Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-11-18
Conference on Armaments and
+, Far East Questions Is For
mally Opened.
HUGHES is MADE CHAIRMAN
Nations Pay Tribute to Americas Un-
known Soldier on Armistice Day
Senate Passes Tax Revision Bill
Elections of Week Please
4. Democrats.
BY EDWARD W. PlcKARD.

CATURDAY, November II, may, and
- it is to be hoped will, be set apart
In the history of the world as one of
it's most momentous dates. On that
nay was formally opened in Washing
ton the conference on limitation OF
ornaments and Far East questions
which, If 1t is successful, will go far
toward curing some of the worst ills
of what we are pleased to call civili-
Eation. The projectors Of, and partici-
pants in. this meeting do not enter
tain the ii;nsory hope that it will re-
suit Immediately, or even soon, In the
a~bolishing of warfare, but they do be-
Iieve, and the world trusts, that their
deliberations and agreements will settle
peaceably the tangled affairs Of the
Pacific and the Orient, and so far cut
down the naval and army programs of
the great powers that the tax-burdened
peoples will experience a tremendous
financial relief, and the threat CT n
other general or even important war
will be far removed.
It was In the handsome auditorium Of
the Continental Memorial hall that the
oDening session of the conference was
leld. When Secretary Of State Hughes
arose to call 1t to order, he faced the
most distinguished assemblage of men
and women this country ever has seen.
Great Britain, France. Italy, Japan,
Pelgium, Holland and China had sent
zach some Of her most eminent states
men, and our own representatives are
acknowledged of the first rank. At
Ter the delegates were the extensive
advisory STATS, and, of course, h dip
lnmatic corps was there in full force.
The members of the senate and house,
invited guests and other privileged
persons filled the hall to overlooking.
Mr.. Hughes, in opening the confer
.nce. welcomed formally the foreign
delegates, and stated briefly the OBJ
lects of the gathering. President Hard
ng then stepped forward and. after
the storm of applause had subsidized, he
.old more at length of the hopes and
purposes that had led him to invite
the powers to this conference. He
smoke persuasively and we'll even he
most pessimistic OF his hearers could
rot help but feel that there was a
fair chance that those hopes would be
realized.
After the fOrmalities, the confer
snce organized for business, Secretary
Hughes being elected chairman, and
other officers being chosen. Adjourn
nent was taken until Monday.
One great figure was absent from
The opening of the conference.-the
Lloyd George, premier of Great Brit
ain. Kept at home for the present by
The Irish negotiations and the unem-
oloyment situation, he cabled to the
government the assurance that he
would sail for Washington as soon as
possible.
" EFT another event made last week
i memorable-the burial of Amer
cas- unknown dead soldier on ARMS
ice day. In this the nation, through
Is highest representatives, paid trib-
lte to the many thousands who, IN
sung and ~unhonored individually, gave
40 their lives in the cause of patriot
Ism and freedom in the World war
rhe unnamed hero was brought home
oy the Olympia, Admiral Dewey's old
flagship, and on Wednesday his cas-.
get wasN placed under the dome Of the
,apitol OF the c~atafalQue on which had
-ested the bodies Of Presidents Lin
.oln. Garfeii and Mckinley. Around
I stood, at parade rest, the five sol
1ors of the honor guard, and all
about it and wei 1t were the wreaths