The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-07-22
DISARMAMENT IS
WELL RECEIVED
Premier DiscIoses Acceptance
of Overtures to That End
by U. S. and Crina.
EXPECTS JAPAN TO AGREE
Lloyd George and BRAND Will Sit at
Conference-Aimt to Establish Unity
by Consultation Regarding All
Far East Questions.

London. - Two premiers, Lloyd
George of Great Britain and BRAND
of France, will represent their respec-
tive countries at the coming confer
enee on disarmament in Washington,
it was announced here. The Daily
Express says says that Premier Lloyd
George will represent Great Britain.
He will be accompanied by another
cabinet minister.
1t is the opinion that in view of the
importance of the conference the head
of the French government should rep
resent France. This means that NJ.
BRAND will go if he is in power at the
time of the conference.
Premier Lloyd Georges statement
announcing the British Imperial ac-
ceptance of President Harding's pro-
posal for a disarmament conference
provided the House of Commons with
another of the historic an dramatic oc-
casions for which the mother of par
liaments' is famed.
For an hour before the premier
arose the house thrilled with eXpec-
fancy. The benches were crowded
with impatient members swelterlns in
the torrid atmosphere of a heat wave.
In the front row was Ambassador
Harvey, who is credited here with do
ing the lions share of the ground
work in preparing the way for the
conference.
There was little cheering as the pre-
mier succinctly dealt with the proposal
of President Harding and the policy
determined upon by the imperial con-
ference.
1t was noticeable that the House
cheered the premier's tribute to ia
pan as much as it did his pronounce
ment that friendly cooperation with
America is the first principle of the
imperial policy.
The outstanding passages of the pre-
mier's speech were:
1-Great Britain and the empire
welcome President Harding's wise ini-
tiatfve as a nact of farseeing states
manship.
2-No formal reply has been receiv-
ell lIoiu Jupdll, uul IL iS pSiA>' ~ NN
Japan will accept.
3-The imperial conference on the
policy regarding the Pacific has de-
cided to favor close and friendly CO.
operation with Japan and the preser-
walton of the open door in China.
4-UpOn the friendly cooperation
between the British Empire and the
United States depends, more than upon
any other single factor, the peace and
well-being of the world.
5-The twenty-year Anglo-Japanese
alliance has been of great benefit to
Great Britain and also to the Far East.
Both Great Britain and Japan now de-
sire that the treaty be brought into
complete harmony with the covenant
of the League of Nations. Where the
terms of the one are inconsistent with
the terms of the other the terms of
the covenant shall prevail.
6-China will be treated as an indie
pendent power at the Washington con-
ference.
The Pacific problem must be settled
at the forthcoming disarmament con.
ference in Washington before disarma-
ment itself can be considered.
1t is everywhere apparent that the
scope of the Washington conference
Is such that its importance cannot be
overestimated. as its purpose is to-
brin gabout, once and for all, the peace
of the world.
The action of the conference may
take any one of three forms, it was
pointed out. They are:
First-A written convention in the
nature IA treaty.
Second-A statement of principles
for the guidance of each government
separately.
Third-A verbal agreement among
the nations in the conclave.
If the nations should agree to put
their conclusions in the form of trea-
ty or a convention, it would have to
have the sanction Of the senate by rati
ficatiOn.