New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-11
Suggestion Hailed as Of
fering Relief From Tax
alton and Solution of
the Alliance Problem
Harvey i'm Council
With Lloyd George
Premier Is Expected to
Make Official Statement
ON the Subject To-day

LONDON, July 10 (By She Associated
Press).-The action of the President of
the United States with respect to con-
ference on the limitation of ornaments
nquestionably will be received in all
quarters of England with intense salts
faction, not only on account of it's
promising relief from the tremendous
burden Of taxation, but also because it
will indirectly supply solution. it is
hoped, to the difficulties surrounding
the problem of the Anglo Japanese al
lance.
The American Embassy in London TO-
night issued for publication President
Harding's statement relative to the
conference.
The announcement from the embassy
was made too late for general comment
in the London papers, but the Presi
dents statement, together with semi
official announcement which preceded
the embassy communication, was given
great prominence as news of the high
est Importance.
The semi-offcial announcement said
Lloyd George was expected to make a
statement in Parliament tomorrow on
this subject.
Harvey With Lloyd George
The American Ambassador George
Harvey, was visitor at Chequers Court
to-day, reaching the Prime Minister'S
country home in the afternoon, and it
is assumed that there has been dis
cussion of the subject between Mr.
Lloyd George, Ambassador Harvey and
the premiers of the overseas dominions
who are passing the weekend with the
Premier.
The British press and public lately
have begun to realize that there are
more grave difficulties in the way of
renewal Of the Anglo-Japanese treaty
than they had supposed prior to the
meeting of the dominion premiers here,
and there was growing nervous ap-
prehension that this question was tend
ing to endanger retention of American
friendship. This apprehension became
distinctly observable in the changing
direction of newspaper comment, where
new doubts were arising and questions
were being asked as to whether it was
worth while to lose American for the
sake of Japanese friendship.
Apart from all these considerations,
there remained the question of finance.
The government and people alike
earnestly desire retrenchment, and j.
has been recognized that nothing would
be so conducive to retrenchment as
agreement among the nations to limit
ornaments.
Dominions Deeply Interested
The overseas donlinions have an
equal interest with the mother coun-
try in this matter, and the meetings
Of the imperial conference revealed
or% I.
dominions to provide the necessary
large sums as contributions to i'm
perial defense measures if they could
by any means be avoided
The fact that China will be invited
to participate in the negotiations ap-
parently has given the greatest salts
faction generally.
The London Press Association is
sued earlier in the day what was con-
sidered an authorized statement of
President Harding's move for the con-
ference. 1t said it had learned that as
a result Of the discussions in the i'm
perial conference Lloyd George, on be-
half Of the conference, made a COM
munication to President Harding
through the American Ambassador, and
to Japan and China.
1t is confidently expected, says the
statement, that Every beneficial results
will follow the prompt action now taken
by the American President"
GLADLY and Promptly Accepted
In an editorial on the disarmament
question The London Times says there
can be no doubt that President Har-
dings conference proposal "will be
gladly and promptly accepted by the
British government, with the full con-
currence of the dominions, in the same
spirit in which it has been made"
The paper urges caution and per-
spicacity in the preparation of the
agenda for the conference and in the
preliminary negotiation of agreed solu-
tions to every principal point on the
/ agenda, declaring:
"Onl' when such solutions have been
found should conference be for
mally convoked Otherwise it may fail
and its failure might we'll be the
reludc TO disaster. But given rru-
derce and careful respect for legitimate
susceptibilities, given an entire subor-
dinatlon of personalities and personal
ambitions to the great object in view,
it may and should succeed, to the
veal of the nations represented and
the lasting benefit of humanity at
large"