The Washington times., 1921-11-19
The PrssIdsnt's New Method.
Germany Will Be Invited.
Cood-by, Says Monsieur BRAND.
Banzai, Says Wise Japan.
The Rainbow Fades, BUT
II Was a Fine Rainbow.

BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.


L. BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
Observe thing about the Washington conference The
President let's others sit in the melight He is like
the little boy that wanted to kill all the bluebote flies
himself
The limited navy plan was discussed at the White
House before the Hughes speech that startled everybody
for minute the President who sent for the navy
experts and got the facts to what might be done
safely in their opinion, to batteshp money
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Then when everything ready Secretary Hughes was
allowed to hold the match touch off the giant recracke
and make the loud oratorical noise.
That is change We have had Presidents that like to
make the noises themselves and to sit day night just
where the spot of the calcium light hits the stage.
The President was merely anxious to give those that
he appointed all prestige possible He does want that
keeps in the background puposey He also has felt that
would to put delegations from other nations at dis
advantage he head of the biggest nation, the "home
grounds" put his personal weight the side Of Ameri-
argument His idea to get them here start them
talking along lines of if possible and then,
in the language of the alderman let nature take her
It is his hope that out of this conference may grow
sufficiently frequent discussions among the nations meet
ing in conference individual business men meet with
profit to everybody's business but without any
losing control of his business. you to lunch
with the President today you would hear him say:
'T am not League of Nations Man."
The NEWS that Germany will be invited to sit in and
join the conference officially is felt first that she is
entitled invitation since finally at peace
and, second, that progress be made in adjusting
Frances land armament policy except understand
ing with Germany
That France will discuss seriously or submit any
power but her own will as to the size of her army is
unlikely BRAND says he is going home in few days
like the man that had two pigs and therefore did not
believe in communism Things are now as France has
wanted them ever since 1871 and she sits tight
About battleships France does not much, for
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has not been spending much on battleships.
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battleships. costing forty millions apiece -.
must 60 soon She adds that France have plenty
of submarines and she must she wants anything like
economic slavery and fighting Russia to collect the unco
lecble debt, France would be in sad straits Russia
DardaneIes and marching from the east. Plenty of
submarines in the Mediterranean plenty of men on the
vation As for batteships England, America and Japan
have those toys France gives up hanson cabs when
the taxi arrives. ..,.....,
The fact is that the conference chewing bone with
meat on it. England is making no fuss about battle
ships but wants to suppress the NEW danger which is
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superdreadnaughts The battieshp is dead .
expects trouble from this big business establishment
if we will kindly forget forgive their debts may
play at great military nation and arbiter as much as we
choose.
England and France are longer good terms Eng.
land thinks suffers, because the slow srangng of
Germany spols business France thinks she saved Eng
land from Prussia and she did Therefore says France
it is for to do what will with my vanquished foe
France and England strained relations English
tell you in soft voice. that France is rather hard
to get with, but, of course, we make allowances
shrugs her shoulders looks back history
and says England changes little" meaning that you
can't be of her.
AS for Japan it is interesting party for her. She is
playing with the grownups and expects to take home few
souvenirs Because they tell her she have only many
baeshps she wants Submarines do not disturb her.
You can build those little things in sections privately put
them together few days. and be ready for business
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