Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-03

Railway, formerly an entirely Ger
man enterprise shall be a joint CHI
nese and Japanese enterprise.
Although it is officially denied
that formal conferences have yet
been held between Secretary of State
| Hughes, Arthur J.. Balfour and Ad-
miral Baron Kato in an attempt to
reach an agreement on a naval ratio,
! it is confirmed through British
sources that informal conferences
between the three have been held
that justify hope of an early settle
ment of the ratio question.
! The spokesman for the British
delegation declares that he has talk
! ed to the British delegates, all OF
whom have the same optimistic view
of a naval agreement that is enter
tanned and was expressed by WI.
Balfour. While the spokesman de-
! clined to say that there was any
thing vet tangible on which to base
! his optimism, he declared that the
confidence of the delegates over the
prospect of an agreement was such
as to justify the belief that the pres
ent difference of opinion is merely
temporary situation.
Although the Conference on Limi-
tation of Armaments and Pacific and
Far Eastern questions today ended
Its third week of arduous labor to-
ward world peace without having
! signed single, agreement on any
subject the feeling in Washington is
THAT il the conference should adjourn
now without! doing "a single thing, 1t
would fiave7accomplished toward the,
/ mutual good will of the Powers and
| toward an understanding on delicate
subjects relating to China. Z,
|, The Conference so far has been
engaged in the prospect OF making ffiak1 nfgs
preliminary examinations OF a great
many questions. taking up one thing
. and referring it to subcommittee
for report and then taking up an,
other. Necessarily, this procedure
has prevented concrete results. but
gives promise, that when decisions
begin to be REACHED they will come ne
in punches. -, ,......
J. An important step in the. outlaw!
;np' of some of the 'horrros of war
has been taken by the American Ad-
visory Committee Of the conference
for the, LimItation"of Armament.
The committee recommends the COM
plete abolition of poison" gas IN war
fare. The American Committee also
endorses the restricted use OF the
submarine. The report of the Amer
ican Advisory Committee is now be-
fore the American delegation tor &C,
tion and is certain to be supported
by an influential BODY of the visit
inr delegates. Abolition OF. poison,
gas in war can only be brought about
by universal agreement among the
nations, but the campaign being
waged against it's further use has
stirred public opinion and is spread,
ing throughout the world. Shoulo
il result in eliminating this most IN.
humane of war. weapons the glory OF
having taken the first step will lie
with the American authorities,
When the secret service men on
duty at, the Pan-American building
and engaged in guarding the dele
oates to the Arms Conference have
nothing better to do than aniuse
themselves by feeding the gold fish
in the fountain which plays in the
natois of the Pan-American building
They bring the fish bread crumbs;
crackers and other fish food and
both the secret service operators
and the fish seem to enjoy occasions
'''o0 = - -, Isaac Gregg.