Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-10
PRESIDENT NAMES
UNDERWOOD, ROOT,
HUGHES AND LODGE
Full American Delegation
TO Armament Conference
Is Announced.
DEMOCRATIC MEMBER
SENATE PARTY LEADER
Four Will Speak Sentiment
of America at Nations
Round Table.
ADVISORY ncARDs PLANNED
WIN Give Representation to wom-
nnh"od. Inbor and Other
I. y. interests.
ADVISORY ncAnDs PLANNED
VIII Give Representation to wom-
nnh""d. Labor and Other
I. y. Interests.

WASHI%GTON. Sept 3.--President
Harding today announced the fun
American delegation to tho nrma.
mcnt conference II 6anSists OF four
members
Charles Evans Hughes. Secretary
ef state. former justice OF the Su-
preme Court. one-timc candidate for
the presidency and twice Governor Of
New York: lawyer by profession.
Rlihu Root. once Secretary OF War.
later Secretary of State. former SEN
aior from New York. lawyer, jurist
ana statesman of international rcpu-
tation. The late President Roosc-
rclt. his close friend and colleague.
once paid tribute To his gnttalnmcnts
by describing him as "rhe abIest man
In public HE in America"
Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator from
Massachusctts. Republican Hoor lead
er. chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee, longtime student OF in
ternat'onai affairs and author OF
many works OF "A historical nature.
Underwood IL Chosen.
Oscar w Underwood. Democrat
senior Senator from Alabama. leader
OF his party IN the Senate az he was
~ The House Of Representatives. re.
ia'h"d DN colleagues OF both parties
IN ia. Scnht" chamber ar safe ana
s'nc.' lawyer by profession. and in
publi~7if" since 1892 He was for th,,
treaty OF Versailles and the league
OF nations covenant. with or wi,hou,
RESERVATIONS.
H'hesc four win represent America
81 III" table at which vii! be gathered
f&Nr from each other nation ropre
hsntcd.
The eciGctions OF Secretary Hughes
and Senator Lodge wer. FIRST mad.
known some Time ago. The selection
of Mir. Root VII forecast. after his
conference with President Harding
H"s'crday The selection of Senator
'nd"r"oo was forecast early today
when the president, made known his
Intention To give representation to The
minority party in Congress.
i:xrrt All VIII serve.
Confidence that both Mr. Root and
senator Underwood would serve was
expressed ~ the White House Sem
ator tnderwood's position as minor
ity leader in the Senate. where he
might be called upon 10 support any
treaty or other agreement reached
was not expected to preclude his ac-
c"ptancc. In event. however. that he
should find IL impossible to serve. it
was intiinated unofticially that John
w. Davis. former ambassador TO
Great Britain. might be the Demo
cratic member of the American dele
cation. Mr.. Underwood at present
Is IN the mountains of Tennessee.
The conference proper. or what
might he termed its supreme body
VIII consist of twenty members. il
WAS announced, each OF the FIVE ma
Jor powers being represented by 4
''biS -FOUR" An understanding To this
effect has been reached with the
other powers, according To tile White
House announcement This agree
ment. II was explained. was definite,
although not formal.
Only "DiE Four" Represented.
Only the big four" delegations
from each OF the five allied and as
sociatcd powers will sit in the gem
cral conference on armament limita-
lions. The delegation from China,
which was invited especially because
of the Far Eastern problems, will
sit with the twenty delegates repre-
senting the principal powers, il was
said. only when Far Eastern prob
lens are under discussion. Repre-
scntatives of Belgium. Holland and
other nations. IL was explained. will
occupy "A similar status and come into
the powers conference only when
their Far Eastern interests are af-
fccted. Armament questions. ii was
emphasized, would be left solely to
disposition of the supreme body OF
twenty.
No official adviccs regarding the
makeup of the other powers dele
cations have been received. but Sec
rctary Hughes. IL is understood. is in
touch with this question through con-
VIBRATIONS here with the diplomatic
corps.
Mter the announcement of the fou.
american delegates, II was said that
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