Evening star., 1921-11-23
The American "scapa Flow

Foreign delegates to the confer
ence on Limitation of armament ex
pected to find "a solemn. diplomatic
gathering; instead. the Baltimore
Sun independent dem9cratic) says, Il
opened with + clasS II arithneti,
and economics by Prof. Aughes." who
In a direct. American style of busi'
ness diplomacy" proposed "disarma'
ment that is disarmament" With
matum," the government OF the
United States has made a practical
concrete proposal which the Phila.
delphia North American (progressive)
believes is "easily capable OF fulnn'
ment," and beside which "all pre-
vious suggestions that have come
within the range Of practical consid;
Grafton" become feeble. futile and
fatuous." For the Hughes plan. the
Denver Times (independenO points
out, is not "a hit-or-miss, haphazard
project, born of a great hope but
lacking In definiteness; rather, as
the Chicago Post Independently see
trace the headlong path of arms fol-
lowed by civilization ever, since its
beginnings" :,
In forty minutes of the forenoon y
as the Boston Transcript Qndepend.
ent republican, puts 1t. the United
of the world" voicing the faith and
pride Of the American press in gen
eral, the Harrisburg Telegraph IRE.
publican) feels that "the sincerity OF
America was made manifest at the
outset" and by this proof of its
"absolute sincerity" the Httsburgh
Gazette Times trepublicanj believes
offifnAo snvtfa the rncnnn2i.
bility on others II there is any re-
cession." Further. the Boston Globe
independently remarks, our govern
fnent has made IAN appeal over the
heads of the rulers, to the ruled-an
appeal to public opinion" And "the
Of the world public" over the Amer
ican initiative. the st. Louis Post
Dispatch Independently believes, is
'the main thing" because world
opinion will in the end control the
conference" and If the decision "is
left to the people of the foreign
countries instead Of to their govern
dependent democratic) entertains mo
doubt as to the reply"
The most encouraging aspect, to the
Baltimore American (republican), is
that CRITICISMS Of Mr.. Hughes pro.
posals have failed to give birth to
B. single IuuQdWeutal ODJeCtIOhs di~
though the keenest analytical minds
in the world were looking for an
opening" In fact. the Cleveland
Plain Dealer '(independent democratic)
sees the conference face to face with
the necessity of acting or refusing. to
Act" for 'there is no comfortable
half way house. no tenabls middle
out in, the middle of the stage" the
Lexington Leader, (republican) be-
lieves that ''evasions are out, of. the
question:" and the st. Paul Pioneer
Press Independently feels that "the
participating nations will, in homely
language. be obliged either to fish OF
! 1t is Virtually impossible" the
wheeling Register; $ edemocratic)
thinks, for England or japan to re.
fuse to agree with the principal part
of the scrapping schedule" Such q
proposal cannot conveniently be re-
jected by any nation" the Flint Jour-
nal Independently holds, "for the peo-
pie Of the whole world are behind il
to accept ',must tell why" the Muncie
star independent republican, warns
Japan especially, the Savannah News
(democratic) believes, twill have tc
conne very near to acceptance 1f tne
whole Hughes program" or she Will
have TO say, N sHecI snar sne Ms.n. Issa.
would fave nothing 20 gain by such q
policy, the Fort Worth Star Telegram
independent. democratic) suggests. IL
nroyed by "the alternative which the
United states offers-that. we shall
build the largest navy In the world
Huehes, 'sScapa Flow" As the Nor.
fniE Virxinian- Pilot independent
dsmiocratic) christens the plan. while
It admittedly involves "a greater sac.
Than IL asks from either, Japan OF
0reat Britain, nevertheless zap
proaches the vastly difacult problem
of arranging = true ratio OF strength
IN the only way u can be approach-
ed" the Baltimore News (inde-
pendent) Is convinced.
But the program eio. thu mere1t b.
einninE.n the pittsburgh Leader
5progrscsivs sepubltcan1 dnds, ana thu
fsmporary relief AFFORDED ~ . naye!
Holiday ssmust not be allowed to dull
.th0 sf1inA ns.tf cOnscience of sthss m.
tons Is tt. duty II goin4s on witt