Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-17


follows:
Senator william E. Borah, Republican,
Idaho-"Public opinion, well organized
and directed, IS an indispensable element
to the success II the conference. II cannot
be too strong nor too insistsnt. believe IL
the people of the respective nations
should cease to he active and earnest and
insistent that the conference will ac-
complish little if anything. This is pS-
culariarly a hope grounded on the hopes
and aspirations Of the masses"
Represents alive Thomas Butler, Repub-
lican, chairman Of the Naval Affairs Com
mlttee, Pennsylvanin-"Th delegates will
meet to agree not to disagree It viii
be q success. There will be an agree
ment for Limitation Of ornaments, not
disarmament. There win be q cessation
Of the armament race, limitation based
on future building"
Senator Hiram johnson, Republican,
California-"One thing makes possible
real accomplishment and that IS the en-
titled public opinion Of the world. There
is but one way in which the world public
opinion can operate and that is by pub
hc-ty. Secret diplomacy will control Sc
cret sessions. Rulers are skeptical and
cynical. Rulers viii win in the dark;
peoples in the open"
Representative A Oldfeld, Democrat,
Arkansas-"I don't expect anything to
come out Of the armament conference.
How can we expect anything to come out
Of It when President Harding is warning
the people constantly not to expect too
much to come out Of It."
PACIFIC PROBLEM
HOLDS KEY.
Ida NJ Tarben Of New York, member
Of National Unemployment Conference
4VG u III e. F4-14E
ton Of armament or complete disarma-
ment, will follow logically. The con-
ference should not thinz Its work accom-
plisbed until It has set up a permanent
agency TO prevent war"
Senator F. NJ Simmons, Democrat,
North Carolina-"In my judgment, It will
end in failure II any attempt s made to
lay down a fixed principle +or nmtta-
ton Of armament, or 20 effect hori-
zontal reduction Of armament The
reads Of nations must be taken into con-
slderstion. The United States, Great
Britain and Japan require more naval
armament than others for self protec-
ton alone. The English are dependent,
for instance, upon freedom o. the seas
for their food, for their very existence"
Senator James 4. Reed, Democrat, Mis-
SQUIRT don't know what viii happen
az the conference"
Senator Miles Poindexter, Republican,
Washington, ranking member Of the Sen
ate Naval Affairs Committee! The COM
ference viii do this at least; Il viii find
out whether Great Britain prefers her
alliance with Japan to cordial relations
with the United states. It viii also find
out Jspnn's minimum demands IN the
Pacific. I think the conference viii ind
some basis for limiting armament which
will leave the United States equal to any
other nation in naval power"
Representative Steenerson, Republican,
Minnesota: The conference will Put an
end TO the present race for naval and
military supremacy. I do not know that
Il can bring about . reduction in the size
Of the French army or the British navy
LABOR FOR
LIMITATION.
Matthew VOL, vice president American
Federation Of Labor: II believe settle
ment Of the Far Eastern questions win
be followed by limitation OF armament.
Labor Is for It."
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah: Il
hope and trust that all that President
Harding anticipates for the conference
will come out Of it
Senator Medm Mccormick, Republican,
uunois-''We shall be fortunate II first
we can eliminate the principal causes for
friction In the Pacific; second, secure
some diminution Of the conscript armies
in Europe and Asia, and third achieve
substantial reduction Of naval building
programs Of the three principal powers"
Senator Knute Nelson, Republican, Min
nesota-"If the conference accompllshes
even a partial reduction OF the billions
spent on armament, it will have accom-
plished much We can only hope
Senator Irvine I. Lenroot, Republican,
Wisconsin-"I 90 not anticipate any i'm
mediate results upon limitation OF land
armament but It will be little short OF
an international crime II an agreement Is
not reached on limitation Of naval arma-
ment that will prevent future rivalry
Senator Harry S. New. Republican, IN
diana-'It it does TO more than to PRO-
vide 4 limitation of armament and to
limit nations to their present state OF
armament. a great forward step VIII have
been taken
Senator Z. F. Ladd, non-partisan Re
publican, North Dakota-"I am afraid
the conference is going to deal largely
with the problems OF the Pacific and IN
less public opinion forces it to do other
wise, It IS likely to leave the armament
question as 2 minor issue when It ought
to be the greatest one"