Evening journal., 1921-08-23
LABOR MAN AT
Arms PARLEY
President Considers Ap-
pointing Representative
on Commission
WITHDRAW MOVE
FOR OPEN SESSION
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER


Omitted Press STAG Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. - Pped-
dent Harding is understood to be Civ
ing serious consideration to sugges-
tions that the disarmament commits
sion include a labor representative.
While the President views the
claims of labor sympathetically. It is
not likely that leader of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor would be
chosen for the commission.
The President is finding The Sc
lection of the disarmament COM
mission about as trying a task as
the choice of a cabinet.
A complication has arisen regard
ing Senator Oscar Underwood, Ala
bama, Democratic leader. whom
President Harding is understood to
have selected as the Democratic
member of the disarmament dele
cation. Underwood is said to have
expressed to the President a willing
ness TO serve but some of his col
leagues are trying to dissuade him
WASHINGTON, Aug. %. Omitted
Press.-Senator Pat Harrison,
(Miss.) Democrat, advocated open
sessions of the disarmament and Pa
cific conferences during a debate to-
day on the 100000 appropriation
for the conference
'The American people want open
sessions because they believe some
thing was put over on their repre-
sentatives at Paris" he said.
Harrison offered an amendment
to the bill to pay expenses of the
conference directing the American
delegates to exert their influence TO
bring about open sessions.
1T is no argument to say this
amendment would be an insult to
the foreign delegates" declared Har-
rison.
Senator Borah, OF idaho. asserted
that he would support the resolu-
tion as he believed safe and sound
conclusion" could best be reached
in open session.
Secret diplomacy and eornpetf-
tion Of armaments," Borah declared
saturated Europe and laid the
ground for war in 1914"
mo one representing the Presi-
dent of the United States will go to
| the disarmament not in favor Of the
| largest measure of publicity COM
patible with getting business DONE"
Senator Lodge told the Senate.
Following Lodges statement, Sem
ator Harrison offered TO withdraw his
publicity proposal in view Of the op-
position Of administration leaders
There was no objection and Harri-
son withdrew his proposal.
Senator Reed. Missouri, offered a
resolution providing that the Ameri-
can delegates should work for pub
licity from day to day during he
conference.
Lodges statement was followed by
a general debate which was the
freest discussion OF the conference
which the Senate has heard.
Lodge declared the resolution
would render the United States
guilty of an incivillty" to the ma
tions in the conference and express
ed hope that it would be defeated
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts,.
one of the Democrats who opposed
the league Of nations. supported the
resolution.
There Is an impression among
the people that this conference VIII
not succeed" Walsh asserted.
Can the Senator give us the rea-
son for that impression ?" asked
Senator Mccormack. of Illinois.
YES" replied Walsh. "it is be-
cause the people believe the officials
OF many nations are not in sympa-
thy with the people on the disarma-
|, ment program. Let there be light.
Let the people know what govern
ments are for and against disarma-
ment."