The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
UNDERWOOD WILL ACCEPT PLACE IN ARMAMENT FARLEY
inks Effective Agreement Will Be Reached to Pro- duce Results for Which
 Conference Called

Reaching of a satisfactory agree ment by the governments of the five great powers at the meeting al the coming disarmament congress which begins in Washington November II will have a splendid effect on busi- ness conditions, Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, named by President Harding as one of the four American delegates to the con- ference, declared yesterday after noon. Senator Underwood is visit ing relatives in Birmingham, having come here from the Tennessee noun tains, where Mrs. Underwood and he have been enjoying rest.
 The senator asserted that it was his belief that the nations to be rep resented at the conference will be willing to make concessions and sac rifices so that the ultimate goal may be reached of relieving the world of ornaments and assuring peace to this and future generations.
 Sees Effective Agreement
 'I am not prepared to make any prophecy as to what the result will be- but l am quite optimistic and be- lieve that in the end a substantial and effective agreement will be reached that will produce the re- suits for which the conference, is called" Senator Underwood stated.
 ''I did not seek the place to
 which have been appointed.
 feel greatly honored, however.
 and will accept when I receive
 official notification of my np-
 pointment. l was out of Wash
 fngton mt the time. I am going
 to Tennessee Wednesday night.
 Mrs. Underwood will join me
 there and ! expect to go into the
 matter fully when return to
 Washington the latter part of
 the week.
 The burden of war indebtedness and armament which has placed a tremendous strain on the American people has almost bankrupted the other nations embroiled in the World war. We can and should economize in ordinary civil expenditures of gov ernment, but even if pressed to the last analysis it will not greatly re- lieve the burdens of taxation now resting on the governments of the world and especially of this country.
 tteat Hei1cf
 The only great relief from the burden of war indebtedness that can come to any nation involved in the late war must come from reduction of armaments and military expenditures To bs effective, the only way this can Come is through international agreement.
 .'rhcre are party politics in-
 yolved. cannot be any and ought
 not to be any. Party politics
 should only affect domestic mat
 ters. When ono crosses the
 three-niIe limit going out to s.a
 then the question becomes an In-
 ternational one. All men. re-
 gardless of party, should stand
 united for the best interests of
 the country, so thnt I do not ex-
 pcct my dissensions In the Amer
 fcan delegation to the disarma-
 ment conference
 T think the four men representinr the United States government at the conference can stand as a unit on all questions coming before the meeting The delegation will un- uouotediy faVor disarmament to an extent that will be real In effect.
 The problem that confronts us will be to convince the representa- tlves of other nations of the neces- sity. advisement and effectiveness ot the disarmament agreement Theo- retically, none of the great nations or the world today stand antagonis- tic to peace and all would agree theoretically that it is a wise and proper thing to do to reduce the armaments of the world.
 Where Difficulty Lies
 But the difficulty in reaching an agreement of this kind is that it is not governed by parties or politicians,
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