The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01
Conference Agreeing on Naval
Limitations but Apart on
China Questions.
DRAl0's ELOQUENT SPEECH
Franes's Nsse q otrenO Army. Due
- Fsas q German Aeerssslen,
oeNviNeiN0iy ost Pestk-Tax
OH oeesNsee Law and
ceNOssss Adjevsns.
oy EDWARD ". PlckARo

~ ONCORD and discord both were
~ apparent IN the armament confer
encs last week. II appeared the
Hughes plan for naval holiday and
Limitation would soon b accepted
formally almost sxaetly - he pro
possd II. Great Britain indorsed the
"'6-5S" ratio without reservation and
made II known that sl,e desired only
to suggest some medication Of the
submarine and replacement features
Of the plan - q whole. The Jap.
anese, though still arguing that they
sAouid have 70 per cent q the naval
strength Of Great Britain and the
United States. evidently were pre-
pared to Yield with the sxpsctati0n
Of some concessions ip their favor
relative to China. Hst the British. at
home. already are growing impatient.
A. soon % the Hughes plan was given
out the admiralty stopped work on
battleships under constructor. Thurs
day II announced that unless q de-
cision relative to naval limitation
were reached by the conference with.
In two weeks, work % the battleships
would b resumed before Christmaa.
The admiralty may have been indu.
eacsd 10 this BY the fact that our
congress adjourned without ordering
cessation Of work on our new ships.
A. for the discoed. which unfortu.
natsiy exists, II arises over two sub.
3ects-laud armament limitation and
China. ConceEning The reduction Of
armies the III feeling Il between
France and England and Il being
sedulously foster~d BY certain British
correspondents now In Washington.
notably n. q. Wells. who brasenly ad.
nits that hs b doing his "own small
hest to exacerbate IT," his avowed
reason being that - brisk quarrel
and some plain speaking may clear
the air for hctter understanding" :"
u REMlER BPiAND. in . wonder
] full address, told the conference
and the world just why France dare
not now reduce her land force too far.
without hesitation he set forth frank.
~ his country's fears Of Germany.
f,rrt. and Of Russia. more remotely.
With fncta and figures he made plain
the possibility that Germany might
again and almost within q day be-
come n powerful and dangerous mill.
tary nation. and that considerable
portion Of the German people look for.
ward 70 this he showed by quotations
from l.udendorff. who still has large
following. BRAND did not fail to give
generous praise 10 Wlrth's government
and admitted there were many people
In Germany. especially among the
working classes. who want to work
and want no more war. The Ger
many they represent. he said. France
would do all In her power to help
But. he said. until there was
'morai disarming" ~ well ~ a phys.
icai In Germany. and unless France
was assured of the continued support
of the United States and Great Brit
ain. France could not lay herself open
10 attack by Germany. ave have 20
know" he snid. "that France IL not
morally iss.lated. that she still has
with her the men n good will and
the hearts of all people who have
fought with her on the same battle
neid."
A. for the charge that BRAND and
the French who follow him have n
hidden design 10 Install In Europe
4 sort Of middle supremacy. this, the
premier said. us the most painful.
heart.rending and crues thing
Freedman can lieaf."
II 10 impossible. much - one would
Ike t0 do - 20 quote morn Of y.
Bsiand.s eloquent spcsch. Ssfscs II
. ~ tAat to % unprejudicsd mind