Evening journal., 1921-09-23
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1921
sTJmrATIoN,s NOT sDIsaRMAsIENT."

ut Is matter Of surprised comment among those as
sociated with the preparations for the forthcoming
international conference should be referred TO so
frequently as a conference disarmament"
Certainly statement that has been given out by any
government Official with regard to the meeting has used
the word disarmament" and the invitations extended TO
the powers to participate contain such language
It's widespread adoption by only be atribut-
sble to msconcepon Of the purpose the conference
or to gross careessness the Of words discerning
Deawareans must realize.
on July 10 the state Department issued a statement to
the that The President in view Of the farreach-
ing Importance Of the question Of limitation Of anna
mens" asked the powers II it would be agreeable to
them to participate conference the subject ut
manifest" continued The statement that the question OF
limitation OF armamens has close relation to Pacific
and Far Eastern problems" and It suggested that
those subjects be also considered at the meeting.
Favorable replies to the informal invitation
reyed whereupon Secretary Hughes despatched formal
messages to the 1--WE powers asking them to attend meet
ing Armisce Day. Those messages began follows
"The President is deeply gratiaed at the cordial
sponse his suggestion that there should be conference
the subject OF limitation OF armament ETC. In pur
suance the proposal which made" concluded
the invitation "and the light Of the gracious indication
OF acceptance the President invites the government OF
to participate in a conference on the subject OF
limitation OF armament in connection with which Pacific
held in Washington on the nth day Of November, 1921
There hint OF disarmament in any OF the nego-
tiaons that have led up the conference but preya-
lent has become the use OF the term that Secretary
Hughes. in a recent interview with Washngton news
paper correspondents, thought II necessary TO remnC
them that the meeting was officially known as con
ference on the subject OF limitation OF armament" and
that the use Of the term disarmament" conveyed
wholly false impression Of the objects which the CON
ference would seek to attain
There is suspicion in certain Washington circles that
the Democrats quietly spreading the impression that
the meeting a disarmament conference and trying to
make people believe that the objects sought by President
Harding far ambitious than is really the truth
They think that if the people be led to believe that
The conference has been called to bring about dsarma-
ment and it adiourns without accomplishing that result
they will be in position to refer to the meeting as
Republican failure
That suspicion is strengthened by a recent speech Of
Mr. McAdoo in which he referred to a navyess world
and sought convey the impression that the armamenis
conference might bring about that very state Of affairs
II bchooyes Republicans be careful in choice OF words
in speaking Of the meeting
They furnish ammunition for their political enemies b,
referring to the parley a disarmament" conference
They will be strictly correct hold out no false hope
to the people. and deprive the Democrats OF campai1
material for next fall by designating meeting on
conference the subject OF limitation OF arma
ment"