Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
COMMONS FAVORS
j. S. ARMS PARLEY
British House Unanimously APP
proves Washington
Conference
PREMIER TO EMBARK SOON
BY the Associated Press

approving the approaching Washing
ton conference on limitation OF arma-
ments and Far Eastern problems. The
vote came after two and a half hours OF
discussion in which numerous speakers
supported the resolution and voiced
hopes of the conferences success.
! Prime Minister Lloyd George still
hopes IL will be possible to carry out be-
fore long his intention Of going TO
Washington and taking the leadership
of the British delegation. declared Aus
ten Chamberlain. Government leader.
Mr.. Chamberlain made this deClara-
ton while speaking in the debate on
the forthcoming conference. The de-
bate was opened when John Rob-
ert Clynes moved the resolution intro
duced by himself IN association with
the other labor leaders, stephen Walsh,
j. II. Thomas, Arthur Henderson ana
Thomas Shaw, reading:
THAT this House warmly ap-
proves of the meetings Of the lntcrnn..
tionnl conference at Washington. and
trusts that n supreme effort will be
made to arrive at such measures OF
agreement as will secure substantial
and pS~Sressive reduction of the
crushing 6urden of armaments'
No Idea Of Controversy
Mr.. Clynes explained that his motion
was not OUeTtu Win Hny lNtd VI luIo-
ing harmful controversy, and in his
remarks he avoided all reference TO the
policies which might be discussed at
the conference, confning his speech for
the most part to a general dissertation
On armament.
The world. said Mr.. Clyncs, was in
debted to America for the convening OF
the conference. The League OF Nations
was incomplete for its purpose, he
L.. lnI n1l, IN
relation to this conference as having
taken step to carry out the main prin.
ciples and objects sought to be obtained
by the league.
Alliances Not Reliable
The conference, said Mr.. Clynes.
was in no sense in competition with or
In opposition 70 the League. AT an
other point In HIS speech he said:
1--WE cannot trust to alliances based
on present or PAST friendship and rest
Ing on any material or economic in
terest. These alliances are not trust
worthy. They have failed us in th"
past and there is a growing conviction
that great international interests must
be considered In common, and that the
future progress and good will of man
Kind can be secured only by the great
nations Of the world oil uniting for tile
future peace Of the world
Sir Donald MacLean, Liberal. in the
unavoidable absence Of Mr.. Asqulth,
the Liberal leader. seconded the motion
Tor the resolution.
Substitute for the League
George y. Barnes, former Labor
Party chairman, VINO was a member Of
the British delegation at the Paris
Peace Conference and was strongly in
terested in the formation Of the League
of Nations, said that If America were
member Of the league there would be
NO need of n separate conference.
Hugh O'Neill, speaker Of the Ulster
Parliament. declared that without
America the league could not be the
great instrument for the peace of the
world which had been hoped. Conse-
quently, humanity turned TO the Wash
inston conference, which he trusted
would give the same results as had
been hoped for from the league.
1--WE shall. | hope, find in Washing
ton" Mr.. Chamberlain said. THAT
determination to overcome difficulties
which will enable the nations of the
world to fulfill the purpose II the Prcsi-
dent when he summoned the conference
10 limit armaments and assure peace. "
Regrets PREMIER is Delayed
Mr.. Chamberlain said the object Of
the motion was TO give a clear, an
mistakable message "of our earnest
good wishes for the success Of the con-
ference and 10 impress upon our own
people how vast are the issues which
depend upon it's deliberations and how
vital 1t Is to the world that these delib-
erations should reach a successful Is
sue.
II have but one regret regarding the
conference" he atded, "and il is that
the Prime Minister IS unable to be at
the opening.'
THE Government" continued Mr.
Chamber ain, 'set such great impor =
tance upon the conference that, though
the absence Of the Prime Minister pre-
eented many difficulties, we unani =
mously requested him to be the principal
delegate OF our country. We profoundly
regret that circumstances known &c
every member Of the House made 1t I'm
possible for him to carry out that in
tention, but We still hope It may be
possible before long to carry out that
inten ton and for him to take the lead
ership Of the British delegation"
Earnestly Hope for Peace
''In his absence we are fortunate r
having as leader of the delegation G
statesman of unrivaled experience anC
one VINO, as the principal representative
Of this country on the League 0f Ma,
& tions, II may be, will link or help Il
link the proceedings Of that body witt
the deliberations Of the conference il
n Washington.
''The policy Of the British Govern
ment is to seek peace and insure 1t, an,
We join with the House RI large fl
prayers for the success of this confer
ence and In the earnest hope that it ma,
bring relief TO the overburdened nation
Of the world"
Washington. Nov. 4-The policie
and program of the American delegation
10 the armament conference are begin
ming to assume definite outline, and
the expectations of official Washincto
are realized the opening day OF the con
ference will see a sequence Of develop
ments something like this:
The presentation Mt the outset Of
concrete American plan for far reach
~ ing reduction Of naval armament.
Consideration, along with this plar
E OF such troublesome problems OF III
a. Far East as may naturally proje,
y themselves into the picture.
Meantime, an effort by the Unite
States to keep the negotiations in ii
open, 80 that public opinion may exc