Evening journal., 1921-11-26
HARDING PLAN
WOULD Weld
NATIONS INTO
PEACE PACT
CcontInued trom Flrst pagel

Wouiu result from cessation
OF battleship construction.
American naval experts again
have informed Japan that they
see no valid reason for increas-
Ing the Nipponese ratio OF cap
ital ship tonnage 20 per cent.
under the limitation Of arma-
ment program.
Premier BRAND. many OBJ
servers here believe is going
back to France in defeat and
developments that will come in
his country upon his return arc
awaited with intense interest.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-CUnited
Prcss) s)-The Harding association OF
nations today loomed up as a rival
Of the Wilson League of Nations in
the effort for world peace.
Which world organization will
triumph, II was believed here, will
depend on which can accomplish
the most definite results. If the
arms conference nbw in session set
ties all the problems before it a tre-
mendous impetus will be given to the
establishment OF the Harding asso-
citation. IL was admitted
The interest OF delegates to the
arms Limitation conference here TO
day centered. on this possibility. con-
tained In the White House announce
ment OF late yesterday that Presi-
dent Harding expects the present
conclave to develop into an associa-
ton Of nations. holding annual meet
ings and eventually including all the
civilized nations of the world.
The contest foreseen by delegates
was not an active hostility between
the two international organizations
but the gradual eclipsing OF one by
/ the other. In other words. they saw
/ the possibility that the Wilson league
might be absorbed by the Harding
association simply because the lat
ter proved itself superior agency for
getting action.
In any event. the hope expressed
at the White House brought no ad-
verse comments today
In fact, the foreign delegates have
talked over with Harding the idea
of extending the present conference
L
For more than week the Japa-
nese delegation has been talking of
/ the possibility of making the con-
ference a continuing agency.
The Chinese have suggested yearly
meetings to discuss Far Eastern
questions.
The French have expressed hearty
accord with any plan fostered by the
! United States which would result I'm
associating this nation with France
in any degree The British are known
to be in accord on the proposition
that the most practical means Of pre-
serving peace and restoring normal
business conditions Is the best means
and hence worthy of their support
Comment among delegates OF the
smaller nations was all favorable.
IL was generally recognized that the
United States has again assumed
world leadership, by reason of its
armament limitation proposals and
that il Is therefore in better position
/ than any other nation to push to-
wards practical success the move
ment for world peace. For that rea-
son, II Harding's association idea
comes to fruition. It seemed likely
today that it would put the Wilson
/ league at Geneva out of business.
The same nations that belong to
the Wilson league would belong to
the Harding association. They would
not, however, be found to hold mem
bership by such rigid organization as
! the Geneva league set up. Harding
has no developed plan for orga MIA
/ ton of an association. In general. his
| idea Of an association embraces:
/. Gathering OF all nations into a
/ loose organization involving no sur
render OF political sovereignty.
?. Development OF a world court
TO deal with justiciable questions.
:. Cisrifcation OF international
law.
g. Signing OF an international
; compact TO refrain from offensive
warfare until after investigation.
z Harding probably will set tho
/ American advisory counsel on arma-
! ment limitation TO work on the as
sociation OF nations plan. Former
z Senator Sutherland of Utah. chair
] man of the advisory council. spent
20 several weeks at Marion going over
e the association OF nations plans with
, Harding, and is understood to he ono
. OF those responsible for Harding
I campaign declaration on tho subject
h The ideas OF foreign statesmen
!. now assembled here also will be
- sought. II was made clear that any
Z association which was formed will
@ not he an attempt TO force the world
8 to accept one mans idea or code NJ
n international morals. hut will he
" built on the obvious advantages tc
n he gained.
81 Tho present conference has al
" ready proved the benefits OF wha,
u Harding believes
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