Evening star., 1921-10-24
ARMS CONFERENCE
PLANS TAKE SHAPE
arrival of Foreign Delegates
Already Begun-U. S. Men,
bers Hold Meeting.

Visible suggestion OF the great in
eruational conference which is to
begin at the American capital two
weeks from next Friday is furnished
n the presence in Washington of the
irst eontingents of the incoming
i, lega tions and in the active prepa-
-ations under way for their reception
md entertainment, as well as In the
meeting this morning of the Amerl-
an delegates to the conference.
The American delegates met at the
Rfatc Department at 10 o'clock to
AXE up details for the coming con-
ference and to consider data bearing
ipon the purposes of the meeting
November IL.
Unison Comm issiOn Created.
The War Department this morning
announced the creation of a lialSon
mission to provide for the proper re-
,eption of the many distinguished
oreign officers who will be in WASH
|ngton i'll connection with the con-
Ference.
The personnel of the mission fol-
lows:
Brig. Gen. Andre W. Brewster. for
knerly inspector general of the Amer
lean eXpeditionary forces. chief OF
mission; Maj. NJ Churchill, general
staff. formerly director of military
Intelligence, executive officer; Col.
Spencer Cosby. Corps of Engineers.
Formerly military attache to France;
ktol. James E. Mitchell, formerly chief
f,f staff of Maj. Gen. Biddle, COM
|nanding the American base in Lon
klon during the war: Col. NJ {. Buckley.
] 'oast Artillery Corps, formerly MILL
harry attache to Italy: Mai. Karl F.
Baldwin. Coast Artillery Corps for
tnerly military attache to Japan: Maj.
Robert l.. Eichelberger. infantry. for
tuerly intelligence officer with the 81
|,crian eXpeditionary forces; Maj.
Robert +. Hyatt, field artillery. for
Euerly assistant military attache to
England.
Lisbon Conditions Normal.
The State Department received ad-
ICES from Lisbon today that affairs
are again normal there. 1t is not
known here whether the change in
the cabinet of the government of. Por-
|tugal. following the revolution. will
alter the personnel of the delegates
Ito the conference. Previous to the
revolution of October 19 it was eX-
|pected that those who would come
would be Mello Barreto. minister of
foreigns affairs: Ferreira de Rocha
and former Prime Minister Vascon-
|ceio.
Compilation of the names of the
delegates to the conference on limita-
tien of armament and for the con-
Sideration of far eastern questions.
10 time. shows an array of distin-
guished men who are coming to
Washington.
Complete List to Date.
The complete list to date. compiled
from official and unofficial sources.
follows:
Great Britain (officially announced)
Lloyd George, prime minis
ter; Arthur J. Balfour. lord presi-
dent of the council: Lord Lee of Fare
nam. first lord of the admiralty: Sir
Robert Borden, former prime minis
ter of Canada. for Canada: George
Foster rearce. Australian minister of
defense, for Australia; V. $. Srinivasa
Sastri. member of vice-regal council
of the government of India, for India !;
Sir j. w. Salmond. judge of the Su-
preme Court of New Zealand. for New
Zealand; Sir Auckland Geddes. am
basSador at Washington, as delegate
in the absence of the prime minister
or other delegate: Earl Beatty. COM
mander of grand fleet. senior naval
expert: Admiral Chadwick, to sue
ceed Earl Beatty: Lord Gavan, prin-
cipal military expert; Air Marshal
Higgins, principal aeronautical eX-
pert; Sir Maurice Hankey. secretary
of the cabinet. as Secretary-general
of the delegation.
France Officially ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Aristide BRAND, Ambassador Jules JUS
serand, former Premier Rene Viviani.
Albert Sarraut, minister of colonies;
Philippe Berthelot, Secretary-gener
of foreign Office. as Secretary-general
of delegation; NJ. Massigli. as assistant
secretary ygcneral, and French techni-
cal staff appended.
Japan Officially announced)-Prince
Tokugawa president of house of peers;
Vice Admiral Tomosaburo Kato. min
lister of marine. and Baron Shidehara,
at Washington.
Italy (unofficial: intimated by Steffeni
News Agency)-Signor Carlo SchanZer,
Deputy Filippo Medo. leader of Catholic
party; Senator Albertina, editor of Cor
Iiere de la Sera: Sisnor Rolondi- Ricci.
{; ambassador at Washington; Gen. Vac
s.;tri. chief of staff of Italian armies, and
admiral Acton, head of general staff
OF navy. as technical advisers.
VIII Share in Far East Discussion.
The following countries have been
Invited to participate in the discus
son of Pacific and far eastern ques-
unS at the conferences:
C pal delegates: DIR. S. Alfred SEE,