Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-16
OTHER NATION
PREM|ERS ARE
EXPECTED ALSO
Gathering Will Become
Diplomatic Conclave
Is Hope of Officials.
Harding Asks 100000
to Defray Expenses Of
American Delegates.

Washington, Aug. 15.-By
The Associated Press).-The
hope of American officials that
the disarmament conference
will be a diplomatic conclave
If the first order was strength
ened Monday when France in
formed the state department
that she would send her pre-
mier, Aristide BRAND, at the
head Of her delegation of Dip
lomats.
The decision is expected here to be
followed by similar moves on the part
of the other powers, investing the
gathering with extraordinary signifi-
-cance and giving it much of the Pile
nary authority that was possessed by
the council of "heads Of states" at
Versailles.
Meantime the administration prep
aration of its own part in the confer
to congress for an appropriation of
100000 as an initial budget to pay
expenses Of the American representa-
hves and of a acknowledgement ~---
Visitors Pay Own Way.
The sum fixed in the request and
the data accompanying it, apparently
disposed Of any expectation that this
government would pay expenses of any
of the visiting delegations, for con-
gress was informed specifically that
the money was to be used for the
American delegation and for the secre
tariat-general alone. 1t was Indicated
that a later appropriation would be
asked should the printing bill exceed
present expectations or should the
conference last more than two months.
In making the request, President
Harding merely transmitted, with his
approval, letter written by Under
Secretary Fletcher, of the state depart
ment, who has been placed in charge OF
physical arrangements for the confer
ence and who prepared his estimates
after a conference with Director Gen
eral Dawes, of the budget bureau.
Will Expediate Work.
News that the French premier would
attend the conference was received
with manifest satisfaction here, for
there has been general expectation
that should one of the powers decide
to send it's premier the others would
do likewise in the interest of fair rep
reSenCdLlOn.
Not only will the presence of the
foreign premiers here add greatly to
the weight of the deliberations. but it
is expected also to be a considerable
help in expedtiDg the work of the
conference.
The treasury has received inquiries
from two foreign powers for details of
a possible international conference in
Washington to discuss measures for the
sterilization of exchange rates, Secre-
tary Mellon said Monday. The powers
were informed, he added, that the
treasury was proposing no such confer
ence.
Bill Being Drawn.
Comptroller of the Currency Criss
niger, however, declared that his orig
inal suggestion of the advisability of
such a meeting still stood, although no
details had been considered.
Chairman McFadden of the house
banking committee, Mr.. Crissinger con-
tinued, had sent him for consideration
and suggestion, the draft of proposed
bill to permit the holding Of an ex-
change conference. This would request
the president to invite three represen-
tatives each from England, Ireland, and
France to meet in Washington to dis
cuss sterilization of foreign exchange
and would appropriate 100000 to meet !
the necessary expenses