The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
POWERS OF WORLD
HOLD ARMS FARLEY
Great Armament Confer
ence Now In Session
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT
Secretary of State Hughes Was
Chosen Chairman; Follows
With Welcome
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Washington, November 12.-
The program for the opening SEES
sion OF the armament conference
starting at 1o:So o'clock this
morning, issued by the state de-
partment, follows:
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Calvary Baptist church, Of Wash.
inaton.
States will then address the con-
ference. ..
In acceptance with the desire
half of II missions, no responses
will be .kade to the presidents
address, and the president will
retire at It's conclusion.
The secretary of state Of the
United States will suggest that
the conference proceed with Its
organization.
officer Of the conference will fol-
low.
The presidl-- officer will then
deliver an address.
After the selection Of secretary.
general and committees on pro-
gram and procedure, II will be
proposed that the conference ad-
Journ to meet on Tuesday, No
vember 10, eleven a. M, at Con-
tinental Memorial Hail."
Washington, D. c., November
12.-John w. Garrett Of Balti-
more, former minister to The
Netherlands, was selected as
secretary general Of the confer
once. ..r
Washington d. c.. November IL
The armament conterenc. was called
to order by Secretary Hughes at 10: );
a. m. The prayer with which the arm
ament and Far Eastern conference
was opened, was offered by the Rev
w. 8. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary
Baptist church, Washington and was
as follows:
Almighty God, We iaank Yraee fol
the coming of this eventful day. We
have seen 1t from afar aud now we re
joice that 1t has at las. dawned. May
1t bring untold blessing to troubled
WWiu. W. .iOu 0uth4lOlShs MIG, ~
on other day. we ballevs that Thou
made of one blood, all nations thai
dwell upon the earth and though We
are OF many races aud niany tongues
yet the interests OF the few are the
interests Of the larger number. My
we feel assured that the welfare and
and prosperity Of the hui
man family are in expressiDlJ dear
to Thy heart. We pray tor GEAR via
ion or we shall grope blindly tor the
light and lose our way. We pray
for hearts loving sympathetic to HUI
man distress wherever 1t may exist
or we SHALL sink into the depths OF a
miserable selfishness. We pray for
minds willing to believe that the
strong ought to bear the tntirmities OF
the weak, or we shall miss the great
ward look or we shall be overwhelmed
In hopeless pessimism. Give us the
ability to think clearly to judge
fairly to act wisely. Help us to think
less often of our rights and more Of
ten of our duties and responsibilities
We pray at this hour on behalf OF a
world in sore need. Thou art not un-
of the sufferings OF this peo-
Pile. The cries OF multitudes of wild
ows and orphans, have come up before
Thee, 0 God. We have had our terri
BILE baptism Of blood. There Is hun
ger and pestilence and unutterable
anguish. God forbid that the woes OF
these years should ever again be Wis
Thou hast permitted us thus to suffer
In ,order that We might turn from our
own devices to Thee and acknowledge
Thee as King of our lives and our
destinies out Of the depths we cry un-
to Thee. Save US or we perish.
MAY we. walk softly and numbly
before Thee this day and throughout
the fateful days of this great confer
ence. May we be in tent on knowing
Thy will; and knowing it, may we
have tie courage to do it. And may
It not be that the findings OF this con-
ference shall be 80 wise. SO far reach :
ing and SO beneficial that all mankind
may take new hope and fresh courage
And to Thee shall be the praise and
the glory, forever and forever. Amen.
Delegates Arrived Early
Fresh with memories of the soldier
dead the conference on the limitation
Of ornaments met In its first session
today, to seek "the rule under which
reason and righteousness shall pre-
vail"
In the Memorial hall of the Daugh
ters OF the American Revolution the
statesmen and diplomats of five great
powers and the representatives OF
four more, gathered about the table
to organize the way through which
they hope to remove causes which
might lead to war and then as a con
sequence remove the economic bur-
den and waste the world suffers in
Although the opening hour Of the
first session was set for 1890 o'clock
The notables began arriving soon af>
ter ten to hear the opening address
Of President Harding and to form
heir permanent organization with
Secretary Hughes as president OF the
The galleries allotted to
the representatives of OFFICIAL and
life the world over. con
tanned many notable figures of pres,
emit ebay history.
The meeting hall was picture full
Of color as the delegations and specta-
tors began to gather.
Conference Table In Center
In the center of the big room was
the conference table, shaped 9
square U, les top covered with bright
green baize. A gray desk blotter
with a tray Of pens and an ink well
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