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New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
u. s. to Make Arms Main Issue.
East Secondary, Says Simonds
Hughes Will Not Imperil Program by Double Often
sive; Japan Expected to Offer Proposal
to Adjust Pacific Problem

as to whether she is to make counter
proposal or not
The present view Of the Japanese is
that the United States will not submit
full program in the Far East, but
Will withhold her hand until the Jap
anese, Chinese and perhaps British
programs are presented, and then en-
deavor to find basis of agreement so
tar as such basis is possible.
China is ably represented here. and
China's policy is bound to fight again st
any final or temporary adjustments in
the Far East which are made at the
expense of Chinese rights or claims.
Beyond all else. China is not ready to
make any concession in the matter of
Manchuria, and the Far Eastern aues-
tion centers there.
But in the midst of all the bewilder-
InrG and conflicting reports of tonight,
the tact remains patent that Mr..
Hughes has deliberately made this an
armament conference. The speech
which he delivered on Saturday was
prepared two weeks in advance, It was
not IN any particular communicated to
any other nation, and Mr.. Hughes HIM
self was under no illusions as to the
tact that in disposing of the Far East
ern question in u sentence he had
relegated 1T to minor part in the con-
ference.
In the nature of things, since FOR a
considerable time now the adjustment
of armaments remains a matter for the
experts, we are bound to have Far East
ern rumors and gossip dominating all
or the conference and of the press re-
ports. But in the face of all these re-
ports, those who are best inform ed
still adhere to the belief that no con
f1lct Of interests in the Far East will
be permitted to obscure or defect the
main purpose, which is to achieve a
measure of naval disarmament, to give
the world as beginning an interna-
1 tional amity and confidence, a world
conference which, at least within limits
is complete success and from which
the participating nations will emerge
having left behind them much of the
distrust and suspicious which they
brought to Washington.
Unmistakably what is hoped for now
is that Japan herself will voluntarily ly
take the lead in the matter of the Far
East and, initiating Mr.. Hughes's meth
cd of last Saturday, make proposals for
regularizing the position of all the
great powers with respect to China
Such proposal, carrying with it GER
tain manifestly necessary concessions
on her part, unquestionably would es-
tablish a basis for discussion and for
conclusions. In reality, the situation
tonight seems to be up to Japan. Mr.
Hughes will make no demands of ia
pan. But the initiative on the part of
Japan might transform the whole Far
Eastern discussion, and such an initia-
tive is expected by a few and hoped
for by many.
Copyright. 1921, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
No Army Limit
Plan Will Be
Offered by U. S.
None Expected From Others;
Question To Be Referred
to Committee When 1t
Is Brought Up by BRAND

WASHINGTON, Nov. IS (By The As
sociated Press. THE United States
does not contemplate Offering any
definite program for limitation Of land
forces during the conference here,
and, so far as the American delegates
able to ascertain, none Of the foreign
delegations has prepared proposals for
army reduction.
The question Of army reductions
will be broached in open conference
by Premier BRAND of France. He has
already intimared that France would
urge an army for herself sufficient for
protection against her neighbors, and
the whole question of armies is then
expected to be referred to the arma-
ment committee of the whole.
The American army already is as
small as is consistent with national
safety and domestic needs, and Great
Britain, it was said, was in similar
position, her army not admitting OF
any reduction.
Per Capita Military Costs
The most authoritative data thus ia,
available Indicate that the per capita
Military expenditures for purely army
purposes of the FIVE countries is as
follows:
Continental United States, 1922;
Great Britain (mother country, S12.35;
France (excluding dependencies)
S22.52; Italy, $6.70, and Japan, 1888
Including figures for possessions OIL
dependencies Of each, the per capits
is: United States, $3.50; British EN-
pire, s1.71; France, s10.24; Italy, s6.34
and Japan, $2.42.
Actual expenditures Of the five pow
ers on the armies, exclusive Of the all
service, on a current basis, are ap-
proximately as follows: United States
S343 ,0O0,0 900, being the total for the
year 1922: British Empire, S755.000,-
600; France, s933,00o,0O0 including
$54 100000 in addition to the budget
for the army of the Levant; Italy
S245, 900, and Japan s189, 100000, in
cluding special allotment of S50,000,-
600 for the Siberian expedition.
Pay Scale for Privates
The pay scale for privates a day for
men of the lowest grade is as follows
for each country: United States, 81;
United Kingdom, S069; France, s0.O5;
Italy, $0.04; Japan, s0.06. The ration
costs man day runs about like this:
United States, SO.40; United Kingdom,
s0.51; France. so.33; Italy, sos9, and
Japan, SOFT.
There was much speculation among
the conferees whether France would
propose or hint at reported desires for
definite assurances from America and
Great Britain for protection against
German aggression, in consideration
for an agreement to make radical re-
duction in the size of the French army
If so, there was high authority for the
statement that she would be doomed te
disappointment. The American posi-
tion was said to be against any treaty
compact or agreement, formal or in
formal, assuring France that America
would go to her aid in case of outside
aggression.
In this position the American dele
gates were said to have received as
surances of support from Great Brit
ain, and Canada also was said to be
ready to adhere to the American view
in this regard
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
By Frank II. Simonds

