The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-23
AMERICA TAKES
UMPIRE'S ROLE
IN ARMS FARLEY

whole was called for tomorrow with
~" expectation that Premier Uriaud
6: France would say % last word nA
=" hia country" attitude on fcduo.
lion NJ armlcs. II ia understood ho
b. anAious to bring tho question to
point ur re- formal cNpron4iou uy tur
tho conference before hla departure
Tor France.
On the sIdc ur naval OrmUwor'
Informal exchanges ,outNiu,d hr.
tween iudiridunl dolsr1toa and u1,pl
Cxpcr7g with au alr nI growing suu.
fidcpcc thai details of the American
plan although Iruuif.nG UunHIdr..
able time fuf determination. would
eventually bring 800 tu, powers Into
agreement
II ig possible Chat fnr naval plan
may receive some confederation a.
tomorruw's meeting of tuu five dele.
cations which constitute no., Jrmu
mont committee az tho whole. hIt
the gtcatost attention ia expected
10 contor ON land armament Zoo NioW
of the immlucupD or 80 IrHuds 10.
pnrturo. u H the urparrFutInu Of
her army. with tho mora. backing of
The principal powers tuIf most iu-
forests France nt iuo present H.ugc
~ tho negotiations and 10 Dr. known
that NJ gfIand would 20. pleased il
take back tu Franc, with him 10 for
MAJ conference inInra,mrUf M thC
position hr hHg tu..H against uus
terinl reduction
S,mrnthi Tor France.
whether mo .fntf delegations viii
bn ,,uliur a. 400 ru flr ls to take
formal action nr that character uou
tiuurs tu bp uncertain although u iE
totpu fpr Granted Ihu at tumpr-
rows meeting Iu.ID VIII be- many
general ,Aur'rainuH ut appreciation
Tor the rctguuH which imp"l France
60 mpIut1iu tho largest army IN tho
world
land. naval and far onstrru ducn-
tinna voro Talked over hv Secretary
Hughes today With ih" American
advisory committee Of e. uud uiior
he Ind prruoutod - report on III"
present statue OF the ucrutauons Il
number OF ruhcummlttoC7 were. IN
structcd tp prepare reports Tor the
American delegates ON various sub
ioctA pf detail Tho submarine iHF'ic
raised by Great Britain viii be one
of tho questions 10 hc thus inv"Stl.
gated and another whose inclusion
was regarded uH forocnHting an en-
tircy new angle ~ tho negotiations.
viii be- the use and legitimacy or
nov Wtuuons ~ warfare.
'rhus Gar that subject has not been
mentioned i'm tho conference proper
RcnrrnnGc Customs.
Tho subcommittee on Chinese hd-
minlstrailvc autonomy authorized
today bv the ruli body of delegates
~ tho nine nations. sitting ng COM
mittcc OF tho whole On the far east.
Is eNpcCtcd 10 find It's chicf task IN
an attempted Encouragement ot the
customs regulations which tor Wnny
wears hayc kept china from i'npos
Ing "A duty Of moro than per cent
ON her Imports In addition, there
ls expected TO be an inquiry into
tho various international agrecmortH
nv which certain specified Items OF
tho republics tax returns must he
turned over Immediately Tor pay
,nont Of foreign obligations.
All these rostrlrtionR. the Chinese
declare have rcsui,cd ~ such a cur
tsllmant Of national revenues ne 10
make economic. progress impossible.
since tho conference began. the
Chinese delegates have cmphoHizcd
the tariff autonomy principle nA one
Of the most important she wished "a
bcen indIcationa In todays discus
sions nj the executive committee
meetirr hat this view had met with
much sympathy among the other
deionatinns
The subcommittee. whose NOM
bershlp is yet 10 he announced was
authorized 1T tho suggestion ot Sen b
otor Underwood Of the American
delegation and hc generally la cN-
peoted to become tho American
OF the new body
A former chairman Of the house
vaNs and mcpns cummittc" and CO.
author of the existing taUtt lhw'