Evening star., 1921-09-23
US. MAY HAVE SIX
At ARMS PARLEy
Davis, Lansing, Moore and
Knox Are Mentioned as
Possible Delegates.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

News from England indicates that
Great Britain will have six members
on her delegation to the armament
conference. If this is her wish. 1t
will be granted and every other dele
CATION will be increased from four
to six members. ....---.
OF course. America hasn't anything
to say about the personnel OF other
limit the size beyond the general
statement that the delegations ought
to be small, so as to permit OF enectiVe
transaction of business. But 1t is
fact that American public opinion as
gauged by those in authority here
indicates desire to have the
dominions of the British empire repre-
sented somehow in the British dele
cation.
Empire Premiers Desired.
In the interests of better relations
between the various English speaking
countries, it had been hoped that the
British cabinet would invite the
premiers of Canada, New Zealand.
South Africa and Australia, or their
representatives., to sit in the armament
conference as part OF the BRITISH
delegation.
be discussed at the conference on far
eastern questions are vitality related
to Canada, New Zealand and Aus
tralia. The United States would like
to be apprised directly of the views
of those countries and to make sure
THAT the representatives Of those ma
tions are informed first hand in
Washington of the details of policy
of the Washington government. In
deed, far more than appears on the
have an important bearing on the
relations between the United States
and the British empire.
1t is significantly recalled here that
the whole parley Is the direct sequel
of the imperial dominion conference,
when the opposition to the renewal
Of the Anglo-Japanese alliance devei-
oped on the part of the British do
minions coincident1y with the ex-
pressions of the American press
against the continuation of that pact.
DOminions Not Represented.
The first cable dispatches from Lon
don would seem to indicate that not
a single representative of the Brit
ish dominions will be on the British
delegation. This has occasioned much
disappointment here. At first it was
supposed that this may be due to
hesitancy on the part of Britain TO
have her dominion governments dis
cuss foreign affairs with other pow
ers. but the prominent part taken by
Gen. Smuts of South Africa in the
Paris conference, as well as the sue
cess of the British government In Sc
curing representation In the assemoiy
of the league of nations for its DO
minions, would seem to offset that I'M
preston. For years there has been
agitation on the part of the Canadlan
people for commissioner IN WASH
ington.
In principal this plan has met with
approval here, but while the British
government might not object TO
Canadian commissioner in Wasnlns-
ton, would they approve OF an Ameri-
can commissioner at OTTAWA: Al
though there is no parallel between
the Importance of Egypt. over when
England maintains a protectorate: on
the one hand, and Canada on the other
1t is a fact that an American com
missioner, possessing virtually dlplo.
matte powers. has been reslueht o1
Cairo for years.
The whole problemN is one of the
delicate points between the Unlted
States and Great Britain which II
had been expected here would be set
tied before the big conference began.
Speculation Develops.
Meanwhile. speculation is develop
ing as to who the additional two
members of the United States delega-
ton will be if the membership Of all
delegations is increased from TOUR 10
six. 1t is assumed that another dem-
ocrat will be chosen. John w. Davis.
former American ambassador to Great
Britain. is especially familiar with
the problems to come before the con-
ference and is not known as parti-
san democrat. His name is being
mentioned repeatedly as a probable
choice.
Robert Lansing. former Secre tary
Of State, is another democrat. who is
eligible, although it is said he has
already been engaged by the Chinese
government as an adviser. AS for
the republican member. John Basset
Moore, recently selected justice of the
new world court. is spoken of for a
place on the commission. while gossip
at the Capitol is that Senator Knox
OF Pennsylvania. former Secretary
of State, might be added to the
American delegation.
Copyright. 1921