The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-10
STAGE ALL
SET TO OPEN
ARMS MEET
Delegations Now Complete
Except for Lloyd
George.

washington. Nov Iu--ArJhuT j.
: Balfour. acting head of the dele
/ cation representing the British en-
pire in the Armament and Far East
/ ern Conference. arrived in Wash
ington today with other members Of
his party which landed at Quebec
Tuesday, simultaneously the dele
gates from New Zealand and Aus
tralfa reached the city. completing,
with the exception of Premier Lloyd
George. who, has promised to come
later, the British representation in
the conference.
Hughes Greets Party.
= distinguished group Of Ameria$s
can and British Off Cials received thH
former prime minister and his part -
at the station. Secretary Hughes
and Robert Woods Bliss, third as
SiStant secretary of state; General
Pershing. Brigadier-Gener Brews-
ter. and ranking officers of the
army and navy composed the Amer
lean group while the British Official
welcoming group Included Sir
Auckland Geddes, ambassador To
the United States, Lord Lee Of
Fareham a delegate to the confer
ence, and military attaches from
the embassy.
The train bearing Sir J. ". Sal
mond, representing New Zealand in
the conference and George Foster
Peace, acting in the same capacity
for Australia, arrived few minutes
before that carrying the BaIfour
party pulled into the station The
/ two groups soon merged and were
presented to Secretary Hughes by
the British ambassador.
/ Meets Harding.
/ Mr. BalfOur was escorted by the
/ American secretary OF state from
! the station platform into the prcsi-
/ dents room The two met as old
friends and Immediately dispensed
i with formalities. to begin what ap-
peared to be a serious conversation
/ on subjects soon to engage the al
tention of both in the conference.
| AS the secretary of state and
the former premier appeared in the
doorway, facing the capitol whero
the body of Americas Unknown
Soldier lay in state, the milit1----
band sounded Attention." follow
ing with God Save the King" and
The Star Spa9gIed Banner"
The big army automobiles were
soon rolling across the plaza Of
/ the platform and into the capitol
grounds. Soldiers there as a guard
! TO the Unknown Soldier" stood
. at attention. presenting arms.
/ Bow to ''Inkn0wn.7
+ Secretary Hughes and Mr.. Bal
/ four, occupying the first machine
of the long column, raised their
/ hats as they passed the great dome
of the nations capitol and bowed
their heads perceptibly as if IN
/ honor of the body which rested in
! the rOtunda below.
Arrival OF Mr. Balfour and the
two delegates from the British do
i min:ons compI Ieted the delegations
for participation in the Armam aut
and Far Eastern conference from
the British Empire, except for
Prime Minister Lloyd George, who
has pledged himself to join his
colleagues here as soon as import
ant obligations can be discharged
at home
In addition TO the British. the
French, japanese. Chinese. Neither
lands and Belgian delegates TO th
conference have been completed
With the exception Of Deputy Media
| OF Italy, detained in Rom = and the
representatives Of Portugal expect.
ed to arrive here tomorrow, tAf
conference body was complete 81
, its various attendant delegations.