Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-10
DELEGATES FROM
ENGLAND ARRIVE
AT WASHINGTON
Balfour and Other Members
x Of Party Given Big
Reception.
Lloyd George Unable to At
tend Opening Sessions;
Coming Later.

rs Washington, Nov. 1o.-Arthur J..
Balfour, acting head Of the delegation
representing the British empire in the
armament and Far Eastern confer
ence, arrived in Washington today
with other members OF his party
which landed at Quebec Tuesday.
simultaneously the delegates from
New Zealand and Australia reached
the city, completing. with the excep-
has promised to come later. the BStt-
ish representation in the conference.
A distinguished group of American
and British officials received the for
mer prime minister and his party at
the station. Secretary Hughes and
Robert Woods Bliss. third assistant
secretary Of state; General Pershing,
Brig. Gen. Brewster and ranking OFF,
GERS Of the army and navy composed
the American group while the British
official welcoming group included Sir
Auckland Geddes, ambassador to the
United States; Lord Lee of Fareham.
a delegate to the conference, and
military attaches from the embassy.
The train bearing Sir j., w. Sal
mond, representing New Zealand, in
the conference, and George Foster
Pearce, acting in the same capacity
| for Australia, arrived few minutes
| before the Balfour party. The two
groups merged and were presented ia
! Secretary Hughes by the British am.
, bassador.
Meet rs Old Friends.
Mr.. Balfour was escorted by the
! American secretary of state into the
presidents room at the station. The
two, met as old friends and dispensed
: with formalities, to begin what ap-
/, peared to be a serious conversation on
| subjects soon to engage attention In
the conference.
| AS the secretary of state and the
! former premier appeared in the door.
way, facing the capitol where the
body Of Americas unknown soldier
lay In state, the military band sound
Save the King" and THE Star
! Spangled Banner
!. Big army automobiles soon were
( rolling across the plaza of the station
and Into the capitol grounds. Sol
| dieEs there as guard Of the un-
j knorp soldier stood at attention, pre-,
4 senting arms. 10.
Secretary Hughes and M. HAhour
I otc6pyfrgs,,the s6rst rnachine OF fha
long column. raised their hats az they
I pa1sed the great dome Of the nation
d capitol and bowed their heads per
I ceptibly as IF in honor to the bod,
4 resting IN the rotunda below.
Lloyd George Coming.
Arrival of Mr.. Balfour and the two
delegates from the British dominion
completed the delegations for parttci
patton in the armament and F>al
Eastern conference from the Britisf
empire, except for Prime Minister
Lloyd George who has pledged him
self to join his colleagues here as soor
as important obligations can be dis
charged at home.
In addition to the British, thu
French, japanese. Chinese. Neither
lands and Belgian delegates to thu
conference have been completed.
With the exception of Deputy Med.
! of Italy. detained in Rome and thu
representatives of Portugal expected
f. to arrive tomorrow, the conference
body was completed unit.
In a. formal statement later MI
:. Balfour referred to the Forthcoming
armament conference as mos
happy inspiration" Of Presiden