The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-17
Conference
May Expand
Collateral Issues Expected
to Transcend Origina a
Program in Importance.
BY DAVID Law IENcE.
,,'op, right b. The lTie"lhen ~

VSasr.nr.or p-, tS-!rIns Mln'S'"r
I.ryd George vas changed his nina anu
VII come 70 'he arnamen' conference
E.hlnd INA. ;erss announcement from
London lies an interesting s'o'S NH'H" NH'HH',
Is Just coming 10 tho surface LI wa .
be re,al;ed that Cehlegra1Ns from euF"'e
indicated .t,w weeks ago thar ths
Rr,t,sn prime minister selt no would 30
too busy 70 coma % America III"
Arer,can ambassador a. London heatu
m. same and reported Il TO tAe WASH
,reton government. Tho chaSrIh anu
disappnntmcr: % rres;usnt Haro'ne
over that piece % news ~as NOT to'-
rea'el p.d tho british prime minister
realize ~ha; VAS going 20 happen Al inc
Washington conference; INA ne Know
that America was ropiuE ror pract'ca
r-,vrsss and that very lit;ie speed
could he made IL delegation had 10
,anle home every few hours for Instrac-
lions?
whether anything was said INFORMALLY
40 the British government S9"u' u can
mot O. cnLr~e be disclosed but y vas
A~t long before the British learned OF
0hc eject which had hecn produced ny
ra annouu '"n"n: tina l."Hd leo
t,aer'I COMING \ rres,deni ot me
I.-,>,r states hAd aroEen q precedent I"
,iS:i Europe N ne interest cc more
.sxvedI,ious ncx~;iati i"us anl !: "aS fe't
her. that = british prime minister might
return ,f~ courte>,. From tEe stand
ro,rt ot Friendly relations n'fHinS '"l't
b. more hrlp:u' than personal contact
heee~-n the read ot the British govern
men; .r4 car "Nn CAe-E'''eS' "
Viewpoint cas CCrN :ncinS ard the br'S'
!sh prinr minister Is coming AZ iast'
Es stay Uncertain
Just ,ow long Mr.. Lloyd George w't
say is uncertain. hut within tho 'aSS
fortnight enough has deN eloped on the
inside OF the whole business TO show
the Rri,lsh prime minister ihas X ne
had anv Idea .he Washington CONFER
ence was - be an abstract anair. mar
rrred down merely To Far Eastern ques-
tions and naval arrra nsnt re - SToss'f
mistaken l. now develops that coiia'-
era. issues are expected :" ne t"kea
Nm whi,h may eventually transcend IN
,r.norta.,ye the original objects Q! toe
conference. This IL not saying that
The Far Eastern problems or ornament
viii no, ne given nrst consideration r"r
thA rrlre effort viii he TO reacn an
agreement. But y does mean that the
ouest,cn q: land armament. which mas
80 much. 70 do with the enormous eS-
renatures o. EuroreSn countries. rar-
tIcu,ar'r France. viii hr'nS for"i"'S I"
Americas attention the necessity fo-
un0t. u Wy ~ lN''oNc
war Debts Big 1ssus
Premier rriard has realized the eN-
tan, % which the Washington confer
.nre WA 80 IN sowing the problems
Closest 10 tie heart Of the French pe"p''
end 10 has urbesi;at'ng'y announced
Intention o. coming here. How shai
trarre he persuadei - diSaTm" She y
maintaining her army 'arSe'E because
sis believed u will Re the only way lS
co'fert the reparston debt. Hut tn'
United states has q large debt ana ray
nents 20 70 her are IN reality oepehaen
nror a.. "a, the Germans pay tnei'
bins. OrHr;aly there has never beer
any admission here that the war deot'
o. tIa United States depend upon th'
ravmen; nv Germany os her obligations
bat the fart is me relationah:p - De
coming more and more = factor In dra"
ing tho United states into cooperation
with tne powers or Europe
America may not have accepted m
formula os International cooperation la''
ou. by the IeaSue OF Nations but Pres!
dsnt Ua-d.ng< formula cals no less 10
close working arrangements with m
European powers In the hope or accom-
r'sh'rS financial staoiiit%. Before IN
Washington conference IL over. N
rrohem ~ tn. German debt may D.
discussed informally here Nothini
:
more thsr 10 have America como bar
act.,eIy and orrer her advice and JudG
men: ~ reaching an economic equiiii
hriun, again. International eNchanS
deCcnds uHna it, The reop"n'nH 4"
Americas export trade rests upon II
I.ue-,plo, mont in ;hs tinted States ha
dlreC; hearing upon II.
Not an IdsanEm
lGcai,s,r a'ons Is not the driving fore
here hu; growing appreciation "t IN
ra-' ira, lie french arm is nainta'nc
a;I N-uNr!~A's debts are unpaid s:mpi
r.~aL,. ~, way has been found 20 gar
an.ee n. pa men, os the German deb
ard % pro- er. German aggression
f','i.;ca, remedies we're rejected =
Y~csjdcn' IIzri'ng when ne refused I
arr"rt tNo eIaHt ~ the 'eagn'
F"nan~;a' remedies arr now h.'ng diS
,''H. ed Ame-i .. y - suggested. T'Sl
en'ua'l, i"tn n general retunfin
pl.r whe~cav reraration honds mign
rs.':v bear - Endorsement ~ all IN
.,.,ra~s T~at wiz ~. .."'ne indeed un'
80 C"~rrlr indemnity = reduced 70
sixa 'ha. 40 associated powers THINK
is.e..A'A c"~ ';c~nanv !" pay. Wh"
'rs. sam = Er."d uroa. n. reparat"
bonds y" nae the ha cE!nE % n
powers Thc" Nj he far, NJ n gsnC~'
rra~h;uF ur 81 world war debts.
That's uh, President Hard.-s
pressing rU- congress 70 pass the Fer
rose b::l giving tho executive hranc
OF the government power 20 enter IN.
negotiations nbnu, the deb. with r"-"'S
rowe-s special commission will
crea,",, 70 act wv :he secretary Of ~
treasury. The Washington c"nterenc
Oh armament and FS- Eastern question
l.. tai:r.- on me- ord cu"rr important
cry dal under the active l"adersh
n President Har''inS and Ssr-eta'
HurhpS rho are slowly bat sue" vii
n'nx the "onhdrro" "f 'hr Er"a' 2"we
,haI ,nurh can pc accomplished here q
80 y,nd ~ tho whole world.
HIGHWAY PLAN WILL