Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-15
make ARMS CONFERENCE
MORE COMPREHENSIVE
w IL | d Relieve France of
Maintaining Great Army
OH Rhine.
OBTAIN SECURITY ASSURANCES
WnnhinEt ton Meeting to Devise M~nn.
OF Making Violations of Internn-
tlonnl Agreements a Unreasonable
mpossibiiity."
by Itobert J. Bender.

by Robert J. BENDER,
United News STAN CorreHpondcnt
WASHINGTON. Oct. lt.-Four new
Developments in American prepura
ZION Tor the coming arms conference
thro" Il broader light upon tho nos.
s'ble scope Of the big international
| meeting
| flrst--AHencies under and co-ope,-
a'ihS with the State Department arc
| HihkihS drafts Of possible agreements
"hich. through carefully worded PEN
ATTY clauses. would assure deflnit.
| iuihiim:nt OF understandings reached
by the great powers on the question
OF the open door principle IN the Fur
East.
Second-Thc same agencies ar.
seeking TO establish an international
formula to which Germany would
subscribe. that would at once assure
French protection against possible
German evasion Of the Versailles
treaty commitments and relieve
France or tho necessity OF maintain.
Ing her present burdcnBomc military
stnb!ishment-75o.o00 men under
arms
Form World War I.onn Commi.sIou.
rotary Mellon have agreed to - com
promise suggestion made By Chair.
'nan fordncy. OF tho House WAYS ana
Means Committee. whereby II world
war loan commission" Of five mem
bcrs would no fully empowered u
handle tn" working out of present in
tcrna,ional loan problems. Instead o.
having tn" whole power In Mcilons
hands as the administration .irs:
wished.
Reconsideration is being
given To "a method OF approaching tn.
Shhntung problem. over which Jspar
and china have reached an !rnpasse
and as a result OF which iinpassc the
japanese ambassador here has snund
cd out the State Department, on Tho
question OF its possibly acting ms
| mediator.
IN" purpose In the frs, and second
OF thes" developments. IL is explained
Us I" establish n sort Of machInery
winch would not crrat. any sun.r
government or alliance OF the now
crs, but which would make violation
OF agreements entered into At the
conference "a Reasonable impossIbl-
ny In this work tho Carnegie I.cac.
fonhaatIon Is working with the spe.
o'hily created division In the stat.
department to handle Far Easter.
ana European problems
The intention to create some suh-
ttiiutc for the present French mill.
tary insurance army" established
"'ohR inc Rhine to force German
submission TO her treaty commit
inehts, particularly regarding re-
parations payment liz In response
moth TO ineistent urging OF French
statesmen and TO suggestions OF
American business men. Former
Premier Clemenceau. Premier BRAND
ana other French leaders have re-
Gently In public speeches pointed ou.
the need OF some International ar
raheement which would adequately
reesu France (. her military cs
Establishment Is 10 e curta!led
L. =. business interests Act.
Along the same line Il special com
mittec o! tho United states Chamber
OF Commerce. after completing a trim
or Investigation through Europe. has
formally reported TO the chamber;
1t is essential TO Germany, in her
! own interests. that some plan shall
DC devised by which France and
| othcr European countries shall he
given assurance OF security in the
'uturc. Some Of the most important
leaders In Germany frankly declare
that France should have such as
surance. They were unable to sug-
gcst any acceptable guarantee which
Germany herself could offer. but
they expressed the hope that the
other countries might soon agree
upon some method OF meeting the
| situation. German leaders believe
that otherwise they must live and
work for years in constant state
of friction with France and the ever
present possibility o! French armies
occupying more territory whenever
difficulties arise.
The cost OF the armies of occu-
patton represents large sum of
money which, under the treaty, Ger
many must pay in addition TO indcm-
mites II this expense could he cut
off or reduced 10 minimum. II
would help Germany greatly in max
ing payment. II would render out
side financial aid to Germany much
II would likewise be of assistance
to France, since ii would restore to
productive effort. thousands of her
young men now in her army whose
employment as a police force repre-
SCENTS an enormous harden and Is
drag on the whole world. The pos
siblc removal Of this burden. how
ever. depends upon some effective
plan for the maintenance OF peace,
on which the nations shall unite"