Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-13
j. S. DELEGATES
MAPPING OUT A
P0l.1sr," FOR THE
k,,l,S CUT MEET
P sinent Organization Is
Effected and a Survey Of
ne Data Gathered Is
: aMade By the Members,
DISCUSS PROBLEM OF
ADMITTING THE PRESS
Meeting Is Held in the Office
Of Secretary Hughes, Who
viii Head the American
DELEGATION,
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sociated Press).-The American
delegation to the armament con-
| ference held its first meeting to-
| day, effected a permanent organ
! ization, made a general survey of
the data gathered for its guidance
and began discussion of the ques-
tions of policy that are to char
acterize the position of this gov
ernment in the coming negotia-
| tions,
One of the first specific subjects
to be considered was the problem
of open or closed sessions for the
armament conference and discus
sion is said to have revealed con-
siderable sentiment for opening the
doors whenever the entire body of
delegates meet to register impor-
| tant decisions.
Hear Harding's Views.
Other and broader questions of
policy also were given detailed ex-
animation during the three and
half hour meeting of the delesa-
tion and tonight the delegates con.
tinued their discussions and heard
| the views of President Harding at
White House dinner. 1t was in
dicated another consultation was
probable early next week.
None of those at the meeting
would reveal details of the deliber
ations regarding publicity for the
conference sessions, but the i'm
preston was given that this gov
ornment might lay before the dele
Gates after they assemble here on
November ii proposal that all
full sessions of the conference be
open to the press. The recommen-
dation, it VS. said, would not ap-
ply to the meetings of the indi-
vidual national delegations, COM
mittees or other subordinate bodies
where the real decisions of the me-
gotiations may be made, but would
give publicity to such gatherings
as that which will mark the open
ing of the conference and to the
sessions where formal votes on
pending questions are taken.
Conference Must Decide.
The question. however, is one |
which the conference itself must |
decide, and it is expected the |
American delegation will take |
every precaution not to appear to
urge its opinions OH the represen-
tatives of other powers 1t is
pointed out that the plan for open |
sessions for the full conference is |
in accord with resolution by SEN
ator Harrison, democrat, Mississ
ippi, now pending in the senate.
Today's meeting of the delegates
was held in the office of Secretary
Hughes, head OF the delegation,
whose colleagues, Elihu Root and
Senators Lodge and Underwood,
formerly delegated him to act as
spokesman in making public such
details as seemed practicable Aft
erward Mr.. Hughes announced the
selection of Basil Miles, a former
chief of the departments Russian
division, as secretary Of the dele
CATION and made it known the
was taken W largely with
a review of the data collected by
agencies for the Amer
ican representatives..
Most of this data has been put
into the form of monographs on
military and naval sub
iects likely to come before the
conference. Similar exhaustive
on other subjects now
are in process of preparation and
will be supplied as the delegates
work progresses. In each case the
historical background of the sub
ject is included in the exposition,
and every military and naval topic
discussed is presented in the light
Of the attending economic and po-
Iitical situation.
Physical Preparations.
Full information also was sup
piled the delegates regarding the
physical preparations made for the II
a memorandum on that II
subject being submitted for I'm
Fletcher, who is in
,harge of physical plans. The
proposal to use the American
building for the conference sessions
vas given endorsement and the
delegation made suggestions re-
,arding the allotment of space for
delegations and committees there
md in a wing of the navy depart