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singularly strengthened the object of
the conference, making it primarily a
meeting for discussing limitation of
ornaments. Other benefits may follow
from such gettogether conference. it
is believed.
League May Be Factor.
Although it is definitely assured
that France will send delegates to
Washington when the time comes. it
is not forgotten that the Washington
conference probably will follow meet
ings of the disarmament commission
of the League of Nations, headed by
former Premier Viviani, in Paris this
month. At tn Sc meetings the same
question will be discussed, and repre-
sentatives of Great Britain, France
and Japan will participate
The opinion is expressed in some
quarters that although the latter is
purely an affair of the League of
Nations, it is not impossible that it's
deliberations and conclusions may be
profitable to the Inter-Allied delega-
| tions when they meet in Washington.
The Paris press applauds President
| Harding's move. The semi offic ial
Temps expresses "sincere and profound
satisfaction" although it wonders
whether Washington's idea is merely
| the limitation of naval ornaments or
also reduction of land forces
Our ravaged country is so burdened
| financially" says the newspaper, thai
we should greatly rejoice if the mill
tary budgets Of the whole world could
be reduced"
LIE Temps asks, however, how much
weight the League of Nations disarma-
will have with Washington, and com
ments that the Anglo French and
American French guarantees under tie
Treaty of Versailles failed so fatty
through their non ratification that the
security of no country could be founded
on the Versailles document
Raises Issue of Guarantees
What are the new guarantees that
can be established to avoid war in
Europe?' the newspaper asks. THAT
is the question that will inevitably be
discussed on the very threshold of the
Washington conference if the limita-
ton of land ornaments is considered"
If the conference is actually con-
voked and the principal Allied powers
participate, as President Harding hopes,
La Liberte believes that the powers
will sign the death warrant of the
League of Nations.
lie journal des Debats sees the hand
of Lloyd George in the conference. It
suggests that, assuming the Anglo
Japanese treaty failed to win the APP
proval of the dominion premiers-Can-
ada and South Africa were unalterably
| opposed to the renewal Of the pact and
Australia and New Zealand were skep-
teal of it's value-Lloyd George in his
dilemma was forced to choose between
insulting either Japan or the United
States.
but he knew how to find occasion
in these circumstances" says the news
paper, "for new manifestation of his
skillful maneuvering. The expedient
consisted of getting Lord Birkenhead
to proclaim the contrary of all that
nounce that the treaty would remain in
force automatically until July 10, 1922
That gave him time to turn around.
Question Made International
y"He then gagged in active CONVEX
sations with the United States. Presi-
| dent Harding's decision is the result
From that moment the question ceased
to be merely British and became in
ternat.onal,
Japan, necessarily cautious in deal
ing With the United States, cannot re-
fuse the Washington invitation. Great
Britain new hopes to strengthen the
entente with the United States with
out breaking with Japan, whose hos
tility would be dangerous. She also
counts on the proposed conference for
ending the Pacific conflict, the menace
of which worries her.
hand, is enchanted by this opportunity
East problem
The newspaper believes that if The
question of land ornaments also is
discussed, France must insist upon az
ARMY large enough to make Germany
pay.
This conference to which We are in
vited Will have to elucidate some II
the most important questions in the
world. 1t will exercise enormous in
fuence over the trend of affairs for
years to come. Our interest in affairs
in Oceania and the Far East is suf-
fcient reason to accept the invitation.
PARIS, July IL (By The Associated
Press .-The official attitude toward
President Harding's initiative, it is said,
Is that France is ready and would be
glad to reduce her ornaments and save
the heavy expense involved as soon
as she can safely do so, but any de-
cision on this question must depend
upon absolute security from the East.
Inquiries in official circles disclose
the impression that such security has
not yet been obtained.
IL is felt that the time has not yet
come when France can safely weaken
herself in the face of Germany. French
opinion is particularly exercised over
the continued agitation by the Ger
man manifestants who remained in
Upper Silesia after the evacuation by
the German forces under General Won
Hocfer.