Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-07-13
F RANCE ACCEPTS
V. 6. INVITATION
ON DISARMAMENT
Washington Officials Turn
Their Thoughts to Details
of the Conference and Of
Its Work.

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Washington, July 12.-President
Harding's proposal for an inter-
niltional conference on disarma-
no ent and related subjects has been
re ceived with so many expressions
Oh approval abroad that officials
here already are beginning to turn
their thoughts to details of the
meeting and of its work.
Although the first definite ac-
cs,ptance, that of France, did not
rpach the state department until
to-day, all but one of the powers
invited have given informal assur-
rS!nces of cooperation. Officials
would not disclose which nation
had not responded, but press dis
patches from abroad have indicat-
ED the missing reply was that of
Japan and that 1t would be forth
coming in the near future.
May Meet November II.
The eXpection is that prelimi-
mary negotiations will be complet-
ell by late fall and armistice day,
November II. has been suggested
a;3 a possible date for the assem-
Hing of the delegates at Washing
ton. This feature of the plan, 1t
was explained, will, of course, be
subject to change as developments
may indicate, but 1t is accepted as
Virtually certain that the meeting
Mace selected will be the Ameri-
can capital.
In their consideration of the
shbjects to be discussed at the con-
ference, officials are dealing only
with such specific subjects as dis
armament and the Pacific situation
bait they are keeping in mind that
in the end the conversations may
offer an opportunity for the
branching of the association of ma
ttons plan which has been suggest
ell by Mr.. Harding. In highest
administration quarters 1t was said
today that although the meeting
had been caller for other purposes.
it would not seem unnatural that
such an association might be dis
Gu ased.
Peace Proclamation.
THE process Of completing the
peace status with Germany
and Austria will go forward with
out reference to the proposed dis
armament conference, II was indi-
Gated. A proclamation of peace IS
expected to follow the recent sign
ing of the resolution declaring the
technical ending of the war.
The issuance of the peace proc
latmation is being delayed pending
an investigation into it's effect upon
certain war time laws, and Attor-
ney General Daugherty indicated
today this might require a week or
ten days Of further study by his
department.
The department, he added is al
so attempting to determine whether
the proclamation itself would
actually restore the state of peace
or whether a treaty, IF only of
four or five lines" would have to
pass between the countries before
a state of peace would legally exist.
1T is the present intention, he add
eel, to let the peace proclamation
cbver the entire situation, If that
was possible.
Legal Aspects of Problem.
In discussing the legal aspects
Of the problem the attorney gen.
eIal explained that many war time
laws, according to their language,
were to be terminated at varying
times after a peace proclamation
Is issued. In addition, he said con-
gress extended the life of some of
these laws, while repeating others
and it was now deemed advisable
to keep alive for time, some OF
them, notably those dealing with
alien property provisions and GER
tain sections of the espionage act
not previously repealed.
Also it was said that there was
a disagreement among legal au-
thorities as to what powers the
emergency fleet corporation, which
was created by war legislation,
might have If flat peace proc
lamation be issued.