The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-17
Conference on Armaments and
Far East Questions Is For.
many Opened.
HUGHES IS MADE CHAIRMAN
Nations Pay Tribute 70 Amsriea's Un.
known Soldier On Armisaies Day
Senate Passes Tax Revision Dill
-EIsetiens Of Week Please
0smeerats.
0y EDWARD W. PIcKARo.


CATURDAY. November IL. may. and
~ 1t Ii to be hoped will, be set apart
In the history Of the world as one Of
Its most momentOus dates. On that
day was formally opened In Washing
ton the conference on limitation Of
ornaments aud Far East questions
which, II It IL successful, will 20 far
toward curing some Of the worst Ills
Of what We are pleased to call civili-
Eation. The projectors Of. and partici-
pants In. this meeting do not enter
tain the illus0ry hope that It will re-
suit Immediately, or even soon, In the
nbolishing q warfare, but they do be-
lieve. and the world trusts. that their
deliberations and agreements will settle
peaceably the tangled affairs Of the
Pacific and the Orient. and 70 far cut
down the naval and army programs Of
the great powers that the tax-burdened
peoples will experience q tremendous
financial relief. and the threat Of an
other general or even important war
will be far removed.
II was III luC u0uU8U1l1c 1uuttUTIuuu W
the Continental Memorial hail that the
opening session Of the conference was
held. When Secretary Of State Hughes
arose to call II to order. I've faced the
most distinguished assenblake Of men
and women this country ever has seen.
Great Britain. France. Italy. Japan,
Belgium. Holland and China had sent
each some Of her most eminent states
men. anil our own representatives are
acknowledged Of the first rank. AZ
ter the delegates were the extensive
advisory STATS. aud. of course. the dip
lOmatIc corps WAS there In full force.
The members Of the senate and hOuse.
invited guests and other privileged
persons filled the hail to overlooking.
Afr. Hughes, In opening the confer
ence. welcomed formally the foreign
delegates. and stated briefly the oh
jects Of the gathering. President Har,l-
Ing then stepped forward and. after
the storm Of applause had subsidized. he
told more at length Of the hopes and
purposes that had led him to invite
the powers to this conference. He
spoke personal---very. and well; even the
most pessImistlc Of Ills hearers could
rot help but feel that there was Y
fair chance that those hopes would le
realized.
After the formslities. the confer.
ence organized for business. Secretary
Hughes being elected chairman. and
other oficers being chosen. Adjourn
ment was taken until Monday.
One great figure was absent from
the opening Of the onference-David
Lloyd George. premier II Great Brit
ain. Kept at home for the present by
the Irish negotiations and the unem.
plOyn.ent situation. he cabled to the
government the assurance that he
would sail for Washington a. SOM a.
possible
" TT another event made last week
i inemoruble-the burial Of Amer.
cas- unknown dead soldier on ARMS.
tice dry. In this the nation. through
It's highest representatives,. paid trib-
ute to the many Thousands who. un.
sung and unhonored individually. save
up their lives IN the cause Of patriot
ism and freedom In the World war.
The unnamed hero was brought home
by the Olympia. Admiral Dewey's old
flagship. and on Wednesday his cas-
ket was placed under the dome Of the
capitol on the catafaIque on which had
rested the bodies Of Presidents Lin.
coin, Garfield and Mckinley. Around
Il stood, at parade rest, the nve sol.
diers Of the honor guard. and all
about II and over Il were the wreaths