Evening star., 1921-08-23
Editorial Digest.
Keynoting the Conference.

Keynoting the Conference.
What the Des Moines Register Un-
dependent republican, terms ian ad-
mirabls paragraph of purposes" In
the formal invitation to the four
powers to convene at Washington on
Armistice day. has occasioned an out
; burst Of approval from the press. II a
few editors are yet to be convinced
that the conference will produce re-
| suits, there is at least no criticism Of
the manner in which it's possibilities
are summed up in the formal note.
The broad and eloquent terms Of
President Harding's Invitation reveal
the thought and hand Of the Secretary
Of State. who has long had this i'm
portant subject deeply at heart" is
the verdict of the Boston Transcript
(independent republican,. while the
Saginaw (Mich.) News Courier Gnde-
pendent) thinks mo more statesman
like utterance than this was ever
given. 1t is broad In tone. comprehen-
sive in scope, and exceedingly clear.
eyed of view" The Harding invita-
tion, comments the st. Louis Globe
Democrat (republican) are worthy
of the great purpose with which our
The entire thesis for disarming has
had no better statement in SO few
words"
The President takes high ground on
which all may agree" thinks the Bos-
ton Herald independent republican,.
and the New York Post independently.
says it is more than an invitation. 1t
is a frank statement Of the essentials
of world peace" This brief document.
in the opinion of the Manchester
Union. independent republican,. :.
brings the whole massive question of
living issue as probably never has
been done before" and the Houston
Chronicle Independently sees in 1t the
second real attempt to convert Ger
many's defeat into something more
than q mere military triumph for the
victors."
While by the terms OF the invita-
tion, mo nation is committed to any
thing in advance" Indianapolis News,
independent republican,. yet the
se deeF ,eis sDeP Plain bs bsasa HRnGn nde
pendent democratic). for the scope to
be expanded to such an extent that
the world will call it second YER
sailles."
That the conference hinges on dis
al ouu lHdt tue "hOlC lOch
Is back on the main track after
being threatened by quibbling over
various details" is believed by the
Binghamton Sun independent demo-
cratic). The two points that de-
serve especial consideration in the
the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch Gnde-
pendent). are the negation of the
older idea that big armaments act as
a kind OF peace insurance" and the
matter of an agreement for the con-
troll of new agencies of warfare.
OF restriction on the use of sub
marines, poison gases. etc. the Chi
cago Tribune independent republi-
CAM says: War is o longer a
gentleman's profession o. amusement.
1t is a test of nations. and q deadly
the agreement would be broken is a
sufficient reason for not making it.
any ono infatuated with war or de-
sirous OF continuing it as an interna.
aonai institution may desire a Ches-
uerneidian code for 1t, but our idea
unpleasant for any nation to get the
united States into trouble that none
would want to do IT,"
fhat such proposal may be dis
c"ssed; c,,S,tc. the Hartford courant (re-
nthat pntIhntcan1 an thinks probable" but
80 sure" while the Philadelphia
suiletin independent republican1
reefs that the disarmament confer
ence will fail in one Of its most inn
portant duties toward mankind II e.
snail neglect to formulate at least
Irlghtfulness'" VI
,o me Ierre Haute Star Gndependent,
goes beyond the letter Of the inv;tation,
IN m thinking it 10 not too much to hone
mat from the gathering win spring that
Gnsociatlon OF nations which President
OF the world" while the DAYTON News
snea soemocratic) s) suggests that the confer
ence provides an opportunity for Amer.
u. 10 70 SIP into an association Of nation.
oy way Of the back door"
Inc springfield (Masa) Union ira.
,t puoan) Is convinced that any settle
ment must include some sort Of or-
ganized purpose to maintain :'interna.
llonai agreements, while the New yorL
tribune (republican). assuming that fhe
conference will mot seek to set up svs.
tematixed International establishment ;,
yet admits: 1T will be noted that the
call for the conference is not ONLY broad
enough to make germane a discussion ~ !
inc inc whole International problem, but
that the invitations 60 out to only four
nations. The pows0 of the world i. at
present with five. and as the only way
70 secure peace ts to link power and
it follows that only the
nations thus endowed are properly SUM
Altogether different in respect to
limiting the number Of invitations is
the view of the Oklahoma City okla
homan (democratio). which considers
the weakness of the forthcoming con-
to be the small number of |
nations"
In summing up the outlook for results
the Duluth Herald Independently is in
accord with many papers in thinking
that there will certainly be some gain"
and If the people Of the world make !
their inmost wishes audible there will
be q very great gain.''
The Hartford Times (democratic)
says: what the people want is assured |
peace. They will back the President and |
Congress with all the strength they pos
sess in any move that will bring about |
The banding Of the nations for the per
petuation Of peace"
Americanization.
Especially during the war and after
49, ,,,,r ,,,,rh hoor r3ano fowl