The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-11-25
PRINCIPLE AND
SPIRIT ACCEPTED
American Plan Reasonably
Certain Of Adoption
FORMULAS FOR PACIFIC
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Balfour EIoquentIy Expresses Eng
lands Acquiescence-kato Accepts
Fsr Japan, BRAND Says France
Welcomes Opportunity.

Washington. - While lacking the
thrills which momentarily Jared the
poise of the foreign delegates to the
International Armaments Conference
on Saturday, the second public session
provided unmistakable evidence that
the American program for the iimita-
ton of naval ornaments will be adopt
ed with slight notifications.
AS result Of the progress made two
committees, composed of representa-
tives of the nine countries participat-
ing in the Conference have already be-
gun the consideration of the two most
important phases of the enterprise, the
technical adjustment Of relative naval
values and the preliminary discussion
on Far Eastern and Pacific problems.
For the time being the consideration
of land ornaments, which are of con-
Germ to only France and Japan, have
been set aside.
The most important result of the
second public session was the impress
sive tribute eloQuently paid to new
American doctrine of open diplomacy
by Mr. Balfour, head of the British
delegation; Premier BRAND OF France,
Admiral Baron Kato of Japan and Sem
ator Schanzer Of Italy.
These Endorsements of the sincerity,
the good sense and the logic of the
American naval plan and methods for
accomplishing it make it reasonably
certain that it will prevail with slight
notifications to be determined by the
technical experts who have already en-
tered upon their duties.
Far Eastern problems, which are of
vital concern to Japan and China, were
not reached, as the entire 112-minute
session was devoted to the acceptance
'in spirit and principle" Of the Amer
lean naval armament program by all of
the leading powers whose interests are
most vitality affected.
Japan did not have an opportunity
to bring forward the formula it will
offer for the correction of political and
economic conditions in the Far East
which have provoked criticism
throughout the world. Two plans re-
lating to the matter await the consid-
GRAFTON Of the Conference. One has
been formulated by the United States
and the other by the Toxic Govern
ment
In accepting the American proposal
for the limitation Of naval ornaments
Gin spirit and in principle" the repre-
sentatives of the four most important
sea powers in the world expressed
their hearty approval of the direct and
frank processes employed by the
American delegates in presenting their
suggestions for the limitation of naval
ornaments.
I Mr.. Balfour, in behalf of Great
Britain, who made the most important
address to the Conference, declared
that he counted himself among the
fortunate of the earth and that was
present and to that extent had a share
in the proceedings of last Saturday."
M. BRAND, the French Premier, in
delivering the endorsement of his
country, declared it to be his purpose
ito welcome the opportunity to ex-
plain in open session the position of
France in detail so that it might reach
the ears of the American people"
The Japanese envoy, although less
ingenious than his associates, gladly
accepted the proposal in principle of
the United States for limitation of
naval ornaments"
The spokesman for Italy expressed
the fullest approval not only of the
American program, but of the processes
used in accomplishing the projected
reforms used by the American repre-
sentatives.
The applause that greeted the dec
laration of the spokesman for these
four Powers, which were fully con-
CURED in by the delegates from the
Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and
China, furnished feature strange in
the deliberations of international coun.
ellis, and sounded a democratic note
that never before disturbed the formal
ceremonials which usually mark such
momentous conventions.