Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-11

and navies, the need Tor stoppin5
tho competitive arming that many
international observers have pre-
dicted is heading the world
straight for another war that
would eclipse the later war IN
savagery and destructiveness.
Worlds Greatest Conference
The gathering here is compar-f
able only to the great gathering
at Paris two years ago--and even
there the comparison falls snort.
For the conference at Paris was
to impose the terms Of peace tnat
ended 4 great war, while here TO-
dav the statesmen are meeting be-
fore the great war begins to at
tempt to avert war by removing
the causes therefor.
Nine nations will participate IN
that part of the conference whlcn
is concerned with the removal OF
friction in the Far East. they
are Great Britain, the United
states. Japan, Italy, France, China
Belgium, Holland and Portugal.
All have interests In the Far East
that conflict; all have causes OF
irritation, and all have progressed
desire to eradicate these poten-
! tiaI causes of war.
Five nations only-Great Bri-
tain. the United States, Japan
France and Itaiy-will participate
in that part OF the conference
which is concerned with iimita-
| tion Of armament. The four small
or Powers-China, Belgium, Hoi-
land and Portugal--have neither
armies nor navies nor wealth q
sufficient Importance to constltuet
a menace to the peace OF ehs
world.
The conference will meet %
morrow to hear President Haro-
ling's Keynote speech amid gen
eral feeling Of optimism. In'
attitude Of pessimism and douD'
which was reflected in the capi
I. tails of Europe Immediately follow
inc president Harding's invita-
tions to the nations last July ma
been replaced by feeling tnat IN
washington conference must ac
comnlish some definite results
the world is to be saved from
, catastrophe greater than tne ia'
World War. ua,,
delegates have come to WASH
ington from their home govern
ments publicly predicting tnat ~
conference will be success tha
II will be able to reach an agret
: ment limiting the size OF armie
! and navies, that it will SO smool
all the friction in China ana "a
orient as to remove all fears Oh
resort to armed conflict.
The opening session is expecee
n n he brief and confined soiely
i President Harding's address
welcome to the delegates. At.e
Il mat the conference was scnedu'e
10 adjourn Monday, when II WI
4 meet to effect the permanent .
/, ganizaticn, choose a secre'ar:
y general decide on the order
II which problems and questions =
to be taken up and upon no
.s many sessions of the conieien' co'
y win be closed and how many ops
to the press and public.
IT The open sessions Will pc ne W
a. 40 was today's in the main co
4 farence room of Continental IA
n sometimes known as the d. A.
l. building. 1t is one OF the , my
n beautiful of the national capita
many beautiful building, a sion, !,
throw from the White House :
state. War and Navy Buiioins'
The closed sessions WIN :,
q held in the Pan-American buii
ing the great white marble =
u flee erected as monument 70
~ lasting peace and SOLIDARITY "
!. American Republics.
A stones throw from these :, :,
buildings is the new Navy buil
ing. a squat gray structure ere
ed during the stress and urssn ss'l
Of war. In this building oiii'
for each Of the national oeiel
IS tions have been provided. as "
as working space for the ar
I've OF newspaper correspondents y
ng are here from all parts OF
to world.
Ter The first day is expected 10
he devoted largely to getting aequ
Up ted with the surroundings
ST. hearing the Presidents spec
ess Thereafter the conference
sal tackle the first two auestf
TO which press Immediately Tor
es- eisi0n-
II One Of these Is the degree
red openness which fs 20 be permit
a. ~4t<v a. fhe arrangement