Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-11
1.-THE Peace OF The world
EpOChal Conference to be Held In
Washington.
five GREAT POWERS Sit IN COUNCIL

In Effect a Continuation of tho Ver-
sai,les observation-disclosures to
Aoree on a General Curtalment OF
Armaments-Possib Settlement OF
Many Vexed international Ques-
tions.
The convocation of the international
Conference on Limitation of Arma-
ments and the Pacific and Far East
ern Questions, as its formal and official
title runs, is set for tomorrow morn
ing, Nov. II, in Continental Hall, the
home of the Daughters Of the Amerl-
can Revolution in Washington, and
will be open to the public.
If present plans are adhered to, the
public will not be admitted to any Oh
the following sessions, which will be
held in the Hall of the Americas in
the Pan American Building, one Of the
most beautiful structures in Washing
ton. which the late Andrew Carnegie
erected in 1906, at the suggestion Oh
Elihu Root, then secretary Of state and
presented. TO the Bureau of American
Republics as it's home. No date has as
vet been set or suggested for the Ter
mination Of the conference.
To the Limitation Of Armaments
Conference proper five nations have
been invited and will be represented
by delegates They are the British
Empire, France, Italy, Japan and the
United States, the same nations when
during the World War and at the Paris
Peace conference formed the control
ling group known as the Principal
Allied and Associated Powers.
The same five powers will be repre-
sented by the Same delegations at the
conferences on the Pacific and Ear
Eastern Questions, but to these latter
discussions four other powers, by inVl-
totion. have sent delegates. These
countries are China, Holland, Belgium
and Portugal. Their status, 1t mas
been officially announced, will be that
of the most distinguished guests OF
the conference to the sessions or whlch
Il is expected they will be invited IN
from time to time as questions III
which they have a direct interest come
nm for discussion. Only official dele
patcs will attend the conference, eX-
cept when open sessions are held ana
necessarily only the Big Five dele
gates will actively participate IN all
discussions of the full conference ana
the committees into which it Will bc
divided.
Five Powero the Principals.
It has been agreed that none OF the
five principal powers shall SEND mort
than four accredited delegates VINO
have ambassadorial status, though tc
the British Empire four addltiona
delegates have been permitted, repre-
I sentinr India and three Of the foul
great overseas dominions. Each OF INC
invited nations has also sent her most
DISTINGUISHED military and naval lead
ers as official advisers on questions o'
arms limitation, while large staifs oi
technical advisers are also attached tc
each delegation.
The field to be covered in the dis
cussions Of the conferences became inc
subject of diplomatic interchanges pe'
tween the interested governments as
soon as President Harding's invitation
had been issued and accepted. AS 9
result of this discussion Il definite pro-
rramme limiting and defining tho
range of the conference was drawn uE
bv Secretary of state Hughes and ac'
ceptcd bv the other powers. This pro
grammc. called the aEcnda of the con
ference was officially published by tho
State Department on Sept. 81, as fol
lows:
Limitation of Armament.
Contamination of naval armament
under which shall be discussed "a
basis Of limitation, (b) extent, (c) ful'
fimcnt.
Two-Rulcs for control of new agen'
cies Of warfare
Thrce--Limitation Of land arma'
mcnt
, Pacific and Far East Questions.
One-Qucstions relating to China.
First-Prnciplcs to BE- applied. Sec
ond-App!ication
Subjects.
(D Territorial integrity.
(b) Administrative integrity.
Cc) Open door-equality OF CONNER
cial and industrial opportunity.
I'D Concessions, monopolles or pre-
ferential economic privileges.
(c) Developments Of railways III
cluding plans relating to Chinese East
crn Railway.
(O Preferential railroad rates
(g) Status of existing commitments
Two-Sibcria. (Simiar hcadings).
Thrcc-Mandatcd islands. (Cnicj
question is earlier scttlcd).
Under the heading of "Status o. I'm
jsting Commitments it is cXpccte'
5 that opportunity will he afforded It
> consider and to reach an understand
, ing with respect to unsettled qucS
| tions involving the nature and scope q