New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-16
Prince Of Wales May Attend
Conference on Disarmament

| discussion of the question OF who best
] would represent the country. In this
connection the attack had the opposite
! effect from that intendedS- namely, gen
eral support of the two. statesmen,
even fronia the papers ordinarily OPP
posing the. Novernment.
Provided the affairs of state permit
the Prime Minister'S absence, the pre-
vailing view is that the mere fact the
attack occurred makes it more im-
perative than before for Mr.. Lloyd
George and Lord Curzon to 70 to
Washington
The weekly reviews comment at
great length on the invitation oftPresi-
dent Harding. Both The Spectator and
The Nation agree, it would be much
preferred for Great Britain not to
enter the conference arm in arm with
Japan. The Spectator points out that
the mere explanation that Great
Britain and Japan have undertaken 20
interpret the Anglo-Japanese alliance
IN accordance with the covenant of the
League of Nations will not be sufficient
to allay American suspicious.
The Nation argues there can be no
agreement about the fleets while Eng
land is bound to support Japan diplo-
matically, even against the United
States, and believes that as long as
Great Britain covers Japan with her
moral support Japanese aggressions
in China will continue
Papers Are SkepticaI
An enthusiastic feeling is shown by
all the reviews over the initiative Of
President Harding, but they are rather
skeptical as to the possible achieve
ments. The Nation regrets that the
American President continued the ira
ditions of Versailles by only inviting
the Allied powers and excluding Russia
and Germany and the neutrals. 1t
thinks nothing will be achieved con-
corning land ornaments, and asks what
will be done about Russia, (which is
also Pacific power with case fully
as strong as China's against armed
Japanese aggression"
After declaring that unless Mr.
Lloyd George brings himself to the
point of denouncing the japanese al
lance the conference will fail, The
Nation says:
"The conference not. only is a great
opportunity, but also a great danger,
for failure will lead to bitter and
costly rivalry with the strongest power
in the world, power. above all others'
with which we should wish to be on
good terms"
Supports Japanese Pact
General Sir Ian Hamilton, in
speech at Manchester tonight, strongly
opposed abandoning the Anglo-Japan-
csc alliance in favor Of some looser
bond which would not be strictly
navSl or military" He declared Eng
lands position at the proposed Wash
ington conference on limitation of
ornaments would be that of "a cat
being urged. by half dozen monkeys
to pull chestnuts out of the fire." and
declared it would be advisable care
fully to consider the temperature of
+! the chestnuts before stretching out
The speaker argued that the Japanese
would be absolutely loyal to a military
alliance, but would be suspicious of
any other combination or league which
looked as if it contained possibility of
their being encircled.
The only possible means for England
to exert an influence for good upon her
relations with America and Americas
relations with Japan, declared General
Hamilton, was to retain the alliance
with whatever safeguards might be
considered necessary to insure against
Being drawn into any war against an
English-speaking people. :.