Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-22
DISARMAMENT PLANS
SHOULD Be LEFT TO
NEW ADMINISTRATION
Root Says Method Should be De
termined After and Not Be
fore March 4.
QUESTION DIFFICULT ONE

By Associated Press io Eesr Eremra
Washington, Jan - Tho piesiion ~
total oT partial dissrma mont should NJ ns
discussed by the United s'afes E.th 0'hf
nations pending a chaBu n adunrfr
tiOn March 4 kllhu R0ot. who hoITft 'n
form The International Court RI Arb.frr
ton under the Ioagie n Naf.0uF ~
clared today n .effcr fo Charms
Butler, Il the HOuse naval cornf1ififr
The precise method n pfooelhne 30
Root aid. ought ~ 10 de'rrmrrd affe
and mt befOrr ~ Hardi1a ard h.r sefrf
tary II state have had an oppertrrify q.
inform themselves ard ~ reacf qorria
sions as % he way Vh'ct aHordF 30 tof
proEpec, a uioce~s
Mr. RooT declared bis ssr0rg hfisf fha'
steps should 10 taken promptly niief
the new admin isfrafi0r j. rrfabiIstfd A..
bring abou' gensral agresrneft ~ 1isaF
rnaDaut
Writing Chairman Rufier ur4s~ asss ~
January 20 Mr. Eoot said
Il have y0ur letter n Iaruary 4 arkirF
an opinion - ard your c0nunffes in rfr
ndering an eztinnte foT afrl'0f.al ship
~ war requiring foT their eouplefion fff
sum n si07, III 00o
u Do not feel Ike harrYdinr sn rpininf
a. 70 what reply other governments -niga'
make 70 a 1fgyrsfiDn irurn our xveTr
ment for To appoinfraen- n rerrsssrfa.
tives % meet for The rurpo-e - tisriis-inF
the question = 'otal ~ ysr'iai di-sruls
n1eut
Mr Roots lrtter wss pr-zers~1 fo ~
naval committee t0fav 5v Chsirrrrr
Butler. Who enpharized 'haf i ~ ~
the purpose 4 fhe cornnrIttse in sersInF
the hcsf Judgment ~ 'he ~alnfry ~ make
a. declaration n fs own on tho quesfion
~ disarmament
We are simply irying - Rrt no viewu
~ men Ike Nr Roo' zsid Mr. tfler
and u 4 ro' 0ur purros~ ~ srnn@rrn-s
tho present ~ thr incoming adnfnisfre
fion Or attempt 20 80 no hsnds a Pr~si
dent-clect Harding We 'erl fhaf we uiI
accomplish q good deal y uc tevflun
The subject ard hrng before fhn c0lmfTt
the best thought q ~ iesding mon
Consideration ~ ths di-arrnarasnf gues-
ton viii ~ concluded ~ tho e1mmiffs-n
next week after hsaring General PsrshinQ
Washington. Jan - While tho ts-
armament hearings were IN prngress le-
fore tho House committees vrsterriav -nn-
atOr France, Republican. Marviand or
sented 20 the senate a prupneal thaf fIr
United states. Great Britain and itrar
, agree 20 rrsiucfl0n 81 lq35 "a nne-iaIrf
a their relative navai strength "a nrg
+ JURY I.
Z senator France eubodicd hls ON
I IN an amendment % the pending rssqIii'
ton 81 Senator Borah. Renuhhrln. idaho
directing the President % cali 3 cnnfernnr
+ of the three principal p0ppers for rrciucfi1n
( II their naval-bmldIng prnETams. Ihe
MARYLAND senator rasuiutl0n Fnlln
create a commission a naval oxperrs lf
the three Powers 20 arrange gradual ra-
+ ductlOns between nov and s35.
Il feel strongly that steps should ne
( taken promptly after the new admnis-
Z tratIOn is established 70 bring abrrr
+ general agreement on that question. i lf
plainly lmpraatlcable % accomplish the
before the change 90 administraf On
The precise method of rrocfdurs
/ through which the attempt shouE he
made | think ought % - dcssrrr.n.c
after and not before Mr. Harding and his
/ Secretary of state have had an crpor-
tunitv 70 inform themselves ana ~ reach
conclusions as 20 the Way which aicrGs
+ the best prospect 81 glccess. Actlun on
/ vour part based upon any opinion 0hlrn
YOU can form now AZ to the best uieihul
4 Of procedure might prove - be just ths
wrong thing anu might create cb-tarlc-
+ 70 success instead oi helping u aiCng
The subject u especially dlf1cut he
4 cause Of the disturbed condition al eastern
+ Europe and lt Is difficult because tuo msnl
nations nave special apprehensiOns ni
danger against which they WISH 10 garu
The new administration wll s0Cn lisln
what Is the best way 60 deal With these
difficulties Il may be fhst they cannot
al be dealt with IN the same va az ~
tDe same process.
II think the expresses my view a.
fully As could 10 4 we're 10 q 30 Wash
ing on and sppesT before you oomnl o.