The Washington herald., 1921-08-19
Arms Conference May Be
Given Use of ID. A. r.
Hall, Too.
HOUSING ENJOYS
ALSO CONSIDERED
Real Estate Body Says
Rents Will Not Be
Raised on Visitors.

Though no ofncial announcemept
has yet been made on the matter,
arrangements are being made %
hold the international conferences
on disarmament and Far Eastern
affairs in the Pan American Union
Building at Seventeenth and p
streets northwest, it became known
yesterday.
Should the conference be an open
one, the Continental Memorial Hall
Of the Daughters OF the American
which Is adjacent 20 the
Pan American Union Building, also
will be available for large meetings.
The Corcoran Art Gallery, also in
the neighborhood. likewise has been
offered for committee meetings or
for other uses of the conference.
Il is understood
Basil Miles. special assistant %
Undersecretary Of State Henry p.
Fletcher. n in charge OF all phys
ical arrangements for the confer
ence. At the direction OF Mr.. Fletch-
er. a meeting between State De-
partment officials and directors of
the Washington Real Estate Board
vas held Wednesday. at which the
real estate men pledged fun CO.
in finding quarters for both
the offcial delegates and unofnciaI
visitors TO the gathering. In ad-
diIion, the Real Estate Board agreed
to use its powers to see that rents
are not raised when the foreign
delegates come as guests 20 wash
A.a - ka Nit
ing" Of charges, as Secretary John
A. Petty. Of the Real Estate Board,
expressed Z
Will Provide omces.
Special ONCE facilities will be pro-
v3ed for the visiting delegations.
It is expected. and already inquiry
has been made looking 10 tempo
rary vacatink OF part Of the Navy
BuIIding at Nineteenth and b streets
northwest. which not only ie said TO
be the largest once building In the
world. but N the closest TO the
proposed headquarters OF the con
ference in the Pan American Union.
Formal announcement OF plans is
now awaiting action Of the Sen
ate on the pending urgent deficien-
cies bill. containing an appropris-
tion Of $500 900 for the American
expenses OF the meeting. Until that
appropriation is passed no official
statement OF plans will be made. II
is expected that the visiting dele
gates will pay their own expenses.
except that they may be guests OF
this government from the time OF
their landing until they are brought
to Washington. Mr.. Miles refused
to discuss the matter OF special
trains 70 bring the delegates to
Washington, but admitted il was a
possibility.
State Department estimates OF the
number of visitors. fall far short OF
earlier predictions Only the Chin
Cse government has given formal
notice as yet Of the number SC wfll
send-one hundred. Cnofficially,
the japanese are understood 10 be
arranging a delegation of $50. Both
the French and Italian delegations.
IL Is believed. will be small, pro-
badly about fifty men each. Moth
ing has been learned concerning the
size or personnel OF the British
delegation. This statement was
made last night both at the British
Embassy and the Department OF
state. Figures concerning it range
from as to 200.
May Draw 1900.
Mr.. Miles as special assistant for
the conference estimates that the
official delegations will total ap-
proximately 500 and that in addi-
ton there will be perhaps 100 for
eign correspondents. Other persons
having business. whether official or
unofficial. before the conference, he
figures may number from 1000 20
5000. Sightseers and tourists
drawn by the meeting may total
10000.
The State Department plans 60
assist the visiting delegates with
every facility in fits power" said
Mr.. Miles yesterday. Delegates
wanting houses will get them, IL
they will notify the State Depart
ment
For the foreign journalists we
will provide whatever they may ask
but indications are that the National
Press Club and the Overseas writers
will take over the major part Of
that service"