The Washington herald., 1921-09-10
Harding Selects Hughes,
Lodge, Root, and
Underwood.
FOUR COMPLETE
u. s. DELEGATION
President Will Open the
Conference and Then
Retire.

President Harding announced yes
terday afternoon the complete men,
bership of the American delegation
in the forthcoming international
conference on the limitation OF
armament in connection with which
Pacific and Far Eastern questions
will be considered.
The announcement. which was
made by the President when he met
the newspaper correspondents after
the Cabinet meeting, confirmed COM
pletely the forecast yesterday morn
ing of the size and personnel of the
delegation. Here is the delegation
as announced by the President:
Charles Evans Hughes. Secretary
OF State. Republican.
Henry Cabot Lodge. Senator from
Massachusetts and chairman of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. Republican.
Elihu Root. former Secretary of
State and later Senator from New
York. Republican.
Oscar W. Underwood. Senator from
Alabama and Democratic leader In
the Senate.
Two Previously Announced.
The selection of Secretary Hughes
and Senator Lodge. Mr.. Harding an
nounced several weeks ago. Yes
terday he formally added the names
of Mr.. Root and Senator Underwood
to the list. explaining at the, same
time that the main delegation will
consist Of four members.
The President will not be a mem
ber of the delegation as was Mr..
Wilson at the peace delegation at
Paris. Mr.. Harding never approved
Of Mr.. wilson's course In that par
tieular. believing that the President
sacrifices the power and advantage
of a detached position when he be-
comes one of the actual negotiators.
Mr.. Harding will open the confer
ence and then retire to the back
ground. In accordance with the
custom which confers the honor
upon the head Of the home delega-
ton, Mr.. Hughes will preside over
the deliberations of the conferences.
Revfves Traditional Policy.
The selection Of the Secretary of
State to head the delegation was
obvious from the beginning. In
naming two Senators as delegates
Mr.. Harding has revived the tradi-
tional policy. ignored by Mr.. Will
sOng OF Lnc EACSuNAhC COAAA1CA oeAA >
with the other half of the treaty
making power in negotiations in
volving foreign relations.
The chairman of the Foreign Re
lations Committee was a logical Sc
lection, becaues of these considera-
tions. as was the naming of Under
wood to represent the Democrats.
Lodge Is also the Republican
laa Ger in the Senate, and IL Is a
pretty safe assumption that any in
ternational agreements requiring
ratification by the Senate which
emanate from the Washington con-
ference, with the approval of Sem
ators Lodge and Underwood, will
command the support of the req
uIsite two-thirds OF the Senate.
Ignores senate Factions.
In choosing a delegate outside
of the administration and Congress,
the President naturally turned to
Root, undoubtedly the foremost
American diplomat and international
iurisconsult. The Republican ir-
reconcilables hoped the President
would appoint Senator Knox. a for
mer Secretary of State. to the dele
CATION, but the President is be-
lleNeQ 10 nave Dccn Dy
the desire to recognize the Senate
without recognizing internal fac
tions.
The other nations which are to
participate in the conference have
agreed with the United States to
limit the number of direct negotla-
ors in each case to four.
The United States and each of
the other powers, however, will,
have an advisory group Of about
twelve members. The American
advisory group will include repre-
of the army, the navy.
labor. women and other interests.
VIII work on Asenda.
The American delegation is to be-
gin conferences az an early date
on the policy to be pursued and
more Immediately in connection
with the shaping of the agenda
which japan desires limited in
scope 5
Let IL be understood" said a
high administration Official, that
the United States Is going into this
with thoroughly un-
selfish aims.
our whole purpose is to take
hold of the crystallized public
opinion Of the world on the reduc-
tion Of armament and turn IL into
the channels whers 1t will do the