Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-07-13

London. England. July 12.-(By The
Associated Press)-The disarmament
i conference continues to be the most
prominent topic of discussion dividing
honors with the Irish peace conference.
No doubt is felt in London that all the
nations invited will accept and as the
French premier. NJ. BRAND seems al
ready to have decided to go to WASH
iington. 1t is considered all the more
ter will also go, always provided that
the state of affairs at home at that
time will permit his absence and that
his health will permit him to make the
trip, as there has been talk of the pre-
mier's taking long rest in Switzerland
by advice of his physicians. The be-
lief prevails among the members of his
entourage however that the premier Is
strongly inclined to visit America and
that Sir Auckland Geddee. the British
ambassador at Washington, ie press
| ing him to so. 1t is assumed as n
certainty that A. !. Balfour. lord
president of the council. will be a dele
gate and probably also Admiral Lord
Realty. Lord Lee of Fareham first
lord of the admiralty and Sir Lamipg
| Worthington Evans. secretary for war.
Much interest is shown in the aues-
ton as to whether Germany and
| Russia will be invited to send dele
gates and in the undated press com
rhent increasing attention IS bestowed
on the fact that invitations are not
confined to those powers especially in
terested in Pacific problems but go also
| to France and Italy. which. It Is held
will introduce the more complex prob
lem of general disarmament, military
| as well as naval
The premier's statement in the house
OF commons yesterday. welcoming
President Harding's suggestion for n
conference to discuss the Limitation of
| ornaments probably will be the only
announcement of the attitude OF Great
| Britain on the subject until Washing
ton has indicated the exact nature OF
the proceedings for organization of the
| conference and other details which will
he handled thru tho customary dip
| lomatic channels.
Pending conclusion OF these arrange
ments. Downing street officials declared
this afternoon that It was impossible
to say definitely whether tho premier
| would go TO Washington for all or
part of the conference Httings but that
It was quite possible" that H.. would
make the trip. II only to attend tho
| final plenary sitting after the details
OF the proposed international agree
| ment had been worked out with the as
sistance of the premier's Representa-
| tive. Viscount Grey's name figures
prominently in tho contectures rs to
who might be entrusted with this task.
Washington. d. C. July 12.-Presl-
dent Harding's proposal for an inter
national conference on disarmament
and related subjects has been received
with so many expressions OF approval
abroad that officials here already are
beginning to turn their thoughts to
details of the meeting and of its work.
Attic the first definite acceptance
that OF France did not reach the state
@.n~ atssx 80. Ill A.,. -
the powers invited have given formal
assurances OF cooperation.
Oficials would not disclose which ma
ton had not responded. but press dis
patches from abroad have indicated
tho missing reply was that OF Japan
and that It would he forthcoming in
tho near future. The expectation IL
that preliminary negotiations viii be
completed by late fall and armistice
day. November II has been suggested
as a possible date for the assembling
OF the delegates at Washington.
This feature OF tho plan 1t was ex-
planned will OF course he subject to
change as Developments may dictate.
but It 's accepted as virtually certain
that thN netting place selected Will be
tho AMERICAN capital.
In their consideration Of tho subjects
to he discussed at the conference Off
cials are dealing only with such spe-
cine SUBJECTS as disarmament ana the
Pacific situation. but they are keeping
IN mind that in the end tho CONVERSE
ton, may offer an opportunity for the
broaching of tho association of ma
tons plan which has been suggested
by Mr.. Harding. In highest admin
istration quarters It WAS said today
that altho the meeting had been called
for other purposes 1t would not seem
unnatural that such an association
might be discussed.
The process of completing the peace
status with Germany and Austria Will
go forward without reference to the
proposed disarmament conference. II