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Disagree-
ment over the Far Eastern quesc cion
will not be permitted to distract atten-
tion from, or lessen the value of, the
demonstration resulting from Mr..
Hughes's dramatic naval proposal of
last Saturday. This is the key of the
situation at the moment when the con-
Far Eastern problems.
There had been a general expectation
that the United States in public ses-
sion would lay down a program in the
Far East as drastic as that in the mat
ter of the limitation of naval arma-
ments. This was based primarily on
the knowledge that Mr.. Hughes had
very strong convictions as to the neces-
sity of profound changes in interna-
tional dealings with China and particu-
larly with Japanese policy in recent
years.
In practice. however, it was impossi
Bile for the United States TO undertake
to present any such program in the
Far East and particularly in China,
where the United States never has as
serted any political, military or exclu-
slve economic claims.
Had Mr.. Hughes on Tuesday supple
mented his arms utterance by the pre-
sentatlon of a drastic Far Eastern
program he would, in fact, have served
an ultimatum upon the Japanese.
Compromise with that would have been
difficult Not only would this have been
the case, but the gain which had been
made instantly in the disarmament
proposal might have been lost.
1t seems perfectly clear now that
Mr.. Hughes has adopted the military
maxim which warns against pursuing
two major offensives at the same time
Unques onably, he is going to seek
for as much compromise as is possible
as much adjustment as is possible in
the Far East. There are large num-
ber of questions in which agreement is
possible; there are a few in which no
agreement seems now within the
realms of possibility. To insist upon
a complete program would still wreck
ington expects that Mr. Hughes will do
the best possible in the Far East, while
continuing to consider the dsarma-
ment phase as vital.
A forcible reminder of the Difficult
ties in the pathway of such a course
was supplied by the Chinese proposal
submitted to the Far East Committee
of the conference day My Japanese
friends describe this as another bomb
she'll. Apparently, but perhaps only
apparently, they were taken unawares.
The first response of the Japanese
to the Chinese proposal will be an in
sistence that it may be made specific
and definite, since the Japanese alege
that it is vague, indefinite and mean
ingless in its present form Once the
Chinese proposal is reduced to such
terms Japan will consider the question
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
British Limit Would Bar
bulk Of U. S. Submarines
'esseI Of $50 Tons Would Be
r"tt.ng American Macy Back
70 the Days of the Grunspus

j., ,maSHlNGTON, Nov. Is CIV The AS
lated m fress) British naval thought
/. = MMasnington has suggested $50 tons
|ss. nmIr OF size for submarines. it
,ss ~ learned to-day. That would rep
s III ,aa type of craft not now existing
sas Hfst line of the American Navy.
rsala go back to the days of the
Tssspas, the Pike, the Viper and the
a. ! now carried on navy lists as
40 A-6. B-1 and B-3.
s,,s. boats are the oldest in the
l;ss ana are included in the second
ssn,. giohp more as a tyne of self
lsnss nss'hng, floating mine for harbor de-
4 M =. The last two dispiace 145 tens
ssys Ae surface and ITO submerged: the
|Dl quest sSluest boat, the Narwhal, now the
IA i s.s su.asspiaees 2SS tons on the surface
rs1t submerged.
GHe s,ashat shat point American second
|slae;ns ase anssefslbies run to the MI, dis
|sabmssrrsao zoe tons on the surface and 676
yyrn,,n - whiie in the first line
1 ejcsa :, ninety four boats, the smallest
saile =. 70 300 tons on the surface,
100 NV largest run up to nearly
|at ;ae,a sons surface. These figures do
sar;nss' 'uoe the group of feet sub
/ II is y approximately 1000 tons.
|:sld u. appareet at a glance, officers
accent ~ ~ ehe United States hardly can
[asrs;h,s such limitation, yet a SUBJ
|Ae sb;r 81 t,e 800-ton type, similar to
f&esf ~ WIN which the Germans did
Ffsss * eneir work in the war, can
aitatsass ocean and is not within the
IN fns OF operations the British
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
Admiral Bridge Praises
Harding Above Bismarck

