Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-03
Washington
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| WASHINGTON, Nov. g. President
Harding has signed the commissions Of
Charles Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, Henry
Cabot Lodge and Oscar W. Underwood
as the American delegates at the confer
ence on limitation of armament. They
are clothed, as usual, with plenipoten-
/ tiary powers, and. In accordance with IN
ternational custom and tradition, are as
signed the rank Of Ambassadors Elk
traordinary." Our delegates in Washing
ton will have precisely the status Of dele
gates sent by other governments. one
of the earliest formalities of the con-
ference will be the presentation OF ere
dentials-a transaction which VIII reveal
that equals face equals at the historic
round table. Just as our delegates at the
two Hague peace conferences received
their instructions from the President of
the United States, so on the forthcoming
/ occasion will Americas representatives
obtain their directions. At Paris, the
President being present, orders were
forthcoming on the spot. Occasion was
taken today at the State Department
to reaffirm that agreements, treaties
or conventions entered into by the United
States at the conference will require rat-'
fication by the Senate" That, of course,
would apply to any covenant for hmlta-
ton Of armament.
One Of the brainiest young women in
Great Britain is coming to the confer
ence-AIiss Frances Stevenson, private
secretary to David Lloyd George. She
has been at his elbow in Downing Street
necessarily since 1.-The little Welshman"
achieved the premiership five years ago,
and everywhere throughout the Britain
mic realm is recognized as one Of the
/ powers that-be. Miss Stevenson, a beauty
just approaching 80, was a member Of
the Prime Minister'S staff throughout the
Paris peace conference, so the schemes
and strategems that await her in Wash
ingt0n viii cOnjure up no terror for her.
She is partly French by ancestry, a great
grandfather having fought with the first
Napoleon more than a century ago.
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The vanguard of the French press
which will he notably represented at
the armament conference has arrived in
the person Of Capt. Philippe Milet, for
eign editor of the Petit Parisien. A typi-
cal man Of the world, fluent speaker of
English and famous international au-
thority, Captain MiIlet adorns the staff
Of a newspaper which claims the largest
circulation on earth-an edition Of 1885,
! 900. The captains travelling kit supplies
evidence that all conquering golf has
griDped the Gallo imagination, too. for
his bag of clubs accompanied him to
America. Captain Millets visiting card
: suggests an American environment in
Paris-he lives at 40 Rue Chrlstapho
Colomb." NJ. Stephane Lausanne. editor
Of lie Matin and comrade Of Rene Viyi-
ami, is also here On Tuesday another
brilliant French journalist is due-"Per-
! tiRax' on. Coraud) of Echo de Paris
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson. who
still attends Woodrow Wilson as his per-
sonal physician. says that if the former
President goes to Arlin gton Armistice
day 1t will be against my advice" The
impression grows that between them
Mrs. Wilson and DR.. Grays0n viii ordan
the distinguished Invalid shall not risk
the caPrices OF November day in these
= CBnes. A tribute TO the unknown
dead as the unidentified soldier to be
laid to rest at the National cemetery now
Is called. is sure to be paid b. Mr.. VIII
son. But, instead of a. spoken word or
exemplifylng it by his presence the
American ommander-in-c chief in the
W orld War may inscribe his sentiments
for Stars and Stripes" the A E. F.,
newspaper, which stiu enjoys a flourish
ing existence.
Majpor General Tanaka the chief Jap
Gnese military representative at the CON
ference. paid his reprects to General
Pershing. Their acquaintance dates from
the summer of 1912, when General Tan
aka was special aide de camp to General
rershing in Toxic. The American gen.
erallissimo, then conducting military
operations In the Philippines. had been
assigned as military aide to Philander c.
Knox, Secretary of State, who repre-
scented the United States at the funeral
OF the late Emperor Mutsuhito Of Japan
samuel NJ Yauelain. president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadel-
phia, appeared before a subcommittee of
the Senate Manufacturers Committee in
support of the Brtten-Ladd bill to fix
the metric system as the single standard
Of weights and measures in this country
The contention that 10 change from the
English system to the metric system
would be very costly, Mr. Vauelain char
acteriZed as a "bugabOo." The people
Of the country, he added, probably would
never fully appreciate the advantages of
= the metric system until It had been put
into vogue.
While supporting the metric system,
Mr. Vauelin urged that the initiative in
making this the basis for weights and
measurements In this country should be
taken by the Government.-Copyrig
1921, by Public Ledger Company.