The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-12-01
PLAN AIIgljAL
WORLD Farley
American Officials Confident
Conference Will Remove
Obstacles to Peace.
TO EXPAND CONFERENCE
Approval of Small Nations Is Sought.
Reported That Germany May Be
Invited to Later Gatherings
of Farley.
TO EXPAND CONFERENCE

Washington. - The United States
government is about to set on foot Il
! movement to bring out of the arma-
ment conference a system of similar
but broader annual conferences to deaf
with the troubles of the world.
President Harding intends not only
to make the present meeting the oc-
casion for an effort to continue such
gatherings but he also has in mind
the calling of other nations to the
present conference near its close and
inviting them to approve what has
been done. This would include Ger
many.
Such an announcement was made at
the White House. 1t represents the
intention of the administration to
carry out the Republican platform
plank advocating an association of ma
lions for conference, and world court.
This was offered in the place of the
League of Nations
ANSAhIhI 4IdIulIIS HIS ldu
with leading delegates of the impor-
tant nations in which it is said there
was preached the subject of his as
ISOLATION of nations for conference I'M
der loOser kind of arrangement than
the covenant of the League of Ma
tions 1t is the belief of the admins
tT1finn thot fhocn ID1pnn+ne. -
whom are important leaders of the
league, do not look with diSfayor upon
the idea.
Among the delegates to the confer
ence are Arthur James Balfour, who
was head of the British delegation to
the Assembly of the League; Rene
Niviani, chief of the French League
delegation; Senator ShanZer, head of
the Italian delegation to Geneva
Jonkheer Van Karnebeek, president of
the recent Assembly, and Wellington
KoO, chief of the Chinese League dele
CATION.
The administration believes the
method followed in getting the present
conference together points the way.
First, the five allied powers were in.
vited to the conference to discuss dis.
armament and then when the agenda
We're made to include Far Eastern
matters, four other interested nations
We're invited. The conference is study
ing regulation of airplanes, poison gas
and revision of the laws of war. These
affect all nations, and it is the idea of
the White House that the made in
America league or association would
become a reality if all nations were in
vited toward the end of the confer
ence to sanction what had been DONE
AS difficulties would probably arise
under the policy of every nation to
press its special position, the oppor-
tunity would come for urging the ad-
visibility of another conference to
carry on the work. Furthermore, it
has now become evident that only a
partial progress can be made toward
unshackling China at this conference
since what the powers will do in the
application of the Root principles"
depends on what the Chinese govern
ment shows itself able to do in the
future. Therefore, there is room in
the Far East situation for pressing the
ACCESSIBILITY of further conferences.
The greatest result of the present
conference with regard to land dis
armament will be the recognition of
the fact that real army reduction must
wait on the restoration of stability in
Europe. Therefore, next year or the
year after, or some other year, a con-
ference can discuss land disarmament.
None of the League leaders here
would discuss the program of Presi-
dent Harding. 1t presents, in its re-
lation to the League, an array of prob
lens as perplexing as the Chinese
puzzle. Obviously, the advice of their
governments must be obtained before
they can take positive position. How
ever, the indications are that the
American proposal for annual confer
ence of the nations will not be turned
down.