Evening star., 1921-09-13
j. s. ARMSPARLEY
DELEGATES TO USE
CORPS0F EXPERTS
High Army and Navy Officials
to Give Advice-No Formal
Preliminary Sessions.

The American delegates to the limi-
tation of ornaments conference which
will meet here in November are plan
ming no formal gatherings at this
time prior to the meeting of the in
ternational conference, it was learned
today at the State Depar rtment. How
ever. Secretary Hughes. the head of
the American delegation. already has
had several long conversations with
Senator Lodge and one with Elfhu
Root in regard to the coming confer
ence. He has not yet had an oppor-
tunity to consult with Senator Under
wood of Alabama, the fourth member
of the delegation, but il is expected
that the Secretary will make an ap-
pointment with Mr.. Underwood when
he returns to Washington.
Experts to Aid Delegates.
The members of the American dele
cation, however. will keep in closest
touch with one another regarding all
the developments prior TO the actual
meeting OF the international confer
ence and will be fully prepared when
the conference meets. so lar the pro-
posed advisory committee which Will
aid the American delegates has not
yet been appointed. Army and navy
officers OF the highest rank will De
selected, however. to serve on this
advisory committee and also eXper Is
OF. the state department, representa-
tlveS of the women OF the country
and ,Qf labor. it Is understood.
f. BAkNpbointment of the advisory
FcGmmfttee may be expected soon, Tor
its members will naturally desire to
prepare themselves for the work they
ment, of course, an organization has
already been built up, which is pre-
pairing a great amount of data tor the
use OF the American delegation when
the conference gets down to business
Conference "Must Succeed"
The utmost optimism regarding the
coming conference pervades the State
Department, and, for that matter, ap-
parently the embassies of the nations
nese embassy. for instance. it is
frankly said that the conference
must succeed" 1t is further said that
the sentiment among the people in
Japan for limitation of armaments
and a consequent reduction in the bur-
dens of taxation has assumed very
large proportions-that the people
have been aroused in support of the
plan as rarely before.
It was made clear again at the State
department To-Day tndt lnere is TO De
but one conference-not two confer
ences. the one dealing with the prob
lens of the far east and the other
dealing with the limitation of arma-
mentS. The suggestion has been made
in some quarters that the conference
to separate conferences, but this was
denied.
Eight Nations to Confer.
Tonan and Eropno houo ra-l;ad -
the United States, agreeing to the
proposal of this country that at the
conferences dealing with the prob
lens of the far east. representatives
of the Netherlands and Belgium shall
be invited to attend and take part in
the deliberations. because of their in
terests in that section of the world.
Favorable responses are expected
from the other nations, too. This
will bring the representatives of
eight nations about the council table
when the far eastern problems are
under discussion-the United States
Great Britain. Japan. France. Italy,
China, Belgium and the Netherlands
What will be the effect upon the
Senate, which is the treaty making
power along with the President, of
having the republican leader. Mr..
Underwood, both members of the
American delegation at the coming
conference. is giving rise to no little
speculation. The general opinion is
that the President has acted wisely
in selecting the leaders of both par
ties in the Senate.
1t is the belief that by such a course
the Senate will feel rightly that it is
properly represented in this most i'm
portant of international conferences and
that it will be kept fully informed as to
the course of the conference 1t was the
failure on the mart of President Wilson
to take similar course in appointing
members of the peace conference at
Paris that made his task the more diff
cult when it came to the submission
Of the Versailles treaty to the Senate.
Open Sessions Urged.
There are many senators who are de-
manding the fullest publicity for all the
sessions of the conference-in fact, that
they shall all be open. There is much
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