The New York herald., 1921-07-11
DOMINION PREMIERS
PLEASED AT ACTION
Leaders, Meeting at Chequers
Court, Give Note Full
Discussion.
INITIATIVE TAKEN BY U. S.
Relief From Huge Tax Burden
and Solution of Jap and Far
East Problems Seen.
INITIATIVE TAKEN BY q. S.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891. By THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, July 10.
The American Embassy Jagged
little behind ]. L. Garvin's assertion
this morning in the Observer, that
I'VE are on the eve Of one of the most
memorable events in diplomatic his
tory" II issued a statement this
afternoon repeating the one given
out from the State Department In
Washington, announcing that Presi-
dent Harding had called conference
Of the principal allied and associ-
ated powers" and also China to dis
cuss disarmament and the Pacific
problems upon which disarmament
SO much depends.
The announcement was in COM
plete accord with that made by
Mr.. Garvin and with intimations
heretofore given in these dispatches
that England is anxious to leave
the initiative entirely in President
Harding's hands.
The Government officers remaining
in London tonight refused to COM
ment officially upon the development
in view Of the fact that their superiors
are spending the week end at Chequers
Court with Premier Lloyd George
Ambassador Harvey also has been a
visitor there this afternoon. It is
known. however, that the embassy's
announcement was Immediately COM
municated to Mr. Lloyd George. and
while it would be too much to say
that Premiers Lloyd George. Meighen,
SHUTS. Massey and Hughes did a
snake dance on the lawn, almost any
other description of their expressions
of pleasure would fall short of fact,
according to one person who returned
from Chequers this afternoon. It also
is probable that the Premiers and Mr..
Harvey discussed the subject.
Message Delights British.
Not only were the Premiers delighted
they had devoutly wished. but over
the solution of the apparently insolu-
BILE contretemps resulting from Lloyd
Georges words uttered in the House of
Commons Thursday. There already
have been three versions Of just what
those words were, but they will now
probably be forgotten.
The fact remains that Ambassador
George Harvey and King George v,
chatting amidst glittering crowd at
Buckingham Palace Thursday evening,
were the persons who brought about the
solution. After talking with the King
Ambassador Harvey was able to send
despatch to Washington which cleared
all British suggestions from the path
and permitted President Harding to
frame the invitation in his own terms.
Britons tonight are frankly delighted
with those terms.
The first premise based upon disarrla-
ment will strike popular chord which
will have a far reaching effect here
among the people who already were be-
ginning to doubt whether they ever
would be relieved from the crushing
burdens of naval armament taxation.
Under the cover of such harmonic for
tissirr1o IL is considered that the minor
discords involved in the renewal or non
renewal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty
will be solved quickly without injury to
the feelings of either the japanese or
British.
II is truth to say that the Anglo
.Japanese treaty as such lies dead to-
night. After ell the Premiers have said
while in London, whether the Dominions
will be physically represented at the
coming conference, their views against
the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty as IL stands will be respected
And all the DoinLnions except Australia
felt that way, and Australia TOOK eN-
oeption only through a feeling due to the
strategic position of Japan across her
communications with the mother
country.
New Far East ARA cement.
Hence Il can confid emily be stated that
the entire weight Of the British Empire
will be found when the conference con-
yenes. solidly in favor OF a new ar
rangement in the Far East whereby
Japan's hegemonies, like that under the
Lansing-Ishii agreement, will be seri-
ously altered II will mean that the
stand the Republican Senate took against
woodrow wilson's neglect Of China In
accepting Shantungs shady compromise
will reach fruition with what is .prac-
tically the entire world opinion back
ing the United states.
II looks as II the Anglo-Saxon union
would accomplish what the League OF
Nations proved itself entirely incapable
OF tackling. II ia stated here that
France and Italy also will be invited 70
the conference. not only to satisfy their
amour propre but because Of definite
information In the hands OF the state
Department that cerain French agents
have already taken strong secret steps
to abet Japan IN her designs on Russla's
Pacific seaboard.
Both France and italy are anxious 70
see Gen. Wrangels ragged army re-
moved from the Near East and the
NEW YORK HERALD correspondent has
been informed that French agents took
certain DEFINITE steps with Japanese and
White Russians in the Far East whereby
wrangers army would be taken Off
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