Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-28

four American delegates each day. |
Generally II is Mr.. Hughes who in
forms him of the progress being made
In committee work. Sometimes Sena-
tor Lodge visits the White House in
the afternoon and gives complete re-
port of the days activities. He has
never attempted TO dictate on any
matter and the chances are that he
never will. Mr.. Hughes is steering the
armament limitation problem through
Committees, and Mr.. Root is turning
his high speed mind to the troubles In
the Pacific. Each man is fully capable
OF his work,
notwithstanding all the talk that
one may have heard regarding the
naval armament Limitation proposal,
the situation today may be stated In
paragraph: MIR. Hughes plan il
being studied by the naval experts of
the respective powers who in due
course of time-possibly this week.
will make their respective reports to
their chiefs. These experts are work
ing days, and most of the nights, in
their secluded quarters I'm the New
Navy building. and In their respective
delegation headquarters. They are
men whose names are unknown to the
general public: In some cases they are
not even known TO their fellow-cou
trymen. Hut. as have stated before,
II VIII he their opinions which will be
voiced by the diplomatic stars in dip
tomato language
You read In the dispatches that the
French newspapers are ridiculing the
proposal Then in another column
you see that Lord Curzon has deliver
ed a solemn warning 10 France. A
dispatch from Japan is read next. That
says that the Japanese Government
VIII insist that her naval allotment be
/ decreased from 60 per cent to 20 per
cent 10 that OF the United States and
Great Britain. Word trickles in that
England will insist upon the abolish
ment of the offensive submarine
| France, through her newspapers
counters by saying that she has not
enough submarines. and needs more
cruisers also. In addition to all this
news matter, half a score Of philoso-
piers, noVelists, essayists and what.
now, now camping I'm Washington, tel
You daily just what their respectiv,
nations will do and will not do at this
lConferopce. All this is confusing IL
tho reader who wants 10 know tus
what is actually transpiring.
Here are the plain facts. without
gsrn,shment:
Mr.. Hughes made a proposal foi
limiting armaments. The experts ar,
studying that now.
!. Mr.. BRAND made a plea for Al
understanding of Frances position II
Europe, and explained according {,
his lights, why Frances army must b
large
Mr.. Alfred Sze. leader OF the Chimes
delegation. presented ten suggestion
for his Country's rehabilitation. an
amended them by the addition of thre
concret proposals
The Committee on Pacific and Fa
Eastern problems accepted four pro
posals, drawn up by Mr.. Root, as tn
, basis Tor negotiations regarding China
In the end IL Will be the opinion c
each nations experts. and not IN
opinion OF each nations press or lead
nS citizens. which will prevail. Tn
press and public OF each nation repre-
4 sented accepted in principle the ger
cral plans OF the Conference. Ths
|, strengthened the hands OF the dele
q gates who accepted them. The detail
{. of those plans are being worked oil
II IN the New Navy buildinR-not |
England France or Japan.
II. G.. Wells and the other half hur
dred men who are writing advice
. this conference may use all the whit
. paper In the world. II will have II
effect whatsoever upon the conclusion
=. which those cold-blooded specialis
i are now seeking in their quiet quar-
ters ] viii grant this. however; III
Il lopinion OF Mr.. Wells. Mr.. Arthur lBri.
v bsne, and the leading self constitute
y advisors 10 Heaven and Earth will
!, a certain extent influence the rcceI
Y ton which each nations public Civ,
n TO those conclusions. which are yet
, bo promulgated.
After the specialists make their r,
i ports their political chiefs will stud
y them carefully, and make such min,
y changes as they may deem advisabl
IL is hardly conceivable that ar
!. leader here would override the opii
ion Of men who We're especially chose
for their particular assignments. tTf
a delegates will then go into the Confe
/ once. and state in full and exhaust,
detail what they will do. and VIII;
: they cannot do. Then there will |
, more committee meetings. and the gil
\ ing OF point here, and the taking
a step forward there. A love fea
viii be next In order. All Will agre
and hands will be clasped. or doc,
ments will be signed. Then the del
r gates will return home, and presel
20 their governments the result
: their labors. Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Bri
bane and others of the advisory tril
\ may be expected TO fully un-lImb
their guns at that zero hour.
/ have refrained from speaking pr
:. yiously OF the effect which NJ. Br
and's speech had upon the Conferen
- last Monday. The truth is slow
rise TO the surface at times. / ha
been waiting for that white lily
come out OF the muck before passil
my own opinion, And IL may be sa
here that the truth has just emerge
BRAND came TO America TO make
speech TO France--not 10 the Co
fierence For some months his prer
iership had been threatened. On
" ten days before sailing for America
a. felt called upon TO ask for a vote
confidence That he received. But
Is now known that many voted
him because they did not believe tn
Il would be polite To undermi