Evening star., 1921-09-18
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

N OW that President Harding
HN has finally named all the
members of the American
delegation to the conference
on the limitation of armaments-the
principal delegates of this country
there is mus. interest in the selec-
tion of an advisory committee. and
also in the selection Of the large num-
ber of experts on various subjects to
aid the delegates in dealing with the
questions that come before the con-
ference.
The advisory committee. according
10 we'll informed circles here. will
be composed of twelve or fifteen per-
sons. and among it's members will be
found representatives Of the Army
and Navy. of the women of the coun-
try and of labor and commerce. As
sn the case of the principal delegates,
the President himself is expected to
name this advisory committee. and
at an early date, so that the entire
machinery of the American delega-
tion may be tuned up as soon as pos
sible. For the conference is only
seven or eight weeks away, and 1t ls
desired to give the members of the ad-
Visory committee ample time to pre-
pare themselves to advise"
Names of Women Suggested.
Frankly, many women in the coun-
try are disappointed because the
President failed to appoint a woman
as one of the members of the Ameri-
la1a Novorfha1aSS the
women's organizations are proposing
the names of women acceptable to
them for appointment to the advis-
ory committee. If the committee is
to be as large as twelve or fifteen
members, the women hope to have at
least two members on that commit
tee. Among the names most fire.
quently mentioned as possible ap-
pointees are Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, the veteran suffrage leader; Miss
Jane Adams Of Chicago, Miss Julia
G. Lathrop, former head Of the chill
dren's bureau. Department Of Labor;
Miss Emily Balch. formerly secretary
of the Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom at Geneva,
and Miss Florence Kelley of the
National Consumers League. Any OF
these women would be acceptable
ito the great number of women in the
country, it is said. None Of them.
however, has been particularly to the
fore in the world Of spolitsssr in this
country except Mrs. Gait, the leader
of the suffrage movement.
Not long ago Mrs. Clifford Pinchot
and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton. the
latter very prominent in republican
party politics. talked with the Presi-
dent and left with him a list of
women from which, il was suggested.
he might select.
The American forces, il they may be
SO designated, at the coming confer
ence will by no means be confined
to the principal delegates and the ad-
visory committee. There will be many
other committees appointed on varf-
out subjects and composed of ex-
perts in their lines. In the State De-
partment itself, weeks ago. the Or
ganization of a conference bureau was
begun, with experts on the far east
particularly assigned to it. 1t is like
ly that women will find places on
some Of these many committees also,
1t is said.
Possible Army Representatives..
In making the appointment of rep
resentatives of the Army and Navy to
the advisory committee It is likely
the President will follow the recon-
mendations Of the Secretary Of War
and the Secretary of the Navy. Gen.
Pershing, chief of stan and the COM
mander of the American expeditionary
forces during the world war, is looked
upon as a very probable appointee
to the advisory committee. He has
gone to France now for brief tour
of inspection, but will be back in this
country in ample time for the con-
ference.
Maj. Gen. Bliss. who was a member
headed by former President Wilson at
Paris. also has been mentioned as a
possible appointee. because of his
knowledge of the European and far
eastern situation, obtained while sit
ting as a member of the peace COM
mission in France.
When it comes to picking the Army
officers skilled in the various details
of what makes up an army Of today
including air service and chemical
warfare service-it is expected that
the heads of the various bureaus will
likely be called upon for detail in con-
nection with the disarmament con-
ference. For instance, Maj. Gen.
Charles T. Menoher. chief of the air
service. and possibly Brig. Gen. Will
liam Mitchell, who commanded the
American air service in France and
who is assistant chief Of the air serv-
ice. are on the cards for such appoint
ment. Also Brig. Gen. Amos. A. Fries,
chief of the chemical warfare service,
undoubtedly will be called upon. In
the bureau of insular affairs is Mai.
Gen. Frank Mcintyre, it's chief, and
his knowledge of the COLONIES" of
this country-if they may be called
such-and the American colonial gov
ernment may be made use of.
The military intelligence section of |
the general staff is busily gathering all |
data relative to the armies of foreign
nations. Lieut.. Col. Stuart Heintzelman
heads the intelligence section.
The chief of field artillery is Maj. |
Gen. William ]. Snow, and of the |!
coast artillery, Maj. Gen. Frank w.
Coe. and both Of them will be called \