whole, and it viz. la
ally Is certain that due consideration no
II be given to the fact that the me
'st popular regime In China is that
the South, The Chinese in Amer be,
within few days have shown IN m,
est'onably where their sympathies the
Worthy Setting for Conference. the
Take the street which runs south by lea
west face Of the Army and Navy mn
lding, walk for four minutes and ces
VIII come to the Pan.Amerlcan pro
lding, fronting the Mall, with its +
nderful elm trees and its opening fro
spect of green fields with the CAPT. ms,
In the distance. This Pan-American nat
ldlng. small structure as public ms,
ldings in Washington 90, is &C. ary
nted the most beautiful architecture dav
'bject in the city. This may be too lea,
4 praise, but the building certainly the
beauty. tho
'ithin the walls of the Pan.Ameri. sec,
building the future peace of the will
Id possibly may be assured In the
est room of the building, one which F
uently Is used for North American fact
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