LONDON, Nov. II (Thursday).-
Admiral Sir Cyprisn A. G. Bridgs,
Noted naval authority. in q letter TO
THE London Times" proclaims Presf-
dent Harding as one Of the great men
of modern times, enormously superior
to Bismarck, and superior even TO the
illustrious Cavour." He declares that
tho American plan for limiting navies
is statesmanlike because It is equitable
an practicable, and points out that il
it is intended that the American navy
shall eventually equal that of Great
Britain it is almost concession, since,
had the American 1918 program been
maintained 1--WE should either have
been surpassed in naval strength or
BEEN compelled TO expend our latest
expensive building program"
Admiral Bridge concludes: "Presi-
deiat Harding has done more than any
one man TO save civilization from de-
stluction by war, or, even If there is
no war, from bankruptcy, due to the
increasing pecuniary cost Of naval
forces"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
Hugghes's Proposal
Technical Alliance.
Says the Temps
Binding Obligation Among
Nations Concerned to Aid
Each Other Against Fu-
ture Attack, Paper Asserts
Special cooie to The 7'slbune

COPYRIGHT lbIl, New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS. Nov. ia binding obIipa-
tion among the nations concerned to
aid each other against future attack
is seen by the semi official "Temps". in
the Hughes naval limitation proposal.
which is analysed in a long editorial
tonight. The plan really amounts to
a technical alliance, according to the
paper.
when powers agree among them
selves to limit armament" says the
paper, they obligate themselves, if
only technically, to succor any state
among themselves which faces a dan
ger which her limited armament does
rot permit her to avoid. There cannot
be any agreed limitation to armament
unless it hinges on obligations of the
parties concerned to help each other"
Although not mentioning Japan, the
Temps" infers that she will be within
her rights in calling on both Britain
and the United States for aid in the
event she is endangered by virtue of
the American initiative, which Britain
seconded.
"By reason of agreeing to disarm
at the insistence of other powers
each nation can say to the others, Help
me to fight the danger which threatens
me by reason of the limited power of
my armament, which you invited me to
be content with,'" the paper says.
The American and British govern
ments are proceeding rather by con-
crete solution than abstract doctrines,
the editorial finds, and they perhaps
do not see just now the usefulness of
theoretical conception. eve will not
say that the Hughes program is a
triumph for England" it says, because
that would suggest tnat it is a disaster
to some other nation
The editorial points out the absolute
difference between the Hughes and
Wilson plans; Wilson, with the League
of Nations, wanting worldwide alli-
ance, while the Hughes plan would
avoid every alliance and at the same
time have actual limitation of arma-
ment
But" it asks. ais Hughes avoiding
alliances What applies to naval dis
armament theoretically applies to land
disarmament. But the problem of con-
tinental warfare is Infinitely more
complex, and the result is terrifying
consequences in the slightest error of
appreciation This, says the paper.
reverts to the binding obligations
among nations which collectively agree
to limit armament--the obligation to
succor in case of need.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17

OF his collar. His hat 8 cxceptionallv
TALL Even his speeches seem to stretch
out over great amount of space. But
there Is something appealing about Mr..
batour in spite of his elongation. He
calls to mind vividiy a picture of the
early New England schoolmaster. kind
ly, benevolent, absent minded. appar-
emily insensible to many of the pranks
the schoolboys are playing, but none
the less able to size them UP and make
them behave.
If Mr.. Balfour wears his clothes
carelessly-his collar is very low and
at least four sizes too large---he merely
serves to bring into sharper relief the
elegance of Baron de Cartier. Belgian
Ambassador and head of the Belgian
delegation. Immediately groomed,
with the most perfect fitting striped
gray and black trousers, a short black
morning coat braided like cutaway,
large flowing four hand, tall col
lar wish the tips turned out, and a gem
eral appearance of sartorial perfection,
Baron de Cartier stands first in the
race for the Beau Brummell prize. Per-
haps the fact that ne is the youngest
tinctlon and gives him lead which
some of the other best dressers among
the delegates must envy.
Even Baron de Cartier, in all his
glory, however. is not like the many
diplomatic secretaries who served as
ushers, messenger boys and walters at
yesterdays meeting and through out
the whole session buzzed around like
bees trying to look important, busy
and bored all the same time. A diplo-
matte secretary without his cutaway
and spats is like plucked bird. They
were all, therefore, newly pressed and
cleaned, and futtered around immacu-
lately.
But Just as the diplomatic secretaries
eclipsed Baron de Cartier, so were they
in their turn eclipsed when large, dig
nified head waiter, his stomach out, his
head we'll back and his face wearing
that expression of inscrutable gravity
which only the most experienced but
lers assume, entered the arena bearing
large pitcher of ice water on a tray,
ana set it down on the table Of the sec
retary general, Mr.. Garrett. 1t was
just about noon as he came in, dressed
in his evening clothes with a white
waistcoat, and even though the bi-
lingual Mr.. Camerlynck, interpreter of
the conference. was Grating in French at
M. BRAND and had the ring all to him
self. the head waiter attracted the ad-
miration of nearly every one by the
stately Mariner in which ne made his
entrance ard exit.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17

