The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-12

Hope to Lessen Dangers.
This in no way means that there
must be a complete agreement on
all Of the subjects TO be considered.
Any such wholesale agreement Is
entirely out Of tAe question II
good start is made; IL the great
powers will agree to reduce tneir
arnnaments to a reasonable hgure'
and IL the situatiou affecting China
and the inundated islands OF the
Pacific can be smoothed so that the
most pressing cangers are removed
frcm the international situation
then all will be well. But II new
enmities are to be created anu
new differences emphasized then an
other and even more terrible war
will impend, according to the views
Of the experts now here.
Meets Today at 1880.
The conference will assemble at
lO:3O In Continental Memorial haIl-
The order of procedure Will be SIM
ple. The various delegations VINO
are TO take part in the tnitial seS-
sion will be grouped around large
oval table especially designed lor
the occasion. Other delegates Will
have especially reserved seats
Secretary of state Hughes VIII
call the assemblage to order.
PRAYER will be offered by the HeV
W. S. Abernathy, D. D. OF CaIVaTy
Baptist Church This prayer wiz
ss+ a precedent inasmuch as in the
go reIigion has had very little to
Do with international conferences.
Rut President Harding and the
American delegation have been I'M
Dressed with the appeals OF tne
churches that an opening prayer DC
said, and have so arranged.
Harding VIII Voice Welcome.
Eo11owing the prayer, President
Harding will be introduced. ne III
rsicoms the delegates ofhcially TO
tnis city. and will deal generaIIy
S-itb reasons why the gathering
shon1d be successful. There Will Dc
- r.snonse. All OF the delegations
bava indicated that they do not ue
- 20 have anything publicly 10
80 roncerning the business OF the
conference until organization Is
connlated and actual business SEES
sions are commenced
AZ the conclusion OF his ADDRESS
,ba President will leave the nan
Sacretary Of State Hughes theh
viii suggest that the conference
nroceed with the election OF
permanent chairman and secIeIsry
roneTaI 1t is conceded that MT
,Sh viii be named as chairman
- tbat John W. Garrett, OF Bal
sIro,rs experienced American dip
80, viii be selected as secretary
general
Yurhe. to Outline Aims.
Chairman Hughes, when he Is
a.
Iininp the hopes OF the American
s.Iag,+ion II then is planned to
aSJo7,rn the conference until Tues
a. There will be a session on
Nonday. Il f. expected, but IL Will
y. nrivate and no one but the
5sIagates themselves will be pres
sot However, IT was said last
nIght that the conference will be
a.Led TO take a position on pub
UcItv at the outset. Most Of the
chirmen Of delegations are pledged
10 "as complete publicity as pos
sIble" so that for the early stages
at least most of the work will be
done in the open
Most Of the delegates and their
assistants were participants in the
exercises in connection with the
burial of Americas unknown dead
Yesterday
was devoted to conference work.
However. II was stated last night
that all Of the various national
groups are ready to proceed with
the work
Expect o. 5. to Take Lead.
All of the visiting DELEGATIONS
expect that the United States will
take the initiative in suggesting
the work that Is to be done. While
all Of the major delegations have
a more or less tentative agree
ment as to what they would like
to see done, none of them have .
decisive program to topresent
OF course Japan has hopes that
IL viii not be asked by the COM
ference TO surrender its leading
concessions in China. The japanese
delegates are perfectly willing TO
ing program. They publicly de-
clare that they are even anxious
TO stop warship building for a term
Of years and devote the money thus
saved to economic development
But they are not willing to sur
render what they consider their
rights either in China or in the
mandsted islands of the Pacific, un-
less other nations also turn back
valuable privileges long ago fiIched
from China by one method or an
other.
Z So It will be Up to the United
states to suggest a way that will
Se easy for Japan and for other