The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26
U.S.DELEGATES
PREPARE
TO CUT NAVIES
Will Restrict Discussion
OF Arms Limitation
To Five Nations.
FIRST ASSEMBLY
SET FOR NOV. IL
Minor Powers Will Join
In Conference on Pa
cific Problems.

cific Problems.
Important developments ,yester-
day concerning the Forthcoming
conference on limitation Of arma-
ment and discussion Of Pacific and
Far Eastern problems included the
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Disclosure that the United States,
through the American delegation,
will have ready to submit when the
invited powers assemble a compre-
hensive plan for Limitation of world
armaments on an equitable and
just basis, this plan to be used as
the vehicle for discussion on the
first subject on the tentative agen-
da, which Is reduction of arma-
ment.
Decision to postpone the first as
sembly of the international delega-
tions until Saturday, November IL,
IL having been regarded as imprac-
tical to meet on November IL be-
cause of the long program OF
events in connection with the OBJ
servance of Armistice Day.
Opposes Debt Discussion.
Determination Of the American dele
cation to discourage any effort that
may be made to inject into the con-
ference a discussion of international
finance as applied to debts OF the allied
powers to the United States.
Announcement that the five prin-
cipal powers alone will participate
in sessions which are TO be devoted
to the discussion of Limitation of
armaments, the delegates from
China, Belgium, Portugal and The
Netherlands to attend only those
sessions in which Pacific and East
ern questions are scheduled for dis
cussien.
The American plan for reduction
of armament IL is explained, is
concerned principally with the ma
val establishments of the five prin-
cipal powers - the United States.
Great Britain, Japan, Italy and
France - although there will be
submitted also a general statement
on land armaments with sugges-
tlons for reducing government ex-
pepdttures. ,a. =
:. Details Are wIthkeid. ~
The American naval reduction
plan. II was explained yesterday.
cannot be disclosed for publication
until the conference meets, nor will
it be divulged to the expert ad-
visers of the participating powers
before that time. In his response
to greetings from Secretary of the
Navy DENLY, Vice Admiral Kato,
representative of the Japanese
navy, expressed a desire to learn
at an early date OF the American
plan for Limitation in order to IA
cilitate study of the subject by the
Japanese delegates, No official re-
quest has been made, however. for
the American plan from any of the
delegates, and none is expected. 1t
is reasonable to assume, however,
officials explained, that the details
will not be disclosed to anyone un-
til the conference meets.
Administration officials explained
that it is incumbent upon the
United States to be ready with
comprehensive plan for limitation
of ornaments when the delegates
assemble. this nation having pro-
posed the assemblage of the powers
for such a purpose.
Takes Step to Hasten Work.
officials explained yesterday why
it has been regarded as necessary
to limit the participation by dele
gates of the minor powers to ses-
sessions of the conference scheduled
for discussion of Pacific and East
ern questions only. II China, Bel
GUM, The Netherlands and Portu-
gal, all of which have interests in
the East, were admitted to the con-
ference for discussion of limitation
OF armaments, the question would
Immediately arise, why not admit
Norway. or Sweden, or Denmark,
or Brazil and all the other nations?
1t was necessary in the interest
of expediting the work of the con.
ference to make a selection of
powers most heavily interested in
armaments and therefore it was
decided to confine the discussion of
armaments to the five principal
powers. The four minor powers
were invited to participate in dis
cussion of Pacific questions because
Of their special interests in the
Far East.
Fifty I'm French Delegation.
More than fifty persons, including
Premier BRAND. former Premier
Rene Viviani and NJ. Sarrant, sen
ateur, and minister des colonies,
will compose the French delegation
to the disarmament conference, ac-
cording to an announcement made
today through the French Embassy.
Ambassador Jusserand will also be
one of the delegates. The entire
seventh floor at the New Willard
Hotel has been reserved for the
delegation, which is now scheduled
to arrive on November Z.
Other members of the delegation
follow: .a..
Secretary, NJ Berthelot, and as
sistant. NJ. Mossigli; experts on.
military affairs will include: Gen.
Buat, Col. Roure and Col. Reauin:
experts on naval affairs, Admiral
Debon and Capt. de Vaisseay Froe-
chot; expert on judicial questions,
Monsieur Fromageot; experts on
political questions, NJ. Kammerer,
minister plenipotentiare, and N.
Leger, secretaire d,embassade: ex-
perts on financial and economic
questions. NJ. Casenava, minister
and M. Cheysson:
experts on colonial matters. M
Duchesne, NJ. Touzet, NJ. GARNER
and NJ. Gerand.
NJ. Vivian. will be accompanied by
his wife.
Delegates OF Netherlands.
The Department Of State has re-
ceived, through the Netherlands Lega-
tion, the following tentative list OF
the Netherland delegates to the con-
ference.
Delegates: Jenkheer II. A. van
Karnebeek. minister Of foreign az
fairs; Jonikheer F. Beelaerts Fyan
Blokland. Nchief Of the political, diyi-
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