Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-25
Washington
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Special TO Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.--No. 1902
Eighteenth street, Washington, d. G.. a
atiron-shaped apartment house In the
fashionable residential district, is bound
TO play a role, perhaps a historic one, in
the forthcoming armament conference
Beneath its roof it happens that the two
grand old men" of the parley-
whether by accident or design, nobody
knows-win make their homes during
the conference. tt will be the address Of
both Euhu Root Of the American dele
cation and of Arthur James Balfour OF
the British delegation. They are long.
time friends. The building stands di-
rectly opposite the British embassy, on
Its Connecticut avenue side and a couple
Of squares to the north in Eighteenth
street, is the residence of Charles Evans
Hughes. Those who like to read signs in
S CD things will not lack food for inter-
esting speculation. Mr.. Balfour's apart
ment will be a bachelors hall. for he
,"-er married. He was 70 in July, Mr.
A-Vot's junior by three years.
President Harding is of for the sunny
S0uth-fOr birmingham and Atlanta
leaving this morning, TO be gone until
Friday. a strenuous expedition OF three
days and nights, with night travelling
throughout. The President expected to
have one days real fun on the trip, n
morning and afternoon Of golf at the
Druid Hin course outside of Atlanta.
when along came John W Weeks. Secre-
tary of War, and Knocked the program
galley west. Mr.. Weeks has persuaded
Mr. Harding to devote half OF his prof
ected day in Atlanta TO inspecting the
United States Armys raining school for
infantry officers at 6 mp Benuing, near
Columbus. Ga. and the Atlanta sojOurn
viii be correspondingly curtailed.
There is no more troubled soul than
Robert Barry, chairman Of the standing
committee of correspondents. who is CO
operating with the State Department in
the assigning of press facilities at the
armament conference. Mr.. Barry will
have at his disposal q maximum of 300
press seats. for which there is a mini
mum Of something like 5000 applicants.
No magician was ever called upon to
shake such miracles from his exhaustible
sleeves as Mr. Barry is expected to
evolve. All concerned feel that Z press
gallery accommodating SEQ ought to meet
the requirements of news agencies and
newspapers throughout the world. in
Guiding the United States that have a
legitimate right to have representatives
at the conference. But the Shimbun Of
some inconsequential japanese town or
the Weekly Blast Of an American pocket
borough. or the Observer of some back
woods British province, may have differ
ent ideas. 1t is with them that Mr.
Barry will have to fence He faces the
prospect with mixed emotions
Washington hears that China. in ad-
dition to its official conference delegation
of diplomats and government officials. is
going to be represented here by sO-called
peoples delegates" One of them. a
Chinese writer and lecturer well known
in the United States, already is on the
scene, It appears that the various prov
tnces of the Chinese republic are com
missioning private citizens to take I'D
watching and listening posts at Wash
ington, with the special duty of observ~
ing and reporting upon the deeds and
misdeeds of both China's and Japan's
delegations.
Bismarck was a firm believer in the
theory diplomat could inyaluabIy serve
his country by marrying a woman of
another nationality. No fewer than four
foreign figures at the Wash
ington conference have American wives
a circumstance b>lievod to have contrib
uted to no little extent in their assign
ment to the party. Three British repre-
sentatives are married to American wom- I
Lee of Fan cham, a designated
Ambassador Geddes, who will
sit on the sidelines for emergency use.
and Admiral Earl Beatty, who will be the |
chief British naval advisor The fourth !
conference delegate from abroad whose
wife is American is Ambassador Jusser- |
and of France.
With the strenuous and energizing !
name of d. o. Lively an American bust
ness man now is active in the storm |
center of Far Eastern affairs Mr.. Lively |
was in Red Cross work In Russia during /
the war. Lately he has been in China.
and last was heard from in Manchuria |
and Siberia. He is understood to have |
coma into control of Immensely valuable |