The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-19
[}HINGTON BECOMES
ME NEW PEACE CITY
nm STATES CAPITAL HAS
t,vEN PLACE OF PARIS
Ac WORLD CENTER.
Nv DIPLOMATS WILL COME

|NY DIPLOMAlO WILL ~V"AA
.,.;,+ions on Versailles Treaty DIS
ssament and Settlement OF War
l -. planned. Key to Treasury Is
I az Now. U. S. Holds Whip.
DISTINCTION, D. C.-Washing-
/. ,bout to replace Paris as peace
n the world. Before summer
..oitaI of the United States will
.sening with missions OF every sort
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, economic,
a.arr and social-representing the
h. mowers Of the earth. The most
sOrtant International conferences
4 the sessions of the allied con-
H. at Paris, following the arms
4 ore, scheduled to be held in Wash
H. before the present year ends.
ow that the United States holds
,,,b;o hand and still has almost ev-
b;ng the war-torn countries OF Eu-
me need. diplomats from overseas
,erv anxious to come to Washing
However, the Harding administra-
4 and the president himself have
# clear that domestic questions
4 get first consideration from the
II Administration.
Vivian Breaks Ice.
While il has been more or less en-
Easing for Europe to come un1n-
bringing along its travelling bag
4 Of troubles, the ice has been bro
4 bv the arrival of the Viviani mis-
i from France. The former French
Snier has paved the way for further
Aeions.
Already Japan, who seeks a place in
4 whirl of diplomatic activities, has
sOunced the coming of a special
&gation of its diet to bring about
aer relations between the two ma
England. according to some unoffi-
gossip in Washington, may send
Il Arthur Balfour, as he is head OF
commission to revise the league
nations. But as Mr.. Balfour is said
#be particularly obnoxious to the
sh-Americans it would not be sur
Sing to high officials in Washing
h if Field Marshal Haig, who would
certain of warm welcome because
his war record, may be the first
finguished Briton to arrive, with
AerS to follow.
taly, Belgium, Poland and Czecho-
Fakia will find opportunity to send
singuished citizens to Washington
81 year As soon as there is any kind
"a peace settlement with Germany,
e will be one or more delegations
Rng Immediately from that country.
Hide Key to Treasury.
Ehe first job OF the missions will
70 interest the United States in Eu-
/ again. The visiting diplomats
try to arouse the Harding admin
fton once more to the needs Of the
n World. With the American
Fght now largely on home troubles
aShngton officials assert that it will
De an easy task to get American
&ntlon focused on Europe again.
&heTe will be one radical difference
NJ course the missions will pursue
time from that taken by similar
aPlons during the war. Then the
N OF each special envoy was the
r. ne paid a visit to the white
r. and then set forth to the treas
department. TO negotiate loan
me loan usually was approved
i ume, however, the treasury de-
fm L, will be about the last place
ElI visit. For if there is one thing
~ Is at last convinced the Hard
administration will not do it is
ilaNg new foreign loans. The treas
Is locked and the key hidden, so
dS Europe is concerned.
Program of Conferences.
ltle are three outstanding ques-
10 De threShed out in all the con-
.eeS' Some new peace association
o.Huia through which the United
Will sit and act, and final
llGn OF what American relations
" De TO the Versailles treaty and
rrIorCement will be discussed. An
important question to come up
N 65on1erTences will be disarma-
PROBABLY the most interesting
tbo 10 be discussed will be plans
s6GS ma o S0edttlement of the debt of S10,-
H. s''0Oo Europe owes the United
II to da1,yantage in having Europe
10 the United States and the Sc
!" OF Washington to replace
,S as me scene of negotiations is
N NY united States senate, which
in pass upon any settlement, will
roS SESSION, 1t will be drawn into
a and The complete isola-
'Fse -u iack OF contact that existed
ssr m .he Versailles conference and
senate will vanish,
secretary Hughes at Helm.
I n E. Hughes is secretary Of
as "a actuaiity as we'll as in name
ser ri sucn he is expected to be the
On diplomat at the conference
Esida0o!! course, he consults with
brd;r it Harding, but it is apparent
serr s 10 official Washington, that
Al t G.dry OF state intends to pre-
tb. me conferences, and it is evil
IN fb me president desires him tic
=" that capacity. '''' -
r WOULD SLICE FEDERAL