The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
Hughes Withholds u. s.
Program Details.U
til Monday.
COMMITTEE WILL
VISIT PRESIDENT
French ENJOYS Interested
In Suggestions of
Admiral KatO.

A1n1TlC4S unkDO"n SOioler from
the fields of France where he had
sacrificed his life for his country,
arrangements for the forthcoming
conference on limitation of arms
and settlement Of the problems of
the Pacific and the Far East went
r1pidly forward yesterday. The
outstanding feature was the meet
ing Of the advisory committee
which viii cooperate with the
American Ambassadors in attaining
the objects set forth in the call bDr
assembly issued by President
Harding
The comm! zee held only a brief
session. II elected former Senator
George Sutherland as chairman,
and then named a committee to
divide the work among the mem
bers- This committee will report
today after which the committee
will visit President Harding and
then proceed with the work in
hand
Members In Attendance.
The members }: the committee
in attendance on the session were:
George Sutherland, Charles s.
Barrett, Mrs Charles Sumner Bird,
Mrs Katherine Phillips Edison, Mrs.
Eleanor Franklin Egan. Henry p.
Fletcher. Undersecretary of State,
Samuel Gompers. Herbert C. Hoover,
John l. Lewis John NJ. Parker,
Gen John J. Pershing, Stephen G.
Porter. Admiral W. L. Rogers.
Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy: willard Sauls-
bury. Harold NJ. Sewall. Walter G..
Smith. Carmi A. Thompson. William
Boyce Thompson, ]. Mayhem Vain
wright. Assistant Secretary Of War;
Mrs Thomas G. Winters.
In addition the American Am
-bassadors to the conference and
their secretary, Basil Miles. were
present The meeting was called
to order by Secretary Hughes He
rsderred in very general terms to
d. work that will be expected OF
the various members but he did
not go into any very great detail
in this connection.
wIthhOIds L. 5. Program.
As a matter of fact many of the
members Of the committee were
surprised because the American
delegates did not take them into
their confidence at the outset But
the reason assigned was the same
reason why Secretary Hughes has
not disclosed to the newspaper
correspondents any of his plans.
he does not desire that the foreign
DELEGATIONS shall get any advance
information that might lead them
to attempt arguments in opposi-
tbOn.
Until Mr.. Hughes on Monday tells
the assembled invited guests of the
United States what this country
thinks should be done no authori-
tatiye information of the American
position will be available. He and
his fellows have promised positive
program. And no representatives
Of any nation will have any advance
information concerning the breadth
and scope of that program
Sutherland Pledges Cooperation
The committee. accepting the sug-
9estfon of President Harding, named
former Senator Sutherland as chair
man His selection was by unant-
rnous vote. Speaking for his associ-
ates on the committee, Chairman
sutherland pledged complete coop
eratIon with Mr. Hughes and his
Fellow Ambassadors. He declared
that all appreciated the great con-
fidence imposed in them by the
President and insisted that all would
yvflIinEIy sacrifice personal opinions
for the common good.
So soon as the committee ad-
iourned until today a sub-commit-
tee went into session to formulate
plans for the committees WORK
Tbis committee selected candi-
dota for Secretary of the complete
Committee and generally outlined
ths manner in which the committee
viii he divided for investigation and
ths like This subcommittee, in
addi+ion to Chairman Sutherland
iTcIuded Under Secretary Of State
usnrv Fletcher, former Senator
SauIsbury, Admiral Rogers, Mrs.
Fgan and Samuel Gompers.
Other Boards Organise.
In addition to the American COM
,,oittee other advisory boards to get
down to business yesterday in
Guided the Italian and French. The
Ttsiian representatives explained
tbat they had no particular program
70 press at the outset of the session.
Thev want to learn just what the
Irnifed states will have to offer.
So far as Italy is concerned mem
- ~ the delegation declared last
svaninR she already has gone very
Tar along the road which the pres
ant conference will seek. Her navy
is reduced even below the defense
Doint and there is no intention OF
buiIdfng a single capital ship for
sonoe time to come. Her army II
Below war strength. But she ex-
Dscts that any program that Will be
nffered for concerted action by the
Irsat powers Of the world will
csrrv with It assurances that Italy
viii not be compelled to revise her
nlans TO protect her terrttorial IN
1sgrity and her national honor.
Discuss KhtO's sugsssnon'
The French delegation was very
rusy Yesterday. All Of the experts
discussed the various suggestions that
have beer put forth by the delega-
tIons already on the scene. One
thing which greatly interested them.
from Premier BRAND down to the
minor officials. was the bold sugges-
tion of Admiral Kato that Japan
Is perfectly willing to abandon her
"Eight-Eight" policy II the confer
fnce will agree on a Limitation, Of
armament program that will assure
Japan complete protection.
Naturally that is exactly what
France wants. Her experts are here