Newark post., 1921-08-10
Plans for World Peace
Conference at Washington
Get Under Way

Get Under Way
The date of November II, the ami
versary of Armistice Day, will in all
probability see the opening of the
Allied Conference on Disarmament at
Washington, proposed by President
Harding. Japan has finally accepted
the preliminary invitation involving
an agreement that the conference take
up questions of the Pacific and the
Far East, as we'll as disarmament.
Great Britain has given up her hope
of holding an arms council previous
to the conference desired for the spec
ial convenience and interests Of her
dominions, and also desired by Japan.
As these events remove the last for
NAL obstacles to the plan of the Hard
ing administration, the official invi-
tations will be sent to the countries
which are to participate: England,
Japan, France, Italy, China for tho
Far East discussions, and a number
of smaller nations including Belgium,
Holland and South American coun-
tries.
A practical question, as to who
should pay the costs of the confer
ence seems also to have been settled
at Washington. Indications are that
the State Department will not ask
Congress for an appropriation to en-
Y able this country to act as host to the
foreign delegations. Each country
will be expected to provide for its
own delegation. Great Britain and
Japan are each expected to bring $50
persons, including secretaries, inter-
prefers and attendants, and the other
countries in proportion. Each coun-
try is said to desire the use Of
whole hotel for it's accommodation in
Washington. Owners of apartment
hotels have already been approached
by some of the foreign embassies in
regard to rental leases for six months.
The total cost of the conference will
reach hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. The place of holding the ses-
sions of the conference has not been
definitely decided. There is senti-
ment in favor of the Senate Office
Building, which has several imposing
caucus rooms.
While the President has insisted
that the program of the Conference
shall be determined by the Confer
ence itself and shall be developed
from day to day as the discussion pro-
ceeds and the prime interests of the
nations become apparent there is
very naturally a serious and definite
study of this subject being made by
all the countries concerned, as we'll
as many diplomatic conversations be-
tween their representatives. At Wash
intong the issues involving Japan and
her desire to keep certain subjects out
of the conference are matters of con-
stant interchange of views and efforts
toward agreement between Secretary
of State Hughes and the Japanese
ambassador. 1t is believed that Japan
realizes that most Of the nations as
sembled would be out of sympathy
with her policy of aggressive self
interest in the Pacific and the Far
East, and for this reason she desires
to deal separately with each Of the
countries primarily concerned in such
problems as Yap, Shantung and 81
IBERIA.
Speculation as to the subjects to be
included in the conference, besides dis
armament, covers the problem of thu
Philippines: whether they should bt
given independence or retained as
United States possession; the ques'
ton of admitting Chinese and Japan
ese immigrants into this country; pro-
lection of the Panama Canal and the
Hawaiian Islands,; and maintaining
the "Open Door" in China. Among
the British problems are the Anglo
japanese Alliance; questions Of ad
mitting Chinese and Japanese immi
grants to British possessions, and how
much of Great Britain's great inter
ests in the Pacific and the Far Eas1
she shall keep and under what condi
tions. Japan has the problem of emf.
grafton for her crowded population
food supply, supply of raw materials
for industries, and the maintenance
of peace in bordering countries. China
desires to regain her sovereignty ane
form a strong central government; al
other question of general interest is
ending the opium and morphine traf
fic, and the keeping of law and order
within China for the protection OF hel
own and foreign interests.