Evening star., 1921-09-01
LIST IS COMPLETED
AS|TALY ACCEPTS
All Nations Invited Have Sig
nified Intention to Be at
Disarmament ParIey.

The Italian government has formal
ly accepted President Harding's invi-
tatlon to participate in the Washing
ton conference for International re-
duction of armament and discussion
CT Pacific and far eastern questions.
The accepta nee completes the list of
natiors invited TO participate. Great
Britain, France. China and Japan al
ready having fsvora ply answered the
invittion.
Notify Ambassador Child.
Notice of Italy's acceptance was
cabled by Richard Washburn Child,
American ambassador at Rome. The
Italian government merely notified
the ambassador and requested him to
transmit the information to Washington
without the formality of writing the
usual note of acceptance.
State Department officials said
France also had made known its ac-
ceptance in a very satisfactory man.
ner without sending the written note
and that all six powers now had agreed
to particulars.
Will Assist Press Men.
Not only the foreign governments
delegates to the disarmament con-
ference, but the press correspondents
r
cover the conference. are to be as
sisted in securing both housing and
office places by the Washington Real
Estate Board.
The special committee of the real
estate board, of which Percy H. Rus
sell is chairman, today took up the
matter of caring for the correspond
ents with Avery Marks. president Of
the National Press Club. 1t is ex-
pected about $50 correspondents will
come to Washington to cover" the
conference.
Seek to List Houses.
All men bers of the Washington real
estate board We're advised today by
the special committee on the disarm-
ament conference of the plans of the
committee to assist the Department Of
State in securing quarters for the
foreign delegates here. A formal let
ter was sent to each member of the
board. in which it was stated that in
order to accomplish the purpose the
board has undertaken to list all avail
able housing facilities.
The committee plans to arrange and
classify these listingS, which are be-
ing received as a result of the coupons
published in the newspapers, together
with those received by the various
nemberS of the board. The emba SSieS
also have arranged TO turn over to the
committee communications they might
receive from individual property own
ers. in order that the work can be
centralized.
AS soon as these properties have
been classified they will be turned
over to the embassies in order that
they can be Seen and arrangements
then made with the owners for rental
OF the same
Want Low Rents.
In the letter to the board MEM
berS the committee states "a splen-
did opportunity is now presented the
board to render a most valuable pub
lie service. The Department of State
is especially desirous that the dele
gates be housed without eXorbitant
rental charges. With this in mind.
the committee requests each individ-
ual member of the board to co-operat =
in not only securing suitable quar-
terS for these foreign guests, but to
hold down any tendency to unduly
initiate rents during the period of the
conference
Arrangements have been made by
John a. Petty. executive secretary of
the real estate board, to have a prom
inent official of the Department of
State address the board members at
the luncheon next Thursday at the
La Fayette Hotel. This official will
outline the plans of the government
department to house the delegates
and will discuss with the members of
the board what is expected of them
in aiding the department in this work.