Evening star., 1921-10-17
ARMS Delegates
TO meet FRIDAY
Secretary Hughes Calls To-
qether u. S. Representa-
tjyeS to Discuss Plans.

Secretary of State Hughes today
called a meeting of the American
delegates to the conference on limita-
lion of armaments and consideration
"f Pacific and far eastern questions
for next Friday at 8 p.m.. the date
and hour subject to the Senate en-
gagements Of Senators Lodge and
Underwood. The purpose OF the
meeting will be the consideration OF
data for the coming conference. which
Is now In course OF preparation.
1t was explained that the afternoon
session was called because Friday IS
cabinet day. preventing meeting IN
he morning. Except for the fact
That Thursday is diplomatic day at
The State Department., when the Sec
retary is available to all callers from
the diplomatic corps. the delegation
would have been called into confer
ence on that day.
Additional Data Available.
Additional data will be available for
the conference on Friday and further
discussion of policy and of the spe-
cif1c problems coming under the
agenda OF the arms conference will
be undertaken. the American delega.
tion expecting to be fully prepared
on every phase of the subject before
the international conference begins
1t was emphasized today that while
under President Hariing's call, the
arms conference would meet Novem.
ber II, Armistice day, no addresses OF
and that in all probability the delegates
would Immediately arise out OF respect
to the Armistice day ceremonies and in
honor Of the memory OF Americas un-
known dead in the war whose sacr1hce
will be, commemorated at Arlington ma
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Frequent Meetings.
The American delegation will hold
frequent meetings between now ana
November IL, for. while officials have
steadfastly maintained that this gov
ernment will have no definite policy
on limitation Of armaments, to be
announced In advance. it will go into
formation and data bearing upon
the subject. and ready to participate
IN the framing of a policy and to
act upon as we'll as make Sugges-
tionS.
The State Department is desirous.
il was stated today, of giving the
public all the information possible
upon the conference and the sub
jects before 1t, and to afford the
representatives of the press every
reasonable facility.
Secretary Hughes announced this
morning that Philip H. Patchin. a
former attache of the State Depart
usnt. and Henry Suydam. since last
April chief of the bureau of cur
rent information in the department.
will work together in the under-
taking of supplying the public and
the press with information. Mr.
Patchin has arrived in the city and
will enter upon his duties at once.
Well Equipped for work.
Mr.. Patchin was chief Of the divi-
sion Of Information in the State De-
partment from 1909 to 1911. returning
to newspaper work, which took him
pretty much over the world. In 1918
he was executive secretary of the
American commission to the Paris
peace conference, with the rank of
counselor Of embassy.
He resigned from the government
service on the conclusion of his work
in Paris. but was recalled for the arms
conference by the State Department.
Henry Suydam was appointed chief
N the State Department April 2S. last.
IN August. 1914. Mr.. Suydam went to
Europe as foreign correspondent of
the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He was
present as war correspondent at the
British. French. Belgian, German,
Austro Hungarian. and Turkish,
fronts. He twice visited the British
fleet in the North sea. interviewed
leading statesmen of both groups Of
belligerents, studied conditions and
travelled in all European countries.
Russian and the far east. He served
as commissioner Of the Committee
on Public Information in the Neither
He has been a contributor to various
American newspapers on subjects
dealing with foreign politics.