Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-22
HARDING HAS PLANS
FOR DISARMAMENT,
CONGRESS LEARNS
Leaders, Aware of This,
Shape Their Course
A Accordingly.
WHITE WANTS NATIONS
OF EUROPE INVITED
Thinks Proposals Should Be
Sent Soon After
March 4.
SEE PEOPLE BEHIND MOVE
Believes They Would Force Gov
crnmcnts-Army Cost Put
at S5,O0O,OOO Day.
WHITE WANTS NATIONS
OF EUROPE INVITED
ZEE PEOPLE BEHIND MOVE
Believes They Would Force Gov
rnmcnts-Army Cost Put
Mt S5,OOO,OOO Day.
ny LOWELL MELLETT,

United News Stnn Correspondcnt.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-It became
known today that President Elect
Harding. despite his Newport News
oig-navy speech, has definite dis
armament plans in his mind. Lead
ers In Congress have been made
aware OF this. and are shaping their
course on the subject accordingly.
This accounts for the reporting out
OF Senator Rorah's disarmament reso-
luton In the form 1t was reported.
and accounts for the further purpose
OF Senators Lodge and Knox to sec
that the Senate does not adopt tho
resolution before Harding takes Of
flee. at least.
II accounted also for the tone of
The hearing given Henry White. for
mcr ambassador to France and Re-
publican member OF the American
commission 10 negotiate peace, by
the House Naval Affairs Committee
today. Led by Chairman Rutler. no
recently visited Scnstot Harding AZ
Marion. the commltteel Carsv13 f[om
White his concurrencei IN tie T,t.,ss
that the time to invite 5tiInr pstIon.
to participate in dlsaymn ,nent tits
cussion will be after Pt.2sent {W,l.
son has given way to hisl sueee,.nr :.
not before {7i,s 4 ~
Would Wait Untn March,
The time to do It whutd be nftoss
March Al; there is s,oSaptstion i S,.ss
that" said White. alSsk6d Snow. tTa5
European nations might accept po-
litely. but they probably would defer
the meeting until later"
He does not believe, lie said. In re-
ply to another question. that invita-
tion from President Wilson. in view
OF the approaching end of his ad-
min!stration, would receive serious
consideration.
White enthusiastically indorsea
scheme for disarmament confer
ence. Every country In the world",
he said, is crying for the reduction
OF taxes. This can only be brought
about BY the reduction of armamen1s
ana they are largely looking to us
as the principal power in the world 10
initiate il, The people would compe,
the governments of the world to-ro-
spond to any invitation from the
American government. Other govern
ments might be unwilling, but the
pressure of the people would compel
them to move"
FOR any discussion OF general DIS
armament. he said, he thought
france and Italy, as we'll as England
anh Japan, should be invited. II
might be welt to invite them, even if
me discussion was to be only on
ha'"! disarmament, or. in any event,
10 ascertain dipiomatically whether
or not they desired to be invited.
Fears Chaos In Germany.
Answering the suggestion of Rep
resentative Rritton that disarmament
might open the way for Bolsheyism
IN six months. White said:
What is likeliest to open the wa,
Tor Bolshevism is the keeping or
"ermany in state of chaos. by NOT
fixing the amount OF indemnity she
has 10 pay"
we should take the initiative and
nave the conference in this country.
ne said They do not understand
on the other side what we are thing
ing over here. II we set them around
the table to talk about reducing ar
maments. we will already have taken
a great step"
General pershine." said Chairman
Butler, estimates that the cost OF
Keeping up American armaments is
ss.oo0.0o0 day"
Just think of IT," calculated
White. Just think OF it.'
The time is now" said Butler.
fes-but not before March ~
said White. To this Butler agreed.
4 feel" said White. that tho next
great war will be so Infinitely NOR.
horrible than the last one that whole
nations Will be annihilated. 1t Will
De far worse. Infinitely worsc.'