The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-04
Vote On Approval Is
y n a n i m ous-It Is
Agreed That Washing
ton Meeting Is No Re-
Election On League Of
Nations

Nations
London. Nov. 4.-(By the Associated
PreSS.D The House of Commons to-
day unanimously adopted the resolu-
ton presented by the labor members.
warm approving the approaching
conference on limitaGon of arma-
E.ents and Far Eastern problems.
The vote came after 2 IL hours OF
discussi II in which numerous speak
ttS supported the resolution and
voiced hopes of the conferences sue
cess.
The deLatc was opened when John
RCEerts Clynes moved the resolution
introduced by himself in association
With other labor leaders. Stephen
Walsh. j. II. Thomas, Arthur Hender-
son and Thomas Shaw. reading:
That this house warmly approves
OF the meeting of the international
conference at Washington and trusts
that a supreme effort will be made to
arrive at such measures as in agree.
ment will secure substantial and ar
gressve reduction OF the burden of
armament.
W. ~ lico cA pldlllSU tldl tHe Te5O-
lution was not offered with any idea
of raising harmful controversy,
and in his remarks he avoided all
references to the policies which might
cmbarras the national representa-
tives.
Mr. c ynes said the world was in
dcbted to America for convening the
conference. He regarded America, III
relation to this conference. as hay
ing taken Il step to carry out the
main principles and objects sought to
he chained by the league.
Does Net Compete
The conference. said Mr.. Clynes,
was in no sense in competition with
or in opposition TO the league OF ma
lions. Unless the conference dealt
with the causes at the root of arma
ments there was little hope of any re-
ducing he declared.
At another point in his speech he
said We cannot trust to alliances
based on presen. or past friendship
md resting on any material and
economic interest These alliances
are not trustworthy. They have fail
Cd us in the past and the growing
conviction that the great international
interests must be considered in COM
mon and that the future progress and
good will of mankind can be secured
only by the great nations of the world
all uniting for the future peace OF the
world
Liberal Seconds Motion
Sir Donald MacLean, Liberal, in
! the upaVnida hla q pp Mr.
quith. the liberal leader, seconded the
motion for the resolution saying: we
are proudly conscious and gratefu!
that il Summoning this conference
and in taking the initiative in it, our
sister nation. the United State, was
moved by no means selfish motive,
but actuated by sincere desire to
bring about a better state of things
III connection with world armaments."
He felt certain, he added, that the
conference was in no sense in compe-
tition with the league of nations.
George y. Barnes, former labor
leader, who was a member of the del
Cgation at the Paris peace conference
and was 4 strongly interested spec
tator at the formation CT the League
OF Nations. said there was no needs
Of separate conference
The great need of the moment how
ever. he thought, was that the peoples
OF the world shall be brought into
closer touch with the great issues in
volved.
Ulster Member Speaks
Hugh O'Neall. speaker of the Ulster
parliament, declared that without
America the League of Nations could
not be the great instrument for peace
a. in the world which had been hoped.
Consequently humanity turned to the
Washington conference, which he
truster would give the same results
as had been hoped for from the
league. Austen Chamberlain, for the
government. said President Harding's
invitation to the conference had been
welcomed in England with a unani-
nifty and thankfulness difficult to ex-
press in words and chat the accept
aHce of the invitation was in no sense
hostile or derogatory to the League
OF Nations.
We shall. l hope. find in Washing
ton the determination to overcome
difficulties which will enable the ma
tions of the world to fulfill the pur-
pose of the president when he sum-
moned the conference to limit arma-
ments in order to secure peace
New York, Nov. 4.-Charlie Vein
ert, of New York, N. j., is to meet
Harry Greb. of Pittsburg. in Is
round bout tonight Fay Keiser. Cum
berland. Md, and Young Bob Fitx-
: simmons. son OF the late champion
heavyweight, are scheduled for an
eight-round contest.