South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12
VARIOUS ENJOYS TALK
ON EVE OF FARLEY

WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.-Fol-
lowing expressions from the princi-
pal delegations on the eve of the
assembly Of the armament confer
ence.
NJ. BRAND. French prime minis
ter:
we enter the conference - an
earnest spirit TO assist in reaching
a common understanding that shall
give peace Of mind TO the world in
stead Of an armed peace.
II see no reason why a few weeks
hence we should not be separating af-
ter having defined how the inter-
ests Of one have become the inter-
ests of all. France wishes to ar
rive at an accord that will create
an atmosphere of peace in which
the nations may work in complete
security"
Sen. Schanzer. head Of the Ital-
ian delegation:
THE world energies from an i'm
mense catastrophe and needs to find
again its equilibrium. The war
broke the economic unity Of the
world. the enormous financial sac
rifices which the war imposed on
the peoples exhausted their force
of resistance. created among diff
ferent countries such a great differ
ence in their economic conditions
to render almost impossible any
and in the value of their money as
commerce among them. Now the
supreme condition in order that the
equilibrium of the world may be
re-eStablished and in order that
the countries more severely struck
by the war may rise and recon
struct their economy is peace. Thu
is why all our efforts must be di-
rected toward creating political
guarantees for the lasting main
This is the fundamental thought
tenance CT peace.
Of italian policy and it is for this
/ reason that Italy greeted with full
heart the invitation of Pres't Hard
/ ing and is ready through our dele
cation here to give all the possible
contribution TO the conference in
such as to create in the world that
atmosphere or peace which consti-
tutes today its supreme need"
japanese official statement:
Japan approaches this great
meeting of the nations confident
that the conference will succeed.
We are undertaking this work in
the knowledge that although there
may be faults of detail in our po-
Sition, it is in general a just one,
and in the belief that all the ma
tons will content themselves with
facts, as we shall do, and devote
themselves TO Unprejudiced express
sion of the facts. \ sure founda-
ton will be laid for an interna-
tional agreement that will make of
armament limitation a simple mat
ter.
All the nations Of the world,
with their war wounds still sore.
are clamcring for peace, And though
some of these wounds are Of the
flesh. they are equally deep eco
nomic wounds.
Japan. in common with all
other countries, IS demanding re-
lief from the armament burden that
threatens to strange her industrial
development. Our delegation, there
fore Is prepared to bare the Japan
csc situation completely, and 70
join the other nations in any just
policy that may remove misUnder-
standing and in any procedure -
arms of limitation that assures our
national security.
I'VE are sure of our position and
ready to let 1t speak for itself in
the conference. We want the world
TO learn our position from the con-
ference itself and to make its own
Judgment"
Britain's Statement.
The stately and impressive sym
bolism Of Americas mourning for
her sons and daughters dead i'm the
cause of liberty has deeply moved
the hearts Of their British COM
rades in the great war. It Is a
worthy prelude TO the labors of the
conference which begins tomorrow
and TO this the British empire dele
cation, representing all parts of the
empire, look 20 aid in the task OF
extricating the world from the un-
happy conditions into which war
has plunged it, and to make the
| peace, secured at so e eat a cost,
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