Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-25
u. S. ARMS DELEGATES
HOLD EXTENDED FARLEY
Confer With Naval Heads on
Matters Not Disclosed
by Hughes.
OTHER OFFICIALS AnE rREsENr
Meeting OF American Representative
Is Fourth since They We're APP
pointed BY President Harding TO
Participate In Conference.
Eny AssoeIateh Press.

WASUfNGTON, oct. 2i-Sccrctarv
hughes aud other m.mbcrs of tho
American delegation 10 the confer
encc on limitation al armament were
IN conference today for more than
two hours with Secretary DENNY. OF
the Navy Department. Assistant Sec
rotary Roosevelt. Admiral Coont.,
chief OF naval operations. and Cap
tain w. b. Pratt, OF tho general board,
At the conclusion of the discussion,
Mr.. Hughes said he could not disclose
what had transpircd. further than %
say that general subjects relating to
the agenda OF the arms conferences
had been talked over, and II had been
deemed advisable to call in navy Of
hcials for that purpose.
DENLY and Advisers Called.
The fact that Secretary DENNY AMI
his advisers were summoned 10 moo.
with the American delegation. lei to
the conclusion that the preliminary
review and discussion OF data pre-
pared for the conference had reached
point where formulation of some
proposal for limitations OF naval arm
ament had been taken up bv tho
American group To be presented at an
terence convcnes next month. Sec
rotary Hughes. however. wou1d mo-,
Indicate in any way what had been
discussed during the session in his
Office
The meeting OF the delegation
consisting In addition to Secretary
iiuEhes. or Senator's Lodge and I'm
derwood and Elihu Root. was m.
second hal IL
fourth they have held since tho
were appointed by President Harding
TO represent the United States in the
forthcoming conference
Most Serious Problem.
IL mas been generally agreed among
'o'e'Hheht officials that the formu-
''''oh Oh II program for the linjtn-
con o. naval armament would be the
'''ost serious problem to face the in
t"rnational conference, even il ,b.
"c'eGates were successful in e,int-
l"''hg causes for friction In ihe lar
r.ast during their discussion or E,r
Eastern and Pacific problems, which
VIII parallel consideration of ,r,,.
limitation.
ne American naval group to act no
nu'isers FOR the American deIcr,,aa
III TINS connection has not hocn
,iunieu' put the attendance at tbo
.et!hE today OF Mr.. Roosevelt and
ieu y, ooohtZ and Captain Pratt.
De appointed to that work
First tn He Summoned.
secretary Hughes said thar n, h,a
-" constantly in touch with m,
Nv! department in connection with
preparati"n OF datA for tho con-
tnce' nut that 1t had Nbccn deemcd
u.'S'oLe at this time to call Tho
"Ns oihcials into conference win
the entire delegation. As Soc,ota.
DENLY and his advisers We 80 oi
soN htheht officials to be sum,noncd
10y me conference delegation. aLdiN
''ohhi Importance was attorhcd -
the session today. "
oihccrs arc known TO have
"cch engaged ever since tho in,,i,,
non Tor the Washington copferan''.
"S decided upon by President Hard
S !" study of all the ouns,ions
III any proposal TO limit
~ n'"hcht or to reduce cxistipr
""Nai forces. They are also unda
stood TO have encountered u,,c.'.,
!" preparing program for -.
nichdations to the governmcnt 49,,
we conference delegation. thar co.
H'"cr"tloh of the subject b,yin,
"nseu over II wide field and taken r.,
,n actors not directly allied IN
Nh. p""i'c mind with the question dr.
NAVAL armament. W
1T was not inJi,,,,
whether the American dn,ar, So, NJ
rscted TO confer further win n,va,
oa, or would call in army of.
n.I"iS later for the purpose NJ d;s
GUESSING land armament fro,, MS
standpoint cue same