Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-10
Lloyd George Promises Her
DiIigent Efforts Toward a
Solution of the Problem
of Arn1amentS.
POPE BENEDICT HAS
APPROVED CONFERENCE
May Pronounce the Official
Sanction of the Holy See
at the ConSiStory to Be
Held November IA.
tBy Tho Associated Press,

w dSlIlSlOHt NON' 10Y the AS
sOciatcd Press) While delega-
tions of the powers worked today
perlecting plans for the armament
conference, cheering assurance of
support for the purposes of the
negotiations reached Washington
from TWO important quarters of the
old world.
Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain. in Il message expressing
regret that he could not attend the
opening session Saturday. declared
the heart of Great Britain was
deeply set on the success Of the
and promised diligent
of the United Kingdom to-
ward q solution Of the problem of
1t became known through un-
official channels that Pope Bene-
dict had given his approval to the
purposes set for the conference and
might pronounce the official sane
tlOn of the Holy See at the con-
s!story November 81. He has pre-
pared to maintain close contact
with the negotiations.
Note of encouragement.
The certainty of support by two
such powerful forces struck a note
Of encouragement in all the dele
cations as they conferred. For the
most part these conferences pro-
duced no surface developments of
although they brought
together for the first time the full
membership of the American dele
cation and it's advisory committee
and gave representatives of the
other powers a breathing space in
which to review their plans.
The meeting of the American
big four and the advisory commit
tee of 81 was little more than a
preliminary get together. The poll
icies to be fostered by this govern
ment were laid before the commit
tee only in the most general way,
details of the naval reduction pro-
gram worked out by the delegates
being withheld until a permanent
committee organization is effected.
Sutherland Is Chairman.
Former Senator Sutherland OF
Utah, was chosen chairman of the
advisory board but further organ
ization details were left in the
hands of a special committee of
six. Mr.. Sutherland was placed at
the head of the special committee.
whose other members are Samuel
Gompers, Rear Admiral w. l..
Rodgers. Willard Salisbury, Henry
p. Fletcher and Mrs. Eleanor
Franklin Egan.
Further conferences are to be
held tomorrow by nearly all for
eign delegations, although all will
pause to pay homage to the un-
known American soldier dead.
An elaborate eribute is to be be-
slowed by the British delegation
which will make a ceremonial pill
grimage to the capitol to lay a
wreath on the bier. a. J. Balfour,
head of the British delegates. pend
ing the arrival of Lloyd George. is
expected to arrive in time to take
part in this ceremony.
World Is Settling Down.
The world is settling down to
work." he said, "and it is work
alone THAI will fill the depleted
tills which will enable purchasers
to come to the markets The blue
sky Is beginning to emerge; the
Washington conference Is like
rainbow in the sky. For. without
the assurance of peace, restoration
of business Is impossible.
This conference comes none too
soon. SO far, the war has not had
the effect every sane man antici-
pated in arresting the growths OF
armaments.
Man Is Unteachable.
Int h.
able of all animals. II you
inflict punishment on any
other animal he learns the les
son. But, take the late war;
it was the most terribly de-
structive in history. For that
devastation competition in
arms is largely responsible.
That lesson was scourged deep
into the flesh of the world,
and vet no sooner are we out
of ii than the nations spend
their substance in devising ana
amassing fresh engines OF war;
fresh subjects spring up to
justify war.
Disarmament is the only road
to safety. suspicion, fears, mis-
understandings, even quarrels, are
inevitable among nations as among
individuals, and IL deadly weapon
Is ready, one day they Will strike
The American conference has the
future of civilization in its charge;
therefore I earnestly pray for It's
success.
Quarrel Is Unthinkable.
TWENTY-FIVE years ago Lord sal
ishurv expressed the satisfaction
which the people felt at the peace
full solution which had just been
reached of our last serious differ-
ence with the United States. EVERY
man who is a man of British blood
has been taught to regard a serl-
Gus quarrel with America as un-
thin kable. That attitude is in IL
self a guarantee of peace between
the two countries.
"Rut this conference ought 10
carry us a stage farther: II Is the
inculcation of a similar attitude TO
wards and between all other peo-
nles. If that is achieved the WASH
lington conference will be the great
est event of the last nineteen nun
dred years
Irish Negotiations.
OF the Irish negotiations ne sald
"I cannot reveal any secrets OF
the conference room. All l can
say is that there is better pros
pect of our invitation to the peo-
ple of ireland to come into free
partnership in the British empire
as equals being needed today than
at any time for years.
1--WE are now at the most criti-
cal stage of the conference. There
have heen many fauits-not all on
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