Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-11-12
Stage Set
For Worl,, J,
NI
Arms Meet
President Harding to Open
Conference on Limitation
OF Armament at 1890
O'Clock This Morning.
First Session Is Brief

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bec Leased Wire.
Washington, Nov. lin the cap
ital OF the nation, which today
mourned and glorified its unknown
human sacrifice OF war, delegates
OF the worlds great powers will as
semble tomorrow in common effort
TO reduce the costly armaments of
battle and to remove international
frictions which menace peace.
President Harding, who invited
the nations to this international con-
ference table, entitled it the Con
ference on limitation of ornaments
in connection with which Pacific and
lar eastern questions will be dis
cusscd."
The president, therefore, as officia!
host of the conclavc, will open the
proceedings to be held tomorrow
morning at 1880 o'clock in Cont
mental Memorial hall.
Grouped about the president as
he speaks will be the delegates from
the United States, headed by Secrc-
tary OF State Charles Evans Hughes,
who will later be chosen presiding
officer of the conference; Great Brit
ain with Mr.. Arthur Balfour presid-
ing; France with Premier Aritide
BRAND; Italy, whose group is led
by Fl. c. Carlo Schanzer, and Japan,
headed by Prince Iyesato Tokugawa.
Others Presented.
Delegations will be there also from
China, the Netherlands, Belgium
and Portugal, the latter four invited
to participate in discussion of Pa
cific and far eastern questions only.
The problem of limiting ornaments
will be considered only by the rep
resentatives of the "big five the
United States, Great Britain, France,
Italy and Japan.
In the galleries surrounding this
impressive group of world states
men at the opening session, which
will be public. will be the diplomat
ic representative in Washington Of
all nations, the members of the SUI
preme court of the United States,
the senate and house of represen-
tatives, the members of President
Harding's cabinet, visiting dignata-
ries and attaches of the participat-
ing delegations and representatives
Of the world press. More than 800
press seats have been provided and
nearly 100 of these will be occupied
by correspondents from abroad.
Proceedings Brief.
The proceedings of the opening
session will be brief. Following the
presidents address of welcome, Sec
retary Hughes will be elected presid-
ing officer and he also will speak.
No response will be made for the
visiting delegations and adjournment
will be taken until Tuesday. At that
time the foreign delegations may
speak, although it has not yet been
determined whether the second ses-
sion will, b public. That will be de-
termined when the heads OF the par
ticipating delegations will meet as
committee on procedure to decide
upon the program for the conference.
The American delegates tonight
were inclined to think that Tues
days session also would be pub
lie.
Chief interest in the conference,
now that expressions of optimism
and good will have been exchanged
by all the powers, centered in the
concrete plan for limitation of naval
armament which has been prepared
by the United States government for
submission to the conference. That
will furnish the basis for the discus
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