Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-07
Success or Failure of the
Negotiations Depends
Upon What the u, S, is
Able or Willing to Do,
HOPE OF THE PARLEY
IS IN WHITE HOUSE
r.. viii Be to Lead the
kya World and the Orient
Sy5 New Plans of lnterna-
,SdionaI Agreement,
BY ROBERT SMALL.
y F(SpeciaI Dispatch TO Morning J0urnaD
Copyright 1921 by Albuquerque Journao

| first session of the conference
there is coming to Washington a
1 stronger realization than ever that
despite the world prominence OF
| the delegates who will actually
compose the conference. the out
standing figures in all the delhi
erations will be none other than
| the man who called the nations to-
gether--Warren G. Harding.
| For it Is agreed that success or
failure of the conference depends
almost wholly upon what the
United States is able or willing TO
do and President Harding must
| have the final say in this. 1t vir-
tually is admitted in advance that
the other nations are not in a po-
sition to accept the first frank pro-
posals the United States will place
before them, based upon the free
and independent position OF this
| country So the conference, before
it is many days old will resolve it.
self into the question of how far
the United States can accommo-
| date its views to those of the more
entangled powers.
United states opposes Alliances.
1t is useless to deny that France.
Great Britain, Italy and Japan are
coming to Washington with ideas
| based upon the doctrines of the
old diplomacy. The delegates and
attaches talk in the terms of al
liances Yet the wiser statesmen
from the old world and from the
Oriental must know how deter
minedly the United States is op-
posed to alliances. President Hard.
ing had taken pains to make that
point clear long before Ambassa :.
dor Harvey spoke Thursday at
Liverpool. The older nations are
la the United States, through Sec
retary Hughes and his associates
will suggest to the conference.
What commitments can the |
president make In the name OF the
United States that viii be satisfac-
tory to the other powers and serve |
as n substitute for their faith in |
the alliance? Limitation of arma- |
ments can come only through |
some form of agreement, treaty or |
covenant covering a guarantee OF |
the necessary international adjust |
ments that will make heavy arma-
ments no longer essential to cer-
tain national aims and aspirations. |
1t is for the United States to de-
wise the means Of attaining an in
ternational and by new interna-
tional methods.
Delegates Arrive.
The week has been marked by
and attaches But the tumult and
the shouting have not dimmed the
fact that the hope of the confer
ence sits calmly In the White
House confident in his own on
timistic mind that there is suffi-
cient of good in the world to make
this new move for humanity sue
cess.
Already as a result OF the con-
tact with President Harding and
with the clearer atmosphere OF
Washington where old world i'm
trigues are unknown, some OF the
skepticism brought by the arriv-
Ing delegates and the members of
their suites is beginning to melt
away This skepticism had been
but ill-concealed behind the pain
fully polite statements given out
by the distinguished visitors. Be-
ing couched in the most punctil-
ious diplomatic language, these
statements were more or less
meaningless. But the skepticism
has been nothing to wonder at.
Europe has been witnessing n per-
feet parade of conferences ever
since the treaty of Versailles was
signed, and most of them have
been fruitless. But this IL the first
great political conference of tho
nations to be held in the new world
and there is hope that it might
mark the beginning of a new or
der.
Harding Understands.
The foreign envoys now in Wash
ington have found with eminent
satisfaction that President Hard
ing understands and sympathizes 6
with most of their views. They are II
bringing to Washington nothing !
that Is new to him; nothing that '
he had not considered before he i,
determined to call the conference
on the limitation of ornaments 7
and to widen its scope to include I
all OF the delicate problems Of the !
Pacific and the Far East. Presi-
1ent Harding moves about always
IN an atmosphere Of Cancellation t
and it Is this spirit that leads to Y
rurther hope for conference sue s
cess 8
The British ENJOYS have learned. e
possibly with something akin to / s
that President Hard
ng does not look with disfavor I
lpon the maintenance of a big fleet ! a
" Great Britain-the biggest fleet a
n the world for that matter. The Q
PRESIDENT feels 1t would be foolish
Q close his eyes to the popular
leeds or the several powers which
VII sit In the Washington confer RI
nee. Great Britain's life Is de- y
,endent upon her shipping and Mr.. Il
iarding realizes she must at all 4
INES be able to Keep the sea lanes Ii
pen for her vital commerce. To u
eprive England of proper naval II
trength would be to threaten her y
nth national disaster. The presi-
ent is determined there shall be q
o such threat at the Washington =
difference. la
Sympathizes With Japan. .
The Japanese ENJOYS have learn q
d with q satisfa ction, which has q
rought them much reinsurance o
nat President Harding sympathizes q
nth Japan's need for expansion a
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