Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-12-23
PLAN ANNUAL
WORLD FARLEY
American Officials Confident
Conference viii Remove
Obstacles to Peace.
TO EXPAND CONFERENCE
Approval of Small Nations is Sought.
Reported That Germany May Be
Invited to Later Gatherings
Of Farley.

Washington. = The United States
government is about to set on foot a
movement to bring out Of the arma-
ment conference a system of similar
but broader annual conferences to deal
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 tut 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.
tons for conference, and world court.
This was offered in the place Of the
League of Nations.
President Harding has had talks
with leading delegates Of the impor-
tant nations in which It is said there
was preached the subject Of his as
sociation of nations for difference I'M
der a looser kind of arrangement than
the covenant Of the League Of Ma
tons. 1t is the belief Of the admlnIs-
tration that these delegates, some Of
whom are important leaders of the
league, do not look with disfavor upon
the idea.
Among the delegates to the confer
enee are Arthur James Balfour. who
was head Of the British delegation to
the Assembly of the League; Reno
Yiyiani, 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 circumference 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 1t Is the idea Of
the White House that the made In
America league or association would
become a reality If all nations were in
yited toward the end Of the confer
enee to sanction what had been done.
As difficulties would probably arise
under - ..ssf-aTery nation to
press Us special position, the oppor-
tunity would come for urging the ad-
Instability Of another conference to
carry on the work. Furthermore, 1t
has now become evident that only a
partial progress can be made toward
unsbackling 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
adYlsaDlEty or 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.