hidden by thousands without any one
being able to detect them.
Our friend David recently declared
in the London House of Commons:
"If Germany arms herself anew we
shall know it imm ediately."
Is that so? What did our friend
David know about the ornaments of
Germany in 1914? What does he know
to-day about the number of men that
Bolshevist Russia could put in the
field? What does he know on his own
territory about the machine guns and
the rifles at the disposal of the Irish
Volunteers? What does any one of us
know about the armaments of the
people in the Balkans, of the Greeks,
of the Kemalists?
Those are only a few among the
questions raised by limitation of land
armaments. There are many others.
If M. BRAND has to present them all,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17

the performance will be long at the
Memorial Hall 1t would be wise to
begin earlier. We run the risk other
wise to be there still at tea time
There is an argument which should
really appeal to any American of good
sense: "Since you are taking so many
precautions when there are only three
OF you and when no one of you has
ever been invaded by one Of the others,
you can readily see what precautions
we are bound to take, we who have
been invaded four times in little
more than century by the same peo-
pie"
The words of Roosevelt will remain
eternally true. "a wise man Cor ma
tion) may be caught once. Only fools
are caught twice" We have been
caught four times What foolsl
We should like if possible not to be
caught a fifth time.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17

oartorial Stars of Conference
Are Eclipsed by Head Waiter
Even immaculate Cutaways and Spats of Diplomatic
Secretaries No Longer Impress When Dignified
Darkey Totes In Ice Water
From rae rrses.ne.s Washington sureau

ff'oiH Ihe TrtbuWe's Washtn0ton Bureau
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.--The va
rious volunteers who have enlisted In
the ranks of Journalism for the dura
ton Of the conference view with alarm
the publication of official communicates
1t Is one thing to. wax enthusiastic
meditative, speculative, analytical O,
emotional about session or an inter
view, or even printed speech, but the
most ingenious writer is forced t,
STRAIN his imagination to produce thu
expected copy from an announcement
such as the following:
Washington. Nov -. For imme-
date release. The blank committee
met to-day at blank O'Clock in the
Blank Building There were pres-
ent Messrs. Blank, Blank, Blank.
Blank and Blank. Mr. (or General or
Admirsll Blank presided After con-
sldering various important matters
the committee adjourned until blank
?. M, November blank"
This system of communicates is al.
most as informative as was Mr., Bal.
four's first interview in Washington
Standing in the middle of circle OF
reporters in his little apartment in r
Street, the British chief deliverer
q learned and agreeable dissertation or
the weather in America in 1917 and ir
1921.
Gazing at the yellow carpet or at the
ceiling, either rubbing his slender
hands together slowly or lingering The
iarels os his cverlonr frock coat. Mr.
Salfour remarked ON the verv stranr,
coincidence that when he first arrived
IN America four years ago by way Of
the Canadian border he found the ST
Lawrence River frozen over and snow
IN the upper part of New York State
and this time sit was really quite re.
markable-snow was lying on the
ground from Canada all the way to AL
bany Turning to his secretary
he added: at was Albany, wasn't it
Peterson" And the secretary eau
tiously confirmed this important new;
item. "Yes," Mr.. Balfour continued
"snow lying on the ground all the way
to Albany. Most remarkable And TO-
day, upon my arrival here, I find il
spring"
And. as he was about to proceed with
the elaboration of this momentous
topic, his secretary warned him. thar
he was overdue at the White House
and Mr.. Balfour apologized and hur
ried away.
Everything about Mr.. Balfour is Ion,
His frock coat hangs down below his
knees: His trousers hang down owe,
his heels. His tie is too long. anc
therefore tucked in under the edges
New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
kI1ickerbocker Show Horses

L wish we'd been entered. Ic
like some of those lovely blue
ribbons, said Winnie, the
Ki1ickerbocker Horse. You'd
look pretty in them, all right"
co1nforted team mate Ned
with that lovely gray coat of
yours You're saying it with
Aowery language, Ned" chuck
led Winnie, 'and I'll bet you
my next lump of sugar that the
Kuickerbocker teams entered
will win" Anyway, our Com
psmy makes all of our harness,
SO that's dress-up enough for
us" said Ned.
k'aiekerboekcr's Harness Shop can at tines
accept fem outside orders. Harness n1ads
tpenty pears ago is still young. Prices psr,
economical. Phone Nepins 274O.
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