Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06
FRENz|ED WORK TO
Be SUCCEEDED BY
CALM DEL|BERAT|ON
Field of Operation to Move
From Committees to Open
Conference.
TO FIND OUT WHERE
EACH NATION STANDS
Small Probability Of Final Ad-
iournment Taking Place
by Christmas.
MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE
BY Charles Brewer Farmer, Editor
OF Every Evening.
MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE
By Charles Brewer Farmer, Editor
OF Every Evening.

Washington. Dec. e.-Whne the
worlds spotlight shifts today for al
brief period to the opening Of Con-
gress. the government of Japan, in
Tokyo, that of the British Empire, in
London. and the United States, in
Washington, consider the armament
limitation proposals which their re-
spective representatives transmitted
from tho Pan-Americau Union build
ing, Friday last.
For day or so public interest will
not be fogged by huge headlines, and
sensational statenGnts made by this
delegate and that-intended mainly for
home consumption. and not presented
to the Conference proper. On, the sur
face 1t will appear that the Conference
is doing little; the truth is that the
various suggestions and amendments
and trades which have grown out of
the original Hughes proposals have
taken the form of concentric diplo-
matte circles, which now are leaving
home shores, and touching national
interests.
IT is believed. in official circles, that
/ il is better for calm deliberation now to
supercede-if only for little while
some OF the frenzied work which has
been performed In the Committee OF
the Whole on Armament Limitation,
and the Committee of the Whole on
Pacific and Far Eastern Questions,
The agreements made and the decision
formulated here will sffect the Powers
for years 10 some. 7, is not wise that
work should progress too fast.
One diplomat yesterday said that too
much had been done in too short
space of time. BY that he meant that
so many Conference mile-stones had
been passed that now was the time to
stop. orient ones self. and ascertain
exactly where each nation stands
Several of the delegates have broken
all union rules by frequently working
IS hours day, TO the sore disappoint-
ment of society's dowagers who had
looked upon this Conference as merely
a chance TO shine in the reflected light
OF celebrities, great and famous A
commendable desire 10 reach the
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ENJOYS.
There has been much gossip about
adjournment taking place before
Christmas. There is small possibility
of that. OF course any delegate may
leave who choose 10 10 so. but such
action would jeopardize his countrys
position. Only a small portion OF the
agenda, has been considered so far, and
II is not probable that the large re-
naming portion can he easily con-
summated. FOR example, the naval
| limitation matter has not passed the
discussion on scrapping capital ships.
The limitation Of submarines is TO be
taken up next. and then the proposed
i0-year naval holiday will be discussed
That promises to be one OF the liyen-
est subjects, as gigantic interests are
expected to bring their pressure on tho
Conference.
The various delegates yesterday
were silent when these questions were
put to them:
Are the United States, Great Britain
and Japan considering the mutual re-
duction of fortifcations in the Far
East?
Has the suggestion been made in
Conference circles, and forwarded &c
respective governments, that the An
glo-Japanese Alliance be abrogatedl
II SO, is tripartite agreement being
considered?
One and all did not care TO discuss
those matters. But unless all under
standing Is worng, those are the very
matters which are causing the home
governments Of Japan and London &c
burn the midnight candle while theii
representatives here take short
breathing spell. Possibly the United
States Government has a few men
studying the same matters.
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