Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
Standing or NInIcnnlcnts

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ONLY by the adoption OF u rigid agcnda
or program in advance and by adj
herring 10 it just as rigidly viii! the confer
ence on tho limitation of to be
held in Washington, preserve its original
character and prevent it's sessions becoming
Il clearinghouse for all the ills and aspi-
rations Of discontinued peoples the world
over.
This is clearly indicated by the move
ments already organized in Europe and III
Asia for submission OF grievances of every
sort To this International body for settle
mcnt. The Paris peace conference. it will
be remembered. was an invitation to all
Tho oppressed nations and nationalitics OF
two hemisphercs to walk up and demand
their tights. The result was Il stupcnduous
aggregation of delegations, of observers. of
professional propagandists and other pcti-
TONERS. \ larger part of tho peace CON
ference proceedings was. devoted TO CON
sidcration OF the multitudinous claims of
smaller peoples for recognition.
The disarmament conference is to be the
first assembling of statesmen OF the five
foremost powers since the peace confer
cnce came TO an end. and since this con-
ference has decided to give study and treat
mcnt To the Far Eastern and Pacific prob
lens, because of their collateral relation
Ia ornaments, tho assumption seems to be
abroad that the Washington conclavc will
take up the business Of settling all out
standing issues whore the peace conference
left of.
Even now the Koreans have dispatched
a mission To Washington to demand indie
pcndencc. The South China government
mas set up a bureau there which is insist
ing day after day for the recognition OF the
Canton confedcracy and for equal represent
tation OF that government in the conference
that is accorded the pcking regime. From
Cairo comes the report that the Egyptian
nationalists will lay their case before the
conference. Moxicans, il seems. are hoping
Tor an opportunity to press again for the
recognition OF the Obregon government. And
so the story goes.
There is no means oi preventing INC side
line missions and propaSandists from
swarin!ng into Washington at the time the
conference is in session. American hospi-
tally is generous ana sweeping and all WISH
tors will be received cordially. They will
be comfortably lodged. They will lind nu-
merons skilled press agents on hand to take
their money and to issue their statements.
They will find willing American lawyers in
Washington who will receive their retaincrs.
ana thoy Will find American ncwsp pa pcrs
wide open 20 such OF them as have interest
ing stories to tell.
iui this does not mean that the disarma-
inent conference is to open its doors wide
10 all petitioners; thar il is to give consider
alton to all the aggricycd who may have
appeals 10 make, or that it is to 20 beyond
the range Of the Presidents invitation i'm
the settlement of existing international con
tfovcrSics in the Near East as well as the
Far East, in the Atlantic as we'll as in tho
Pacific and in Latin America. Africa. in Ire
land and in Russia as well as in China.
some early notice ought to be given the
unhappy nationalitics which happen 10 be
beyond the pale that the disarmament con
ference is dedicated to certain concrete OBJ
jects and that its attention will not be en-
gagged with other questions, no matter how
pressing or how mcritorious.
Through an inadvortancc in the mechnn.
ical department, a report Of Henry w. An.
dcrson's address Mt ~lialifax. Va. in which
he referred to his shame for Virginia's star
in the flag. was credited 10 the Associated
Press, instead Of TO this papers special cor
respondent at that place, This statement
is made in justice TO the Associated Press,
which jealousy guards its dispatches
against anything which might he interpreted
rs partisanship or political bias.
II has been suggested at Washington
TINT a solution of the unemployment, prob,
lom may be found in the employed sharing
Jobs and dividing pay envelopes with tho
unemployed. II it shall be made 10 apply
20 oi!ccholdcrs. including Congressman
We favor II.