The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-13
OPINION OF DELEGATES
ON EVE OF CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON Nov. l1.-Expres-
sions from the principal delegations on
the eve of the assembly of the arma-
ment conferences:
NJ. BRAND, French prime minister:
1--WE enter the conference in ar
earnest spirit to assist in reaching a
common understanding that shall give
peace of mind to the world instead OF
an armed peace.
81 see no reason why few weeks
hence we should not be separating aft
er having defined how the interests
of one have become the interests OF
all. France wishes to arrive at ar
accord that will create an atmosphere
of peace IN which the nations may
work in complete security"
Senator Schanzer, head of the italian
delegation:
THE world energies from an i'm
mense catastrophe and needs to fine
again It's equilibrium. The war broke
the economic unity Of the world. The
enormous financial sacrifices which
the war imposed on the peoples ex-
hausted their force of resistance
created among different countries such
a great difference in their economic
conditions and in the value Of then
money as to render almost impossible
any commerce among them Now tho
supreme condition in order that the
equilibrium of the world may be re-
established and in order that the
countries more severely struck by the
war may rise and reconstruct their
economy IN peace. That is why all
our efforts must be directed toward
creating political guarantees for this
lasting maintenance of peace.
This is the fundamental thought OF
invitation of President Harding and
Italian policy and it is for this reason
that Italy greeted with full heart the
is ready through our delegation here
to give all the possible contribution
to the conference in order to obtain
concrete results such as to create ir
the world that atmosphere of peace
which constitutes today its supreme
need"
Japanese official statement:
Japan approaches this great meet
ing of the nations confident that the
conference will succeed. We are I'M
dertaking this work in the knowledge
that although there may be faults OF
detail in our position it is in general
a just one. and in the belief that all
the nations will content themselves
with facts, as we shall do. and devote
themselves to unprecedented examina-
ton OF the facts. A sure foundation
will be laid for an international agree
ment that will make OF armament linz
itation a simple matter.
"All the nations of the world, with
their war wounds still sore. and clam
oring for peace. And, though some Of
those wounds are of the flesh, there
are equally deep economic wounds.
Japan. in common with all other
countries is demanding relief from the
armament burden that threatens tc
strangle her industrial development
Our delegation, therefore, is prepared
to bare the Japanese situation COM
pletely, and to join the other nations
in any just policy that may remove
Misunderstanding and in any program
of arms limitation that assures ouI
national security.
I'VE are sure of our position ans
ready to let it speak for itself in the
conference. We want the world t.
learn our position from the conference
itself and make its own judgment"
British Empire delegation:
THE stately and impressive sym
holism of Americas mourning for hen
sons and daughters dead in the cause
of liberty has deeply moved the hearth
of their British comrades in the great
war. 1t is a worthy prelude to the la
bors of the conference, which begins
tomorrow and to this the British en-
pire delegations, representing all parts
of the empire, look to aid in the task
of extricating the world from the un.
happy conditions into which the waI
has plunged it. and to make the peace,
secured at so great cost, the in
anenable heritage of mankind"